Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-24


Osgood, who has been spending the past
two months at her grandmother's home in
Bradford, returned home yesterday. She
was accompanied by her cousin, Frances
Farnham, of Buffalo, N. Y, who will
spend a few weeks here as her guest.
The second fusion rally was held at the
opera house Tuesday evening, addressed
by G. w. Butterfield, candidate for town
representative; d. II. Cray, candidate for
sheriff; V. A. Billiard of Burlington, flu
sion candidate for attorney general, and
p. J. Halvosa of Rutland, a prominent
member Of the state Labor union or
ganization
The second and last, Republican rally
of the campaign will be held next week
Saturday evening, Sept. 1. 1t will be held
in the open air near the head of School
street and win be addressed by Fletcher
d. Proctor, candidate for governor, and
Atty.-Gen. Z. c. Fits. Markham, the
campaign singer, and the Bellows Falls
band will furnish music.
The committee on revision of the VIII
lage charter of Bellows Falls advertise
the proposed changes to be applied for at
the next session of the legislature bring
ing our form of government much nearer
to that of a city, and making important
changes in the time of holding the annual
meeting and the election and appointment
of officers. ..
ertson Paper company. which was re-
Gently merged with that of the Coy-Bab-
cock company of Bennington, has already
outgrown It's enlarged quarters here and
the company has arranged for adding
another story to the building devoted to
this department, located across the canal
from the company's paper mill.
Last Saturday, and particularly during
the evening, politics were kept upper
most in the minds of most Bellows Falls
citizens. In addition to the caucuses
of three political parties, ]. II. Dunbar
of North Hartland, the Socialist party
candidate for congressman from the Sec
ond district, addressed a large audience
in the square at an open air rally OF his
party devotees.
Considerable interest is manifest in
this town in the result Of the contest be-
tween the different candidates for repre-
sentative in the neighboring town Of
Westminster A. e. Pierce OF North
Westminster was nominated by the eau
Gus. and A. M. Shipman of North West
minister filed nomination papers, as did
]. p. Ranney of Westminster West. Mr..
Shipman is one of the Oldest local en-
ployes of the old Fall Mountain Paper
company, having been continuously in the
employment of that company and its
successor over 80 years
The list of justices nominated by the
Republican caucus last Saturday is as
follows: q. II. Allbee. c. r. Howard, o.
NJ George. Wallace Weston, o. ]. Divoll,
w. w. Barry. G. B. Hadwen, Scion
Weaver, w. B. Glynn. e. r. Campbell.
d. P. Higgins, ]. II. Gately, L. o. Sher-
burne, f. G. Pierce and e. l.. Walker.
Those nominated upon the fusion ticket
are ]. H. Gately, o. NJ. George. E. r.
Campbell, G. o. Guild. D. P. Higgins. f.
L. Walker. o. J. Divoll, y. II. Allbee Ed
MN ri 20 7
w. Farnsworth II. F. Chandler, w. l.,
Mandigo and Edward Lawlor
The heavy rain storm of Tuesday after
noon left many marks in and about the
village of Bellows Falls. For some time
the main sewer at the south end of At
kinson street did not carry of the sur
plus water and the pressure from higher
up caused the water to boil up through
the manholes. The streets were washed
at various places, and at three different
points the tracks of the electric road
were buried by gravel and sand. The
most damage was probably done to the
driveway leading to J. A. Thwing's DWELL
ing at North Westminster. 1t was cut
out its whole length and many loads OF
gravel will be needed to I'LL the excava-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos F. Holden OF New
burgh, N. Y, who 25 years ago were mer-
chants Of Bellows Falls. Mr.. Holden in
the shoe trade. and Mrs. Holden a well
known milliner, were in town yesterday
with their large touring car. They were
on their way from their home near New
York city to their old homes in Charles
town and Springfield. After spending a
few weeks in those places they are to re-
turn via Concord, Boston and Spring.
field. A. f. Holden Is the proprietor OF
an extensive paper mill in Newburgh,
which comprises four large machines and
he has made an important success, finan-
cially, Of the paper business since leaving
Bellows Falls.
The change OF superintendent and man
ager of the electric railroad discussed
last spring will take place Sept. 10. when
Charles H. Copley, who has held the po-
sition the last two or three years, will
be succeeded by William j. Sanford OF
Cleveland. o. Mr. Copley has been ex-
ceedingly popular with the patrons of the
road, to whom he has given good service
and courteous treatment. All will re-
greet the necessity fer a change caused by
Mr.. Copleys resignation. He leaves at a
time when the patronage OF the road is
much the largest In its history and when
little. If any, criticism is heard among
the large number of patrons. His sue
cessor will find 1t hard to keep the busl-
ness up, coming stranger without
knowledge of local conditions.
The water commissioners have been
taking very commemorate steps looking
toward a better protection OF the water
shed contiguous to Minard's pond. few
months ago they bought OF w. II. Girls
void the land at the south end of the
pond covered by second growth woods
from which the water flows into the res
ervoir. They have also endeavored to
make terms with L. T. Lowell, 3D. for
his land which is similarly situated Be-
ing unable to agree upon price the COM
missoners have decided to take the land
under the statute of eminent domain
and by their attorney, Thomas e.
O'Brien, have petitioned the county court
judges for a commission to make an APP
praisal. The court has appointed three
Brattleboro men, A. F. Schwenik, John
H Merriheld and John Calvin for this
service. The hearing win be held here
Tuesday, August 2S.
Rockingham has three inmates in YER
mont insane hospitals Their maintain