Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-09-02

Mrs. Horace w, Thompson was in Bur
lington Tuesday.
Miss Winnie Billings of Newport, who
spent two weeks with Bellows Falls
friends, returned to her home Sunday
night
Henry Prince of Burlington, father of
Mrs. Hattie Janas of Bellows Falls, COM
mitted suicide in that city Thursday,
Aug %.
Herbert R. Pierce, son of F. c. Pierce
who graduated from the University of
Vermont in June and has been spending
two months in continental tour with
one Of his professors, is scheduled to sail
tomorrow from Liverpool for home
Frank " Thompson, formerly principal
of the high school in North Walpole and
more recent headmaster of the Boston
nigh school of commerce, has been elect
ed to the responsible position of assist
ant superintendent of schools in Boston.
A. F. Winnewisser went to New York
Sunday, and he has been engaged all the
week buying his fan stock for his West
minister street store. Mrs. Winnewisser
came down from Lake Sunapee Monday
to assist in the store, but she will return
to their cottage tomorrow
Democratic rally will be held this
evening in the opera house, to be adj
dressed by Charles d. Watson of St AL
bans, candidate for governor, and Thomas
II. Browne of Rutland, national COM
mitteeman. Our Democratic friends are
putting some had work in to arouse en-
thusiasm for the campaign
Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Byrnes left
Sunday morning for Portsmouth, y H.
to attend the annual convention of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians and its
ladies' auxiliary in session there this
week. Since Sunday Mr.. and Mrs d. IT,
Cray, Mr.. and Mrs. p. II. Fleming. Mr.
and Mrs. c. j. O'Neil, H. \. Shaughnessey
and Dennis Brennan have gone to at
tend the meetings.
The town has begun work on the ex-
tensive changes in the grade of Horse
Heaven hill between here and Rocking
nam. similar work was done on the hin
gust this side of there, known as the An
bee hill, last year, and when the grades
OF the two places are complete according
10 present plans and specifications the
highway between here and Rockingham
VIII be made much better than it ever
has been.
The board of civil authority held a SEES
sion Wednesday for revision and correc-
ton of the check list to be used Tuesday
at the freemen's meeting. Another SEES
sion will be held tomorrow afternoon and
evening for the same purpose. The board
or listers advertise that hearing will
be given to any and all who feel aggrieved
at the quadrennial appraisal Wednes-
day morning at 10 o'clock at the town
clerks office.
Henry w. Porter. who last year bought
'IlN Idi &c JOlll %. Morse residence lust
east of the Congregational church, has
decided to furnish the house throughout
and make of it first class rooming build
ing. He has engaged Mrs. Frances Ware
who has conducted "The Bradley" at
Westminster several years and she will
nave entire charge of the premises She
Is here now, and the rooms will be ready
FOR use next week.
When the street and sidewalk around
Mrs Hetty Green's residence on Church
street were cut down two years ago il
lett the front of her grounds with an un-
slightly and unfinished cut of from two
To hve feet, sheer rise from the side
walk. By an arrangement with Mrs
Green during her recent stay in Bellows
Falls, the street department has been
putting in substantial cement curbine
TO hold the soil, and the front will thus
present much better appearance
The abstract of the quadrenniaI ap-
pralsal OF real estate of Rockingham
Med by the listers, shows valuation OF
farm property of $271 1886 and of village
and mill properties, denominated as FIRST
class OF S3655,S90, making a total ap-
praisal OF $3927275. This is an increase
In valuation over the former ap-
praisal of little over 100000 The total
valuation of both real estate and personal
property as 1t is being taxed this year
Is about $5,4OO,OOO while for 1909 it was
S5,350171,
There seems to be a general apathy
Hh'ohg the voters regarding the election
newt Tuesday, and II is probable that thf
vote will be light. AS this biennial cleo.
tion, in its vote for governor by eact
ply fixes the number of delegates tc
which each town is entitled in the state
conventions the coming two years, II
would be unfortunate If it should result
In = decreased representation in this
town, and the town committees Of bott
parties are trying to incite enthusiasm
enough to keep the representation where
II IS
The season for the electric road has
hardly been up to that Of last year, as 3
whole. The freight department has had
almost an identical amount as compared