Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-25
WILLIAM sVlLLE.
Bill Of Particulars Wanted on County
Buildings Question.


The question of the removal of the
shire of Windham county from New
fame to Brattleboro will doubtless be
the leading one in the towns Interested
during the next few months. In order
that the subject may be considered in
telligently why not have the bill which
is to be presented to the legislature
drawn up as soon as practicable and
published in the county newspapers
1t is certainly due to the voters of the
county before giving an expression of
opinion at the September election, as
proposed, to know more definitely as
to what will be required of Brattleboro
under the provisions of the proposed
bill Is it merely that Brattleboro
shall furnish a site for a court house
with simply four brick walls thereon,
leaving it for the county to make the
large required outlay for vaults and
furnishings, or is the building to be
turned over when fully equipped with
no expense to the county? How large
a sum will the bill provide to be raised
by the county for the site and the cree
ton of modern Jail building? What
rate of taxation will the bill call for?
The Brattleboro proposition is doubt
less made in good faith, but it is too
general. 1t would seem the better way
to have the specifications on paper
before closing a contract.
Amos Stratton is sick with rheu-
matte fever
Charles II. George spent Sunday at
Mount Hermon.
A. NJ. Merrifield has been in Boston
and New York this week.
Henry Abbott is at his home in Boil
tonville, this state, for few weeks.
Porter C. Thayer is at home for a
short vacation from Mount Hermon
school.
Marian Sherman and Ruth Sparks,
who were very sick last week, are
now recovering and are considered out
of danger.
c. G. Leonard. general agent of the
Phoenix Life Insurance company of
Hartford, was in town this week. He
made a settlement of the policy Of
$1,000 held by the late Harry L. Sted-
man.
Miss Alice NJ. Morse left Wednesday
for Brattleboro, where she will make
her future home. The departure of
Mrs. Morse is much regretted. She
has long had an active part, as teacher
and superintendent, in the educational
affairs Of the town, and as a neighbor
her place will be hard to fill.
Mrs. Mary l.. Lincoln, who received
a serious injury from a fall a few
weeks ago, is now improving and in a
few days will leave our village, after
a residence of nearly so years, to
make her home with her daughter,
Mrs. Oscar Willard, in Brattleboro.
Elkana r. Lincoln, for whom Mrs.
Lincoln has kept house since the death
of her husband, Oscar l.. Lincoln, will
soon close his house and make an ex-
tended visit to relatives in Michigan
and Wisconsin.
Mrs. Herbert NJ Adams, who was
teaching the school in the West River
district in Dummerston, met with a
very serious accident while returning
to her home last Friday afternoon
While coming down the cemetery hill
near the village something about the
harness or whifiletree gave way, let
ting the wagon on the horse. The ami
NAL started into a fast run, and Mrs.
Adams was thrown out at the foot of
the hill near the bridge. She was
taken to her home and attended by
DR.. White, who found that her collar
bone was broken, and that her head
and side were considerably injured.
She is now somewhat better, but is
still in a critical condition. She has
not been able to give a clear explana-
ton of the accident, but says the horse
kicked and ran and she thought she
would get out of the wagon backward
over the seat. From the nature Of
her injuries it is thought she might
have attempted to do this and per-
haps fell on one of the wheels.