Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-09


the lowest for eight years and IL happens
there were also the smallest number Of
deaths for the same number Of years. or
since 1897.
Deacons II. c. johnson and c. w.
Osgood spent last Sunday in New York
city.
Rev Father Eugene Cray Of Barre is
spending a week or more with his parents
in Bellows Falls because Of illness.
The pulpit OF the Baptist church will
be occupied Sunday morning and even
ing by Rev. W. A. Dawson, DID. Of
Burlington.
Miss Gertrude Flavin went to New
Haven. Conn, last week where she has
a position in the City hospital in train
ing for a professional nurse.
William D. Hayes came yesterday from
the numbering regions Of the upper waters
OF the Connecticut TO spend a few days
at his home here recovering from severe
cold.
The school census this year shows 40
less scholars in the town OF Rockingham
than there were last year There are
1897 this year as against 1886 one year
ago.
The father OF Mrs. w. F. Hazeiton,
Capt. II. b. Atherton Of Nashua, N H..
died Wednesday OF this week at his
home in Nashua. Mrs. Hazelton has been
there most of this week.
Amos H. Brown. who has for many
years been closely Identified with bust
ness interests OF Bellows Falls. last Sun
day celebrated his saith birthday at his
home on Henry street
The pulpit OF the Methodist cnurch is
to be occupied next Sunday morning by
Presiding Elder W. NJ. Newton. Rev.
MFR. Sherburne last Sunday exchanged
pulpits with Rev. W. o. Thayer Of SPRING
field.
A sister Of Miss Agnes Elmendorf Of
our public schools Is the wife OF Rev. f.
NJ. Parker who is today being consecrated
as Bishop coadjutor OF New Hampshire.
Miss Elmendorf is in Concord attending
the conservation services.
The large new skating rink on Bridge
street, recently erected by John F.. Bros
nahan. was hired for Wednesday evening
by the BonheSr club. who. with a good
orchestra. rendered a skating party to a
large company Of their friends
The Universalist Ministerial association
Of Vermont and the Province Of Quebec
will hold its annual session here next
week Tuesday and Wednesday. and
large gathering ~ ministers OF the
churches Is expected 10 be present
Rev. Charles Ernest White. "A former
Bellows Falls boy who recently has been
the assistant pastor ~ the Lawrence
street Congregational church In Lawrence,
Mass. has accepted a call to the church
in Amherst y H. and will take up MS
work there az once.
The Thermometer registered from u to
20 degrees below zero yesterday morning
in various parts Of the village averaging
three or four degrees lower than for the
previous two mornings. The week has
been the most wintry Of any OF the win
ter. There is no sleighing.
The quarterly meeting Of the Woodstock
baptist association Is 10 be held at Bel
lows Falls next Tuesday. opening at nine
o'clock a. m. and continuing throughout
the day and evening. Special excursion
rates are given by the Rutland road from
all stations this side OF East Walliugford.
An ice crop Of excellent quality is be-
ing gathered this week from Minard' :
pond by the Evans Ice company and c. a.
Williams. The ice is IL or Is inches thick
and very clear. The Connecticut river
has closed up again at this point and
should the cold weather continue a few
} DAYS longer the Rutland railroad will be
able to hll its large house with ice Of an
inferior quality taken from the river.
The Casein Manufacturing company and
the National MIX Sugar company. which
were organized as Bellows Fails corpora
tons six or eight years ago. but have
not carried on any business locally for
the past two years. have notified the
secretary OF state Of their change OF cor
porate home to Burlington. They are
not doing business at any point in YER
mont but carry on extensive business in
other states.
Mrs. Adelina Roberts. So, widow Of n.
Roberts. who lived with her youngest
daughter. Beatrice. on Poplar street, died
at 5.25 Saturday morning. Mrs. Roberts
was about the house as well as usual the
day before and at about SIS Friday even
ing suffered a stroke Of apoplexy falling
upon the floor and becoming unconscious.
and she did not rally. The funeral was
from St Charles church. OF which she
was member. Monday.
The auditors Of the town have been
at work during the past week auditing
the accounts of the different departments
OF the town. The copy for the report Of
the overseer of the poor was delivered
TO the printer Tuesday and shows
materially increased expense in that de-
partment OF the town work. The report
Of commissioners of Oak Hin cemetery
shows an expenditure during the past
year of only $S45.75 as compared with
sl132.67 in 1904. and $lO16.70 in 1908.
Ed Whitney. a former employe at L.
T. Lowell & Sons stable now of the
Junction House stable. at White River
Junction, was brought before Charles II.
Williams Monday on charge OF having
converted m1leaRes 10 MS own use wrong
fully. The value Of the mileages was over
s21 and the books were procured over
a year ago Of Hatch & Bellows, local
brokers. F. A. Bolles prosecuted. and T.
F. O'Brien defended Mr.. Whitney. The
charge was sustained and Mr. Whitney
was held for the full value and cost.
At the last meeting OF the board OF
bailiffs the following special police Of
ficers were chosen in addition to Chief
Thompson and Oficer Mcdonald who are
permanent men: d. l. Snow, William
McEvoy. Maurice Lawlor, John Moore.
George L. Hapgood, Neil Mcdonald. w.
II. Pierce and G. T. Wheeler. Seven ar
rests were made during the month of
January by the police, All were con-
victed. three OF drunkenness and four for
disturbance. Three were taken to New
fame jail, three TO the house of correction.
and one paid his fine
Dennis W. brisbane. 2s. was killed in
the railroad yard Sunday morning by be-
ing run over by the engine which was
preparing to draw the paper train to
Rutland. Mr.. brisbane was a brakeman
upon this train and was switching pre-
paratory to his trip. The engine had
passed over a switch, thrown by Dris-
lane, and i'm some way ne fell and the
engine passed over him. No one saw
him fall and he was not discovered for
several minutes He lived about an
hour Mr.. brisbane was unmarried and
lived with a widowed mother I'm North
WalpOle. He was a popular young man
among his acquaintances and his sudden
death caused much sadness. The body