Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-27

next Friday, beautiful bronze marker
set in a granite boulder TO commemorate
the preaching in 1904, by Rev. John
williams of Deerfield Of the first Prot
estant sermon in the territory which af-
forwards became the state of Vermont.
1t is located south of the highway to
Springfield and on the west side Of the
crossing of that road over the Rutland
railroad about four miles from here. It
Is within few rods of the place where
the sermon was preached and II was
this circumstance which gave the river
its name, near whose mouth II is To-
Gated.
The moving picture company Of A. F.
Winnewisser Sons Co., which a few
months ago made q lease Of the opera
house for such days as 1t was not other
wise rented, have given up the business
and the lease will be cancelled Oct. l.
The new building being erected between
Canal and Rockingham streets, adapted
to the moving picture business, is ap-
preaching completion. and 1t is under
stood that the owner Fred H. Kimball,
has made a deal to in this way reduce
the number of such opposing houses.
The new building Is large one and will
be occupied on the Canal street floor for
a first class garage, and above for the
picture theatre. The Rockingham street
entrance is nearly across the street from
T. F. Klniry's building occupied by the
Dreamland picture theatre.
Work was begun Monday upon a foun-
dalton for the new building of the Cath
Ollie diocese to be used for convent, or
dwelling for the teachers of the new
parochial school, which is to be estab-
lished in September of next year. The
building is to be located a short dis
lance north of the church edifice of st.
Charles off Green street. The school is
to be located in the old high school
building on Cherry street, but a short
distance away, the town having given
the church a lease of five years. AT
Sunday morning mass Father Reynolds
made the statement that he was unable
to hire men to do the work of excav-
ating, requesting volunteers to come
Monday morning and he would pay such
as could not afford to work a few hours
without pay, but he hoped the members
of the church would rally and assist
him. He had large number OF enthus-
iastic workmen on hand early Monday
morning, all that could be used to adj
vantage, and the work has progressed
very rapidly during the week.
The enrolment of pupils in the town
schools this year Is materially larger
than in the history of the schools Of
former years. Taking this in connection
with the increase of poll tax payers
spring, it indicates a gratifying increase
in the population of Bellows Falls. Last
year the total enrolment during the
whole time in the high schooi was BIT;
in the three weeks thus far this year
the enrolment has reached 225. There
are but 100 seats in the main room,
leaving 95 scholars that have to be ac-
commodated in the various recitation
rooms. Last year the number OF pupils
in the freshman class reached the rec
ord number of about 80, while this
years class numbers 80. The expert
ence of the high school has been that
only from So to 60 per cent of the pu-
pills entering high school remain during
the whole four years course, but this
figure would make the class graduating
four years hence a very large one. Sup
erintendent Collins and Principal A. E.
futile are feeling enthusiastic at the
outlook, and our citizens who are keep
ing a knowledge of the progress of the
town schools, are feeling that no town
in the state is doing better work In
this regard.