Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-03-11

his death i'm January, returned to Bel
lows Falls last week. bringing with him
his mother Mrs. George Wiley. who will
make her home with him for the present
Mrs. Daniel u. Howard is visiting her
mother Mrs. OliTe Adams, Mr.. and Mrs
Howard, who were both formerly resi-
dents of Bellows Fails now live i'm Ken
nett Square, Penn. Mrs Howard has not
been here for three years, and her many
friends are glad to meet her again.
Walpole voted at its town meeting
Tuesday $4,000 for freeing the toll
bridge ana building a new one. The out
come of the vote is said to be due to the
efforts of O'Neil Griffin and Kniry of
North Walrole. They IN - appointed as
bridge committee It. Il. Seabury G. E.
Seward, +. @. Smalley, c. j. O'Nen and
w. IL. Kiniry.
The Casein Company has decreased the
working force, both in the manufacturing
department and in the office, more than
has been generally understood. year
ago there were 80 employees i'm the office
now there are only eight. Then there
were 30 to 1876 in the factory, while the
number on the pay rolls March / was
only 50.
Moderator George A. Weston has named
the following committees Bridge com
mittee. c. II. Williams, c. w. Osgood.
c. a. Moore, S. J. Cray and NJ. II. Ray.
Committee on pest house. \. l. Bollcs
DR.. J. II. RlodGett and Or. j. r. Huddcn.
Committee on changes at NIinard pond
voted ut corporation meeting, II. u. Ry-
DER y. If. Brown, n. G.. williams, f. G.
Pierce ana G. Il. Wheeler
II. Kibbe Brooks of the chemical de-
partment of the Casein Company of
America and member of last years
board of bailffs, who has been absent
from his work since last December owing
to i'll health, has been spending his time
largely at his old home in st. Adams
Last week he was with friends i'm Mont
pelier lie is improving slowly and hopes
to be able to return to his work here i'm
about a month
\ meeting of unusual interest was held
Thursday night OF last week Ivy King
Solomon's Temple lodge Of Masnns There
were for many years two separate
lodges which We're united short time
ago, 50 that the present lodge contains
an unusual number of past masters At
last week meeting il was ARRANGED t.
have the degrees worked with all the Of
fees filled by past masters There were
Is past masters present. and NJ. Whitney
acted as worshipful master.
y concert was given i'm the opera house
by the Schubert quartet of Boston as
sisted by a reader, Miss Grace Atwood
~
and soloist. Mrs. Dryer Of Boston. 1t
was a benefit for Miss Lizzie Hcnnessev
and Guy Woodfall, who are trying to SCI
cure Boston Herald free trips to the st.
Louis fair Miss Hcnnessey as a sales
woman and Mr.. Woodfall as a railroad
man. Miss llennesSey stands now first i'm
New England outside of Boston, and Mr..
Woodfall third in the same district.
The Young Mems club of the Congrrga-
tional church have been having "a CON
test between the two divisions the ''reds''
and the blues for several weeks the
one winning 10 Give the club a sumner
The contest was to sec which side would
get the most new members and have tho
most members not absent diirinp tho
time. The blues won and they an,.,gal
the ladies' union to furnish the sumner
Post prandial exercises followed tho SIM
ner. the president Frank knight nro-
siding as toast master
Tho now. cit,. bou Il, .o,,,,,o,,,, o,,a g..
heinz nccuried rho h,,iliin,, &c ~,
stories high ON Eockiueham street and
four on Canal street on Canal street
there are to rooms and the lock-un
The rooms are occut,iod nv tha notice or
fees and tho office of the street ana wato,.