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

| even though the more than half cen
tury of years of his life have frosted
his hair and strongly marked his fea-
lures. Mr.. Robertson is a firm be-
lever in New Orleans becoming a far
greater market than it is today, and
he is doing his part to add to it's scope
and Importance
Next Sunday morning Rev. Albert
Hammatt will exchange with Rev.
Effie X. Nj. Jones of Barre, who will
also speak at the Y p. G. U. service
in the evening.
A large party of baptist young peo-
pie, and others, are to go to Charles
town with sleighs this afternoon and
take the electrics to Springfield for
a supper at the Adnabrown.
The senior class of the High school
gave an enjoyable entertainment last
evening at the High school room, con
sisting of tabeauX, followed by a So
cial time with refreshments of ice
cream and cake.
The well-known foreman of the sec
| ton between here and Westminster,
John Mackesy, who lives in North
Walpole, lies at the point of death at
his home from an illness of two or
three weeks duration.
The village authorities have granted
permission to c. A. Williams and
George A Tasker to cut ice at Mi
nard's pond, and they will deliver ice
in the village in competition with the
other dealers the coming season.
This evening the entire office force
of the Vermont Farm Machine com
1 II. .s.rl,
ride and supper to the Dinsmore hotel
at Walpole. They are the guests of
the manager of the company, n. G..
| Williams.
At a meeting of the Vermont Acad-
envy club of Boston, held in the Pierce
building in that city a week ago,
among the officers chosen who are
well known locally were George NJ
Dimond, president; and on the eXecu-
| tive committee G. Herbert Osgood,
Mrs. A. j, Holley and E. E. Gorham.
The school board have this week
placed a very complete and modern
table in room c for the use of the
physics class. 1t is equipped with
air and other pumps, basins, and other
apparatus required by the classes. 1t
cost about $3.50 1t makes an impor-
tant addition to the equipment of the
| school.
The Choral Union closed their sue
| Cessful rummage sale by an auction
| Wednesday evening. 1t was held in
the reading room of Towns hotel and
the net receipts were about 1926 to
assist in expenses of the union this
year Rehearsals are being held
weekly in the High school building
| A. -, 10, ,rtx
early date.
The report of the school directors
to the town shows that $l135.S7 has
been spent the past year in transpor
tation of scholars, it being about 5000
more than the previous year. BY
| change in the law which takes effect
! Feb. list a large portion of this ex.
pense will be dispensed with as the
| transportation allowances to High
school scholars is abolished.
A pleasant party gathered Tuesday
evening at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. n. G. Williams on School street
and celebrated the 18th anniversary
of their marriage in a fitting and hap
by manner. A few well chosen re-
membranes were presented in behalf
of the company by Perley Kimball,
whose reputation as a speaker was
not in the least diminished by his
well-chosen remarks.
| |. B. Newman, who for the past
few years has lived in residence
built for him on Burt Place, and who
has travelled for various Boston firms,
| has associated others with him and
bought the store and good will of C.
| H. Shepardson, dry goods, in Union
| Rt.rtn &c fn hn
| Newman & Co. They take possession
at once and the store is temporarily
closed while taking account of stock.
| Mary T. OConnor one of the most
popular teachers in the North Wal
pole schools, is among the leading
| teachers being voted for in the Bos-
ton Globe contest, and it looks as If
she might be successful in securing
free trip to the inauguration at
Washington. The interest in the
matter is so great that an entertain
ment called a coupon party" is to
be given this evening in Union hall
to assist in raising money to buy ad-
ditional coupons,
The water commissioners are just
completing their figuring of the water
assessments for the coming six
months, ana the notices are being dis
tributed. The figures of the net
amount Of assessments in the last few
years are of interest. In 1892,
$564O.61 was collected; 1898, $4757.44
| (this decrease owing to the reduction
in the rentals which have since re-
NAMED at the same figureD; 1894,
$4873.7O; 1895, $5361.57; 1896,
$5553.47; 1897, $6134.O4; 1898, $6963.93;
1899, $6315.78; 1900, $683S.25.