Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-09
THE VERMONT PHq1N1x, BRATT1EBoRo, FRIDAY, NOV
JAMAICA,

JAMAICA.
The village schools close Friday.
Hazel Smith is visiting at Ralph Dag
gett's.'
The ladies' Industrial society met with
Mrs. Kellogg Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs. Roe Robinson and baby,
Doris are a. ]. c. Robinson's
Frank Chase and daughter left Thurs
day for their home in Berkeley, Calf.
A. l.. Howard was in town Wednesday.
Amy Knight was at home over Sunday
from Mortified seminary.
Henry Day, who spent six years in
Alaska, Is visiting his sister, Mrs. Jennie
Daggett.
Mrs. j. e. Bowman has been appointed
superintendent Of schools to I'LL out Mrs
Brigham's term Of office.
Mrs ]. A. Muzzy returned Friday from
Montpelier, Mr.. Muzzy coming to spend
Sunday at home.
Mrs e. A. Jacobs has been called to
Springfield. Mass, to care for her daugh-
ter, Della Robbins, who has been badly
hurt.
One homeless family coming from
Michigan has found a dwelling place.
c. A. Aiken has moved upstairs and
| rented the first floor Of his house to Abe
Seeley
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Getty have moved
here from Marlboro. They have entered
the employ Of F. g. Hosley at his lumber
job on Cobb brook Mr. Getty working in
the woods and his wife running the
! boarding house.
In response to the call sent out to
observe Nov. IL as day for contribu-
ton for the suffering OF San Francisco
| churches the collection to be taken at the
| Congregational church next Sunday morn
ing will be for that object
bin has been introduced in the leg
islature by Representative J. A. Muzzy to
pay Leslie W. Kingsbury $S1. that being
| the amount he expended, and pay for
his time in recovering the horse which
was stolen from John Divoll last June.
John Ellis has bought the Richardson
house near the bridge on Depot street and
intends to occupy It soon. being compelled
/ to vacate the house he now occupies as
IL has changed owners. Tenements are
50 scarce in town at present that the
| only way one can secure a home to live
In is 10 buy IT,
The suits Of the town Of Jamaica VS..
| G. ]. Howe, tax collector, was settled vita
| A. V. d. Piper as attorney for the town
on Saturday, Mr.. Howe making restitu-
| ton in full with costs for all money
claimed due by the town The judg-
ment which the town obtained at the
| September term OF court was for SS915.
lioHl ApIn l. 1Suof anu
costs.
The Jamaica Dramatic club began re-
| hearsals in the opera hail Monday even
| ing and will hold them every evening from
| now on II is hoped to have the play per-
| fected In about two weeks and the date
| OF its presentation viii be announced
soon Several special features have been
added TO this play. which will be a now
city to Jamaica. theatre-goers and special
costumes are being designed for several
OF the parts.
]. c. Robinson. as administrator sold
/ at public auction at the Jamaica House
1 last Saturday all the real estate belong
ing to the late Lydia A. Clough. consist
| ing OF house. barn and about ~ acre
| OF land. The property was struck of to
/ A. V. d. Piper for 500. This property is
| directly opposite the property which Ed
| Smith recently traded to John Taft OF
West Dummerston for an automobile and
is in the village of West Jamaica.
The sportsmen and especially the fish
| ermen in this vicinity are particularly
anxious to have the bill making closed
season on bull pouts become law.
| Thousands are caught each year from
both Cold pond and Adams pond. but one
over six inches long is n curiosity and
in telling of the catch fisherman always
| speaks OF the number he caught rather
| than their size Maybe II the bun pout
incentive for him to grow larger
| A quiet wedding took place Wednesday
morning, when W. L. Barnes was united
in marriage to Mrs. Ellen Hulett by Rev.
]. r. Bowman. Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Barnes of Townshend and Mr. and Mrs
John Allen OF South Londonderry were
present Mr.. and Mrs Barnes left i'm
mediately for Rutland. where they will
spend the week. Mrs. Jennie Allen will
care for the home In their absence Con-
CALCULATIONS are extended and hearty
good wishes from all.
Together with our other Industries
Jamaica has two very Industrious min
listers In the persons OF Rev. Mr. Bowman
and Rev. Mr. Dressler Each has taken
the contract TO saw. split and put In the
shed a winters supply OF stove wood
While this is not a particularly unusual
thing for some men, II Is remarkable
OF this town. Bets are about even as 10
which parson win finish first. but at the
last official count Rev. Mr.. Bowman was
three sticks ahead.
f. O. Melendy and Otis Cummings
were in town the first of the week. in
specting the Melendy Brothers telephone
line and making some necessary re-
pairs. This line is soon to be extended
through South Wardsboro to connect with
the Dover line. thus giving connections
through East Dover to South Newfane
and Williamsville. This viii do away
with the necessity of telephoning through
Brattleboro and having the message re-
peated in order TO reach that part of the
county and will be very much appre-
ciated Improvement on the present sys-