Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22

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owned by Henry G. Rawson.
Capt. W. H. Taylor is to give his talk
Monday evening at the Y. NJ. G. A. rooms
upon "Reminiscences from Army Life"
and the boys all know that "when Capt.
Taylor speaks he says something"
Harry Russell of wyman Flint & Sons
office and Adna Blake of the Ftchburg
road, with his brother, are in Maine on a
hunting trip. Ned Wheeler of the same
road is in Bethel upon the same errand.
An interesting game of foot ball between
the Black River academy boys of Ludlow,
and the Vermont academy second team
was played Saturday at Saxtons River, re-
sulting in defeat of the former, II to 4.
The many friends of Frank c. Partridge,
vino last year gave one of the most interest
ing talks at the Y. NJ. C. A. rooms, on Vene-
zuela, are pleased to learn of his appoint
ment this week as Consul General at Tan
gier, Morocco.
The Boston excursion Tuesday was lib
orally patronized from Bellows Falls, there
being PA tickets sold at this station that
day. The tickets are good TO return until
Saturday night, and number are spend
ing the whole week there.
p. A. McDonough, who was killed last
week while stealing ride on freight
train near Wincbendon, Mass, was a
brother of Annie McDonough, former
local milliner, later married TO Charles S.
Allbee and since divorced
A II. Chandler went to Chester Tuesday
evening to attend the exercises common
morating the Tooth anniversary of the
granting of the original charter Of Olive
Branch lodge of Masons of that place.
The exercises were of an interesting, yet
simple character, and included a banquet
to the members and their guests.
Tuesday fine deer weighing $50 pounds,
shot in Windham, was seen hanging in
front of the City market A large coon,
grey squirrels, woodcock and large num-
Der of patridges were also seen, giving
plenty of game. These, with meat of all
kinds, and fine fruit, of several varieties,
gave good showing for the market.
The Vermont Homeopathic Medical
society held its 47th sem-annual meeting
in the parlors of Towns hotel, Thursday
afternoon and evening of last week with a
good attendance. The meeting was one
for the reading of papers, discussions, and
mutual improvement. DR.. Kirkland gave
a report of the meeting of the American
Institute held in May last at Buffalo, n. Y.
T. f. O'Bren, who passed very sue
cessfu examination at Montpelier last
week, was admitted to the bar Saturday.
He stood fourth in the 10 applicants, his
marking being 50 1-2 out of possible 100.
) He graduated last June from the Boston
/, university in a class of $50, taking the sec
! ond honors. He expects to locate in some
, Massachusetts, town, possibly New Bed
ford.
r Miss Charlotte NJ Day, who entered the
Y freshman class in Smith college this fall, is
Z to be congratulated upon being elected as
member of the College Glee club. There
were 40 applicants to fill six vacancies in
/ the contralto. 1t is rare thing that a
! freshman is admitted to this club. That
4 Miss Day should have been, under these
e circumstances, shows that she is a singer
of great promise.
b The season tickets of the Bellows Falls
v lecture course have been we'll sold previous
y to this week, and within a few days the
k committee have been putting attention Il
I selling them outside of the village. About
r 20 have been sold in Saxtons River, and il
e is expected fair number will be taken al
Chester, Springfield, and Charlestown
), The choice of seats is to be Monday even
= ing at CapIon's. or at the opera house, al
l. O'clock.
h Reports of the seeing of a number Of
I deer in various near localities during the
e past week have been frequent One
e weighing nearly 200 pounds was shot by
IS George Webb Saturday in the Lowell pas
u ture north of here. A 30O-pounder ha:
I hung some days in front of Durham:
r. market. 1t was shot in Windham. A tint
IS buck was seen few days ago this side o.
Dennis Drislanes in Westminster, anC
three or four were seen on the meadows
- Al,
IL to be quite thick but few are shot near by
% Considerable interest has been centerinl
70 this week in the show window of the New
7 York Racket store, a crowd having beer
l. about it since Tuesday afternoon. A
p that time block of soap weighing abou
= 500 pounds was put into the window anC
=. an expert sculptor, in The employ of a soal
- company, went to work to cut it int
~ an exact representation of the statue o
q liberty. 1t took him nearly two days u
- complete it, but it stands as a work of ar
now and is a creditable piece of work
!, drawing attention to the window full o
80 80 soap of all kinds.
= The insurance adjusters we're here Mon
7 day to settle the loss upon the opera hous
building. They were NJ. r. Buxton, spe
cial agent of the Granite State of Ports
mouth, and E. B. Bailey, special agent o
a the Home. They examined the buildin
of carefully and decided it was a matter TO
expert appraisal. The town chose as ap
70 praiser Architect Buchanan, who built on
no High school building, and the insuranc
y men chose H. r. Beckwth, an extensiv
., contractor and builder of ClaTemont
- These men met here Tuesday and figure
, the damage separately and when the re
" suits were compared they were but 81. 7
Nv apart The award was $346 80, whic
No was somewhat below what most of the cit
u, zens had estimated it.
as Mr.. and Mrs. Edward L. Walker r,
I'll turned Monday from their wedding tri
and are at their home at 25 Henry stree
where they will be Sat home" to the
ne friends after Nov /. They were marie
in Pomfret at Mr.. and Mrs. A, w. Co
.o burns, father and mother of Mrs. Wake
-. ~ Oct. 10. Both Mr. and Mrs. Walker hay
% been we'll known here and have man
ce friends, who wish them a long life an
ne great happiness. Mrs. Walker, as Mi
Colburn, was in the Bellows Falls Tim,
a office when Hon. A. N. Swain was at th
X, helm, and came to it again when NJ
Thayer and Mr.. Belknap assumed contro
he Mr.. Walker came here from Grafton Sc
nd eral years ago, and by his quiet, gentl
manly manner and close attention to bus
no ness won the esteem of all.
~. The press dispatches of Wednesday ga
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