Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-31


chestnut coal having been received by the
Howard Hardware company, and both
Field & Lawrence and Jerry Keefe have
cars on the way. That received is be-
ing sold out in quarter ton lots at IS
per ton Wood is still the stapel fuel
and commands IS per cord and upward.
The Bellows Falls board of trade will
hold their annual banquet and election
of officers at Hotel Windham next Thurs
day evening. The business meeting will
be held in the parors. with banquet
at $50, tickets 81 each. II. T.. Hamil
ton will be toast master and in addition
to an array of local speakers Hon. j.
l.. Martin of Brattleboro is expected
Rev. ]. II. Reid has spent the most of
this week in Montpelier and vicinity.
returning yesterday Monday evening
he appeared before the temperance com
mittee of the legislature in advocacy of
and explaining the Norwegian system
of handling the question. Wednesday
evening he delivered an address at
Barre at a convention of Christian en-
deavorers.
The board of railroad commissioners
gave a hearing at the State house Mon
day evening on the matter of building
a new railroad station at Bellows Falls.
George Rabbit of the board of trade.
F. II. Button. attorney for the Rutland
railroad, Attorney Ryder of Bellows Falls
and Representative G.. r. Wheeler of
Rockingham appeared before the commits
soners.
The Rebekah lodges of district No. 10
are today holding n district meeting here.
with representatives from Brattleboro,
Saxtons River, Chester. Weston, Lud-
low, Proctorsvlle and Springfield. Be
sides the afternoon program there will
be a banquet served by the ladies of the
Universalist church, and an exemplifl-
cation of work and literary exercises in
the evening large number OF the
grand lodge officials from all parts of the
state are here.
A committee of the board of trade con-
sisting of Geo. H. Rabbit and II. ID.
Ryder met the attorney of the Rutland
road before the railroad commissioners
at Montpelier Monday evening and ar
gued the necessity of a new depot build
ing here. Progress is being made, and
the agitation which is going on is bear
ing fruit. The illustrated article in the
Boston Herald of last week has done
much in this direction and many other
city papers are referring to the disgrace
full situation here.
Mrs. Frank A. Tidd who had been
seriously i'll two weeks with peritonits,
died Monday morning at their temper
airy home in rooms at John Il. Morse s.
Mrs. Tidd's maiden name was Bessie
Wells, of Walpole but she was married
about twenty years ago. She leaves
beside her husband four daughters. the
oldest 10 and the youngest years old.
The funeral was yesterday afternoon at
the Congregational church, and was at
tended by the pastor Rev. j. II. Reid.
with burial in Walpole. Mrs. Tidd was
an earnest worker among the Rebakahs,
but beside this was mostly a keeper at
home. She was an earnest, loving
vUifa nd n
ways of her household.
Efforts are being made looking toward
the consolidation of the two local Ma
| sonic lodges. and ii is probable 1t will
| be effected about the first of the year.
| The older lodge, King Solomon's No 40,
| was the only Masonic body here until
| about 1870. when, owing to unfortunat tie
| differences of opinion among its mem
| bers, new lodge was constituted, lodge
| of the Temple No. 81. These have work.
| ed along in the utmost harmony for
| the past two decades and IT Is the al
most unanimous judgment of the mem
| bers of both, as shown by a petition
| signed by almost every local Mason, that
! the two again be made one 1t is prob
| able a compromise may be made where
| by in the matter of a name for the flu
| ture a portion of both shall be used. with
| the original number, As. of the earlier
| charter.
| Inc congregational cnurch was nlled
! to overlooking Sunday evening the oc-
casion being the last service in which
| George Blakeley was to take part as
| organist. The program was largely a
musical one and after the benediction
| four pieces were rendered by him on
| the organ with much pleasure to the
audience. A double quartet assisted dur
| ing the church service. Mr.. Blakeley
came here from Lacrosse, Wis, about
a year ago and has shown great talent
as an organist and choir master, the
music at that church having been ex-
| ceedingly fine, and his monthly organ
recitals enjoyed by hundreds. Mr.. Blake
! ley left Monday morning for his new To-
cation In Savannah, Ga, where he has
/ the same position in st. Johns (Episco-
pail church. That church is the arg-
est in the city and is in a position to
1 offer Mr.. Blakeley much better terms. as
well as the size of the city giving him
wider range in his music teaching.
Many friends whom he has made while
here hope for his greatest success.