Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-01
JAMAICA.

Una Allen is sick with scarlet fever.
Mr.. and Mrs j. A. Muzzy returned from
a two wec6s' visit in New York city Mon
day night.
S. Il. Rawson is confined to the house
with a severe attack of his old heart diff
hculty lie fell on the street when first
stricken and had to be assisted home.
The icehouses about town are being
filled this week. owing to the poor quail
" of the ice on the mill ponds. the crop
is being harvested at BloOdsuCkcr pond
and drawn about two miles to the village.
NJ @. williams is doing the cutting and
H. J. Sage's teams are doing the drawing.
The jamaica Dramatic club Is hard al
work on rchearsas for their forthcoming
play "Jedidiah Judkins, jr" il is the
intention of the club to buy a piano be-
fore the presentation Of this play and to
employ music from Brattleboro, so a gem
cral good time may be expected The
date Of the play will be decided soon
As previously announced, Rev. n.
Thomas Hafer, state evangelist. will be-
gin a series of special services at the
Baptist church on Friday evening Of this
week Meetings will be held every even
ing continuing about ten days. All are
cordially invited to come and bring their
friends to hear this earnest gospel
preacher and singer.
The ladies' Industrial society met last
The treasurer's report showed a success
ful year. The following officers were
elected President. Mrs. Lucy r. KEEL
logg; vice president, Mrs. c. r. Bowman
secretary, Mrs j. a. Muzzy; treasurer,
Mrs. II. J. Sage; board Of directors. Mrs.
4. /. Aiken, Mrs. Jennie Ballard Mrs.
Flora Howard; palmleaf superintendent,
Mrs. Mary Ellis. The society will meet
next Wednesday with Mrs. Kellogg.
Selectman a. +. Allen and A. V. D.
Piper were in South Londonderry Monday
in attendance upon the case Of Archie
Worden VS. town Of Jamaica, before Jus
tice +. G. Dean. This Is an action to re-
cover tax paid under protest and Worden
has case now pending in county court
against r. II. Wheeler, tax collector, for
false Imprisonment in the collection Of
the same tax. judgment was given for
Worden to recover the amount claimed
due and an appeal was taken to the
county court Cudworth & Pierce were
counsel for the plaintiff and a. V. d.
Piper appeared for the defendant town.
The effect Of the new. railroad commits
sion and the rate law has not been felt to
any appreciate degree by local sufferers
as yet; cars continue to be just as scarce.
rates Just as high, and loaded cars stand
on the sidings just as long as heretofore.
The morning train is running on schedule
time two hours late and we never eX-
pect the evening train until we hear the
whistle blow. Two nights last week IL
did not arrive until after midnight and
as matter OF fact this train has not
once arrived at Jamaica on time. 40 p
m. since the running time was changed
last summer There are two directors Of
this road living in town and they pay
fare when they travel now. the same as
the rest Of us, owing to their passes being
held up on the advice OF General Counsel
Writers and a diligent search in the depot
falls to disclose the schedule Of freight
rates posted anywhere. Perhaps we are
expecting too much To think tina: these
things would be all remedicd at once but
IL would give us little encouragement OF
better things to come II the Central Yer
mont railway. out Of the fullness Of its
heart. and in its care Of the welfare OF
the common people" as Attorney Writer'S
stated before the railroad committee OF
the legislature. which the Central Yer
mont railway had always in view in all
dealings, would bring any one Of these
things to pass or rectify any one OF the
annoyances itself. Of its own free will,
without first being compelled to do so by
some court or commission.