Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-07
A pnrnncIous German.


been employed as assistant ianitor of the
opera house, made himself obnoxious dur
ing town meeting Tuesday by remaining
inside the voting place and talking to the
voters Although requested to desist it
was necessary to remove him from the
building and he put up so strong fight as
TO take the constable and three or four as
sistants to do it. He was landed in the
lookup with his clothing much the worse
for the struggle. Citizens who saw him
moved through the Square felt unusual
harshness was used, but had they seen the
whole struggle and resistance in the opera
house, and how impossible it was TO move
him in any less strenuous manner they
would not have criticised. After he had
sobered off in the evening he was released,
to have a hearing later.
Mr.. and Mrs w. W. Slate spent Sunday
at Lake Rescue.
Clarence f. Dowlin has been i'll this
week with tonsiltis.
Miss Mabel Ramsay, who was member
Of Bellows Falls High school 90, enters
Montpelier seminary this fall, instead Of
finishing her course here.
w. B. Cassidy is building new L to his
residence on South street, and in other
ways changing the buildings TO accommo-
date three families instead Of one as here
tofore.
Superintendent Lord Of the public schools
arrived in town Tuesday and assumed
his new duties at once, making his plans
for the years work. He is to board for
the present at Towns hotel
Mrs. c. f. Davis returned Tuesday from
a six weeks vacation spent at her old home
in Granville She was accompanied by her
sister, Mary Swan Of New York, who will
spend two weeks here with her.
Joseph McGreen, ir., who graduated
from the High school in '9s, and who has
been employed since in the office of the In
ternational Paper company as time keeper
leaves his position there tomorrow to enter
Norwich university next week.
Mail Carrier +. w. Trask and family
drove to Surrey Monday to spend two
weeks vacation. He was last week in
formed of his appointment as IA railway
mail clerk, but as his application and ex-
animation for that position antedated his
appointment to the position of carrier it is
questionable if he accepts the position on
the railroad.
For convenience in assigning pupils to
the various school buildings, all members
of the sixth grade will meet Monday
morning in the old High school building and
will be sent from there to their different
rooms. Members of grades below the 9th
will 60 to the buildings where they were
last year and if any changes are necessary
they will be made there.
The 9th grade from school building No.
has been moved this week to the east
wing of the old High school building on
Cherry Hill, and is to be taught as former
ly by Miss Elmendorf. The room occupied
last year by Miss Emendorf in No. will
be taken by the new combination 4th and
9th grades, to be taught by Miss Dexter,
who is the only new teacher employed this
year in the village.
The water in the Connecticut river is
now the lowest this year, and about as low
as at any time during the dry time last
year. All the pulp grinding mills are idle
this week, throwing large number of men
out of employment. A much larger stock
of pulp is ON hand than last year, the In
ternational Paper company now having
over so car loads made early in the season.
J. II. Blakely has this week been distrib-
uting 1000 copies of a newspaper published
by himself and known as The Clothing
Journal devoted to the interests of the
clothing trade, and To advertising Mr..
Blskley is a hustler, and is now adding to
his other experiences that of editor. He
says the paper is not political, but is the
only thing in town not tinctured with poll.
tics just now"
The local supply of ice is exhausted and
the dealers are buying it elsewhere. G f.
Evans's supply of Minard's pond ice has
been exhausted this week, although he has
been buying portion of what he has used
for over a month He has used over 175
tons which has been shipped here from
Keene, and it is costing so heavily as to
make the sale of it at this seasons prices a
serious loss 10 him. Had the water COM
missioners thought best last fall TO grant
ice cutters the privilege to cut ice at the
pond term of years Mr.. Evans wished to
build a storage building at the pond and
thus have his full supply This was delay
ed until a corporation meeting was called
and then it was too late. Messrs Mack &
Hennessey, who bought w. H Kiniry's ice
business last May, and who have run their
teams in here from North Walpole, have
had to purchase their ice for some weeks,
and are getting it from Walpole. The re-
tail price has not been advanced