Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-04-15

and it has been one of varied experiences,
some farmers making more than for sew
cral years, while others have made less,
As an average the quantity is probably
slightly larger than usual.
Miss Ellen Tracy. teacher of the fourth
grade i'm the old high school building.
was called to her home i'm Windsor yes
tcrday by the serious Illness of her mother
and father. Superintendent Merriam sub
stituted for her yesterday.
The managership of the attractions at
Barber park during the coming season
has been placed with Thomas u. KinirY.
who for some years has had considerable
to do with entertainments here, and has
been the village bill-poster.
The receipts from the entertainment of
the Elite Lady Minstrels last week net
ted about $500, half of which was retained
by the man who came here and organized
it. and half will go to the order of the
Eastern star of Bellows Falls.
Evidence has been taken during the
past week in Boston in the case of the
Casein company VS.. Cushing Adams and
others for injury to their Bellows Falls
business, and Attorney u. II. Alebee, who
is retained by the Casein company, has
been there some days.
John c. Clair. an official of the nli-
Mas Central railroad, who was formerly
well known and popular young Bellows
Falls man. will be married April 81 in
Waltham, Mass. to Miss Morse of that
place. Many of his old friends here ex-
tend the hearty hand
The senior class of the high school win
present the drama Followed by Fate" at
the opera house next week Friday even
ing. and a drawing card in connection
| with It win be "The Wonderful Acting
Dogs of CHS and Lev" of which any
| one who has ever seen them will predict
| a great treat
J.. r. Moselcy expects to move his
restaurant at the railroad station from
the new baggage room at the south end, to
| the commodous quarters arranged on the
north end of the first floor, within "A week
or two. This department is to be one
of the most completely fitted of any rail-
road restaurant in this part of New Eng
| land.
Summer School of Natural History
will be conducted at Astead Centre this
| year, opening July 9Th. Alstead Centre
| is located on a high hill and has for many
years been patronizcd by summer board
ers to a large extent. This addition to
the attractions is to be under the direction
of Prof. w. l.. w. Field. who was here
| last summer
leap year dance i'm which about 20
couples took part was given i'm Union hall
| Monday evening. the committee i'm charge
| being Margaret Savage, Rose Willett and
Elizabeth Kelley. a boys quartet consist
| lIlS III MtSSlS. Nliilk jackson, John
| Hughes, Edgar Howard and Henry
Holmes rendered a number of pieces and
the affair was one of great enjoyment.
The local council of knights of Column
| bus are arranging to present the Irish
drama, Captain Jack" at the opera
| house next Thursday evening 1t is being
rehearsed under the direction of Or +. II.
O'Connor. The play will be preceded by
a farce My Turn Next \ number of
musical artists from Keene and Rutland
| will assist the local talent in the presen-
tation.
Assistant Superintendent White of the
salary and allowance division Of the post
/ office department at Washington was i'm
| town Monday evening arranging with
! the Selectmen Cor a renewal of the lease
of the post office in the opera hous,.
| building. \ number of improvements
will ice made. neCcssitatcd 10y the increase
| of the local business, that have been need
| ed for some years.
The well known dog of Laurie Cox of
the Times office. Michael was missing
Monday night and later in the evening.
was found by officer Mcdonald and put
into a cell of the lookup for safe keep
ing, resulting in line being added 10y Il
| compostor of the Times. to the account
of the arrests of the week. michael r.
| Cox, run in for Vagrancy." The dog
| makes his headquarters in the Times Of
| flee.
There seems to be a variety of opinions
| as to what the settlement around Cages
basket factory should be called Year'sago
| it was spoken of as Cages Mill" Later
| it was known as GageVille, and is so call
! ed now by many people When the cleo
| tllc road was started they elected to call
| it Church's corners. Within a few weeks
sign board has been placed at the end
of the new street opened up through the
field Of VIM. X Church, bearing the in
| scription, Church Street, North West
Minister. You pays your money and
you takes your choice"
Tie details of arrangements for the
! bridge across the Connecticut move slow
| ly. VIM. \. Russell has been in Florida
some weeks and the committee have had
! no opportunity 20 have an interview with
| him. He returned Saturday to Boston
| and they hope to see him at once TIL re
is some hope at the present time that "A
| suspension bridge can be put in place at
| a figure within the means of the towns.
| thus doing away with either a crooked
| structure or pier i'm the river. both Of
which have disadvantages. An engineer
! has submitted plans ana proposals only
| slightly above the figures previously
| talked
The annual meeting of the Rockingham
| Town Sunday School association occur
| red Sunday evening at the Methodist
| church and the reports given of the diff
| ferent schools We're very encouraging
! showing increase in almost every in
| stance. The officers chosen were n c.
| Williams, president; the vice presidents
| consisting of the superintendent of each
! school. and Leon j. Ball as secretary and
| treasurer. Rev. a. L. Foote of SaXtons
River delivered an address on The I'm
! portance of Teaching the Bible as "A
| Whole in Connection with the Sunday
Schools Lessons" Rev. Jay r. Stock
| ing followed with an address on The
Place of Biography in Teaching" The
| meeting was largely attended.
The charity ball given by the Woman's
club Tuesday evening in Union hail was
a decided success socially and fnancially
About Sl25 was cleared to add to the fund
| for the support of the district nurse. The
hall was very tastefully decorated with
| yellow and green A good supper was
served in the dining room of Hotel Wind
ham by Caterer Cook of Boston Even
the onlookers report having very social
time, they by no means being wall flow
ers,' though sitting by the wall Music
was furnished by EXner's orchestra con-
cealed by a bank of evergreens and palms
The committee having the preparations
for the bah in charge consisted of Mrs
John H. Williams. Mrs. w. A. TruaX Mrs
w. F. Perley, Mrs f. f. Shepard and
Mrs. C. II. Williams
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