Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29
BRATTLBBORO.

There will be a special meeting of the
Red Men this evening for a rehearsal.
Rev. Dr. Harris of Worcester will preach
as candidate in the Universalist church
at North Adams next Sunday.
The Vaughan d Sargent Electrical COM
pany have moved their Office into Crosby
block, into the rooms formerly occupied by
DR.. Dinsmore.
Steamer No. 3, which was recently sent
to Seneca Falls, n. Y, to be repaired, was
returned Monday. The pump has been re-
paired, the nickel jacket has been removed
and the boiler given black coating and
the wood and metal parts have been re-
painted and renickeled. The expense of
the improvements was about 5000.
Frederick Swift, who was married re-
Gently to Miss Ethel Dalton, formerly of
BrattleboTO, is member of the firm of
Edward G.. Hodges d Co., bankers and
brokers, who assigned at Boston, Wednes-
day. The company had several thousand
shares of United States Mining company's
stock, which the banks refused to receive.
These officers were elected at the annual
meeting of Dennis Rebekah lodge held
Tuesday evening in Odd Fellows hall No
BILE Grand, Mrs. f. e. Beeman; vice grand,
Mrs. W. d. Gibson; recording secretary,
Mrs. j. A. Amidon; permanent secre-
tarY, Mrs. Eric Landry treasurer, Mrs. c.
L. Spears; trustees, Mrs. Samuel Brown,
Mrs. F. E. Perry and Miss Lulu Coates.
These officers will be installed the second
week in January.
The annual meeting of St. Michael's
Court, Catholic Order of Foresters, was
held in Red Mems hall Tuesday evening
and the following officers were elected
Chief Ranger, d. S. Carey; vice chief ran
ger, j. C. Sullivan; recording secretary,
T. A. Austin; financial secretary, E. j.
Lavelle; treasurer H. B. Haus; first trus-
tee, P. B. Lavelle; second trustee, p
brisbane; third trustee, W. o. Young
medical examiner and court physician, r.
R. Lynch.
Judges Frank Worden and Daniel KEEL
logg have examined the account of George
@. Averill, treasurer of Windham county,
and they find that the income of the coun-
ty for the year ending Dec l, was $1624. IS.
There was balance of S.. 43 in the treas
ury Dec. l, 1898. The balance on hand
Dec. l of this year was 500 32. The
amount of county clerks orders now
outstanding and unpaid, against the coun-
ty, is $712.29. To provide for the pay
ment of the indebtedness and for the
county expenses for the coming year the
judges have ordered the treasurer TO levy a
tax of one cent on the dollar on the list of
the polls and ratable estate of the several
towns of the county, said tax to be paid on
or before June /, 1900.
Charlotte NJ. Fletcher sold her saw mill
on Birge street, operated by W. H, Fletch-
er, together with a two-tenement house
and two acres of land, to the p. Fl. Potter
company of Springfield, Mass, Saturday
through the real estate agency of F. j.
Bailey. Mrs. Fletcher took in part pay
ment two good houses in Springfield. The
Potter company, which is one of the larg-
est lumber sash, door and blind concerns
in New England, has large business in
this county and it proposes to operate the
mill in connection with that business.
The company owns about $500 acres of
land in the county, and now has a steam
mill clearing off a wood lot in Jamai, "a.
Another mill will be put into that section
of the county soon, The new owners OF
the Fletcher mill are ready to receive from
the board of trade any proposition as Ia
furnishing room and power for new indus
tries, and would build an addition to &C
commodate a hundred hands or more.
The mill has one of the best water-power
afforded by MILESTONE brook, having a
fall of u feet, and it is In every way
adapted for manufacturing purposes.
This property formerly was owned and
operated by Jordan, Marsh & Co. as a
wooden factory, and is one of the historical
plants of the town.