Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-01-02

at Columbus, Ohio. Arrangements lr,
being completed to exchange this regI-
ment with one which is now in the Philip
pines and it is probable they will ~aN
for Manila within a few weeks.
Miss Josie Derby was summoned to her
California home last Saturday by news
of the dangerous illness of her mother
Christmas night was celebrated in
North Walpole by number of cases of
sneak thieving. Among those who lost
articles during the evening, were Miss
Grace Buckley Mrs. Chas. J. O'Nem
and Jas. Hayes.
a unanimous call has been extended
by the Universalist parish of Newton
vile, Mass. to the Rev. Albert Ham
matt, who has been the popular pastor
of the church of that denomination here
for the past four or five years. His
many friends both in his own church
| and others, will much regret It If ne
sees fit to accept the call
The local lodge knights of Pythias
elected these officers Tuesday; Chancel-
/ lor p. a. Whitaker; vice chancellor, J.
T. Ballard; preate, b. f. Foster; master
| at work, c. II. Nichols; master at arms.
| w. H. Pierce; keeper of records and
seals, II. II. Church. master Of finance.
! w. y. Mcdonald; master of excheQuer.
| c. S. Moore; trustee for three years. r
| w. Beers.
Surveyors. supposed to be in the inter
/ est of the Boston and Maine or the Rut-
/ land railroad. have been at work during
the past week at various places on rail
road land and that contiguous to 1t. as
well as at different points on Canal
street and it is supposed it has some
connection with Improvements project
ed in both the freight and passenger
facilities here.
rumor early this week gained con-
siderable circulation locally to the eff
feet that the herd of Carleton Webb just
north of our village. contained cases of
the dread foot and mouth disease.
member of the state board of cattle
commissioners came here a few days ago
and thoroughly examined every animal
on the premises issuing a statement
that any rumors to the effect of any
trouble with the herd were false.
The Baptist church and the societies
auxiliary to 1t. held their annual meet
ings Tuesday and Tuesday evening
The year has been one of the most pros
porous ones in its history. The in
debtedness of $1,000 which was upon the
church the first of the year, has been
entirely cancelled and the finances are in
an excellent condition. The new pastor
Rev. c. w. Jackson, has proved himself
to be the right man in the right place
and the coming year has much of prom
Use in 1t.
1t has been definitely decided that the
schools of Bellows Falls and Saxtons
River will not open until Monday Jan
18th. This is one week later than the
holiday vacation usually extends, and is
! on account of the scarcity of fuel. 1t
will be made up by one week shorter
vacation at Easter. In view of the fact
that fuel for these schools costs in the
vicinity of $500 a week at normal prices
during the severest part of the winter,
the change will make a material saving
for the town. especially at the present
high price of coal.
j. H. Blakley, who has been for the
past u years a leading clothing mer-
chant on our square, has decided to
move to Beverly, Mass, and will take
mis- stock of clothing to that city week
after next. During his stay here Mr.
and Mrs, Blakey have been closely con-
nected with the life of our village Mr.
Blakley has been prominently identified
with political and other public matters
and from his connection with Odd Eel
lowism has been widely and pleasantly
known throughout Vermont For a num-
Der of years he has been connected with
the grand lodge of Vermont l. o. o. F.
and for several years was grand master
Mrs Blakley is a graduate of Bellows
Falls High school class of 1892, and
since then has been prominently iden-
tilted with the musical and dramatic
work of the High school and village.
There has been considerable difficulty
this winter in North Walpole through
people taking coal from the large stocks
of the Boston & Maine railroad and the
International Paper company. The lat
ter has a stock of a number of thous-
and tons on the meadow near its log
pile. The stealing of this coal has be-
come so serious matter that the two
companies mentioned have united with
the village of North Walpole in hiring
a night Waterman to keep track of all
that goes on there during the night.
John Brown trainman of the Rutland
railroad, has secured from the company
a months leave of absence to ascertain
whether this work will be profitable for
him and also whether It will pay the
two companies and the village to make
! the position n permanent one. Mr.
Brown has been on duty in this capacity
most of the month of December.
The fuel question continues to be of deep
J interest to all The Howard Hardware
: company and Field & Lawrence are each
, receiving a very scant number of cars
which they are dividing up among Gus