Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-03
SHELL & LEATHER GOODS

II. Shepardson. 1t is by the district nurse
committee of the Woman's club and is
being well patronized.
Gen y. G. Williams left last week for
a trip Of three or four weeks in Califor-
mia. He was accompanied by his wife
and two daughters.
The youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. A.
w Coolidge has been dangerously III the
past two weeks with spinal meningitis
but is considered out OF danger now.
Mrs Charles B. Hyde has returned to
Bellows Falls from her winters stay in
Providence, and has opened her resi-
dence near the north end of Green street
Deacon c. W. Osgood occupied the pull
pit in East Alstead Sunday in the alb
sence OF the pastor. Col. +. G. Osgood
served in the same capacity a week earl-
er.
Miss Frances r. Osgood left Boston
Wednesday for a three weeks trip
through Colorado and other western
states, accompanying Mr. and Mrs. S
Willoughby Wilder.
The sale by auction Of the bankrupt
stock Of boots and shoes In the store Of
John 7. Keefe will take place this after
noon at l O'Clock under the direction Of
z. L. Walker, trustee.
All the schools Of the village held solid
sessions Wednesday in order to give the
pupils an opportunity to attend the May
day festival given by the ladies' auxil-
larry Of the Hibernians in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George a. Andrews Of
Reading, Mass, We're the recipients re-
Gently of twin boys. Mr.. Andrews was for
merry In the local Boston G Maine office.
and was transferred to the Boston Of
flee two or three years ago
The annual bah Of COMPANY E. Y y
G.. held last week Thursday evening was
a brilliant and successful affair The dec
orauons and the music were both OF an
extremely satisfactory character and the
hall and galleries We're crowded.
The annual high school concert will be
given next week Friday evening at which
a cantata The Village Blacksmith" will
be rendered by the high school chorus
in addition to other vocal and instru-
mental music. The concert of the gram
mar school grades will be neld a week
later
A hearing is to be given at Memorial
hall in North Walpole next Thursday by
the railroad commissioners in rela ton 70
a number Of proposed changes by the
Boston e Maine railroad in the crossings
and streets in that village. The citizens
are much interested, as the changes are
important to the village, and naturally
some are in favor and others against the
proposals.
The street department Of the village
have been busy this week in setting out
between so and 100 young maple trees
upon various streets where the trees have
become old and been removed. The trls-
tees who have the oversight of all such
work have had this In mind ever since
their election, and the completing OF the
work is great qualification to those
who have deplored the loss Of the shade.
The licenses of the saloons at North
Walpole have been reissued during the
past week, in most instances to the same
ten parties as last year. Second class
licenses have been raised from $500 to
$500, and the third class increased TO $500.
Taking the bars both sides OF the river
Bellows Falls has the advantage (?) Of II
places where liquor may be had, all To-
Gated within three-fourths Of a mile of
each other.
L. T. Lowell has bought a three-year-
old pacing stallion, Rapid Transit, from
County Clerk A. E. Harlan of Alexan-
dria, Ind. The horse has a record of
200 and is a full brother to Phoso Patch
en-, sold year ago by DR.. Harlan to Mr..
Lowell. The horse has been shipped to
Bellows Falls but will be taken back to
Indiana in the fall to be entered in the
state fair races under the name of Har-
Ian Patchen.
The members of the class that will
graduate from the ninth grade into the
high school next June elected their Of
fcers last week as follows: President.
Daniel Taylor; vice president Margaret
Barrett; secretary and treasurer Kath-
crime Deming; executive committee,
Charles Mcdonald Ruth Bowen, Pauline
Flint; committee on class colors, Paul
Winnewisser Mae Reed, Florence Yard
ley; committee on class motto Harry
Cook, Daniel Johnson, Thomas Sawyer;
committee upon class poem, Helen Kim
ball, Alfred Bennett and Gerald Waite.
Thomas 2. oBrien as attorney for
the town Of Walpole has been in Keene
number of days attending a hearing
before the superior court upon the ques-