Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-10-20

tons OF the lunch room building. The
question as to whether 1t belonged to the
village or to the owners Of the building
TO replace 1t was compromised by the
payment of S25 by S. ]. Cray in behalf
OF the building.
Napoleon Bernard, who came on the
train from Keene, was arrested at the
railroad station Monday night for at
tempting to evade his fare. He was
fined $50 and costs, and being unable to
pay was taken TO the house OF correction
in Rutland to work out his fine Before
leaving Keene he had attempted to sell
a bicycle, which was taken from him, as
the police there believed 1t had been
stolen.
The girls chorus club OF the high school
and the Woman's club chorus have united
and will sing together on Monday even
ings during the winter. under the direc-
ton OF Miss Alice H. Jackson. This
union makes a strong woman's chorus
numbering about 70. and an enjoyable
winters work is anticipated, to close with
concert in May The profit of any
musical entertainments given by this
organization will be devoted to the district
nurse fund.
A meeting OF the stockholders of the
Bellows Falls New Industry company,
which was recently organized. was held
Monday evening. The capital stock,
$4,000. was all subscribed. and 1t was
voted to buy the bobbin factory on Russell
street and lease It to Bogert & Hopper
Of New York for five years for the manu-
! facture of wooden boxes. The annual
rental paid by this firm will be $500. and
the basement has been rented to G. X.
| Demerse for 800 a year. Z. L. Walker
! was elected secretary and treasurer and
p. H. Hadley. F. G. Pierce, S. ]. Cray,
c. w. Osgood and ]. c. Day, directors
The directors elected p. H. Hadley presi-
dent and F. G. Pierce vice president.
John w. Flint, one OF the leading citi-
gems and business men OF the village is
| to move his family at once to Claremont,
having leased one OF the best residences
in that village for the coming three years.
He win close his elegant residence here,
leaving II in charge of a keeper. His
| residence here is one of the most ex-
pensively built and furnished OF any in
the place, and the departure OF the
family is much regretted by all. He has
for some years had important paper mill
interests at Claremont and has gone back
and forth by train and by automobile,
which proves inconvenient for him. He
does not admit that he takes up a per-
manent residence there, which would be
regretted by many friends here.
meeting Of the directors OF the board
OF trade was held Monday evening with
the following present; ]. C. Day. presi-
dent; II. p. O'Brien, secretary; II. d.
Ryder, c. w. Osgood. ]. c. Dennison and
M. F. Davis. 1t was decided to hold the
annual meeting the first Thursday In
November and have a banquet In Banquet
hall. Mr.. OsgOOd was authorized to
/ secure some good speaker The matter
of complaints about the impSsslbility OF
private teams being able to drive up to
the platforms Of the railroad station with
passengers or trunks was referred to the
railroad committee, Of which H. d. Ryder
is chairman. This has proven In the past
few months to be very great incon-
venience, the whole space being allotted
to and occupied by public teams and
hacks.