Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-11


school class are invited to the home of
Mrs II. G. Smith on Guilford street |
Wednesday afternoon. The invitation IN
cludes the men. Supper will be served |
at o'clock, the members to furnish |
cake, sandwiches and dishes as usual.
Following are the dates for the enter
tainment course to be given this winter
under the auspices of the young women
of the Baptist and Congregational
churches: Nov. 81, the Colonial club;
Nov. so, the merry makers; Dec. IA, IL
Illustrated lecture on China by Lieut.
Canon; March 10, lecture by Judge Ben
Lindsey.
While Raymond Birch was trimming
trees on the Putney road yesterday al
ternoon his Ratchet slipped and cut a
deep cash three inches long in the calf
of his leg. Fellow workmen made a
tourniuuet and partially stopped the flow
of blood and he was hurried to DR.. II.
p. Greenes office, where it was found
that an artery had been severed. After
the wound was dressed Mr.. Birch was
taken to his home
Rev William II. Wight, rs, died in
the home of his daughter, Mrs. f, A.
Hubbard, so Florida street, Springfield,
Mass, Sunday. ne had been in i'll health
the past few months and had been con-
fined to his bed three weeks Mr..
Il
Methodist conference 40 years, but re-
tired from the active ministry about Is
years ago. Since his retirement he had
lived in Springfield The funeral was
held Tuesday.
Work is progressing well at the ledge
opposite the railroad station and large
amount of rock has been removed this
week. The laborers worked Sunday and
several holes for blasting We're drilled.
That portion on which the men worked
was near the railroad tracks and the
small number of trains on Sunday gave
them better opportunity to carry on
| the work. Station Agent D. S. Cary mas
collection of stone taken from the
| ledge. He has samples of iron pyrites or
| fools gold,'' quartz crystal and samples
| of quartz with small veins of iron run
ming through them. The iron may be
| seen easily, but the veins are scarcely
one-quarter of an inch in thickness.
An electric power line which probably
will carry 1900 volts is under construc-
ton from the Connecticut River Pow
er company's plant at Vernon to Keene
| to supply power for the Keene Gas and
| Electric company. From the dam 1T Will
| cross the river to land of a. c. Hooker
in Hinsdale, thence across the new pro-
| posed railroad of the Boston & Maine,
| running from there to a point just above
|
to the Robertson Brothers paper mill,
! crossing the river and road there to land
of the Ansel Dickinson estate thence
| through Ashuelot and Winchester to a
point near Frank Jacksons, where il
will connect with the old line and follow
the railroad track to Keene. The line
has already been surveyed, and is to be
completed by Nov. l. The Keene Gas &
Electric company have 10 men at work
clearing the right of way. A line of stee
towers will be built, and the steel con
struction work will be begun next week
Town Clerk C. S. Hopkins received thi!
week blanks from the secretary of state
which will be used in gathering the sta
tistics covering the marriages. births
and deaths in this town previous to thu
year 1857, and during the year 1863. !
bill was passed during the last session
of the legislature authorizing this worl
to be done and it promises to be M
easy task for the 246 town clerks in tn
state. Previous to 1857 no systematic ac
count was taken of the vital statistic
in the different towns and the clerk
will have to look through the old tow
: and church records and depend in
measure upon the public to help them
In the year 1868, probably because of tn
excitement attendant upon the countr
being a war, the various town clerk
We're derelict in their duty relating t.
, the vital statistics and many records ar
! lacking. 1t is estimated that Mr.. Hop
knss work in looking up these stats
ties will cost the town between $500 an
r. $400.
$ The largest audience that has assem-
/ bled on the common in several week
e was present Sunday afternoon to hea
. Rev. X. f. Torrey, one of the Mortified
s conference speakers and one of the hes
t | known evangelical workers in the worl
5 today. cdr. Torrey has preached in a
n parts of the world and soon will start o
+ a trip abroad which will cover man
e lands. He took as his topic Sunday
r Heroes and cowards," and in straight
n from tn shoulder talk of the evangelist
n type classified as heroes those who tax
= a definite stand for Jesus and fight fC
d | Him, while the towards are those VIII
: | hold back, have not the courage to stan
k up for Jesus, but allow other to do tn
fighting for Him. He was accompanie
by his gospel singer, William MacEwal
l who has pure tenor voice and who rer
: dered two selections. Church singers
. this town who heard Mr. MacE,wan hay
= said since the meeting that his rendtio
i of hymns was the best they ever hear'
A quartet of Mortified students an
70 alumni sang three selections. Fred
> knight presided at the meeting.
d Members of the Swedish Congregation
e al church object to the town cutting
# street through their property unless lar
l. damages to the amount of 500 are pai
% About two months ago a petition VIZ
il presented to the selectmen asking for
V street from West street to Westel
= avenue. There were several signers II
a Guiding the trustees of the society
,r hearing was held and no objection wa
If | made, but in a meeting of the socie
10 last week the members voted that 81
ID would about cover the damage to the
property. The selectmen are willing
pay $25, but the church will not acce
IN that amount. The selectmen think th
ar a larger sum is excessive, and If Il
l. church does not accept $25 this week al
IN praisers will be appointed to view Il
Of | property and designate what sum Il
lie town shall pay. There is no right
I'd way to the building at the present tin
10 and the man who owns the property
lie front could deprive the society of con
s. munication to West street A large pa
s. of the valuation of 800 is placed upc
is two large trees which probably will ha
he to be felled If the street is cut throug
IS An interesting exhibit of more tn;
he $50 canes has been in the window of
r F. Roberts's store this week and h
ne been the centre of much interest. NJ
ct Roberts received the canes sever
r months ago from the estate of his unc
f. DR.. o. S. Roberts of Pittsheld, Mas
"a who was "A collector for several yea