Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-06-24

here during their absence.
The number of taxable polls in the
town of Rockingham is shown by the list
ers report to be 1857. In 1900 there were
1896; in 1895, 11S6; in 1890, 1897; in 1880,
1852; in 1870 $50. This gives a clear show
ing of how steady the increase has been
in the population of the town. The in
crease in population has not been as
marked in the past 10 years as hereto
FORE but II has surely increased in that
length of time.
Rev. Vivian F. Hendee, the Methodist
pastor at Montpelier who for several
years previous to this has been with the
Bellows Falls Methodist church, is much
out Of health, and his parish has voted
to give him a vacation during the two
months of July and August He will go
to his old home in Ohio where his chill
dren are with his parents. The death of
Mrs. Hendee last winter has affected Mr.
Hendee seriously.
The town caucus for eecting 16 dele
gates to the county convention at New
fame has been called by the Republican
town committee to be held in Banquet
han tomorrow al p. m. NJ. II. Ray on
Wednesday decided to withdraw his name
from consideration as senator from this
end of the county This leaves the local
field clear for II. d. Ryder, and the town
delegation will be instructed to support
him.
The Bellows Falls and Keene baseball
teams met on the home grounds Satur-
day Bellows Falls winning 10 to .. Dupee
pitched well for Bellows Falls only five
hits being made by the visitors and he
was well supported by Mayo In fact the
playing by Bellows Falls was high grade.
the error column showing but a single
misplay, while l3 hits were recorded
Mayo batted safely three times and
karrigan, Bressor, Dupee and Leene
twice each.
The Congregational Sunday school held
their annual picnic Tuesday at Warren's
pond over 100 spent the day there in a
very enjoyable manner. They were taken
there by two large four-horse barges
from the stable of Fred c. Rand; four or
five two-horse carriages and many single
wagons and automobiles. The day was a
delightful one, spent in all manner OF
sports. rowing, fishing. and bathing and
the party did not reach Bellows Falls on
its return until nearly o'clock
The trustees OF the village have had
an expert sewer engineer here this week
examining the general system for the
purpose of planning important improve
ments to obviate the difficulty OF the fire.
| quent flooding of cellars in some To-
calities, and to render impossible repe-
| tition of the washing out OF the road
bed of the Rutland railroad at the north
end of the village which occurred a few
months ago. 1t is probable that an i'm
! portant amount Of money will have to
! be expended upon the system before It
| can be considered as in first class con-
dition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Almon l. Bolles and his
| mother Mrs. Francis A. Bolles, went
| Wednesday to Cambridge, Mass, where
they We're present a the graduation from
| Harvard college of Mr.. Bolles's brother.
Francis r., who has spent the last four
years in taking the general course given
| by the college, and has now graduated
| with honor. He will spend the summer
| IN Bellows Falls with his mother assist =
ing his brother in the law office. His flu
lure business affiliation has not been de-
cided upon, but he is fully determined il
shall not be the law, as followed by his
father and brother.
The number Of dogs licensed in Rock
ingham for the coming year is somewhat
larger than in former years, there being
| PROBABLY FEWER left unlicensed than last
year. The selectmen have Issued warrants
to Constables A II. Thompson and G. p.
Alexander ordering them to kill all I'M
licensed dogs found and to enter com
| plant against the keepers OF them, for
which there is fine OF SIS. Many people
| have understood the law as applying only
to dogs owned April l. but any one be-
coming the owner, at any time OF year
of dog over four weeks old is required
to license 1t within 10 days.
The senior class of the high school
graduated Thursday evening 80 pupils.
the largest in the SO years OF the school
| President John NJ. Thomas of Middlebury
college delivered the commencement ad
dress. The valedictory was assigned ia
Ralph F. Butter; the honor in foreign
languages to Vera E. Mason; the honor
in mathematics to John F. Keefe; the
honor in literature to Maud NJ TAYLOR
The officers Of the class for the coming
year are j. Edward Leene. president: Pen.
elope Macleod, vice president; Marga
ret M. McGinniss, secretary and Edith NJ
Frost, treasurer The commencement hoT
was given in Union hall after the exer-
cises in the opera house.
A largely attended reception was ex.
tended to Col. and Mrs. E. G. Osgood Fri.
day evening in the parlors of the Congre.
gational church, which had been pro.
fusely decorated for the occasion. It wa.
in the nature of a farewell to the famil,
by many friends made during their many
years OF residence here. They intend L
spend the summer in various location:
and in September begin housekeeping IL
Nashua, n. H., where Mr. Osgood ha!
been located the past few months. II
the receiving line were Col. and Mrs
Osgood, Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Osgood ant
Rev. and Mrs. A. p. Pratt. Light re-
freshments We're served later in the even
ing and very pleasant time enjoyed by
all present
The promotion exercises of the nintl
grade into the high school occurred Fri
day afternoon and drew a large audienc,
to Assembly hall, although the day wa!
an extremely hot one. There were abou
70 that took their diplomas emitting then
to entrance into the high school. Amonl
those who were entitled to honors anC
who took part in the exercises were F
Elizabeth Osgood, Katherine p. Wright
Marguerite c. Putnam, Fred w. Britton
Dorothy NJ. Day, Stanley NJ Provost
Jessie NJ. Butler Doris A. Lee, Albert E
Dillingham;, Thomas c. Doyle and Jan,
r.. Tidd. The industrial exhibit of tn,
ninth grades was of class which showed
the excellent work and proficiency of tn,
I pupils, and was kept on exhibition
throughout the day.
Gilbert II. Fail Of PHILADELPHIA, VIII,
for few years previous to four years ag,
was we'll known instructor in the Bel
lows Falls high school, was married
Wednesday afternoon at the residence O
capt. John p. Lawrence on Hapgoo,
place to Miss Ethel May Bernier, a siste
OF Mrs Lawrence Only the immediat
J friends of the contracting couple wer
present and the ceremony was performed
by Rev. A, c. Wilson of Immanue
church. The bride is we'll known amonl
, the young people OF Bellows Falls havinI
lived in town a number of years. The
, viii make their future home IN Philadel
, phia where Mr.. Fall has an excellent no
! sition as instructor in a large privat
school They will spend Mr.. Falls yaca
ton on the coast of Maine and will reacl
| their future homo in