Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-03-16

that village to attend the confirmation
service in Immaunel church.
Miss Grace Harlow Of Keene is the
guest Of Miss Gertrude Hayes.
c. S. Gates has been in Boston this
week, attending the automobile show.
Mrs. w. H. Cary, jr., and son, Webster,
have left for month in Norfolk, Va.
Lee Royce has moved this week to his
new house on Russell park opposite the
new bridge.
Miss Grace Waters Of Castleton has
been the guest of ner sister, Miss Ida
Waters, a teacher in No. 3 school.
The junior class of the high school has
begun preparations for the annual junior
promenade, which will be held Easter
Monday.
Preston II. Hadley, cashier of the Ma
tional bank of Bellows Falls has been
confined to the house the past week or
two by his old enemy, rheumatism.
Rev. Arthur p. Pratt of Chelsea, Mass,
whose call to the Congregational church
was announced in The Phoenix last week,
has accepted the call and will begin his
work here April 1.
Carl F. Northrup, a member of the
junior class of the medical department Of
the University Of Vermont has been elect
ed by his class to deliver the address on
Founders day, May 1. an honor in which
many local friends are interested.
The Saxtons River Hotel company,
which built the modern hotel two years
ago in Saxtons River village, has ad-
vertised a special meeting of the stock
holders to be held at the hotel parlors
next Monday evening to discuss the ad-
visibility of selling the property.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Osgood and Miss
Grace Osgood have been in Boston at
tending the wedding Of Miss Della NJ
Smith, daughter of Ransom Smith for
merly of Saxtons River, to Harry Brett of
Boston. Miss Osgood was maid OF honor.
She will spend several weeks in Boston.
1t is understood that Henry s. Frost,
who has conducted a livery stable in
Bellows Falls the past SO years, intends
to dispose of his property and leave the
business For the past three years Mr..
Frost's health has been very poor, the
burden of care resting largely upon his
son. Charles c. Frost.
Mrs. Maria Adams gave an interesting
paper at the Woman's club Tuesday
afternoon on "a Six Months Picnic in
Rural Cuba" Mrs Adams lived from
November until June in shack in the
little village of La Gloria on the east coast
Of the island, and spoke from an interest
ing and varied experience.
petition has been circulated about
| town. both in Bellows Falls and Saxtons
River, urging the present owners of the
electric railroad to refuse the acceptance
Of the resignation OF Supt. Charles H.
| Copley. Mr.. Copley has been manager of
the company the past two or three years
and has proved a popular official with
the patrons of the road. He recently
sent in his resignation to take effect
| April /.
Mrs. Johanna Cray who died on Friday
morning OF last week at her home on
Church place, aged so, had long been in
| feeble health, and her death was doubt
less fastened by the dependency from
which she has suffered since the death
of her husband, Eugene Cray, last August.
Mrs Cray was born in County Kerry, Ire
land, and she and her husband came to
this village to live In 1875. The funeral
was held from St. Chariess Roman Catho-
lie church Sunday morning at 1890.
The lecture course which has been con-
| Quoted by Vermont academy the present
| season made an innovation by holding the
last of the series of their entertainments
| In the opera house in Bellows Falls in
| stead of at the academy. 1t was given
by the magician Laurant, and it was es-
| timated that nearly 200 people came down
| from Saxtons River. The entertainment
drew a good house also from Bellows
Falls and 1t is said to have been the first
of the series that has been successful
enough to pay its expenses.
The town meeting at Charlestown, N.
H., on Tuesday decided upon a matter
OF local interest when they voted, as a
town, to buy the franchise and plant OF
the Charlestown Water and Sewer Co. at
price not to exceed $500, and then voted
to construct, in accordance with the fran
chise 50 obtained, a water system at a
cost not to exceed $45, 900 and to issue
bonds to pay the cost OF the same. The
bonds will be made of various small de-
nominations. and preference win be giDn
to residents of the, town in the sale Of the
same.
A class Of nine persons was confirmed
at Emmanuel church last Sunday night
by Bishop A. G. A. Hall. The occasion
was one Of much interest to Rector d.
l. Sanford because OF the fact that ne
had been permitted during his long rec
torate to baptize in infancy each member
Mr.. Sanford's connection with the parish
dates from Oct. 1, 1889, and there are
but two other ministers in town who
have served longer terms. Rev George
F. Chaplin OF saxtons River began his