Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-15

neral was at the residence on South street
this morning with burial at Simonsville.
The water in Minard's pond continues to
fall, it having reached, on Tuesday after
noon, point only about ia inches above
the intake through which the water flows to
the village. Plans are being laid by the
water commissioners looking toward some
method of pumping it if it declines much
further. The pond was frozen over the
first of the week and large number en-
joyed the skating, it being very smooth.
Work upon the electric road is going on
near the depot, the east portion of the Bos
ton & Maine round house having been torn
down, and the road graded by that point
to Bridge street While the weather has
been unusually mild thus far this season a
number of the Italians have felt it as too
cold for them, and have returned to New
York, few at time, until there is not a
large force at work and but little more will
be done this season.
A hearing is to be given by Henry g.
Lane, justice of the peace, on Friday, Jan.
9, to the appealing property owners, af-
fected by the cutting down of Pine street
for the electric road. Those who make APP
peal, from the award of the selectmen, are
E. G. Fairbank, G. Ii. Burr, DR.. Parker
and George A. Wright. The electric road
people have been unable to fix up the sur
face and banks of this street in as good
condition this fall as was intended, owing
to lack of time, and much Inconvenience
will be had at that point all winter.
Arthur j. Holden, the Democratic nomi-
, nee, who polled $40 votes to COL for Aus
tin A. Ellis, the Republican candidate, in
the mayoralty contest at Keene Tuesday,
was formerly engaged in the insurance
business in this town with Mr.. Walker. In
the first ward Mr.. Holden and his opponent
received the same number of votes, 100
each, and in the fifth ward Mr.. Holden had
100 to 70 for Mr.. Ellis, who led in the sec
ond, third and fourth wards. Samuel Pat
rick, who was elected alderman from Ward
two in Keene, was formerly employed in
the freight department in the railroad office
here, and later was in the express business,
first in the local Office, and later as mes
senger, with headquarters here. He has
been manager of the American Express
companys Office in Keene since $780,
A somewhat unique dinner party was
given Wednesday by Mr.. and Mrs. George
NJ. Cory of Saxtons River. The menu was
an excellent old fashioned farmers boiled
dinner The guests were H. D. Ryder, G.
H. Robb and c. II. Williams, with the fol-
lowing representatives of the Bellows Falls
! Saxtons River electric road: ]. II. Holton,
! Clarence Blakesee, c. L. Barber, George
A. Weston and j. F. Alexander. The APP
petites of all indicated that they had been
fasting for this opportunity, and ample JUS
tice was done the visnds, especially by Mr..
I Robb. The Times wisely remarks "There
is no longer any doubt about Mr.. Cory's re-
election as selectman," and it is also under
stood an annual pass over the road was is
sued that day emitting Mr.. Cory and fam
| lily to ride over the road at all times-in his
| own team
The Fitchburg railroad made an import
ant change in the management of Cold
River station dating from the first of this
month. That has always been an indie
pendent station from this one, the same as
other stations on the line, and Mr.. Currier
has been agent for a number of years.
From the first of this month the business is
put into the name of the Bellows Falls
agent, w. F. Perley, who is to have charge
of it, Mr.. Currier remaining for the pres
ent as clerk. The farm and old hote
building near tie station has been leased tc