Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-03-07

The carriers salary on the rural free
delivery route was increased from $500 to
5000 March LIST
y party of about fifty were entertained
Mt whist by Mr.. and Mrs j. C. Day last
Tuesday evening.
DIR. Geo. II. Gorham entertains the ply
sicians of Bellows Falls at his residence
on School street this evening
Edwin w. Hopkins has been adiudged
bankrupt with liabilities amounting TO
Sl5l.24. His assets are $115 which are ex-
empt.
small audience greeted 1.-THE Fast
Mall in the opera house Monday evening
but all felt that the scenic effects were
extremely fine.
The books of the Bellows Falls Trust
Company for subscriptions for stock were
closed yesterday, with more than the $780,
600 necessary. pledged.
The Choral Union. at its regular meet
ing Monday evening assigned the solo
work for the concert which is to be given
in few weeks.
The members of the Young Mems club
OF the Congregationalist church are to be
entertained at the home of ID. f. Pollard
on Atkinson street Monday evening
The schools here have been invited to
contribute of their work to the Keene Art
The articles sent will be on exhibition
here later.
The third organ recital by George Blake
ley in the Congregational church will be
given next Tuesday evening and Is ex-
pected to outshine his past record If such
thing be possible.
The Woman's Club will give the last of
their teas for the season tomorrow after
noon in the vestry of the Universalist
church. C. w. Osgood will give a talk
on art Illustrated by the stereopticon
The sacred cantata, "A Daughter of
Jairus,' is to be given in the Congrega-
tional church Sunday evening. March 10th
by three soloists and a chorus of l6
voices, under the direction of George
Blakeley.
The International Paper Company be-
gan extensive operations at Manchester
March LIST. The company expects to shin
about 80 carloads of pulp wood daily. A
mammoth sluice has been constructed at a
cost or $4,000, and the company will en-
ploy between 400 and 500 men.
Two lectures, illustrated by the stereop-
ticon. one on "Evangeline" and the second
on "A Trip Through the Land of Evan
geline' are booked at the opera house for
Friday and Saturday evenings, March 18th
and 18th. These lectures are to be given
by A. L. Kempton, and are to be illustrat-
ed by pictures taken in Nova Scotia of
the scenes made historic by Longfellows
poem, as well as by figures posed to rep
resent certain scenes in the poem itself.
L. S. Hayes. general agent of the New
York Life Insurance Company, received
yesterday the third prize for the Goth CEN
fury contest of the agents of the COM
pany In the state of Vermont. The prize
consists of the NYLIC Legion of Honor
decoration and pair of the NYLIC cuff
buttons. This company, which did the
the largest business of any company in
the world In 1901, bears the reputation of
treating every one having anything to do
DO with 1t in very liberal manner
The Fall Mountain Grange was organ
ized Saturday with a charter member
snip of 3d. These officers were elected and
installed: Master, NJ. NJ. Whitney; over
seer, J. S. Knowlton lecturer, Mrs. ]. H.
Blakeley steward. Robert Foster; chap
lain, Mrs. c. A. Fuller; treasurer, NJ. II.
Ray; secretary, Mrs ]. A. Bush; gate
Keeper, c. A. Fuller; Ceres, Mrs. ]. A.
Thwing; Pomona, Mrs. NJ. II. Ray; Flora
Mrs. Robert Foster; lady assistant stew
ard, Miss NJ. E. Farnsworth assistant
steward G. A. Halliday. A committee of
three was appointed to draft a constitu-
ton and bylaws, to be reported on at a
future meeting.