Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-21

the block in a month.
Rev. Charles e. White, who will be
remembered here by many friends,
has resigned his pastorate at Wilder,
VT, but his resignation has not as yet
been accepted. His parishioners are
using every inducement in their pow
er to have him reconsider his decision.
Morton Wiley and William b. Barker
have returned to their homes here for
the summer, from Albany business
college. Barker graduated from the
school this spring and expects to en-
ter the employ of the American Ex-
press company in this place in the
near future.
George B. Wheeler of this place
was elected district deputy for the
eighth Masonic district at Burlington
last week. Mr.. Wheeler has always
been ardent in his support of the Ma
sonic matters and untiring in service
for them, and he deserves this recogni-
ton of his labors.
In addition to the teachers that were
spoken of last week that had resigned,
there are Mrs. j. H. Bacon and Miss
Isabel Davidson. Miss Davidson has
had a position offered her at Stock
bridge, Mass, where G. W. Cox, for
merly superintendent of schools here,
now is, but has not yet decided fully
whether to accept.
A second meeting of the committee
appointed to lay plans for the Old
Home Week celebration is called for
tomorrow evening in Banquet hall at
7.30. 1t is hoped that at least those
who have been appointed on the COM
mittee will have public spirit enough
to attend this meeting in numbers
enough to enable business to be trans
acted.
The town clock was started Satur-
day afternoon and was lighted up dur
ing the evening. This is nearly a
week earlier than it was expected 1t
could be started. The bell and strik-
ing arrangement were not in work
ing order until Wednesday. The bell
is of very sweet tone and the clock
to which it is attached fills a long-felt
need in our village.
At the semi-annual meeting of the
Christian Endeavor society of the
Congregational church last week the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing six months: President, Miss
Abbie Leonard; vice president, Mr..
Jay Livermore; recording secretary,
Miss Geneva Thayer; corresponding
secretary, Miss Abbie Leonard; treas
urer, George Upham; assistant treas
urer, John Hay.
While Daniel D. Mcdonald, John
Murphy, and William Brickley were
carrying a roll of paper on the eleva-
tor to room three of the International
Paper company's mill Saturday after
noon, the elevator cable broke and let
the three men and the heavy roll down
distance of over Is feet. Fortu-
nately the men escaped with nothing
more than a severe shaking up and
a few slight bruises.
At the semi-annual business meet
ing of the Epworth league Tuesday
evening the following officers were
elected for the coming six months:
President, Walter ]. Lane, first vice
president, Miss Esther Meacham; sec
ond vice president, Mrs. N. J. Wood
fall; third vice president, Miss Jessie
Mackenzie; fourth wee president,
Miss Nellie Richardson; secretary,
Miss Ingenue Fasset; treasurer, Harry
Wyman.
James B. Cram, for many years the
popular pattern maker in the shop of
Osgood & Baker and after the sale
with the Bellows Falls Machine COM
pany, died at his home on Rocking
ham street Wednesday morning He
was as well as usual in the morning
but was obliged to come home about
II and died of heart disease soon after
reaching home. Many people will
miss his familiar form driving to and
from work.
HUM & Eaton's negro minstrel
troupe drew fair-sized crowds at Bar
ber's park last week. This week, Mon
talvio, prince of hypnotists and mind
readers, is giving a performance both
afternoon and evening The negro
MINISTRIES gave a sacred jubilee CON
cert Sunday afternoon and it is said
that there were between 100 and
1900 people in the park during the
afternoon. We wonder if there were
as many people all told at church in
the morning.
The side track connecting the cleo
trio road at the station with the line
of the Fitchburg railroad has been
completed, and now cars can be taken.
or loaded directly from the Rutland
railroad freight building for Saxtons
River. The track has been laid from
the Boston & Maine platform across
the street and into the Rutland freight
house. This will make a great i'm
provement in the handling of freight,
though it is understood that no change
will be made in the passenger traffic.
The annual banquet of the Alumni
association of the High school will
occur this evening in Union hall fol-
lowed by a dance. Unavailing efforts
have been made for some time past
to get hold of the right sort of person
for POSTMASTER The effort has been
of necessity abandoned, as some who
were to reply to toasts have found
themselves unable to do so, and an
address will be given by Rev. Albert
Hammatt. 1t would seem as though
success had in the end followed the
committee, for Mr.. Hammatt is known
to be one of the best speakers in this
part of the state.
Montalvio made his wonderful
blind drive" Monday afternoon.
Early in the afternoon, two or three
business men hid articles somewhere
in town and later Montalvio in a four
horse team while blindfolded found
the things in an ice cream freezer be-
longing to George B. Allbee absolute
ly without the aid of any of the men
who knew where it was. He has been