Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-24
Railroad Company Spending $1,000 a Day

ell at work, they are making active prep
aration for placing two heavy machines
digging dirt, which will call for the use
of more locomotives of which the COM
pany has six on the ground and more
to come.
A large barge Is being built to handle
the pile driver which will soon begin
work upon the foundation of the bridge
across the Connecticut river. A yard
has been started across the river to be
used in bringing material and machinery
from the Brattleboro end of the route.
f. L. Keyes, who was walking boss
during the construction of the Connecti-
cut River Power company's dam, has
returned to town and has taken a po-
sition as walking boss on the lower sec
ton of this job The Sunday work has
been dispensed with and the men are
now working IL hours each week day in
stead.
The company has made arrangements
with L. F. Liscom whereby his large
water supply can be utilized by them for
their work in the middle section. At
the south end a large spring on the
Davenport place is being utilized.
Miss Mildred Booth has been i'll the
past week.
G.. S. Howe has been spending a few
days in Boston.
Miss Margie White was a weekend
visitor in Greenfield.
Mrs John Raleigh is suffering from
an attack of grip.
Herbert Gleason went to Farley Sat-
urday for weeks visit
William Conway of Greenfield visited
his parents over Sunday.
William Dempsey of New York has
been visiting in town recently.
The gun Climb will hold shooting
match Memorial day at l p. m.
Mrs. w. E. Fay and Miss Josephine
Perry visited in Keene Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Williams of Amherst spent
Monday and Tuesday at E. E. Bruce's.
DR.. and Mrs. o. L. Smith went to
Claremont Thursday for visit of a few
days.
Miss Madelon Temple attended junior
class day festivities at Tufts college last
week.
Sunday, June 9, will be observed as
Children's Sunday in the Universalist
church. -s
Miss Molie Lowell has returned from
a few days visit with her sister in
Swanzey.
Mrs. p. F. Amidon was called to Keene
Tuesday by the death of an aunt, Mrs.
| Annie Frost.
Sidney Stearns of Alstead visited his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. D. Stearns,
over Sunday.
Miss Doris Seaver of Gardner, Mass,
visited her aunt Mrs. H. w. Taylor,
few days recently.
The o. C. Robertson mill has been
| shut down this week on account of an
overstock Of goods.
Miss Nella Clark, who has been hav-
ing a severe attack of typhoid fever, is
| still dangerously i'll.
| Mrs. T. w. Bruce of Brattleboro visit
ed her daughter, Mrs R. NJ. Langworthy,
| the first of the week.
Miss Nina Wellington was given a sur
| prise party Saturday evening by num-
Der Of her school friends.
John Roberts, who spent the winter
with his family in Boston, has returned
to town for the summer.
Mrs. W. r. Towne of Clinton, Mass,
visited her mother, Mrs. D. L. Sander
son, from Friday to Monday.
John Harmon of Springfield came to
town Tuesday on account of the illness
of his brother, Thomas Harmon.
Miss Josephine Redding of New York
is spending a vacation with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. William Redding.
Mrs. Jane r. Preston of Yves North
field is visiting her sister, Mrs. G.. p
Slate, and other relatives in town.
Miss A. F.. Foster of the high school
faculty recently entertained her mother,
Mrs. f. B. Foster of Westerly, r. I.
Mrs. Nellie Worden has sold her ten.
ement house on Glen street. known as
the Rouillard house, to F. w. Cotton.
The Amidon Wooden mill was shu
down the first three days of this weel
on account of repairs upon the canal.
Mrs. c. F. Policy and Mrs. w. G.
Smith have hpeD entertaining the for
mer's sister, Mrs. George Fuller of Brat
tleboro
Mrs Mary Dolan and Miss Minnie Nc
Ginnis returned Monday from Walling
ford VT, where the former has beer
caring for a sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Wilder of Miller
Falls, accompanied by their son, Robert
, who has been in Porto Rico some time
spent Sunday with friends in town.
DR.. Edmund Lachaine, who was In G
private hospital in Boston two weeks
returned home Tuesday much improved
in health. He has resumed his practice
Frank Dickerman, accompanied by Dr.
II. L. Brown, went to Brattleboro Me
I mortal hospital Tuesday where he
obliged to undergo a third operation up
on his neck.
, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Crowninshiel
have returned from Barre Plains, Mass
where Mr. Crowninshielj had been EN-
ployed some time. They will renal
here for the present.
{ John Conley, who has been with tn
3 Ashuelot Paper company much of tn
4 time as superintendent. finished wor
e there Saturday. He will return to hi
home in Northampton.
8 The venerable Amasa B. Davis ha
I been seriously i'll this week as the re
1 suit of a severe chill Monday. He
now considerably improved and 1t
Il hoped that he will soon be about agail
Thomas Harmon, who had been dan
gerously i'll in the Canal street boardin
house a short time, was re
| moved to the Brattleboro Memoirs
hospital Tuesday in the hospital am
buance.
Mrs w. E. Gould of Boston came
town Monday and on Tuesday accom-
panied by her brother, George A. Roi
| ertson, went to Newark, N. j., to Wis
| Mrs. Nat Butler, who recently return'
from abroad,
The selectmen have called the after
ton of the state engineer to a curN
in the highway on the Mortified roa
where the underpass is to be located The
feel that unless some change Is mad
there will be a blind and dangerol
curve at that point, which should NJ
be allowed.
The service at the Baptist church ne