Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-15

late hour, there being many matters
of Importance to the village under con-
sderation. The committee have begun
during the last week the placing in Ii
braries, hotels and commercial organiza-
lions throughout New England one Of
the most attractive advertising books
put out by any commercial organization
in all this vicinity, entitled Bellows
Falls and Vicinity Illustrated" Adver-
tising is being done in various ways
which must result I'm advancement of the
interests of the village
At the fourth quarterly conference OF
the Methodist church last week the du-
plicate envelope system for current ex-
penses and benevolences was voted to
be installed, and it was voted to make
some very important changes in the
church edifice. For this purpose $4,000
was the sum named, of which about $1,000
has already been pledged. During the
year just closing 46 persons were added
to the parish, three have died and seven
had removed by letter. The present res
ident membership is 166 with rs addition
al probationers. 1t was unanimously
voted to request the annual conference
which meets at Newport April 10, to re-
turn Rev. w. r. Davenport for another
year.
The first prosecution under the law
against wire tapping was made here
charged with having taken the electric
lighting current from the wires of the
Fall Mountain Electric Light e. Power
company and using 1t over an extended
period, according to allegations. Mrs.
Mary Filed, proprietor of Fields lunch
room on Rockingham street, opposite
Hotel Rockingham, was arrested Satur-
day under this charge, and her case was
continued until tomorrow at 2 o'clock, she
furnishing bail in the sum of $50. On
Monday Bert w. Wright, also known
under the name of Gammell, who for
merly kept pool room on Rockingham
street near the Field lunch room, was
arrested and tried, charged with having
done the bungling job of making the
connections for Mrs. Field. He was
tried before Judge Thompson and plead
guilty. The court sentenced him to 60
days in Jail and he was taken to New
fame Wednesday. The restaurant peo-
pie had previously used the lights, but
had discontinued their use, claiming the
cost to be too high.
At a meeting held at Assembly hall
Monday evening a local council was
formed of all the Boy Scouts organiza-
lions in town, five in number, and coun-
Gil officers elected and committees
chosen. The officers are w. E. Stock
well, president; w. c. Belknap, vice
president, Rev. A. P. Pratt, secretary;
F. l.. Daye, treasurer; ID. r. Foilaru
and George H. Thompson, executive
committee; also members of the coun-
Gil, A. E. Tuttle scout committee for
this district, and Scout Masters Major
George P. Lowell, H. Earl Sweet, F. II
| Mark and A. c. Wilson. The council
| includes the pastors of the five churches,
| the superintendent of the Sunday
! schools of EACH a medical froce consist
| ing of Drs. kirkland and Blodgett, and
L u ~acly A I a a
| Leonard. The entire council for direct
| ing scout matters in this village consists
| of q members, as above The five or
| CARNATIONS now represented in this
| council have a remarkably large men,
| bership and each are we'll Differed and
planning for active work along Scout
| lines. Now under direction of this coun-
| Gil they will have a community of in
| terests and be an organized body fol
| the whole village that has possibilities
almost unlimited for future achieve
| ments.