Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-10

Mrs. A. H. Webb of Brattleboro has
been the guest of Mrs II. B. jackson a
few days.
The rummage sale last week netted $40
to the district nurses funds of the
WOman's club.
A meeting of the Montpelier district
preachers will be held here next Monday
and Tuesday at the Methodist church.
The annual fair and hot turkey dinner
of the ladies of Emmanuel church will
occur next Thursday afternoon and even
ing
E. A Guild has bought a building lot
near the north end of Russell park front
ing upon Rockingham street and will
erect home there next season.
c. H. Adams, formerly with the S. T.
Andrews drug store, has a position with
the Federal Loan and Mortgage company
as general manager with office in Boston.
He lives in Dorchester
Election returns were received at the
Westminster club Tuesday evening. and
at the Times office. At the latter place
they were bulletined upon the outside of
the block and a good-sized crowd was in
attendance until 10 o'clock.
Miss Merrill has been transferred from
the fifth grade to the eighth grade school.
taking the place of Miss Swift, who re-
signed last week. Mrs. Towsley. who has
been substituting in other grades some
time, has taken the place left vacant by
Miss Merrill. temporarily.
An interesting program was carried out
by Fall Mountain Grange Tuesday even
ing, it being the occasion of their semi
occasional "Neighbors' night" A large
gathering was present. including visitors
from Springfield. Rockingham. Chester
SaXtons River and Westminster.
The seectmen of Walpole have this
week called another town meeting upon
the petition of over 100 citizens to see If
the voters will rescind their former action
In refusing to protect the Connecticut
river bridge from danger by ice The
meeting will be held Monday, Nov. 90
What is termed an "evangelistic rally"
will be held here Dec. 5 and 6, it being
one of a series of similar rallies which
will be held in the next few months at
four or five central points in Vermont
The meetings here will be held in the
Congregational church although all
churches are interested. About 100 dele
gates are expected from away
Twenty-Five arrests were made here dur.
Ing October. a much larger number than
the average. Eleven were for disturbance
seven for intoXication; one each, burglary,
tramping, evading railroad fare selling
liquor. larceny, and for crimes committed
elsewhere. The total fines collected
amounted to ALSO and eight were taken
to Jail and house of correction, and one to
the industrial school.
The council to examine and install Rev.
Jay T. Stocking will be held in the Cen
trail Congregational church OF Newton,
Mass, Nov. IA. Invitation Is extended
to the Congregational church here, over
which Mr.. Stocking recently was pastor.
to be represented. About 25 churches
and number of individuals are named
as members of the council largely from
the vicinity of Boston.
Nathan b. Lucia, so, who died in North
ampton, Mass, Tuesday was a carpenter
and contractor in this place two or three
years, soon after he returned from SER
vice in the civil war. He was a native
of. Bridport, this state. He had had
charge of the woodworking department
of instruction in the Clarke school for
deaf in Northampton the past 25 years.
He is survived by a wife, son, two sisters
and three brothers. One brother is Gen.
Joel II. Lucia of Montpelier.
Some months ago a voting contest be-
tween schools of different places was
tnaugurated by the Boston Globe. The
result was that Bellows Falls won third
place thereby being awarded a valuable
collection of art statuary which has this
week been received from Germany. It is
said to be of from $500 to $500 in value,
and consists Of the following pieces which
have been placed in the high school build