Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-08

vice was held Monday morning at II
o'clock at the rooms of his son, and
accompanied by a few friends the
body was taken to Cavendish, where
a large gathering at the village church
testified to the esteem in which he
had many years been held. The par
ty returned here on the evening train.
A story current on the street early
in the week indicating that a man
named John Kane who had been mis-
sing here two weeks or more, had
been found in New York frozen in a
car of paper from the local paper
mills proved without foundation
The man is missing but no trace has
been found of him. He was an un-
married man of about 20 years, and
addicted to the use of liquor. About
five weeks ago another man named
Edward Kane disappeared leaving a
large family in destitute circum-
stances on Bridge street, who are now
cared for by the town. The oldest
daughter died last week
The New Hampshire board of
health have ordered a strict quaran-
tine in two cases of contagious dis
eases in North Walpole, and instruct
ed G. j. O'Neil as health officer to
spare no pains to stamp out the dis
ease without further spread. A
daughter of James Kane died Sunday
of malignant diphtheria, and another
child of the same family is now i'll
with the scarlet fever. Considerable
anxiety is expressed in this matter
as there is so much mingling between
the citizens of the two sides of the
river that it makes it practically one
village, and any thing of this kind
interests all alike.
Representative Charles O'Neil of
North Walpole has introduced in the
New Hampshire Legislature a bill pro-
viding for a voting precinct in that
village and it has been reported upon
favorably by the committee to whom
it was referred. 1t will be a great
saving of time and expense for the
voters not to be obliged to go to Wal
pole, and. as there are now more vo-
tiers in North Walpole than in all the
rest of the town, it is a just measure
A town meeting held in Walpole Mon
day evening voted to erect a school
building at North Walpole making
three in all, and appropriated $4,000
therefor. Bids are being received
for doing the work and it will be erect
ed at once.
Next Monday evening the minstrel
entertainment in behalf of the Bellows
Falls band is to hold the boards at the
opera house and will be an entertain
ment of much fun. There will be a
grand chorus of about 40 voices. L..
l.. Durham will be interlocutor;
Knight, Truax and Conley will handle
the bones; Byrne, Britton and Ayton,
the tambos. The others artists will
be Edward NJ Reid, the man who
makes everybody laugh, and prince of
story tellers; Master Dudley, the boy
wonder; George Cole, buck and wing
dancer; William Ayton, original
skeleton dance; Ayton and TruaX in
burlesque; "BillyLowe," baton man
ipulator; Byrne and Conley, celebrat-
ed character artists. There will be a
challenge cake walk, and an excellent
orchestra. The local hits and gags
will be-Well wait and see.
The family of l.. l.. Durham are to
take up their residence in Brattleboro
early in the spring, Mr.. Durham hav-
ing decided to go there to take charge
of Durham Bros. retail business, of
which he will have charge at both
places. brother-in-law of Mr.. Dun
ham, +. H. Hamilton, now the prin.
cipal of a public school in Everett,
Mass, is to come here at once and
take the immediate charge of this
store. Mr.. Hamilton is a graduate of
Colby university, 90 and with his
wife and one child will make a desir-
able addition to the citizenship of our
village. Mr.. Durham will be missed,
he having entered into the life of the
village in various ways, and is a resi-
dent whom all enjoy to meet Brat
tleboro gains at our expense. c. w.
and G. l.. Durham, who have had
charge of the retail business in Brat
tleboro and also the wholesale bust
ness. will devote their entire time to
the rapidly growing wholesale depart
ment.