Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-04
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
VILLA MSNlLLE.
L. stedman is dangerously sick

Harry L. stedman is dangerously sick
with typhoid pneumonia.
Robert White returned to Goddard Sem
mary. Barre, Wednesday for the spring
term.
Miss Fannie Cheney has returned to her
work as teacher i'm the public schools of
Orange, Mass.
Miss Ward of Mortified Seminary is
spending the vacation with Florence and
Louise Merriheld
c. G.. Hovey has the contract this wear
for carrying the milk from South New
fame to the Windham County creamery.
Mrs. Helen NJ Riley of South Vernon.
who has been staying at Mrs. Alice 4.
Morse's a few weeks. returned home
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Newton of walling-
ford. Conn. visited Mrs Newtons pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. d. Dickinson. the
past week
Mrs. E. H. Richardson is in Boston this
week buying supplies for her dressmak-
ing establishment, which will be open for
the season next Monday.
Mrs. T.. II. Richardson has bought one
of the Bert Miller cottages on the north
shore of Sunset lake. and will soon begin
extensive repairs on the building.
c. e. Tyler, the former well known meat
dealer at this place. who has been in
improved. and is now busy looking after
his real estate interests Attention is call
ed to his advertisement in another coll
umn.
At the Universalist church on Sunday
morning there were especial decorations
in honor of Easter day. The pastor
preached a sermon in keeping with the
thought of the day; then followed the re-
ception of two new members into the
church and the observance of the Lords
supper The evening service was given
over to the Sunday school for an Easter
concert. which was of an exceptionally
high order The solos and duets and
chorus singing We're well rendered and
especially pleasing also the speaking by
the children. At both morning and even
ing services there were congregations
larger than usual.
The question of the next governorship
is beginning to excite some interest To-
cally. As long as the contest was be-
tween Gen. Mccullough and DR.. Webb the
only expression heard here was in favor
of the former. Since the withdrawal of
DR.. Webb and the advent of Speaker
Proctor as a candidate this feeling may
have changed to some extent. although it
is hard to find a logical reason for such
a change. All admit that both the pres
ent candidates are exceptionally we'll fit
ted for the offiCe-one well as the
other-and both deserving of the honor.
Nearly all would be pleased to see each
receive the Office sometime. But who
first? 1t is apparently now or never with
Gen. Mccullough. who is we'll advanced
in years. If Mr.. Proctor waits four years
for the honor that is then sure to come
to him without asking. he will still be one
OF the youngest men who ever occupied
Vermont's executive chair. Why not then
give the older man thu first chance? A
few years ago, when the contest was on
for representative in a Windham county
town. a man was suggested for the office
who had long served the town faithfully
in different capacities but had never been
town representative. The plea was made
for him, He is getting into years and
will not he with US long The younger
candidates stepped aside and he was
elected with substantial unanimty, serV-
ing his town credtably and much
enjoying the service. He died before
another election and his townsmen were
all gratifed that they had not failed
to bestow upon him this browning honor.
The cry of Vermont for Vermonters"
seems a foolish one to make unless we
are going out of business as a state and
consequently no longer need to advertise.
The other states. particularly those to the
Westward. are not uttering such cries
but are rather extending a welcome to
all of the world who are worthy to come
and assist in their development and share
in their honors. 1t would seem bad pub
lie policy to publish abroad the fact that
Vermont has no place for a man, how
ever worthy. who has been active in it's
political affairs for 60 years and meantime
known no other political home. on the
ground that he is an alien because he has
spent a portion of the time without the
state. making money to invest in the de-
velopment of Vermont enterprises.