Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-10-06

do it, the building of the road If capital
can be furnished gives practically univer-
sal satisfaction.
The New Railroad Bridge---stOne of
the Old Bridge Quarried at Thayer's
Ledge 90 Rockingham.
Work upon the large stone arches of the
Fitchburg railroad bridge across the Con-
necticut is progressing rapidly, with
large number of men at work. The frame
to support an arch on the west span is
nearly completed. A large number of cars
of stone have reached here from Marlboro,
and about so stone cutters are dressing
the stone on the New Hampshire side The
boarding of the upper side of the old bridge
has been removed, showing clearly the
massive timbers of the old frame structure.
An interesting fact in connection with
this work is that all the stone for the abut-
ments at both ends of the bridge, as we'll as
the pier in the middle, was quarried from
what was known as "Thayer's ledge" in
Rockingham near the Springfield line just
50years ago. The stone was drawn by team
down to the Connecticut, and loaded on
arge scows which brought it to the
head of the canal, where it was loaded
upon small cars and run down to the bridge
by hand. The ledge is located on the top
of the divide between the Williams and
Black rivers, about two miles from the
Connecticut, at the top of high hill. The
late Charles Hapgood had charge of the
boats which brought it down the river
A. P. Crossett, then a lad of IS, assisted
the workmen in running the stone to the
bridge on small cars. Mr.. Crossett claims
the reputation of having loaded the first
To- Is &c int hat Cd
in the grading of land on the island for
building the railroad in 1S49. The build
ing first used as a depot, this side of the
river, is the dwelling occupied as a resi-
dence by E. L. Shedd, formerly the Bow
telle residence. This was moved to the
present location when the old depot, now
in use, was erected, to which date the mem
DRY of man runneth not.
The engagement of F. II. Mark and Miss
Jennie Daggett is announced, the marriage
to occur at an early day.
Miss Emily Blake and Margaret Williams
have this week gone to two different
schools in New York city.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Osgood and daugh-
ter returned Monday evening from three
weeks visit in Buffalo and various points
In Pennsylvania.
Clifford H. Brown, who for some time
previous to the burning of Towns hotel was
its porter, has been engaged by the present
lessee, H. E. Bowtelle, in similar capacity
George W. Reed, formerly baggage mas
ter for the Boston * Maine road, took the
place of George Hapgood at the station
during his absence in New York last week
A son of Dan Cray was seriously injured
one day last week by falling from a chest
nut tree near Minard's pond. He was
brought home and is under the care of Dr.
Miner.
Mrs. NJ. L. Bowers went to Providence
Monday to attend the annual meeting of
the American Board of Missions, and c.
W. Osgood went for the same purpose
Tuesday.
Miss Mary Spofford went to Lexington,
Mass, Monday, and after a week with
friends there she will spend number of
weeks with the family of Frank G. Day in
Newton Centre.
A. B. Crawford, the recent principal of
our High school, was in town Saturday
and Sunday on his way to Cheshire, Conn,
where he has a position as instructor in
Cheshire academy.
The date of the annual inspection and
parade of the Bellows Falls fire depart
ment is fixed for Friday, Oct. 20, and it is
to be followed in the evening, as usual, by
the annual concert and ball.
Rev. j. Fl. Reid, Mrs. Reid, Mrs. L. S.
Hayes, Miss Gorham and N. g. Williams
were in Chester Tuesday and Wednesday
attending the annual meeting of the Union
Conference of Congregational churches.
Frank Hubbard, clerk in the freight
Office of the Rutland road, who has been in
the Adirondacks the last two months visit
ing his father, returned last Thursday and
took his old place again Monday morning.
j. E. Brosnahan has engaged Miss Mar
garet Neyland as clerk and stenographer.
Miss Neyland comes here from an office in
Boston where she has held a position some
years. She is a sister of Mrs Brosnahan.
O.. Ernest White returned last week to
the Hartford Theological seminary, this
being the fourth and last year of his course.
He has preached a large portion of his
Sundays during his summer vacation, at
different points.
An appointment has been made by Bishop
Healey of Manchester of an associate priest
for st. Peters church in North Walpole to
succeed Father Corcoran, who goes to
Peterboro, n. H. The new appointee is
Father O'Neil, and he comes here from
Dover, NJ H.
E. II. Durkee, for the past year yard
master for the international Paper com
pany, has bought the interest of Mr.. Mar
BILE in the new grocery firm of Clark &
Marble, who were the successors of @. Ii.
Shepardson, the change taking effect the
first of this month
Nat Wheeler, who has an the drug
store in Arms block for some months, went
to Rutland Monday and entered the en-
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