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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
SAXTON5 RIVEr.

Mrs c. w. Osgood went 10 Nashua. -
H., to remain few days
Mrs. Betsey Gale reached her list
birthday anniversary Friday, Jan. 10.
Miss Margaret Couglin, who was at her
home three weeks, returned to her work
in Boston Saturday.
The ladies' aid society of the Baptist
church will hold a food sale tomorrow
Saturday in the vestry at o'clock.
Lincolns birthday will be observed
Sunday, Feb. ~, in the Baptist church
with an appropriate program.
There was no service in the Baptist
church Sunday evening on account of
the Sunday school meeting in Bellows
Falls.
There was no School Friday afternoon
and Saturday in the graded school, on
account of the teachers convention in
Bellows Falls.
w. b. Glynn, superintendent of the
Baptist Sunday school in this place, gave
a chalk talk to the sunday school in
Gageville Sunday afternoon.
Mrs f. A. Mason has been confined to
her bed several days from the effects of
slipping down on the ice, but is on the
gain and able to be up at this time.
Several from this place attended the
annual meeting of the Rockingham Sun
day School association in the Universal
list church in Bellows Falls Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. A. Z. Green, who sustained a
shock of paralysis some time ago died
Friday. The funeral was held in her
late home Monday at 2 o'clock, Rev. G. F..
Chaplin officiating, assisted by Rev. E. A.
Mason. Besides her husband she leaves
three children, Ernest Green of Grafton,
Mrs Stella Wilder of Ludlow and Mrs.
Mary Stearns of this place The burial
took place in the SaXtons River cemetery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20

was timekeeper at the International
Paper company's mills here. He is not
In dangerous condition.
The Randy Kraft fixtures in the store
at the foot of the stairs which has been
owned the past year by Charles IL. Elliot,
were sold under a mortgage Saturday by
Sheriff \. II. Thompson. The highest
bidder was S. j. Cray and he took the
fixtures at 5000.
The Bay State Saddetree company be-
gan the manufacture of their product in
their new shop, at Springfield last week
and are now employing seven men all the
time and expect to add to this number as
the work broadens out. NJ. II. Ray is
the manager and will spend about two
days each week in Springfield. He will
travel for the company through the New
England states.
In addition to the list of candidates for
village officers given in this column last
week to be voted for at the annual meet
ing next Monday is the name of Edward
O. Young, a conductor on the Rutland
railroad, for whom nomination papers
have been filed to replace H. ID. Ryder,
who declined the nomination upon the
citizens ticket, as opposed to Dr. o. NJ.
George as trustee.
A petition circulated here Saturday
night among the business men and freight
shippers asking that the Legislature grant
the charters for the competing lines In
the Connecticut valley, went to Mont
pelier Monday bearing the signatures of
practically every manufacturing and
mercantile firm of Bellows Falls. The
advantages to Bellows Falls of another
line of railroad up and down the valley
are so manifest that there is no oppo-
stion here from any quarter
John A. Liddle of Bartonsville, one of
the prominent farmers of this town for
suddenly. He had been out to one of the
neighbors and was as well as usual, but
upon his return to his home, which is
located near the town farm, he was
taken i'll and lived but a few minutes.
Mr.. Lidde was 81 years old and had al
ways resided in this town and near the
place where he was born. He had held
various public offices Of trust among his
fellowmen. B..
In the absence of hospital in our
town Dr. w d. Bowen Of Saxtons River
is taking some patients to his home for
treatment. Mrs Bowen was a former
well known nurse and the combination
at his home is affording relief in a num-
Der of instances. Recently when
E. a. Patch, the pop corn man, was
taken i'll and could not be accommodated
elsewhere he was taken to Or. Bowers
and his last days made comfortable. Last
week John Hunt, an employe of the
lumber camp near Rockingham, was
taken i'll with appendicitis and was re-
moved to the doctors for treatment.
where he Is now recovering.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
WESTMINSTER.

Henry Willard remains in a serious
condition.
Nelson Languey has gone to South
Vernon TO work.
Walter Richardson spent Sunday in
Charlestown, N. II.
Nelson johnson, an aged resident died
yesterday, Thursday.
Mrs. George Hall and daughter, Hell
en-, are visiting in Pownal
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Fem spent Thurs
day of this week in Claremont.
Madam Foster and Mrs. George Fos-
ter are among those who are i'll.
Clarence Wright went Monday to Brat
tleboro where he has position as clerk
in o. j. Pratts store.
Miss Jean Dascomb will leave Jan. q
for Marithon, Texas, where she will
spend the rest of the winter with her
sister and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Arnold
Rev. Mr.. Hayward of Mason, y. H.,
has accepted a call to become pastor of
the Congregational church in this place.
Mr. Hayward expects to assume his du
ties as pastor in February.
The next meeting of the Mems club will
be held next Friday evening. Rev. a. c.
Wilson of Bellows Falls an enthusiastic
poultryman, will be the speaker and will
talk on raising poultry and as he is an
interesting speaker all will want to hear
him.
The situation was alarming Wednes-
day morning about o'clock, when it
was learned that the village water was
freezing in the main pipes and had
stopped at many of the houses. Vigor-
Gus measures were soon adopted and be-
fore night the supply was as good as
usual
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
GRAFTON.
Death Of Marshall Lamphear.

News has been received of the death of
Marshall Lamphear, which occurred in
his home in Redlands, California, Jan.
2, after a long illness with tuberculosis.
He was the son of Henry and Expert
ence Lamphear. Mr. Lamphear was
born in Windham May u, 1S41. and had
lived in Windham, Grafton and Chcopee
Falls, Mass. Sixteen years ago he went
err climate would be beneficial to his
health. He was a member of the First
Baptist church. Redlands, Cal He leaves
two brothers, George o. Lamphear of
Dorchester Mass, and a twin brother
Marcus Lamphear of Melrose, Mass,
also two sisters, Mrs Sarah Sherwin of
this place and Mrs George Townshend of
DummerSton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
Log Drive Larger than Last Year.

log DTlNe Larger IMAM LAST year.
The Connecticut Valley Lumber com
pany, which has the large annual drive
down the Connecticut river, is this year
cutting 100000 feet of logs as compared
with 100000 run down the river last
year. The talk which they made last
year in regard to the new law that Will
be in force this year in Massachusetts,
requiring all logs to be RATED before they
enter that state, seems not to have been
the ban to their business which they
talked then. Certainly the business is
not being curtailed this year. The com
pany has its managers office, boarding
house and headquarters in the little vii
lage of Bloomfield just across the Con-
necticut from the station of North STRAIT
ford, n. II. Last week they increased
their force of men to over 1000 in the
woods and different camps They are
working $50 horses and not using the
traction engines for hauling which were
in use n few years ago. Until last week
the snow in the woods had not been deep
enough for advantageous work. although
several hundred men had been at work
several weeks. About two weeks ago
nearly Is inches of very heavy snow
came, filled with water, and this has
now frozen making the shedding eX-
cellent. They had Is different camps In
the towns of Lewis, Ferdinand, Maid
stone and CRANKY, VT, and Columbia, N.
H, along the different tributaries OIL the
Connecticut river, more upon the Nulhe-
gan river in Vermont than upon any
other The general manager this year
and the man who will come down the
river in charge of the men is d. j. Nc
Donald, who came from New York last
summer as the local representative of
the brokerage firm of Hornblower e.
Weeks, who are interested in the financial
affairs of the company. The business of
the comnanV is PROSPEROUS and the cost
of producing and getting the logs to
market promises to be lower this year
than for a number of previous years. The
drivers annually spend from four to six
weeks here at Bellows Falls driving the
logs over the falls.
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them both without much consideration
The situation in regard to the trus-
tee process bill is complicated by the
passage in the Senate this afternoon of
the Butterfield bill, which is only slightly
different from the Cushman bill. The
passage was effected under suspension
of the rules on motion of Senator Ar
chibald a warm supporter of the Cush-
man bill. With the Senate thus reter-
ating its claims it is difficult to see how
the conference committee can agree on
report.
The income tax amendment to the fed
eral constitution was defeated In both
houses yesterday. Senator Gordon was
the only man to speak on it in the SEN
ate and he read a long and carefully
prepared address There We're half a
dozen debaters in the House but all the
speeches were brief.
The House has refused to adopt the
resolution sent over from the Senate
providing for additional clerical assist
ance in the Office of the commissioner of
game and fisheries. This makes no in
crease in the appropriation but diverts
a larger portion of it than now to the
Office work. The need of such an in
crease is plain. but the House for some
reason was unwilling to grant II.
a favorable report is promised on the
bill relating to the Austine institute, but
it is not certain when it will be made.
Although it has been more apparent
than ever al this session that more room
is needed for the transaction of the
states business, the House has killed the
bill prepared by the committee on pub
lie buildings which provided for the erec-
ton of building for the supreme court
and state library on the state land ad-
joining the Pavilion hotel The bill car
red an appropriation of $3.50 900 and the
members thought the state could not
afford it. Immediately following that
decision came a resolution introduced by
Rabbit of Rockingham directing the
sergeant at arms to provide quarters
for the new commissioner of weights and
measures. There is no place now where
sufficient room can be found for his
work.
A committee has been chosen to ar
range for a mock session next Tuesday
night
1t is possible that final adjournment
will be taken next week, but there is NO
probability that 1t can be done before
one of the later days
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20

supt. Blake was in town the first of
the week.
Miss Nellie Kingsbury was at home
over Sunday
An adjourned meeting of the Congre-
ell Jan. 90.
lows Falls were at W. e. L. Walkers
the first of the week.
A special meeting of Grafton Grange
will be held this evening to confer the
first and second degrees.
Carlotta spent Sunday with Mrs. Sarah
Howard of West Townshend
The chicken-pie supper served in the
Baptist vestry last Tuesday evening was
excellent 1t was well patronized,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Mortified attended
the Sunday school convention in Ches-
ter Wednesday. Mr.. Merrifield took
charge of the music.
Miss Amy Davis was a guest of Mrs.
Charles Palmer of Brattleboro Satur-
a few days with friends in Springfield,
Mass
Those attending the teachers instl-
tute in Bellows Falls were Mrs Hattie
Haskell, Mrs. Glazier, Miss Florence
Follett. Miss Grace Rabbit and Miss
Marie Walker.
Erwin Green and family, Mr.. and Mrs,
Buringame, c. w. Fairbank, Mrs.
F, A. Palmer, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Fisher and Messrs. Cecil, Leon and
Clyde Fisher attended the funeral of
Mrs e. e, Green in Saxtons River Mon
day,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
Nearly Complete File Of Youths Com
panon.

An item is going the rounds of the state
press that Mrs. S. w. Kimball of Brat
tleboro has two old newspapers, one of
which is particularly rare, copy of the
second issue ever published of the Youths
Companion. That is pretty fair but Il.
A. Melendy of this place has copy of
every issue but one ever published OF
the Youths Londonderry
Sitter
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
The Teachers, conventlon.

About 200 school teachers located in
the southeastern part of Vermont met
here Friday and Saturday and had very
interesting meetings. An association was
formed to be known as the Teachers
Association of Southeastern Vermont
and it is proposed to hold meetings an
nually If not more often. The meetings
were held in the high school building
and the local teachers and school officials
did all that was possible to make the
visiting teachers welcome and to make
the stay of interest ond profit. A num-
Der of superintendent and other officials
of other towns and cities were here. e.
NJ Roscoe, superintendent of schools at
Springfield, presided Friday afternoon
and Hon. Payson Smith of Augusta, Me-,
state superintendent of education, de-
livered an address. He spoke again in
the evening.
Saturday morning Mr.. Roscoe presided
again and a constitution was adopted for
the government of the new organization.
The following officers were elected for
the coming year: President, Prin. c. L.,
McKuick of Chester; vice president, Su-
pervisor Florence NJ Wellman Of Brat
tleboro; secretary and treasurer, Supt. O..
X. Collins of Bellows Falls; executive
committee, Prin. A. f. futile of Bellows
Falls, Supt. f. II. Dorsey of Ludlow, and
Miss Florence S. Greer of Springfield.
Following the adopting of the constitu-
ton and election of officers Prof Luther T,
Smith of Vermont academy spoke upon
Secondary English" and he was fol-
lowed by President John NJ. Thomas of
Middlebury college, who spoke upon
vermont Problems" and made a deep
impression upon his hearers. Before the
departure OF the noon trains upon which
many of the teachers left a very pleas
ant social time was had, in the nature
of a reception, entirely informal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20

Two kdnappers We're sentenced by a
judge in a Brooklyn court to an indeter-
inmate term of years in state prison from
25 to 40 years. This is the maximum
penalty and was imposed because kid
mapping has become frequent lately and
these two are proven to be the head of a
band which abducted children and held
them for ransom.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
John Hakey, 1s, Killed by a Fall of ~
Feet.

John Hakey, IS, son of David Hakey,
met with an accident Tuesday after
noon at o'clock while working in the
woods. He fell about IL feet, striking
on his head, rendering him unconscious.
He did not regain consciousness and died
about 10 in the evening. He was a ia
vorlte among his associates and will be
greatly missed by them. He leaves a
mother and father, three brothers and a
sister. Much sympathy is expressed for
the family
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
MITTEE'S REPORT
The Statement Which Was Pre-.
scented to the Legislature
Two Railroads Reviewed - Dissenting
Minority Report.

Minority Report.
The report of the majority of the House
railroad committee, which was presented
at Montpelier Wednesday, favors the
Boston Il Maine, although it does not
propose to grant all that was first asked.
The minority report signed by Mr.. Maun
of st. Adams and Mr.. Battell of Mid
dlebury, proposes an amendment which
would prevent the taking away of any
of the land of the New London Northern
and would permit the Boston &c Maine
to run through the present yard in Brat
teboro. The majority report is as fol-
lows:
Report of Majority.
The Boston e Maine Railroad company
through control of several roads, one of
which Is the Vermont Valley railroad
which is applying for this charter, OPP
crates a line of railroad from Sherbrooke,
Que, to Springfield, Mass, which passes
through the entire length of the state
of Vermont, from Newport to South YER
non with the exception of 26 miles be-
tween Windsor and Bellows Falls, where
it is on the New Hampshire side of the
Connecticut river. Between White River
Junction and Windsor, a distance of
II miles, and also between Brattleboro
and South Vernon, distance of 10
miles its trains are run under orders of
the Central Vermont Railway company
and over tracks controlled by the Central
Vermont Railway company. There are
double tracks from Claremont junction
to Putney,
Traffic on that line has increased so
greatly in the past few years that the
Boston & Maine Railroad company wishes
to double track its entire line and to build
connecting links so that trains may be
run the whole distance under their own
rules and subject to their own train or
ders.
Right Of Eminent Domain.
This bill asks for a charter to build
that link between Brattleboro and South
Vernon To do this it requires the right
of eminent domain, which can only be
justified by public necessity. We need
not enlarge here on the necessity, for
both parties to the controversy acknowl-
edge it and the public has felt it for
years. The roadbed has been poor and
so inadequate that express trains have
| frequently been held up and delayed so
as to miss important connections. The
only difference between the parties Is
the question of how more facilities should
be provided.
The Central Vermont. who have con-
! trolled and run this line for years, have
not met the demands of the situation
nor offered to until driven to it by the
plan of the Boston & Maine to build a
line of its own
At the eleventh hour they suggest a
plan of providing more facilities in Brat
! tleboro and allowing trackage rights to
! the Boston e Maine, but we do not be-
lieve that this plan is calculated to give
| the public the accommodation 1t may
! rightly demand.
1t seems very desirable for the trav-
cling public to have each road as nearly
| independent of the other as possible, In
| order that each may run its own trains
| NV :
rules and different orders governing one
train as 1t passes from one road to the
| other.
Two Routes Practical.
In building a railroad between Brat
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20

A little over $500 has been raised for
the coming seasons baseball team the
canvass having been made by II. II.
Abbott of Wilson & Abbott.
An epidemic of smallpox is raging at
Berlin, n. H., and among the victims
is Thomas Dineen, who for some time
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20

Which has the hardest life of 1t, coffee
or tea?-Tea, for while coffee can settle
down, tea is compelled to draw.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20

Many present problems are past follies
getting ripe.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
Total,

The figures reported by the Congrega-
tional school of Bellows Falls were in
some way reported enormously, as it is
proba BILE the enrolment is made too large
and the average too small. If the Epis
copal Sunday school connected with Inn
manuel church (Which is not a member
of the association is added to the above
figures, as well as the Cambridgeport
school, which is not reported, it would
give enrolment of Protestant pupils
of about 100 and an average attendance
of about 700 in this town. In the Sunday
school of st. Charles (Catholic) church
nearly 500 young people come under reli-
gious instruction each Sunday.
These officers were elected: President
Deacon c. w. Osgood; vice presidents, the
superintendenets of each school: secre-
tary and treasurer, w. e. Stockwell;
superintendent of each school; secre-
Miss Elvira Gorham. Brief reports were
made of the interesting points of the
work in each of the schools, among the
speakers being w. B. Glynn of the Bap
fist school at SaXtons River. w. w Saw
yer of the Universalist school, w. R.
Davenport of the Methodist, w. II. Farr
of the Congregational, and f. w. Trask
of the Baptist school of Bellows Falls.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
Sunday School Association Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Rocking
ham Town Sunday School association was
held Sunday evening in the Unlversalist
church and drew a large audience. The
program was in charge of President c.
W. Osgood. The reports of the various
officers of the association and superin
tendents of the different schools were of
much interest, showing the work of
Sunday schools in this town to be in
fourshing condition. The secretary's re-
mort eboued tho following details.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
The Amendment offered.

The amendment mentioned in the clos
ing part of the report is substantially
that offered by the Boston & Maine at
the last public hearing, with a further
provision which will care for the inter-
ests of the Crosby mill at Brattleboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20

Boys $8.75 Suits for
Boys $6.98 Suits for
Boys $500 Suits for
Evening journal., 1911-01-30
YOUNGSTERS In
BURGLAR ROLE
Cellar Lads Carried
Kit and Many Cartridges

Caught crouching in a dark corner
OF the cellar under the home Of
Theresa Mcclure, at No. 511 West
Third street, last evening, Tony
Mario. aged 10 years. an erstwhile
messenger boy. and Walter Horsey
aged IA years. are being held by the
police charged with breaking and en-
tering the house with intent to steal.
The two youthful wOuld-be despera-
does when captured we're guarding a
kit of burglar tools and in their pock-
cts were found a large number Of
cartridges. They Will be given a hear
ing on Thursday morning.
Walter Sillitoe, of Third and Jeffer-
son streets about 9 o'clock last even
ing noticed the boys lettering about
the neighborhood and watching them
saw one lad drop to the pavement and
with screw driver pry open a cellar
window. Both lads then disappeared
through the window which SillitOe
quickly fastened I'm place and rousing
the inmates of the house instructed
them to lock the cellar door. Word
was then sent to the police who quick
ly corraled the thoroughly heightened
youngsters
Evening journal., 1911-01-30
IS CONVERTS FOR
ROCKLAND CHURCH

Revival services. which have been
in progress in Mt. Lebanon Methodist
Episcopal Church, at Rockland, for
ts past three weeks. will be con-
tinued this week So far 35 con-
versions have resulted from the meet
ings, and the pastot hopes that this
number will be greatly augmented as
the result OF the continuance OF the
revival throughout the present week.
The Rev. B. F. Latshaw is In charge
OF the services.
Evening journal., 1911-01-30
HOME AUXILIARY ELRCTS.

The Junior Auxiliary of the
Minquadale Home held. it's annual
meeting in the New Century Club on
Saturday, and elected these officers:
President. Mrs. Lewis B. Morrow
vice-president, Mrs. Thomas Mum
reccs ding secretary, Mrs. E. H. Wood
ward; corresponding secretary. Mrs.
Willard Springer; treasurer, Mrs.
Robert Rayner; executive board, Mis-.
Randolph Lundgren, Mrs. S. N. Coun-
ell, Mrs. Fl. p. Ewes. Mrs. C. j.
Kinkead, Mrs. A. N. Main, Mrs. Will
liam S. Prickett, Mrs. George T..
Brown, Mrs. Thomas Mum, Mrs.
Wilkes Bowen, Mrs. Lynford Thomas,
Ms. A. Z. Frantz, Mrs. H. II. Ward,
Mrs. 4. p Moody, Mrs. Thomas Davis.
Evening journal., 1911-01-30
WIFE ESCAPES
HUSBANDS KNIFE
City Court Sends to Court
Man Who Tried to Cut
Up Woman

Albert Gaines, a young colored man,
charged by his wife Bessie Gaines,
with having beaten her and with an
attempt to stab her with a potato
knife, was this morning held in $500
bail by Judge Cochran of City Court.
Mrs. Gaines, who appeared against
her husband, told of how while drunk
the negro had gone on Saturday to
her mothers home at No. 712 Pearl
street, and had forced his way into
the house where he beat and kicked
her several times. While one of the
members of the family ran for an Of
ficer Mrs. Gaines said she ran up
stairs, locking the doors behind her.
She declared her husband followed
her. forced the doors and had thrown
her down and was attempting TO cut
her with a knife when the timely ar
rival of help prevented him from do
ing her further injury.