Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17

church. The pulpit next Sunday will be
filled by Rev. c. T.. Reeves of New
London, Conn.
Saxtons River village will become a
corporate body polite. A survey OF the
boundaries is this week being made Ar
rangements for installing lights. water
and sewers are going forward and it will
soon become a full-hedged city"
Much interest centres In the town meet
Ing of Walpole next Monday In relation
to protecting the steel bridge from dam
age by ice. The bridge engineers have
sent communications showing how II can
be done even at this late season and prob
ably the voters of that town will come to
their senses and unite in the expense with
this town.
The Springfield, Mass. Union of Nov.
10 contained the following in a despatch
from Shelburne Falls: Joel Holton of
Bellows Falls VT, began his duties yes
terday as superintendent OF the Shelburne
Falls Colrain Street Railway company.
Mr.. Holton is a man OF experience in this
line OF work, having held a similar posi-
ton in Bellows Falls"
The total enrolment or scholars in the
town of Rockingham for the past FIVE
years has been as follows: 1900 1874; 1901
1247; 1902. 1850; 1908, 1277 1904, 1886. The
enrolment for the present year has not
been completed, but will not show much
change from the last year. The fan term
of schools will close Dec 15 and the win
ter term opens Jan. q The list of teach
ers this year numbers 90 There are six
rural schools and four grades at Sax
tons River, the remainder being in Bel
lows Falls.
e. A. Norwood Of Redlands, Cal, for
merly in the hardware trade here. is
charged with retaining in his possession
$1,000 of the funds belonging to the es-
tate of the late Mrs. Charles Towns. al
though demand has been made upon him
for it by his successor as administrator
| OF the estate. AS the amount is not
forthcoming Administrator G. A. Yves
ton has made demand upon the sureties
OF Mr.. Norwood, the Fidelity & Guar
anty company of Baltimore. and II. ID.
Ryder. An attorney of the guaranty COM
pany, was in town investigating the mat
ter Monday.
Two women. happily strangers in town,
Eva Sherwood and Rosie Bernard, who
claimed Springfield, Mass, as their abid-
ing place. were arrested one day last
week under charge of vagrancy and
were sentenced by Justice f. B. Pingree
to the work house at Rutland for four
months. They had been about town a
week or more and made disgusting spec
tacles OF themselves by intoxlcation. A
team which they were driving owned by
Liveryman Frost short time ago was
demolished by lack of skill in driving
| while they were under the influence of
liquor. There is some question why the
police department did not step in and
end the racket much earlier than they
| did.
The bazar held at the assembly room
OF the high school building Friday even
ing scored great success, and over $3.50
was added to the previous accumulation
OF funds by the senior class, to assist
them In their expenses of the graduating
trip to Washington next spring. The
trip has been fully decided upon, the
amount already raised amounting to
nearly $500. An evening OF rare enjoy
ment was afforded to the large number
who attended, the room being packed so
that many had to go away that could not
crowd inside. The farce 1.-The Destrick
Skule" was very amusing and the DIFF
ferent parts were carried out with much
originality. The booths were literally
patronized throughout the evening.