Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-01

repairing the various piers this winter
while teams can bring the stone for
loading them over the ice. The work
will be in charge of James Hennessey of
North Walpole.
Miss Eva Johnson who was in a pri-
vate sanatarium in Alstead several
months was brought back to Bellows
Falls Monday by her brother, Deacon H.
C. Johnson She is boarding with the
family of L. b. Whitaker on Forest
street II. c. Johnson has bought the
residence of the late John B. Morse in
North Westminster.
Eight or 10 citizens of Bellows Falls
went to Boston Saturday to attend the
football game between Harvard and Yale
Among them was DIR. Leroy E. Knight
of Bellows Falls and Springfield. His
many friends are congratulating him up
on having taken the occasion to be mar
ried. He was married in Boston that
day to Miss Anna MCGEE.
telephone message Sunday evening
from New York to Gen. ~ G. Williams
informed him of the birth that day in a
New York hospital of Nathan Williams
Pearson a grandson. j. A. Pearson, the
father of the child, who occupies re-
sponsible position in the Office of the
Vermont Farm Machine company, went
to New York that day, the mother having
been there a week.
Mrs Mary Kellogg Parkhurst, daughter
of John ii. Williams of Walpole, had
narrow escape from serious injury in the
square here one day last week. She was
thrown from a carriage to the pavement
and the horse ran, stripping itself of
every part of the harness except the
bride. Mrs Parkhurst was somewhat
shaken up, but not seriously hurt, and
the damage to the team was not large.
The number of hunters licenses issued
hx- e
462 as compared with 456 last year. Only
one license was issued to a non-resi-
dent hunter The oldest person apply
| ing for a license was Rev. A. w. Wild,
rs, of Cambrldgeport, Among the num-
| Der were these women: Mrs Dallas F..
| Pollard, Gertrude A. ID. Jakway, Alice
e. Hayes, Marion L. Williams Mrs. j,
| b. Crandon and Laura Harrington.
| John II. Brown, the veteran trainman
| of the Rutland road, resumed his run
between here and Burlington this month,
| having been off on account of Ill health.
This is the first time in his IS years of
service that he has asked for vaca-
ton of more than a day or two, He
runs with the two other veterans, Con-
ductor Ed Young and Baggage Master
! Kit Rice, each of whom has been on
| the road as long or longer,
Several photographs were taken We'd
| nesday of the front of Richards's mar
ket on Rockingham street, which had a
| fine display of game Among the eX-
| hibits We're a black bear which weighed
nearly 400 pounds, a cub bear, II fine
| bucks and number of rabbits and par
| tridges. Mr.. Richards has bought what
is said to be the largest Durham steer
east of the Mississippi river. He will
exhibit it next week and slaughter
later. 1t is said to weigh an even ton
A petition has been circulated recent
ly and has been signed by citizens of the
| village of Drewsville asking the post
office department to open again an Office
in that place. The office was discon-
| tinued about four years ago and the
rural free delivery from Walpole made
to serve, but this proves so unsatisfac
tory that it is the wish of large par
of the people to have the Office re-estab.
lished. Under the old regime there wer,
two mails each way daily by stage be-
tween that village and Bellows Falls.
Two or three canvassers for H. A
Manning & company of Springfield
Mass, have been at work in Bellows
Falls and vicinity the past month get
ting data for a new issue of the Bel
lows Falls directory, which has beer
published by them several years. Thi
year they are charging the territor!
covered and include with Bellows Falls
Saxtons River. the town of Rocking
ham, North Westminster, North Wal
pole, Charlestown, Langdon and Alstead
The last three have never been included
There are IA licensed milk dealers II