Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-11-18

Simon D. Mcleod has left the employ
of the electric railroad
Thanksgiving services are to be held
Thursday at the Universalist church at
1890, Rev C. w. Jackson of the Baptist
church preaching the sermon.
Gen. Nathan G. Williams has been in
Montpelier this week returning to his
office here Wednesday. The exhaustive
duties of his new Office have not greatly
affected his weight yet.
Willie Dodge, son of Rev. c. r. T.
Dodge of St. Johnsbury. was operated
upon last week at his home in that viii
lage for appendicitis. 1t is understood he
is gaining rapidly at this time.
pleasant little service in recognition
of the wiping out of the debt of $500 by
the Methodist church was held one even
ing last week, and the old note was
burned with appropriate exercises.
This evening at s O'Clock there will be
a reception at the rooms of the Young
Mems club in Union block to the new
secretary, Mr.. Jones of Keene. The pub
lie at large are invited to meet Mr.. Jones.
The Junior class of the high school net
ted $104 from concert by the Dartmouth
glee and mandolin club Friday night
This will go some distance to aid the
treasury of the class when they come to
the senior year.
Eugene S. Leonard has been appointed
administrator of the estate of the late
George +. Evans. He is also admins
TRAITOR of the estate of the late Mrs AL
mira F. Locke of Putney a former Bel
lows Falls resident.
Luther C. Howard of the Howard Hard
ware company, a former highly respected
business man of Bellows Falls, now OF
Reading, Mass, and his son, Dr. H. b.
Howard superintendent of the Massa-
chusetts General hospital of Boston,
were guests of Charles E. Howard last
Sunday
The excursion of the schools to Mont
pelier today was very fully attended from
Bellows Falls. The high school and 9th
grades had the day and nearly all the
teachers of these accompanied their pu-
pills The excursion was taken advantage
of by a number of citizens outside the
schools.
At the recent presidential election a
larger number of extremely aged men
than usual made the effort necessary to
get to the polls in this vicinity. In this
town. Theophilus Holt, who will be next
spring 90, came down from SaXtons
River. At Acworth Joseph Copeland, SO
years old, registered as voting, as did in
Walpole Allen Dunshee, 81. William T.
Ramsay. S. and Benjamin Dwinnell. sc.
w. d. Damon's meat market building
on Atkinson street has been RACED the
past week to make the surroundings of
DIR. Miners new residence more attrac-
tive. Mr.. Damon will open another mar
ket about Dec. /, in the basement of
Fairs block on Canal street. DIR. Miner s
residence is approaching completion and
is one of the best dwellings in town. He
will move his family into it in about a
month.
II. d. Ryder having resigned his po-
sition as stamp deputy collector In the
internal revenue department of the gov
eminent on account of being elected
states attorney for this county the gov
eminent. has appointed w. c. Beknap
of the Times to the position. The duties
of the office consist in keeping supply
of revenue stamps of all classes for sale
to those handling liquors, beer, tobaccos
cigars and other merchandise requiring
revenue stamps The salary of the office
is 5000 year.
The storm of Sunday and Sunday night
was serious for the first snow Of the sea-
SON About eight inches of wet, heavy
snow fell here and at Walpole there were
~ inches, and at Langdon, within. 10
miles of here 10 inches came. 1t broke
down trees, shrubs and wires in all di-
rections. No communication with the
outside world was possible from here
Monday morning, either by telegraph or
telephone officials of the companies
have been temporarily fixing up lines all
the week not trying to put them in per-
manent repair, and many of the tele-
phone lines of the village are still use
less. Heavy wind added to the damage
very materially.