Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-02-24
Mysterious Disappearance OF owen
Doyle.

known citizen of North Walpoe who has
been missing since last week Friday even
ing. Mr. Doyle has for eight years been
employed as a track man in the yard of
the Rutland road here under Roadmaster
James Brown. He is a man of about 80
years, has wife and one daughter The
latter works for NJ. F. Davis on South
street. Mr.. Doyle and his wife live alone
most of the time. Last Friday he was at
work as usual and in the evening after his
supper he was seen on the streets of the
village across the river, but he did not 60
home and has not been seen since. A
thorough search has been carried on for
him without result and no tenable theory
is advanced. No reason is known for his
disappearance. Mr.. Doyle came here from
White River Junction about ten years ago
and was an Industrious well thought of
man. His family have the sympathy Of
many friends.
A.C. Moore is seriously ill with pneu
monia at his home on South Terrace.
N. H. Cook, a former harness maker
here, is now engaged in the same trade in
Putney.
George Wales and Mrs Lane have been
in Boston this week buying goods for Mr..
Wales's new.store.
Mrs. John Kennedy of North Walpole
fell in her dooryard one day last week and
broke one of her arms.
The young people of the Methodist church
have sleighride to l. g. Marshalls on the
Saxtons River road tonight.
The petit Jurors for this town drawn last
Saturday for the coming term of court
were j. j. Fenton, G. f. Weeden, and
Clark Chase.
A. H. Chandler was absent from his
place in the national bank few days last
week. taking a short vacation trip to Bos-
ton and other points.
VIM. A. Hall and family leave today for
an extended trip through the South, and
later will remain in New York city through
large part of the spring.
Grand Master J. H. Blakeley was in Rut.
land Wednesday night to institute a new
lodge of Odd Fellows there. He was ac-
companied by R. G. Thomas.
There were no schools in town on We'd
nesday, Washington's birthday. Exercises
in commemoration of the day were held in
school buildings No. 2, and 4 Tuesday af-
ternoon.
G. w. Osgood gave stereopticon lecture
upon the Sunny South, or "The Work
of the American Missionary Association
Seen through Stereopticon," at the Con-
gregational church Thursday evening.
Prof Laycock of Dartmouth college,
who is to lecture here tonight in the popu-
lar lecture course, lectured last evening in
Walpole. He is the professor of oratory
and rhetoric of the college, and rare
treat is expected.
A Washington party was given by the
Young Peoples Christian union of the
Universalist church in the parlors last eve
ming. Music, tabeaux and cane drill fur
nished entertainment, and a pleasant eve
ming was the result,
VIM. P. Stuart made his will the day be-
fore his recent death and appointed his
father, S. W. Stuart, as executor. This
ill has been presented for probate, and a
Hearing upon the same is set for next week
Saturday at the Office of Judge Read.
Miss Jessie Alderman, who has been
around the world twice in the interests of
the Woman's Christian Temperance union,
spoke last Sunday evening to union meet
ing of all the churches held in the Congre-
gational church, the auditorium being
crowded.
The young peoples missionary society of
the Baptist church, Farther Lights, will
open their mite boxes for the year and en-
Joy social hour at the parsonage next
the Woman's Mission circle of the church
will be held at the same place March in
the evening.
George E. Cady, formerly proprietor of
the ice cream restaurant of E. R. Ball, and
who has for some years been employed by
the Fitchburg railroad as baggage master
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promoted to the position of station agent of
the same road at Townsend Harbor, Mass. ,
a station on the Greenville branch of that
line.
The annual supper and apron sale given
Wednesday evening by the ladies of the
Congregational church was one of the most
Largely attended and most successful in its
history The attendance from the other
churches was noticeably large, and all de-
partments of the sale were very satisfac-
tory in their results. The net receipts
amounted to about 500.
The horse attached to the Rutland Tea
company's delivery sleigh ran away from
the Fitchburg railroad freight house last
week Tuesday. 1t ran through the rail
road yard and dashed third of the way
into the old Fitchburg covered bridge over
the falls, where it fell but did not go
through. Cornelius Crowley and Willis
Brown succeeded in getting it out of the
bridge, and with but little injury to either
the horse or the sleigh.
Fred H. Babbitt has decided not to go to
White River Junction to assume personal
direction of the depot restaurant until
April /, instead of March /, as previously
arranged. He has a good manager there
as well as here, and the express company
wish him to remain a month longer. His
family will remain here until May l, at
which time DR.. Kirkland will move into
their residence on Henry street, having
taken long lease of it.
M. F. Burt, one of the best known farm
ers of Rockingham, is to sell his property
at auction March 10. He will remove from
town. He has lived on the same farm, near
the centre of the town, for nearly 85 years,
and has held many offices of public trust
He has been a justice of the peace for over
30 years. He will have the best wishes of
many old friends and acquaintance in his
new home, which is said to be with daugh-
ter in the town of Wells, short distance
southwest of Rutland.
The High school students have this win
ter been interested in the facilities for ply
steal Improvement to greater degree than
at any time in the past and the atheletic
association is making advancement that
promises to put them in better trim for this
years contest than at any time in the past.
A very creditable gymnasium has been fit
ted up in the basement of the High school
building and considerable apparatus secur-