Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-12-09

Cambridge.
NJ II. Ray will be the executor of the
viii of the late Mrs. Carlton e. Webb.
Schools of the town all close next week
Friday for a two weeks holiday vaca-
ton.
The village authorities will hold meet
ing next Saturday evening for purpose of
abatement of taxes.
The bailiffs will allow sliding on the
hill near the scythe snath shop, and the
hill from South Terrace.
Superintendent b. f. Merriam moved
last week into the residence of ID. l..
Snow on Front street. formerly occupied
by Leon j. Ball.
Fay Bridges of Athens was on the street
Thursday with a large lynx. 1t was over
three feet in length and weighed about
80 pounds. 1t was caught in trap.
Next Wednesday evenings debate by
the High School club will be the ques-
ton Resolved, that expansion is detri-
mental to the country's development"
Work upon the Connecticut river bridge
was resumed this week, the delayed steel
having been received, and the material is
still coming each day, indicating no fur
Their delay.
Next Thursday evening Vance e. Sui
lvan's beautiful play The Little Church
Around the Corner, will be presented at
the opera house under the local manage
ment of ]. f. Brosnahan.
II. H. Davis, who was a druggist in
Bellows Falls for about 90 years, and who
until recently ran store in North Wal
| pole has rented the first floor of the Gates
| block on Westminster street. and the
rooms are now being put in shape for
his drug business
Rev E. f. Marggraf of Derby Line has
| IT,.fV- lfe-f Oh. rob
in ST. Adams. and will enter upon his
duties there Dec. Is. He went to Derby
| Line from Bellows Falls four years ago.
| On Nov % he was presented with purse
of $1OS by his Pensioners.
The farm between here and Westmin
ster known as the old Weston place. has
been sold by George A. Weston to Frank
F.. Shepard of Hotel Windham, and will
be used in connection with the hotel to
raise supplies. The house will be rent
| ed.
The junior class of the high school
| has voted to present early in the next
term the Shaksperian play, The Tanning
| of the Shrew, as a benefit to their class
fund This play will be used in the for
NAL opening of the new hall In their
school building.
A new enterprise will be opened tomor-
row. when j. II. Witherbee will open a
skating rink on the ice just above the
new bridge where he has erected house
that will be warmed, and will keep large
tract of ice cleared from snow and light
ed at night by an arc light.
The widow of the late Bolivar Lowell,
Mrs Sarah e. b. Uathrop) Lowell, "A,
of Drewsvflle, died Wednesday morning
at Athol Mass, and the body was buried
from st. Peters church in Drewsville
this morning. She was daughter of the
late Hope Lathrop, and sister OF the late
Mrs. Norman H. Farr OF our village.
The debate of the high school debating
club last Friday evening upon the ques-
ton of Resolved, that the railways OF
the country have done more than the
waterways toward developing the
country" was ably conducted on both side:
and decided upon the weight of argu
ment in favor of the waterways.
George II. Muzzy who nine years age
, assumed the position of head bookkeepe
for the Vermont Farm Machine company
succeeding A. j. Holley. has been Obliged
to resign his position on account of ii
: health, and with Mrs Muzzy, went Tues
day morning to their old home in Der
wick Me, where they will live for tn
present.
A sample of Minards pond water, be
cause of the present Objectionable smel
and taste has just been analysed at tn
$ state laboratory at Burligton, and tn
b report is that while the sample was de
cidedly aromatic" it shows low waite
y condition of supply, evidence or niue
Il decayed vegetable matter, but no dan
gerous contamination is present. so GU
= people will probably continue to boil
= and hold their noses as they imbibe.
: A conference of methods was held a
the Baptist church yesterday and goo
= number attended from our churches
), Among those having part upon the pre-
}. gram were DIR. w. l.. Witter of Boston
Rev. w. A. Dawson, Rev. p d. Root {
4, North Springfield; Rev. A. e. Foote
Is Saxtons River; Rev. Henry Crocker
N Chester; Rev c. A. Cook of Bloomfield
,e Rev Samuel Mcbride, d. D., of Ne
York city; Deacon j. o. Spring and oth'
J. local Christian workers.
r Extensive arrangements are being mat
s, locally for the entertainment next wee
s. of the Vermont State Grange from Tue
v day until Friday. An important fun
u. ton will be the reception rendered
Gov. Bell, Mrs and Miss Bell at the re
idence Of Representative Il. r. Cam
hell Wednesday evening The loo
Grange held it's annual election of Office
III Tuesday evening, when John l.. Knowlt
3 was elected worthy MASTER, G. III. U
~ derwood overseer, John A. Bush trea
lie urer, and Miss H. j. Clark secretary.
The annual turkey supper of the III
nc Versalist church, ana the SAFE vi IAN
In articles held in Union hall Tuesday eve
ey ing was a decided success In every I
IN spect One hundred and thirty sat doN
IL to the first tables, and many OF the
were reset. The annual chicken
n supper of the Methodist church, a
m their sale, occurred Wednesday event
er. in Banquet hall and was largely p'
5. ronized Both these societies hold an c
ir- viable reputation as to quality of tn
IRE suppers and both kept their precedel
ne good this year.