Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-10-14

\ harvest concert will be given next
Sunday evening al the Universalist church
instead of the usual young peoples meet
ing
A. 2. Winnewisser opens his new va
riety store, The Surprise" tomorrow,
located in the Granger block on West
minister street
Thomas B. Mclaughlin, former resi-
dent. and employe of the mills was
| drowned Friday in Wisconsin He was a
brother of Mrs. David Sensabaugh
An interesting game of foot ball will be
played at Barber park Saturday al $50
between the teams of the local high
school and the Windsor high school.
F. C. Winnewisser accompanied by his
wife and daughter. Marjorie, returned
Saturday from an extended trip through
| Massachusetts, Connecticut and New
York.
Snow fell for the first time this season
at Bellows Falls on Wednesday afternoon.
1t showed heavily some hours and the
ground was covered during the remainder
of the day and evening.
\ meeting of the directors Of the board
of trade was held Monday evening at
which some routine business was trans
acted and the board adjourned to meet
again next week Monday evening.
DR.. E. r. Campbell. who represents
Rockingham in the Legislature, has been
given place by the speaker of the House
upon the railroad committee and upon the
joint committee upon public health.
Mrs George II. Dickinson and son.
George. returned Tuesday evening from a
six weeks stay in Woodstock Mrs
NJ. l.. Holmes & Co. Wednesday morning.
Rev. d. L. Sanford is attending the
Episcopal convention being held In Bos-
ton. He came home Saturday evening and
attended his Sunday morning service. re-
turning to Boston again the same after
noon.
Next Thursday evening will be observed
as an anniversary of the establishment
of odd Fellowship in Bellows Falls and n
large number of prominent guests will be
entertained. \ banquet will be served at
p. m.
w. f. Rowel has rented the house on
the west side of Green street owned and
formerly occupied by DIR. F. II. O'Connor.
John, u. son of Thomas Hayes, living
at u Pine street, died last Tuesday night
of spinal meningitis. He was a bright,
affectionate lad and was very popular
with his teachers and schoolmates.
a number of changes have occurred at
the factory of the Casein Company of
America this week. Among them are the
resignation of Herbert II. Church, who
has been the superintendent of the manu-
featuring department since the works
were erected here, and Miss IneZ Church
resigned as stenographer.
The Womans club held their first meet
ing of this season in odd Fellows hall
Tuesday afternoon. Various matters of
business were discussed, and it was an
nounced that Booker T. Washington. who
was expected TO lecture here the latter
part of the winter would be unable to do
so. Tea was served by the executive
board.
Charles NJ. Ranville. who has for many
years tended the toll bridge, as did his
| father before him, has bought a house
in Chester known as the Fisher place, on
Main street and is repairing ii ready for
| his occupancy in the near future He is
evidently looking forward to the time
when the freeing of the old bridge win
leave him without a job here.
Among the interesting souvenirs brought
| in recent visit to his home by William
| ID. Hayes was a rattlesnake skin nearly
| four feet feet long, with eight rattles. 1t
| was killed by him last summer during one
of his daily long tramps through the for
est preserves of Pennsylvania where they
were a common pest, in connection with
! the forestry work of the government and
Yale college.
Frequent queries have been made as to
| the intention of the directors of the Young
| Mems association in regard to opening
rooms this season. At a meeting held
! Wednesday evening II was decided to open
the rooms next Wednesday evening
Plans are being formed for effective work
the coming winter, possibly under direc-
ton of a secretary who will devote his
whole time to the work.
Mrs. Jay T. Stocking went Monday
morning to her old home in New Haven,
Conn.,, and Mr.. Stocking will join her
! there tomorrow. They will remain until