Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-02-12

abraham Lincoln, what do you think
of him?" and Rev. ]. 7. Stocking will
speak at the Congregational church in
the evening on Abraham Lincoln, cham
pion of the oppressed"
The factory of the Mountain Spring
Brewing company at Cold River which
has been closed since December has been
sold to Louis c. Vetterman formerly
connected with the Puritan Brewing COM
pany Of Charlestown The brewery will
resume operations Immediately.
The Congregational church in Ludlow
has extended a call to Rodney w. Roundy
to become their pastor after his gradu-
alton in the spring. Mr.. Roundy was a
graduate of the Bellows Falls High school,
class Of 1895. His many friends will be
pleased if he decides to accept the call.
The members of the Christian Endeavor
society of the First Congregational church
and their friends are planning to enjoy
a slcighride a week from tonight, to
Westminster where the Christian En-
deavor society will serve a supper for
them. Following the supper, social
evening will be participated in.
The new quarters in the railroad sta
ton for the telegraph office are finished
and the Office has been moved there The
office is situated on the north end of the
station and is commodious-a contrast to
has been located. Other repairs in and
about the station are being pushed as
rapidly as possible.
Supt. b. T.. Merriam will speak on the
Incorporation of the Public Library and
the School a the Connecticut Valley
Teachers association and State Teach
ers' Institute at Windsor Friday after
noon. Saturday morning Miss Margaret
Cunningham, a teacher in the sixth grade.
will L Ia
ing of Long Division"
The regular fortnghtly meeting of the
Woman's club was held in the vestry
of the Universalist church Tuesday af-
ternoop. After the business meeting Miss
Helen \. Brooks gave a lecture on the
"Old French and English Dances" H.
Illustrated by music. Miss Brooks has a
very pleasant way of speaking, and n
graceful manner. The music of these
old dances has not only the melody but
the harmony. Miss Brooks gave little
history of all the dances of which she
spoke. All who We're present felt that
they had spent very pleasant hour.
Mrs. Jarley's Wax Works" given
by the Woman's club, under the direc-
ton of Miss Mary Selden McCobb. who
appeared in the role of Mrs. farley, was
a decided success 1t is some years since
this delightful bit of fun has been pre-
ernized form it loses none of its orig
inal charm. Miss McCobb as Mrs. Jar
ley, was certainly quaint and witty
as one could desire, and her local hits
were very amusing. The wax figgers."
of which there were about 40 were i'm
personated by local talent, and were
certainly breathing likenesses." The en-
tertainment was given for the benefit of
the district nurse fund, to which a goodly
sum was added.
Six men, Richard Ashcroft. Robert How
ard, John w. Wordsworth, and Patrick
Houlihan of Bellows Falls and David
Meany and Colonel II. MCGOWAN of North
Walpole, were arrested Thursday, Feb. 4,
on complaint of States Attorney \. +.
Schwenk and We're taken to Grafton where
they We're arraigned before Justice F. H.
Clark and We're charged with hunting on
Sunday. They pleaded guilty and were
fined SO and costs. amounting in each
case to S2OO5, which they paid. MCGOWAN
was then arraigned on the charge of
shooting a deer out of season. He plead
ed not guilty, but after n hearing he
was adjudged guilty and fined $40 and
costs, He appealed to the county court.
The men went to Grafton Jan. 81 with
four dogs for the purpose of hunting.
1t is alleged that a doe was chased by the
dogs and was shot by one of the party.
II. d. Ryder was counsel for the respond
ents
Still another location for the proposed
highway bridge across the Connecticut
has been brought forward, and already
has many advocates. 1t is Immediately
north of the present Boston e Maine
railroad bridge. with a pier resting on the
big rock in the middle of the stream, Wis
ible at low water and forming one angle
of the dam. The bridge would strike
20 oil OF of a.
with Rockingham street, after crossing
the Rutland tracks at a proper elevation
This location gives a short distance be-
tween Bellows Falls, North Walpole and
other neighboring New Hampshire towns
and avoids crossing the entire railroad
yard, and does not encounter the Canal
company's objection to the other loca-
tions suggested above the dam. 1t is
understood that this Is the plan likely to
be brought before the voters of the va
rious towns most interested at the next
town meetings.