Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-12

the next term, although he asserts
that DR. Webb is attempting 10 steal
it from him.
Mrs. DR.. E. L. Campbell has been
quite i'll the past two weeks, and is
still suffering severely.
Work is progressing rapidly upon
the new electric light plant on Bridge
street and the entire work is to be
completed by June LIST.
Patrick McAuliffe, who was night
clerk at Towns hotel for the last year,
has position of the same kind at the
Ludlow mouse at Ludlow.
The schools of the village all open
next Monday morning after the Easter
vacation of two weeks. There are
to be no changes in the teachers for
this last term of the year.
Mrs. W. f. Hazleton has been
spending the past ten days at her old
home at Nashua, n. H. The doctor
met her in Boston yesterday and they
will return here tomorrow.
Charles Butterfield is arranging to
erect line of six additional small
tenement houses on the south side
of Butterfield court this spring, and
work will be begun at once upon
| them.
Chas. w. Coffey, whose serious i'll
ness and removal to Windsor was no
ticed last week, died there last Friday.
He was for some time employed in the
barber shop of j. E. Byrnes on Canal
street.
All the offices in the second story of
new coat of paint and kalsomine this
week. They include L. c. Leonard's,
Geo. A. Westons, Chas. II. Robb's,
and h. l.. Walkers.
State Inspector of Finance Plat of
| Poultney and National Bank Examiner
Fish of Nergennes were in town yes
terday making their regular inspection
of the two banks of the village. They
went north on the noon train.
sol Smith Russell's famous comedy
drama. "A Poor Relation" which is to
be given this evening at the opera
house under the management of j. L.
| BTosnahan, has commanded a good ad-
vance sale of seats and is looked for
ward to with much expectation.
H. c. Richardson, proprietor of the
shoe store on Westminster street, was
taken seriously i'll nearly two weeks
ago, and soon after submitted to an
operation for appendicitis, which was
successfully performed by Doctors
Miner and Allbee. He is rapidly re-
covering and will soon Je back at his
place of business.
John w. Flint and family reached
Bellows Falls Wednesday afternoon
in a special Pullman car attached to
The family who have been spending
the winter at Townsville, Ga, have
now opened their residence on the
south terrace which was entirely re-
modelled for them last summer.
j. c. Day has bought the large resi-
dence near the south end of Atkinson
street owned by Mrs. Lydia A. Blood
and will move into it within a few
days. Mrs. Blood will remain with
Mrs. Days family for the present
Mr.. Day has lived in the same house
on School street nearly 20 years, and
the change to more modern one will
be a qualification to Mr.. and Mrs. Day
and their many friends.
Miss Mary Dascomb will open hel
kindergarten in the old High school
, building next Monday. She has spent
the last two weeks in Boston, Brook
, line and vicinity visiting and getting
ideas from other schools of similar
nature. The local school is one
! which has for some years been emf
nently successful, and Miss Dascoml
/ is entitled to credit for hard and per
! sistent work in bringing 1t up to iti
/ present standard.
= Despite the unpleasant weather Sun
day the Easter congregations at the diff
) kferent churches were large, and the
services in each were of high order
Had the day been a pleasant one /
would have been more generally OBJ
served and celebrated than in any for
mer years, the previous arrangement
being upon a larger scale than usual
e A heavy rain prevailed all day, making
e it one of the most unpleasant of tn,
i season.
\ A large number of men have gon,
= from this vicinity during the past weel
= to assist in running the logs of the In
- ternational Paper company's two drive
= which are to come this year. Tn
= amount cut by the company the pas
. winter is somewhat larger than fol
; merly, the amount each year steadil
! increasing. The snow is still dee
y along the smaller streams farthe
:. north, but preparations are being mad
: to start the logs somewhat earlier thai
- in most years.
9 A movement is being made to reviv
:. interest in the athletic club which ha
, the lease of the grounds at the mort
4 end of the village. The grounds ar
!. excellent shape, about $1,000 havin
v ben spent upon them last season an
> little requiring to be done this veal
q The whole amount spent last yea
= was not raised, and an effort is bein
q made to place 100 shares of the stoc
q at IS per share, and it is probable bas
ball games and other sports will b
arranged for this year if enough ar
interested in the matter.
The address of Rev. J. H. Reid SUI
= day evening in reply to Bishop Hall
letter giving reasons Tor his opposin