Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-03-04

ISOLATION rooms His subject is "The
| Quality of Heroism. Last Monday even
ing Principal Crawford gave an exceeding
~ interesting account of the general con
dition of the world under Paganism con
trasting it sharply with what it has been
since the Christian era. claiming the ad-
vancement clearly due to Christianity Mr.
Crawford wide knowledge of the worlds
history, coupled with his powers of graphic
description, made the talk a very interest
ing one
Bellows Falls is interested in the fact that
at the Westminster town meeting Tuesday
they voted an appropriation of $1,000 for
the purpose of erecting a much-needed
schoolhouse in Gageville, which is su-
burban to our own village. That part
of W estminster has grown III the last l o
years very rapidly, there having been more
than double the number of dwellings built
there, and between here and there. in that
town. than III all the rest of the town com
bined The grand list of the town mas
/ grown very rapidly at this end. contiguous
to this village, and the prospect of still
larger growth Is apparent
a number of our citizens have taken
trips to Springfield over the electric road
from Charlestowu, and express surprise at
the successful condition ofits business one
day last week il drew 1876 tons of freight
between the two places. and the average
since starting has been about ninety The
price charged per ton Is 81 The passenger
traffic is good, and mas been little DELAYED
from the excessive quantity of snow. The
trip from here to Springfield will be pop
ular one as an excursion for few hours
outing next summer, Springfield citizens
EnpaE ba of no
management. and good service rendered
Local knights Templar are agitating the
question Of forming commandery in Bel
lows Falls, and if matters can be satisfac-
torily arranged it is probable that an or
ganlzation will be made as soon as posi-
bic. There are about 40 members of the
order in the town the majority belonging
to the communicates in Brattleboro and
keene, and there are considerable mum
! Der III adjoining towns who would find 1t
much more convenient TO come to Bellows
+ ais. The matter was talked of several
years ago and some action taken, but for
some reason the matter was allowed to
drop. Now the number of members Is con
siderably greater than it was then. and the
number TO be conveuienced corresponding
ly enlarged. 1t is thought that the com
manderies in Brattleboro and Windsor,
which now hold jurisdiction over this ter
ritory, would not oppose the project.
The Rutland railroad has made two i'm
portRnt changes that interest Bellows Falls
citizens VINO travel over its line One is
the issue of orders tending to make the
conductors and traInmen responsible for
articles left in the passenger cars by the
, passengers, and the other is the placing on
sale at their ticket offices of mileage books
that are good over their road. and also over
the Fitchburg and the Bennington * Rut-
land lines. In travelling over the Rutland
road these books must have the names of
the persons entitled to ride on them written
on the inside of the cover while over the
Fitchburg and Bennington 4 Rutland roads
they are good to the bearer The Rutland
road has for some months required its mile
age books of 1000 miles to bear the names
OF those riding on them, and these names
| limited to only a small number The Joint
books are sold for $50, the same as hereto
fore, and those who travel over these roads
are saved the expense of keeping two books
all the time
Bellows Falls is glad to welcome new
industry in a ladies' wrapper factory
which it is hoped will be running next
week. The room formerly used as a din
ing room in the Island House has been Sc
cured and will be used as the work room
len machines will be put in at first the
power for running them will he one of the
Gilbert gasoline engines manufactured at
W estmnster Mr.. Burnett formerly EN-
ployed in the wrapper factory at Chester,
will have charge of the work room The
name Of the factory is the "Island Manu-
featuring company in which A. F Win
newisser, II. c. Elliot and F. H. Rabbit
are interested with II. c.. Elliott as book
keeper The room already engaged will
furnish ample space for 40 machines should
the business increase sufficiently TO make
them necessary, which every one hopes it
may. There is a similar factory at Ches
ter which has been III successful operation
for three years, owned and operated by
Col j, Z. Pollard