Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-12-18

any material Improvement in bis non.
dltion in the future.
Mrs. c. J.. Aldrich. wife of tha for,,,ou
proprietor of the candy store. died rrucs-
uaY evening at her home on Grangor
street. The funeral will re ATTENDED O.
morrow from the Congrc gatioAal church
a ~ i-'lo, ana the body will be taken To
heene' her old home, for burial
interest is centreing in the production
at the oucra house tomorrow night of
sag Harbor' by James A. fIerne An
esXceptionaly strong company headed bv
MISS Jane Butt and Chas. Brandt vii,
appear IN the production. 1t was plaved
III boston last week by the same com
pany.
Az the annual meeting of the Vermont
State Grange, Patrons of Husbandrv.
ISiu last week in Rutland, it was decid-
eu mat next years meeting will be held
IN Bellows Falls, beginning "Wednesday
Dec IA, 1904. This meeting annualiv
cans together large number of the
agricultural and dairy people of the state
ana Will be of large interest.
spur track of the Rutland railroad
has been put in at Bartonsyille and tbe
people feel much pleased with the out
look Tor the future OF that little hamlet
as this gives an opportunity for loading
cars there, which has not been enioved
since 1869, when a freshet wrought such
havoc TO that village. 1t is also UNDER
stood that a saw-mill will be built there
within short time.
The death of Joshua H. Webb occurred
at his residence last Friday morning.
after a weeks illness of pneumonia,
Mr.. Webb was lifelong resident of Bel
lows Fails being a member of one of the
earliest families. lie had served in many
pubic capacities i'm town and village and
was highly esteemed by all who knew
layreader of Emmanuel church and was
always active in his interest for the
church. lie leaves n widow and one
daughter, and several brothers in vari-
GUS parts of New England. His funeral
was held Sunday aft srnoon from lmmanu-
Ell church, with interment in the family
lot nearby the church.
The school board expected during the
summer to finish off the third story of
the High school building into an audience
hall, as was intended when the building
was built, but have decided not to do so
until next summer. They have asked
estimates for the cost of the work. in
Guiding a number of other needed i'm
provements, and the various builders
place it at from $1,000 to $500. of
which the board has ut its disposal now,
saved from the past few years. nearly
$4,000, which is available. An article will
be inserted in the warrant for the town
meeting in relation to the matter, and
without doubt, the voters will coincide
in the wisdom of the expenditure
The public library has recently re-
ceived and placed in the fire proof safe.
the original manuscript records of the
| first church i'm Rockingham, covering the
time of the existence of that organiza-
| ton, it being the old town church. The
record begins with the services of in
stallation of the first pastor in 1873, and
! 90 n 10 m i'm nf 40
different pastors until the church was
| discontinued in 1899. The book contains
valuable records of baptisms, marriages
and deaths and as a book of reference
| will be often called for. 1t has been for
many years in the possession of the de-
scendants Of David Pulsphcr one of the
| first members. and one of the four men
| who gave the land wherein the church
and cemetery have always been. 1t has
| for some years ben in the town of Spring
| field. Vt, from whence it is now re-
| turned here.