Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-03-13

Tor allmuuN OF S5huNn ana mas attached
Mr.. Mays property. The couple were
married about eight years ago. have
two children. ana have been ~ucie,y
leaders in Newton. Mr. May is a trav-
cling salesman The grounds for di-
vorce are plainly stated to be marital
irregularities of Mr.. May. particularly
i'm Portland. Maine. and i'm addition
cruel and abusive treatment is charged.
The building containing Leslie Smiths
general store and Mr.. Osbornc's carriage
shop was burned at an carly hour Satur-
day in Tunbudge. The loss is $21N',
with about $500 insurance.
The Committee of Fifteep, who had
charge of the prohibition interests iu
the recent campaign, met 1T Montpelier
Wednesday and closed up their cam
paign affairs. They decided, however,
To- continue the organization.
James X Pirie has bought the inter-
est of the George Lamson estate in tho
Wells K Lamson dark granite quarry
at Graniteville, Barre. and is now sole
owner The transfer was one of the
largest ever made i'm Barre. over 100000
changing hands.
II. ". Hammond. John OConnor and
T., J. Matthews. an representative men.
have been selected as license commits
sioners in Middlebury. 1t is expected
there will he no open saloon in the town
although licenses will probably be
issued to three hotels.
Prof. q. IL. Perkins of Burlington re
ceived the appointment as Vermont
agent for the department of photography
in the United States geological survey
which is eXamining the water resource
of the United States including an inNes-
tieatio of underground currents and ar
tesian wells
p. c. Fishers barns in Walcott We're
burned Saturday morning with eleven
head of cattle, seven moving machines
and farming tools. The loss of $1,000 Is
partially covered by insurance. Ian
tern which Ar Fisher left on the barn
floor was overturned during his absence,
setting fire to the barn.
L. NJ Mead, postmaster at Colchester,
was indicted by the grand jury of the
United States court in Burlington recent
~ on the ground that he added to his
salary inducing people To have postage
stamps bought elsewhere and cancelled
at Colchester. He furnished bail in the
sum of 500 when brought before Clerk
George Z. Johnson of the court at Bur
lington Monday.
President Roosevelt has signed The
omnibus public building measure en-
bodying Congressman d. j. Fosters bil
uppropriatiug $4,000 for temporary
building to lee occupied 10y the post1itic'
AND customs departments i'm Burlington
while the new federal building Is begin
erected and appropriating the sum OF
$300,0pJ for a new structure TO be erecleo
on the site of the present building
The first license forms for the sale
of LIQUORS to be issued in Vermont since
1852 have just been completed. The
documents are more Voluminous than q
person uniformed would imagine, a.
the specific requirements of the license
law have to be printed therein In max
ing up the copy, Secretary of State Fleet
wood has aimed to cover the srouht
so completely as to preclude all posi-
bility of structural fault.
Canadian capitalists are interested il
a scheme for the construction of cana
connecting the Richelieu river at 81
johns with Montreal direct. }. CORR
Vean of Montreal says that he VIII con
struct a l4-foot waterway between tn
St. Lawrence river at Montreal ana IN
head of Lake Champlain The presen
connection between Lake Champaln an
the st. Lawrence is by the Rlchelle
river and the Chamblay canal, the nlu
est of the Canadian artificial waterways
The Vermont Association of Bosto
calls the attention of the people of NeI
mont to the fact that the headquarter
recently established are open not onl
TO the members of the association bu
to the people of the state of Vernon
when they visit this city, and That
will be their aim to make the beneul
of the association reciprocal Some
thing like two hundred persons Visite
the headquarters last week The asso
citation is making plans for suga
party about the last of this. month an
a committee consisting of Messrs Jt
seph f. Scott James NJ Gleason, Ever
EFT c. Benton, Wade Keyes, ana N
Sheldon, have under consideration Fl
TO Vermont Old Home Week