Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-12-06
LOCAL OVERFLOW.

The academy and graded schools in
West Brattleboro will open next Monday,
instead Of Wednesday, as reported.
A regular meeting of the Modern Wood
men will be held Thursday evening, Dec.
u, at s o'clock. Business, election of
officers
The regular meeting Of the Garment
Workers Union was held Monday even
ing in Grand Army hall. Twelve new
members were initiated.
Quonektacat tribe Of Red Men will
again work the Warrior degree this even
ing on two candidates, after which corn
and venison will be served.
The insurance on Charles Miners
house barn and hosiery mill, which was
burned several months ago, was adjusted
this week at Mr.. Miners terms.
The Grand Army post have appointed
George T.. .SelleCk a committee to receive
funds for the erection of a memorial to
Comrade William Mckinley. at Canton,
Ohio, in accordance with an order from
National headquarters of the order. All
comrades are invited to contribute.
The Y. NJ. c. a. and womans Auxiliary
will hold a reception Thursday evening,
! Dec 10. for all friends Of the association.
| This will take the place Of the regular
| New Years reception, which will be given
| up on account of the special evangelistic
meetings which will be held at that time.
Ernest Thayer, the Vernon young man
who was sawed through the back Nov.
! 10, was taken Monday to the hospital i'm
! Greenfield. At that time pneumonia had
| developed in the lung which was sawed
| and the probability was that he would
| not recover. No report has been received
! from him since Monday
one of Charles Springs coupe horses
stumbled on High street yesterday after
| noon and fell. He was gotten up, but
was unable to stand, and it was discover
| ed that his right hind leg was broken
| between the gambrel and hip. Dir. Rath-
bone found that the break was so bad
! that it would be useless to attempt tc
| save the animal and it was therefore
shot. The horse was valued at $50
George sherwin, the small pox patient
| is making good recovery, and is now
| able to be about the house Vaccination
has worked on three of the people ii
| the Sherwn home. while Mr.. Sherwr
| shows no effects of vaccination and nj
| sign of illness. The young man has now
been in between two and three weeks
and If any persons had contracted the
disease from him illness would have APP
peared before now in the natural course
] Of the disease.
The special village meeting, called fol
next Thursday evening Dec. u, to con
slider bailiffs' plans for reorganizing thu
fire department, is causing but little dis
/ cussiOn. 1t Is generally understood tina
the baliffs hope by the change to &c
rid of some men in the department wh'
are not efficient as fire fighters. and tina
they believe the usefulness of the depart
mcnt will he increased by the change
Some of the men in the department cr
cize the plan outlined on the ground tina
Il will place the selection of foremel
with the chief engineer and the bailiffs
The bailiffs state that this will be don
as start I'm reorganizing the department
but that thereafter the companies vii
hold elections as heretofore, and tn
choice at the elections will be confirme
by the chief engineer and the hailiffs
| Every voter ought to be present at tn
town hall next Thursday evening, whe
the pros and cons of the question
undoubtedly be fully discussed by tn
men most interested in the propose
change.