Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-21
LIABILITIES

town Sl2.741.o7 as against a net indebted
ness of S13.545> al the close of the pre-
vious fiscal year. To offset this indebted
ness We hold i'm our treasury vaults await
ing a rise $2iSoo in capital stock of the
BrattlehOro x Whitehall railroad com
pany. The railroad debt of $1,000 has
been refunded during the past year AT 4
per cent. interest. Taken together the
showing is a very favorable one and com
mends the town mana cement of the past
year as economical and wise. The report
of our school superintendent. Mrs. George
Morse Love shows our schools To be in
a very fiourishinC condition No resi-
dent of the town should neglect to read it.
Miss Carrie stedman gave valentine
party.
a. NJ. Mortified has been in Springfield
and Boston this week.
Lulu and James Goodrich are visiting
relatives in Bratteboro
Arthur Whitaker. wife and son of Hol-
yoke are visiting in this vicinity
Frank Bellows visited friends in the
Connecticut river valley this week.
Ralph Martin of Townshend is assisting
temporarily in the store of his uncle &.
Z. Park.
Mrs. c. +. Pollard of Chester arrived
at Gilbert b. Lambs Tuesday for a stay
of several weeks.
Miss Ivor Mundell and "A school friend
from West Brattleboro Academy spent
Sunday at John Mundells.
Bert Halliday has bought Of Herbert
Sparks OF Brattleboro a pasture and wood
lot on the Baker Brook road.
Charles II. Dickinson Of Wallingford
Conn, spent Sunday with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. d. d. Dickinson.
March meeting will be held at Union
!,
in sight for any of the Offices
Mrs Lizzie 5. Dunklee is sick with grip
Her brother, Edgar c. Allen of East Long
meadow, Mass, arrived here Monday.
a party Of our young people, consisting
of three couples and a bugler took a
sleighride 10 Townshend Wednesday,
| evening
Clifton Johnson has finished work at
| Putney and taken position with Harry
Moore at Springfield, Mass, leaving for
that city Monday
Several from this village attended the
educational meeting conducted by State
| Superintendent Ranger at Newfane last
| Friday. All We're much interested.
John L. Morse of this town has taken
| the agency for Vermont for the Pratt
| Food company of Philadelphia, and will
| spend most of his time on the road. This
| company is one of the oldest and strong
| est in the field, and under Mr.. Morse 5
! good business management will doubtless
! largely increase its already strong hold in
| the state
| DR.. White reports that VIII Bailey. who
! was critically i'll with pneumonia for a
| long time is now well on the road to re-
| coVery. At the time when the young
| mans recovery seemed impossible DR..
! Conland of Brattleboro performed an
| operation which doubtless saved his life.
| A piece of one of the ribs was taken out
| and a tube inserted by means of which
| about quart of pus was drawn from the
! left lung. The lung has now nearly clear
! ed and the patient hopes To be about the
! house in few days.
| Our village school closed a successful
year last Friday under the instruction of
| Miss Hortense Switzer of West Town
shend The following pupils received GER
! tincates for perfect attendance: Lulu b.
| Goodrich, Florence A. Lazell, Stella a.
| Morse, Carrie l. Stedman, Aaron c.
| White, Lottie V Williams. Those having
| no marks during the entire year We're
| Lulu Goodrich, Carrie Stedman. Lottie
| Williams. Much has been accomplished
during the year in grading the school
| The return of Miss Switzer for the next
school year is desired by all.