Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-02

Halloween was as noisily observed by
the children on the streets Wednesday
evening as usual.
The steam mill at Barber's park is to be
ready to begin cutting lumber next week.
1t will be under the direction of W. B.
Carpenter.
NJ. B. Clarke of Rutland, manager of
the Vermont branch of the New York
Life insurance company, was in town
Wednesday.
Henry M. Amadon, who has been in
Waltham, Mass, the past month, employed
by the Waltham Watch company, has re-
turned to his home here and is looking for
window room to work at his trade as
watch repairer and jeweler.
One of Mr.. Gilbert's single teams from
Westminster was mixed up by runaway
Tuesday. The carriage collided with the
watering tub in the Square, and was en-
tirely demolished. The horse was caught
nearly down to Westminster.
The Howard Drug company, which re-
Gently bought the stock formerly owned
by N. A. Wheeler, expect to move the
last of their stock to their White River
Junction store within a week. Their clos
ing out sale has been very successful.
One of the most expensive monuments
ever erected here in the old Catholic Gem
etery has been placed this week on the lot
of the late John Pierce. 1t is of granite
and is composed of five pieces 1t was
made and put in place by Michael Hurley
of Mortified.
Archie Beebe has left the Boston &
Maine fl eight Office and is now night bag
gage master in place of Daniel McMahon,
who is now night telegraph operator at
NJ he I'd
has taken the place in the freight Office &C.
cupied by Mr.. Beebe.
The warning for freemen's meeting next
Tuesday has been posted by the constable,
and the board of civil authority give notice
that they will be in session at the town
clerks office tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock for the purpose of revising the
check list to be used at that time.
George II. Dickinson has been spending
the past week here with his family at Mrs.
Dckenson's fathers, George F. Evans's.
Mr.. Dickinson has severed his connection
with the Atlanta, Ca, Journal and neither
he nor Mrs. Dickinson will spend the winter
there as intended. He expects to locate in
New York city again.
Rev. @. Ernest White of Wilder will be
ordained Tuesday afternoon at the
church in that village. He will not be
installed, but will supply that church for
the present. The Congregational church
of this place aud Saxtons River are invit-
ed to send delegates, and @. W. Osgood
has an important part in the exercises
]. G. Simpson, former principal of the
High school in Bellows Falls, has announced
to his friends here his engagement to Miss
Lena Allen Slower of Kittery, Me-, the
marriage to take place early in January.
Mr.. Simpson is now with d. O. Heath q
Co., publishers, of Boston. He is pleasant
ly remembered by his pupils and other
friends here.
Arrangements have been made by the
Republican town committee, 80 that as
fast as the election returns are received
Tuesday night they will be thrown upon a
large screen on some of the public build
ings. 1t is probable the screen will be
placed near the top and on the front of
the Times block, as that location can readi-
ly be seen from all parts of the square.
The log drive of the International Paper
company from White River is making very
little progress, and only few logs have
arrived here. 1t is the latest in the season
a drive has ever reached here, and the own
ers are fearing large portion of them will
get frozen in before they are safely landed
III Ihe yard on Gne new hanP siue.
Yesterday the rear of the drive was at
three mile falls" in Hartlaud, having
cleared from White River Monday. Last
week, in anticipation of their arrival here,
the company advertised extensively for
100 laborers to work on the log pile across
the river, at from 81 rs to 81 day" and
the number asked for were readily secured.
They have had little to do owing to the
non-arrival of the logs Yesterday gang
80 were sent to Hartland on the mail
train, with their tools, to assist the 30 reg
ular drivers.