Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-29
Delay in Appointing Letter Carriers.

riers, nothing having been heard regarding
the selection yet The post-office building
has had two additional windows put in on
the south side this week, and the additional
furniture required is all ready to be put in
place, but it will need to be done between
Saturday night and Monday morning in
order not to interfere with the regular
work of the post-office, so the first delivery
will be arranged for Monday morning
whenever it is done. Postmaster Cannon
has wanted the persons who are appointed
to take at least week or two before the
delivery begins in which to canvass their
routes, and make their lists of residents in
each house, but this will not be possible
now. The civil service commission has not
yet reported to the post-office department
which of the applicants received the highest
marks in the examination.
When Towns Hotel is occupied again Mr.
and Mrs. Charles H. Robb are to board
there having a suite Of rooms on the third
floor.
The old dwelling, one of the two oldest
in the village, which has stood behind the
clothing store of j. j. Fenton & Co., has
been TORN down within a few days.
H. n Taplin of Washington, D. c., for
merly president of the Vermont Mutual
Fire Insurance company was in town
Wednesday, the guest of L. S. Hayes.
The Bellows Falls Band has been invited
by the entertainment committee of the
Dewey celebration at Montpelier to be
present and assist in furnishing music at
that time.
The front office rooms in the new Suter
block, over where Amadon's jewelry store
was, are to be occupied by the general
offices of Wyman Flint, Sons & Co., paper
manufacturers.
James Bruce of South Charlestown, who
graduated from our High school last June,
has decided to enter Childs's business col
lege at Springfield, Mass, Oct. l, and will
take a complete course in that institution.
A. Waldo Coolidge, of Butter[eld &
Coolidge, will be married October 4, at
Watervile. QUE, to Miss Annie Ball of
that place. Miss Ball was teacher in the
primary grades of our village schools
number of years.
Last week Thursday evening a number of
boys were out for lark on the Old Terrace,
and seeing the cart of the Bellows Falls
bakery coming, they stopped it and helped
themselves to the contents. The driver
knew some of the boys and the party were
required to atone for the diversion to the
tune of 50 so the next day, to avoid prose-
cution.
Friends of Miss Mabel Goodhue, for some
years teacher in our public schools, have
received invitations to her wedding, which
is to occur in the church at Westminster
West, Oct. IL. Her husband will be A. f.
Schwenck, Esq, of Brattleboro, and their
future home will be in that place.
The water in the Connecticut has risen
little during the past week, but not enough
to furnish water for all the mills as yet. A
number of pulp mills are still necessitated
to remain idle and large amount of pulp
is being purchased elsewhere. The other
mills are all running and with fair power
The High school Oracle is to be contin-
ued during the coming year. The editor
in chief elected last week was Busby, 1900
NJ. G. Willis, 1900, is business manager,
and McKinnon, 1901, assistant business
manager. A full corps of editors from
each of the different classes was elected
and the outlook for the year seems promis-
ing
A. F. Winnewisser is to erect a three
story block, seventy feet deep and about
forty feet front, on Canal street, opposite
the end of the bridge leading to the depot.
The building is to be put up at once and is
to be occupied by the Kimball Carriage
company of Concord, N. H., as a sales
room and store house. The firm is to make
this depository for their stock for delivery
hereabouts.
The village of Walpole is agitating the
introduction of first class system of water
works. At village meeting held last Sat
urday evening the matter of both water
and sewerage was fully discussed, it being
proposed TO expend $780, 900 in making the
improvements. A committee, of which L.
N Hastings was chairman, was appointed
to investigate the different plans and esti-
mates, and report at later meeting.
The contractors who are rebuilding
Towns hotel have this week delivered the
upper stories to the lessee. II. K. Bowtelle,
and considerable of the furniture is being
moved in. The painting and decorating Of
the two lower stories is not yet quite fin
ished but will be in about two weeks. The
present expectation is that the house will
be ready to entertain guests in about two
weeks The whole building is to be in th'
best possible condition, and as good as new
The painting, papering and decorating o.
the whole building is of very pleasinl
nature and will make the hotel one of thu
best appointed in Vermont
Rev. Father Corcoran, who for the pas
two or three years has been in charge o
st. Charles's parish assisting Father Houli
han, has received an appointment to tn
church in Peterboro, N. H., and leave
here at once. He has taken an active par
in all that tends toward good citizenship IL
North Walpole, and has been an activ
member of the school board of the tow
two years He leaves many friends here
The bishop will at once send another as
sistant, as Father Houlihan is entirely un
able to walk, and his health is such that h
is unable to otherwise than direct anothe
priest in the church offices.
The Bellows Falls Times announces thi
week that it will return to the weekly issu
Oct. /, making the publication day Thurs
day. 1t was made semi-weekly Will
under the control of L. P. Thayer, an
now Editor Belknap announces that b
feels the change has not been approved b
his clientage of advertisers and subscrit
ers, and he will return to the original plar
Additional expense is entailed upon sem
weekly papers, upon installation OF IRE
delivery, above what is required trol
weekly papers, but Mr. Belknap woul
have stood that had he felt his customer
were any better pleased, which canVai
decides him they are not.
Sousa's new comic opera, THE Bird
Elect" is coming to Bellows Falls, the dat
being next Tuesday evening. This is I'll
same production which was played so lon
aud nth s,,ob succasa at the Knick erbOckC