Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-03-30

while Mr. Grout was a local representative
OF H. r. leighton & Co. who recentlv
ialled; Both cases will be strongly con-
when the final budget of expense for
the trip to Washington by the senior
class of the high school was made out
and the funds in the class treasury had
oeen applied to it. it was found that the
balance for each one of the excursionists
to pay covering the entire expenses of the
SIX day trip was only S11.01 a sum some
What less than the cost to the class of '05
to take the same trip.
The railroad commissioners who were
here recently and gave a hearing to a
large number of witnesses who wanted
a new station building at Bartonsville,
have issued an order that the Rutland
railroad build a suitable station and en-
ploy station agent at that point on or
before June Is next. Work will be be-
gun upon the building as soon as the
ground is settled
The man who was arrested at the shop
Of the Vermont Farm Machine Co. re-
Gently as n deserter from the United
states army, and who later ATTEMPTED
suicide in his cell at Fort Ethan Allen
has received his sentence of is months
Imprisonment in the military prison at
Fort jay, N. Y. He was arrested here
under the name of Baker but his real
name Is Thomas A. Gillis.
Unusually cold weather for this season
OF the year was experienced Saturday
and Sunday mornings, the thermometer
in different localities OF the village rang
ing from six to IL degrees below zero
and at that time the sleighing was good,
with the largest volume of snow of the
season on the ground. The warm
weather since then has destroyed the
sleighing on the river roads, but it is still
good on the hill roads.
here are now 727 telephone instru-
ments connected with the Bellows Falls
exchange and under the supervision OF
Manager c. H. Burr. There are 423 in
the limits Of Bellows Falls. There are
branch exchange offices at Saxtons River,
Westminster. Putney, Charlestown, Ches-
ter and Alstead and a number of others
are to be established the coming summer.
The toll rate to the exchanges OF Wal
pole, SaXtons River and Westminster has
been reduced recently from 10 to 5 cents.
There are IL operators employed at the
local Bridge street office. Plans are be-
ing consummated at the present time for
the practical rebuilding of the entire
plant during the coming summer, includ-
ing a switch board with lights that will
do away with the ringing of bells. II the
company can secure a proper site for an
Office building in the business part Of the
village they will erect a building Of their
own in the near future.
The annual meeting OF the village OF
North Walpole last Saturday evening was
one of much interest and a large number
of voters were present. The officers for
the ensuing year are: Moderator, John w.
Cahalane clerk, Clarence Maxim; com
missioners, p. II. Hartnett w. ]. King
and John Connors. The matter of making
some definite and permanent arrangement
with the village of Bellows Falls to have
the Bellows Falls fire department answer
calls in North Walpole was left with the
commissioners to see what arrangement
can be made and report to an adjourned
meeting May 5. II was decided not ia
| paint Memorial hall. A long resolution
was adopted expressing the sentiment
that the grand lists of the two corpora
lions, the Bellows Falls Canal Co. and the
| ti... Mountain Electric Light and Power
| Co. have been much lower than they ought
| to be, and the commissioners were au-
J thorized to confer with the other officials
| Of the town with view to having a more
| equitable rating the coming year.