Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-12

Rev. John II. Reid went to Montpe-
lier Wednesday attending that evening
a meeting of the Congregational pastors
of the state to discuss the attitude of
the pulpit toward the referendum.
MIR. and Mrs. Levi L. wetherbee have
this week gone to live with Benjamin
Wetherbee on School street. Miss Edith
Wetherbee resumed on Monday her old
position as stenographer for the YER
mont Farm Machine company.
The fund for Rockingham hospital
grows apace. having increased over 800
in the past week. and the total is now
S6061. The employees of Wyman Flint
&c Sons have given over 800, and those
of the Vermont Farm Machine company
about $3.50.
The Rockingham Medical club is the
name of a club recently formed, hav-
ing for its officers Il. s. Albee, president;
Edward Kirkland, secretary; j. +.
OBrien. treasurer. The club has nine
members and will hold its meetings
quarterly
Dr. and Mrs. e. r. Campbell have this
week gone to New orleans on an excur-
sion attending the American Public
Health association, of which DIR. IL. d.
Holton of Bratteboro is president.
Among the others of the party are Rev.
and Mrs. II. L. Ballou of Chester.
At the regular meeting of Division 2.
elected for two years: President p. II.
Fleming; vice president, Michael Beas-
ley; recording secretary p. II. Harry,
financial secretary, Z. II. Lawlor; treas
urer p f. Griffin; medical adviser, DR..
f. II. OConnor.
1t was with regret that the many
friends of H. ID. Ryder here learned from
the papers yesterday that after so many
years of faithful service as county ex-
amner Gov. Mccullough had appointed
a Townshend man in his place. Mr..
Ryder has always had the best interests
of the schools of the town and county
at heart.
Wyman Flint. the 7-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Flint, gave a birthday
party Saturday afternoon to about 30
little friends. The parents had made
elaborate preparations for the event, and
the expression of one little girl probably
voiced the sentiments of all when she
said she had the very best time she
ever had in her life"
j. II. Blakeley is expecting to leave
town about January first and will prob
ably locate not far from Boston. Mr..
Blakeley will move his stock with him.
the store now occupied by him. Mr..
Blakeley will leave many friends here
who regret his departure. and many
good wishes will follow him.
Walter H. Black has bought of C. II.
Williams the stationery and book store
commonly known as Williams & Co.'S,
and possession was given Tuesday. Mr..
Black is now in Boston for new goods.
For many years Mr.. Black has been in
the employ of the Vermont Farm Ma
chine company. and at present will not
sever his connection with the company.
Mrs. s f. Bridgeman, widow of the
late j. d. Bridgeman, died at the home
of her half-brother, w. j. Conant, on
Henry street Tuesday night. She was
born in Hollis. n. H., "A years ago and
had lived in Bellows Falls over 60 years
She had made her home at Mr.. Conants
during the past six or eight years. For
several years Mrs. Bridgeman has been
| i'll and confined to the house much of
| the time. The funeral was held from
| Emmanuel church this afternoon. and
burial was in the cemetery by the church.
| She had been a communicate at Imman-
uel church many years.
About eight o'clock Tuesday evening
| fire was discovered in the ell of a dwell
ing near the south end of Westminster
street near the Westminster line. 1t
| was formerly occupied many
| years by NJ b. Kelley and now owned
| by Thomas Walsh, who was repairing
it extensively. No one was living in
| it at the time. The fire evidently origi-
1
| ing. The dwelling was practically des-
troyed and the barn somewhat damaged.
| The night was very cold, which hampered
the work of the fire department. The
loss is about $500 with $1,000 insurance.
The new Times Job Printing Company
| is very materially increasing facilities
| for doing good work promptly. The
new owners. p. II. Gobie and Chas. ].
| Dix who assumed the business Nov 1st.,
a
! bound to succeed. A large stock of new
| type and a new press has already been
added and a private Office is being fitted
up. They expect a little later to take
! additional room in the block and wholly
rearrange the location of their differ
ent departments. Mr. and Mrs Gobie
who come here from Lebanon are board
ing with Mrs. II. d. Aldrich. Mrs. Gobie
| is an expert printer and works in the
office for the present but will soon sc
to housekeeping. Mr.. Dix also boards
with Mrs. Aldrich.
The monthly meeting of the Woman's
club was held in the vestry of the Uni
versalist church Tuesday afternoon. AT
ter the routine work of the afternoon
ladies quartet composed of Mrs. Marie
A. Summers Miss Margaret Williams
Mrs. F. H. Rabbit and Miss Gertrude s
Hayes sang followed by Mrs. S. Wilder
jr.. of Boston, who was in town to sine
in the Choral Union concert ana Kindly
consented to sing at the club for hel
old friends. The event of the Afternoon
was the address of Mrs. Florence Howe
Hall upon Personal "Reminiscences Of
Distinguished People" She was listened
to with a great deal of interest, while
she told of her personal knowledge OF
Longfellow, Emerson Agassiz. Sumner
and others. Tea was served after {
social time The severe cold prevented
the members of the Brattleboro clul
from coming, as was expected. with thu
exception of three who were brave
enough to venture.
The evening passenger train for Rut
land Saturday evening, in charge of Con
ductor f. o. Young. had a serious ac
cident a mile this side of Healdville ;
little after 8 o'clock. local freigh
train also going north had stopped oil
account of the heavy grade and the en-
CINE of the passenger train struck 1t
blowing it's way almost through the
three rear cars, the saloon car and tw'
others. The engine of the passenge
train was smashed, but no one was in
, jured. The engineer and firemal
| jumped. The engineer says he saw
/, nothing of any danger signals, Will
, the rear brakeman of the freight say
, he was back more than the usual dis
lance and could not attract the atten
ton of those in the cab, the train pass
ing him so closely as to brush his cloth
ing. The passengers that were on tn
train were somewhat shaken up and di
not reach Rutland until nearly 5 ocloc
2 a. m, at the same time with the sleepe
which left here about midnight.
The severe cold weather of this wee