Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04

pany Il, who are at the state range this
week contesting for the prizes offered
| for the best craftsmanship, is as follows
| Lieutenants Fuller and Marks, Musicians
| Patterson and Allbee, Sergeants Cady
| and Sumner and Privates Hosmer, Patch
| Hastings and Shaw In previous contests
our boys have stood well and it Is con-
| fidently expected that they will be able
| to bring home some of the prizes this
year.
None Of the Connecticut River Lumber
| company's log drive has reached here and
| 1t is understood that 1t will be several
| days before 1t arrives as the river here
| has been low. The water is high enough
| so the logs are travelling some, but slow
| ly. A few have reached North Thetford,
| but the rear of the drive has not cleared
| from the F1fteen-Mile falls above Barnet,
| and II is possible that large part may
have to remain north OF here until an
| other season.
Our municipal court is still having a
| large amount of business in the handling
OF DRINKS coming from North Walpole.
| Among those of the past week have
been william Mclaughlin of Hinsdale,
| sentenced to Newfane for 20 days; Joseph
Hunt, fined with costs $2454 for
second offence; Patrick Masterson of
Providence, 20 days In jail; Timothy
Haley OF Bondville, 20 days; Albert DAY.
idson of Gagevile. fined $3.50; John
Slalyk, a fine OF 1913.
Among the interested guests at the
Sunday meeting in the old Rockingham
Westinghouse was Edward Payson Wes-
ton, the noted walker. He had given his
lecture the evening before and rode over
to Rockingham Sunday with c. l.. Villas
and party. He recalled passing through
the village of Rockingham in 1859, when
he was on one of his wonderful trips Of
endurance, and in the evening, as
dance was in progress at the old Lowell
tavern, he stopped and danced a few
figures there with some Of the girls, who
still remember him.
Rev. Vivian F. Hendee, pastor of Trim
ity Methodist Episcopal church, in Mont
pelier, and Miss Zella d. Hill, daughter
o Mrs. NJ. NJ. Hill OF Montpelier, were
married at 6 o'clock Tuesday evening by
Rev w. S. Smithers in the home of the
brides mother. Immediate relatives wit
messed the ceremony, following which
Rev. and Mrs. Hendee left for Cleveland,
Ohio Rev. Mr.. Hendee went from the
Bellows Falls parish in 1910. Mrs. Hen
dee Is a young woman who is promi-
nent in the work of the church and it's
departments, attended Montpelier schools
and has taught in an educational insti-
tute in Herl<imer, n. Y, the past few
years.
The Boston & Maine railroad company
has a large force of men building two
new piers in the Connecticut river pre-
paratory to erecting the new steel bridge,
which has been necesstated by increased
weight of engines and trains crossing the
old one. 1t is to be of three spans and
the north approac CHI, instead of only two
as heretofore. The present spans are
too long to be economical and trust
worthy. The first bridge erected by the
old Sullivan County railroad was built
in 1851 and was primitive wooden
affair with the same length of spans as
the present steel bridge which replaced
it in 1882, the first piece of iron being
laid February l of that year. The struc
ture was completed and tested May IS of
the same year. 1t has shown some weak
| ness during the last few years and has
| been strengthened once or twice.