Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-02-10

Fort Dummer Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons, worked the Mark, Past and Most
Excellent degrees last evening.
Huldah Sampson, and her son, Frank,
have sold their two farms in Chesterfield,
N. H., to Harry ID. Elmer of that town.
Mr.. Elmer has taken possession and has
moved on to the farms. The sale was
made through the agency of A. V. May.
Dexter l.. Stone, formerly superintend-
ent of agents for the Eastern department
of the Bankers Life Insurance company of
the City of New York, has been appoint
ed superintendent Of agents, and will have
entire supervision on all matters relating
to the agents.
q. j. Murphy, North Adams man who
returned from the Klondike region recently,
says he met Hugh Adams and George Will
son twice. The first time they were in
camp looking over the country. The sec
ond time they had taken up claims and
had come into Dawson to visit the barber,
their luxuraDt locks having been untrim-
med several months.
w. II. Bond has sold his house on the
Horton place to Harlan H. Howe. John
l.. knowltOn has sold his building lots on
the corner of Oak and Chaplin streets to j .
A. Pullen. These lots have been used for
several years as a tennis court Mr.. Pull
len plans to build two houses upon them
soon. The sales were made through the
agency of r. j. Bailey
The directors of the Grange store met
Monday night and elected Alison Harris
manager of the store at an increased salary.
Mr.. Harris has been bookkeeper for the
store for about 10 years, and he is famil-
lar with all its details. He will have as
sstance from other persons in the store
and will continue his work as bookkeeper.
q. II. Burns, who has been at work tenn
pOrarly in the store, has finished work.
leaving six clerks now on duty there.
Over 800 shares of Fitchburg railroad
stock were sold at Boston lately; 490
shares at 10; 30 shares at 113: and the
rest at ia George A. Torrey, general
counsel for the Fitchburg railroad, in an
interview on Sunday, said the story is ri
diculous that the New York Central has
got control of the road. "In order to CON
troll the Fitchburg," he says, "they would
have to get at least $4,000 600 of the
stock. We should certainly hear of it,"
He said that IL Is true that the Rutland
railroad is about to extend its line 10
Rouse's Point, where it can Join with the
Canadian Pacific and thus make shorter
route from Boston to Montreal over the
Fitchyu
Roswell Loveland, a native of Chester
field, n. H., and at one time a resident of
Bratteboro and late of Castleton i'm Rut-
land county, died recently at Lysander, y.
y, aged lOl years months and 3 da;s.
He engaged III active labor up to within a
few days OF his death, and on Jan. Is
chopped and split firewood in the forest
At the time of the civil war Mr.. Loveland
was % years old and made three attempts
TO enlist, but was refused, although he gave
more evidence of vigor than many a young
man who was accepted. His father was
George Loveland, a Revolutionary veteran
WHO served six years under Washington.
Mr.. Loveland's brother, Rev. Aaron Love
land, well-known Universalist minister,
died few years ago at Clarendon, VT,
aged 9S years.
The Windham association of C1ngreya-
tional ministers met at the Brooks House
Tuesday. Messrs. Chaplin, Switzer, Shaw.
Harris, Mr.. and Mrs. Norton and Mr. Bah.
bitt were present, and also visiting
brethren, Streeter of Halifax and Kim
ball of Dummerston. Mr.. Rabbit was
made moderator and Mr.. Harris was
scribe. The sermons preached by each
one last Sunday were reported and dis
cussed. An elaborate review of DR.. Geo.
l.. Walkers lectures on "Some Aspects of
the Religious Life of New England was
read by Rev. Smith Norton and an ESSAY
on THE Second Coming of Christi was
given by Rev. Mary f. d. Norton. Both
papers were criticised. Several matters of
business received attention. 1t was a
meeting of well-sustained interest through
out.
The main section of the Clough d War.
rem organ and piano factory in Detroit,
Mich, was burned last week Wednesday,
causing loss of $50 900 on the stock and
machinery and $4,000 on the building.
The other two sections of the factory were
saved. The fire started in the basement
and spread with great rapidty. Several
workmen barely escaped with their lives
and one, Robert Ferguson, was fatally in
jured. He attempted to slide down a big
waterpipe on the outside of the building
but at the fourth floor he struck cover
ing of ice and lost his hold. He fell to
the stone walk and both arms and leg
were broken. He was conscious for a
time but died at the hospital in a few
hours. The burned property was we'll in
sured. Joseph Warren, a member of the
firm of Clough & Warren, was formerly a
well-known tuner in the Estey Organ fac
tory. He is a cousin OF Gerry Warren.
Several employees of the Estey Organ fac
tory have gone to Detroit at different times
to work for Clough & Warren,