Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24
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Early in the summer, at a village
meeting it was voted to sprinkle the
streets at the expense of the village
which had never been done before,
and a special tax of 10 cents was voted
for the purpose. The work was well
DONE and kept within the appropria-
ton, there being balance of $96.G7
still on hand. 1t may be questionable
if the voters will think it wise to con-
tinue the system another year, but
they may think it best to return to the
old practice of doing it by subscription
and letting those who care for it pay
for it.
DR.. ]. T. Ridden, as health officer,
reports 81 deaths just about the same
number as in 1901; six were from con-
sumption During the year three
cases of scarlet fever were reported,
three diphtheria, four typhoid fever,
and four measles, and no deaths from
either of these contagious diseases.
The board of bailiffs has been one
short for a number of months the last
of the year, Mr. Norwood having
moved to the south. DR.. G. H. Cor
ham and d. H. Cray, the remaining
members, report among other things
the execution of a contract for lighting
the streets, covering the coming five
years at a much more advantageous
rate than heretofore. Also that the
special committee appointed at the
annual meeting to investigate the ad-
visibility of the village owning their
own lighting station had reported it
as in their judgment not advisable, in
view of the advantageous new rates
obtained. They recommend the
sprinkling to be done in the same
manner, but the appropriation to be
reduced one half making the extra
assessment per cent instead of 10
They also suggest a corporation tax
of 80 cents and highway tax of 20
cents.
Considerable of contest is develop
ing for the position of superintendent
of streets, there being a number of
candidates in the field. Among them
are the present incumbent, Jerry
Keefe, c. w. Butterfield, H. w. Keene,
c. S. Moore, George Roland and
will probably be reelected, substitute
ing c. H. Gibson for Mr.. Norwood
Mr.. and Mrs Ned Pierce are spend
ing a short time in Boston and vicin-
ity.
Stetson's Uncle Toms Cabin" will
play at the opera house tomorrow
night.
Talk is heard about the establish
ment of a brick yard at Barber's park
next spring.
There will be an early celebration
1T h. l1A1, I
church Saturday at 7.30 a. m.
Charles Dickson, as Quincy Adams
Sawyer, will appear at the opera
house Friday evening, Jan. 81.
regular meeting of the Woman S
club will be held in the Universalist
vestry Saturday afternoon at 8.
Several from Bellows Falls attend
ed the banquet of the Vermont Fish
and Game League at Burlington last
night.
Mrs. C. H. Shepardson has moved
her millinery store from the Arms
block to the store in the Suter block
formerly occupied by the city market
The people of Bellows Falls are ask.
ed not to forget that Jacob Riis is to
lecture in the opera house March 49,
under the auspices of the Woman
club.
The presiding elder of the Methodist
church for the district of Montpelier
Rev. w. M. Newton, will preach at the
Methodist Episcopal church next Sun
day morning.
The local division of Hibernians
held very pleasant social and dance
in Union hall last Saturday evening
Inv of brnn h,
Caterer P. j. Keane.
Wallace White, superintendent OF
the Bellows Falls Machine company
and four of his men were in East Wal
POLE, Mass. last week, rebuilding the
machine of one of the paper manufac
turers there.
The closing ball of Mrs. Baldwin's
dancing class will be held in Union
hall Wednesday evening Music will
be furnished by Perry & Leonard's or
chestra of Claremont and dancing will
be enjoyed until two.
A Cavalier of France, under the 10
cal management of John e. Brosna
han, drew a fair-sized audience at the
opera house Wednesday evening, ant
all were loud in their praises of the
acting, scenery, and costumes.
Furniture is being moved into
Towns hotel and carpets are beine
laid on the upper floors, while the re
pairs are nearing completion all ovel
the building. 1t will be thoroughly
equipped and ready for patronage
March l.
Benjamin B. Royce, for severa
years a popular clerk in the dry goods
store of j. C. Day & Co., has obtained
position in one of the large stores
in jamestown, N. Y, to which place
he has gone from Keene, where he ha:
been for some time.
w. H. Kiniry, one Of the selectmeI
OF the town of Walpole, served notice.
on all bar rooms and saloons of Nortf
Walpole Wednesday evening, warning