Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-10-07

the third or fourth bear recently seen in
searsburg and Somerset, while half a
dozen or more have been prowlng about
| the wilds of Glastonbury.
BY changing the runs of the trainmen
| on the Connecticut and Passumpsic di-
| vision of the Boston & Maine railroad it
is expected that about 40 families will
have to leave Lyndonville and live at
| Sherbrooke or White River Junction. The
new order lengthenng the runs of the
train hands takes effect the 10th.
Fred Madison and Fred Stiner, who
were driving south, were arrested in Mas
sachusetts near the state line Tuesday,
having in their wagon a calf, several
hens and a quantity of vegetables stolen
in Stamford They were taken to North
Adams and held to await the action Of
Vermont officers.
The amount Of merchandise imported
through the Vermont customs district
for the fiscal year ending June &c. for
consumption in the United States, was
valued at s4,277,123. Duties were col
lected amounting to 1852, 1896. The
value of merchandise exported from the
United States through the district of
Vermont for the fiscal year was 81 PA
367.
At the meeting of the stockholders of
the national bank at Lyndon, held Sept.
q. 1T was voted to go into voluntary
liquidation. OF the banks 500 shares
Of stock 42S were represented either in
person or by proxy. The vote was unan-
imous. 1t will probably require several
months to close up the affairs Of the bank.
The bank was opened for business May 1,
1855.
farewell reception was rendered
Judge and Mrs. Wendell p. Stafford at
the Fairbanks museum at st. Johnsbury
Saturday evening, on the eve OF his de-
parture to Washington to enter upon his
duties as supreme court judge Of the
District Of Columbia. Rev. DR.. Edward
r. Fairbanks referred in the highest
terms to Judge Staffords successful ca
reer and wished him godspeed, and
Judge Stafford responded in a graceful
manner.
Nathaniel Nutter and Frank Kimball of
Woodsvlle. n. H., have contracted with
the Deerfed River company of Whining
ton for all the logging in the Glastonbury
territory which the company has hitherto
itself carried on. The contract calls for
the cutting and delivering of from 3,0O0,-
900 to 100000 feet of logs, to be hauled
to the several landings on the Deerfield
river and its tributaries. The Deerfeld
River company will dispose of its large
logging equipment now that operations
have been transferred to the New Hamp-
shire men.
The list annual convention of the Uni
versalists of Vermont and Quebec
the 14th annual convention Of the Young
Peoples Christian Union of Vermont and
Quebec, and the Womans Missionary So
ciety of Vermont and Quebec met in an
nual session in the Universalist Church of
the Good Shepherd Of Springfield Sept 81,
rs and % At the state Y. p. c. L. con-
vention the following officers were elected:
President, Rev. c. II. Pennoyer of Spring.
field. nrpSident (,ROrgp A ~
Barre; secretary, Ernest r. Ball of Bel
lows Falls treasurer, Charles Waterman
of Chester. Rev. f. +. Marggraf Of Der
by Line was reelected president of the
convention proper: Henry c. Farrar of
Rutland vice president; Rev. Alvin NJ.
Smith of Plainfield, secretary; w. II.
Gladding of Barre treasurer. Rev. r. K.
Marvin OF Brattleboro was a member of
the committee on nominations.