Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-07
A MiLLIoN-DoLLAR BUSINESS.

Fifty People Connected with the Firm
of Durham Brothers at the Annual
Banquet at Close of Saesmen's
School.
Durham Brothers third annual
school for statesmen closed Friday
night with a complimentary banquet
at the Brooks House, given by the
firm to their statesmen. employees and
invited guests. A very pleasing et-
feet was produced by placing two ia
bles side by side the whole length
of the dining room, giving the
appearance of one large table. The
floral decorations were very attractive.
Excellent music was furnished by the
Brattleboro Mandolin and Guitar club.
All did justice to the following menu.
which was served in courses:
Blue Points on half shell.
Boullion in cups.
Olives. Pickles.
Boiled Lake Trout Tartare Sauce.
Celery. Lettuce.
Roast Duckliug, with cranberry jelly.
Mashed Potatoes. Green Peas.
Lobster a la Newburg in cases.
Potato chips.
Chicken salad. Rolls.
Baked English Pudding, wine sauce.
Ice Cream Assorted Cake.
Orange Jelly. Nuts and Raisins.
club and Edam Cheese. Water Crackers.
Oranges Bananas and Malaga Grapes.
Coffee
Those at the tables were:
c. W. Durham. Geo L. Durham. L. L.
Durham. Orin d. Stockwel f. S. Knight,
Jas r. Ferriter. John l.. Greenwood,
Fred c. ellison. VIM. =. Dunleavy, VIM.
II. Lyman. Fred c. Parker. IL G. Elliot,
l.. NJ Graves. Herbert Dearborn Ed
mund Putnam. VIM. ~ Greasy. w r.
Merry. jr.. w. X Thayer Clarence w.
Reed Louis Allen. John Fenton. Miss Eva
Adams f. W. Nichols, Ronald Osgood,
Chas Stolte, Foster Crown Murray
Tucker. Luke Ferriter, Dan Stolte, Miss
Emma Brooks Fred W. Hall. Miss Merl-
enc Titus, Miss Bertha Adams, Louis
Prefountain, Adds Brown, Frank Clark
Herbert Lovejoy. Albert Thomas. Fred
Thomas Miss Lizzie Stevens, Leon Whit
ney Fred spaulding. o. r. Butterfeld
Miss Minnie Brown. Warren Head, II. F..
Wood H. e Hamilton. Miss Margaret
Sullivan. Ned Bellows. Harold \. Hatch
The invited guests were $. w. Durham
of West Paris. Maine, father of the Dun
ham Brothers, NJ V. BIGGER, Mishawaka,
Manufacturing company; y. !. Hawley.
u. S. Pratt and Col. George w. Hooker
On account of sickness three of the
employees were unable to be present
Robert Lowell of Alstead, ~ H., Miss
Warner and Miss Hamilton.
At the close of the dinner G. W.
Durham made an address in which he
called attention to the favorable con-
dtons for the coming year, and intro
duced his brother. George L. Durham,
as the POSTMASTER of the evening
Following is list of the speakers and
the toasts to which they responded:
The Improvement of the Year
Grin d. Stowell Little Rhody," l.. NJ.
Graves of Providence, r. L. The
Trust. is it Living or Dead. l.. l.. Dun
ham; Treating, is it Necessary, ]. L.
Greenwood. Chester; Gloucester Fish
ermen," William A. Greasy of Beverly;
THE Trust, Can They Down Us"
William j. Dunleavy; Our Ladies,
F. S Knight; "Maineacs." w. H.
Lyman of Bangor. Maine: The Storm
ing of Boston. Edwin Putnam of Bev-
erly; The Lumbermen of Northern
Vermont. F. c. ellison; The outlook
in New Hampshire. F. c. Parker of
Concord. n. H.. "Shoeing versus Teach
ing" II. L. Hamilton of Bellows Falls;
Our New Superintendent" James p.
Ferri:er. The Business in Brattle-
boro', George w Hooker
All of the speeches were bright and
entertaining. many of them sparkling
with wit and humor. The frequent
applause showed they We're favorably
received
The speaking closed with a very
stirring and eloquent address by NJ. V.
BIGGER of Indiana. president of the
Mishawaka Wooden Manufacturing
company. who held the closest atten-
ton of all present for more than an
hour. The meeting closed at 1890
and all went home, filled with new in
spiration and zeal for work of the
coming year.
Saturday the IL travelling statesmen
packed their grips and started for
their territory. They will visit every
town in New England during the next
three months.
The business of the firm has shown
large increase during the past
year, and it is confidently predicted
that it will reach the million dollar
mark during 1902.