Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-14

kell was arrested. She has secured
Attorney c. c. Fits of Brattleboro to
defend her at a hearing to be had to-
morrow.
Mrs. L. L. Durham returns today
from a visit of two weeks in Hone
dale and Boston.
Wheeler's Bellows Falls hand will
give a concert and dance next Tues
day evening, in Union hall.
The Womans Relief CORPS will
serve clam chowder supper in ban
quet hall Friday evening of next
week
The Derthick Musical club will hold
its next meeting, Tuesday evening,
with Mrs. w. c. Belknap at IA Atkin-
son street.
F. II. Mark, who owns a gunsmith's
end bicycle repair shop, has recently
received an appointment as substi-
tute letter carrier.
Abram Sumner of Wallingford is
employed as sawyer at the steam mill
near BARRIERS park, and will have full
charge of the mill
The ladies' Union of the Congrega-
tional church will hold "rummage
SALE as soon as arrangements which
are now being made can be com
pleted.
DR.. c.. H. Daniels of Boston will
preach at the Congregational church
next Sunday morning, the date of his
coming having been changed from
last Sunday.
The village schools close for the
| holiday vacation today, with the ex-
ception of the ninth grade and the
| high school, which close next week.
The winter term will begin Jan. 7.
A. w. Ray, formerly of the firm of
M. H. Ray & Brother. was married
Monday in Manchester, N. H., to Miss
Lizzie Sparks of that city. The bride
was a summer boarder in Bellows
| Falls two years ago.
Next Tuesday evening the Young
| Mems club hold their second debate,
the subject being Resolved, that the
rural communities of New England
are retrograding." These debates are
interesting and popular with all
classes.
A hearing is to be held at the pro-
bate Office Jan. 9TH, upon the allow
ance of the account of the admins
traitor of the estate of John r. Has
kins, former pastor of the local Bap-
fist church, who died a few months
ago at Grafton.
Capt Walter Taylor one of the old
residents and business men of this
town, lies at the point of death in Bar
louisville from a general breaking
down caused by old age. He is only
partially conscious, and those who
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both day and night.
A Christmas box will be sent by the
Woman's Relief corps to the soldiers
home. Anyone who would like to
contribute to the box may send the
articles to any one of the executive
committee-Mrs. Minnie Underhill
Mrs. Ellen Cass, Mrs. Carrie Cady
Nellie Brown or Ella Pike.
The goth anniversary of the organ
ization of the local society of Ancient
Order of Hibernians will be appropri
ately observed Jan. 18th. The com
mittee in whose charge are all the ar
rangements is Chas ]. O'Neil; Dan
iel H. Cray; Patrick E. Griffin; James
E. Byrnes and DR.. Ridden.
Frank McMurray, workman in
pulp mill No. 6 of the Internationa
company had number of cords oil
wood fall upon him while he was al
work feeding his stones. He was
buried and held fast. He was not dis
covered for an hour or more, but be
yond a serious bruising he came out
all right.
Tive representatives of the Ameri
can Photograph company have this
week been taking pictures abou
town, and by the courtesy of the
school board a number of interior
views of the different school rooms II
the village have been taken, showing
the scholars at their desks at theil
routine work.
The Knights of Pythias entertained
guests from Bennington and Keene
N. H.. Tuesday evening. The thirt
rank was conferred upon three can
didates, after which a banquet wa
served in banquet hall. At the pos
prandial exercises DR.. Kirkland actet
as POSTMASTER and Capt. w. H. Tay
lor welcomed the guests.
Tuesday morning as the earl,
freight was being made up the engin
. was backing several cars up over tn
Rutland bridge, when one of the car
, Jumped the track and before the en-
CINE could be stopped, it was pushe,
, up to one side of the bridge and lef
, standing on end. This is the secon
accident of the kind which has oC
Cured on that bridge.
The lumber which was used Il
building the Hotel de Weston" tn
camp of the Italians who were en-
ployed in building the electric roa
last summer, was recently taken t
. Saxtons River and used in anothe
building. Some of the worRmen re
mort they only had to lay the board
in the road and start them towar
their destination and they went
There will be a few changes anon
the teachers in town next term. Mis-
Nav V. Hart of SaXtons River wi
take the place of Miss Carrie Dexter
resigned, and Miss Agnes Collins
Williamstown, Mass, will take Mis-
Hart's place in Saxtons River. Mis-
Lucy o. Taylor, resigned, will be SUI
ceeded by Miss Sylvia Powers
Athens who taught the fall term
Lawrence Mills.
Stete
The local milk dealers, who Sc
milk tickets. are hustling to chang
their system of tickets before Jan.
TO conform with the new Law
Heretofore detached tickets hav
been used by all, and the same ticket
used over again many times. Tn
law passed by the last legislature r
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