Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-08-18

The contract has been closed for fur
nishing Bethel granite for the front of
the new office building to be erected in
New York by the Title Guaranty &
Trust company.
The goth annual meeting Of the Reunion
society of the Sd Vermont infantry will
be held at Chamberlain Post hall ST.
Johnsbury, September 10. Roland E.
Stevens, Esq, of Hartford will deliver
the address.
The time lock on the vault at the
Mortified national bank failed to work
Saturday morning and business was at a
standstill all day An expert arrived
Sunday morning and succeeded in OPEN
ing the vault about noon.
The post Office at Wilder. village in
the town of Hartford, was entered through
a window Sunday night, the safe was in
geniously blown open, and everything in
1t taken, including postage stamps, office
receipts, collections for water rent, and
the private funds of f. ]. NJ Quimby, the
postmaster. The loss is estimated at
about 500.
murderous assault is said to have
been made on Joseph Brunette, an aged
resident Of Winooski, Saturday morning
when he went to the barn to feed his
horse. Mr. Brunette, who was badly cut
and bruised, was unconscious for some
time. A rumor that he attempted sui
eide was circulated but the report is not
generally credited.
Nearly 100 benefciaries are named in
the will of George E. f. Dodge, formerly
of Chicago, but lately a resident OF
Nashua, N. H., which was filed in the
probate court Saturday. About $3.50, 600
is divided among public institutions in
Chicago and the balance among relatives.
In addition, $4,000 is given to the town of
Bennington for a library.
The body of George w. Cutler, GO, one
Of the most respected citizens of Barre,
was found in a pond in South Barre
Sunday morning. Mr.. Cutler had been
i'll with paralysis about 10 years and was
nearly helpless although able to walk a
short distance. He disappeared about
half an hour before his body was found.
1t is supposed that he committed suicide.
He leaves wife and one son.
J. L. Dalrymple, for three years general
freight agent of the Central Vermont
Railway company, with headquarters at
| ST. Adams, is now general freight agent
of the Grand Trunk railway system, with
| headquarters in Montreal. He began the
duties OF his new position Monday. His
successor in st. Adams is r. L. Burnap
son of the late Wilder L. Burnap of Bur-
| lington, who was one of Nermonts ablest
lawyers. Both men have had wide ex-
perience in railroad affairs.
The lfeless body of Mrs. George T.
Hack. who disappeared on Wednesday OF
last week from DIR. w. r. Primes sana-
| forum in Burlington, was found floating
in Lake Champlain Saturday morning by
| John II. McGettrick, night telegraph
| operator in the Burlington Free Press
office. Mrs. Hacks disappearance was
without warning, as no indication of in
sanity ever had been shown and at nc
| time during her three weeks. stay at the
sanatorium was she under restraint. II
| was a case of suicide. Mrs. Hack was Al
| years old. She leaves a husband, son and
| daughter.
The handsome new library building M
| South Pomfret presented to the town by
| Judge Ira A. Abbott now associate judge
| of the supreme court of New Mexico, was
dedicated Saturday in the presence of q
| large number of townspeople and Other
visitors. Judge Abbott made the presen-
tation address. The building is As feet
| long, p feet wide and built of red brick
with cobble foundation from the ground
| to the window stills. Four handsome
granite columns stand at the entrance
and the interior is finished in Michigan
birch, steel Orders and cement making
it as nearly fireproof as possible. The
building was erected at a cost of about
| $4,000.