Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-03-31

about 40 graduates of colleges or pro-
fessional schools here.
The Central House has been closed
during the past week, the former pro-
prietor having thrown up his lease, when
IL was found the town voted no license.
John w. Beaumont has leased the build
ing for year and intends to open It in
the near future as a boarding house and
hotel.
Mrs. w. p. wentworth, two weeks ago,
suffered a second paralytic shock at the
home of her sister. Mrs. Kate Williams,
on Westminster street At the present
time she Is very low and small hopes are
entertained Of her recovery. Her late
husband was an eminent architect Of
Boston.
The book committee of the public library
held meeting Wednesday at which
large number OF proposed additions to
the library were discussed and decided
upon. The book committee, which con-
sists of A. N. Swain, H. d. Ryder and
c. w. Osgood, are anxious that any
citizens knowing Of books which they feel
should be added to the library should in
form them.
The Northampton Daily Herald In it's
suburban news contained the following
from the village of Florence Tuesday:
Herbert F. Richards of Bellows Falls
VT, has purchased the Variety Market
and will take possession April /. Mr..
Richards has been in the meat business
for several years. He will move his
family to Florence as soon as he can find
desirable tenement"
The last of talks on culinary SUBJ
jects, with demonstrations, by Miss
Fannie Merritt Farmer was given in
Union hall Tuesday. These talks have
been greatly enjoyed by members of the
Womans club and others, having been
of great benefit to all who have heard her
The next meeting of the club will be
April II, subject, current events, with
music, followed by a club tea.
Transportation by the Saxtons River
road has been somewhat interfered with
during the past week. For time Mon
day the track just beyond the Sabin
bridge was three or four feet under water,
necessitating the transporting of pas
sengers between the bridge and Saxtons
River by livery teams. Tuesday night
the brook east of Barber park was choSed
with ice and found a new channel by
washing out a portion of the roadbed, but
the delay to traffic was not great.
The livery stable on Bridge street,
known for the past 25 years as Towns
Hotel stable, changed hands Tuesday, the
whole property having been bought of E.
ID. Crosier by Dennis Neyland of Still
River, Mass. Mr. Neyland is a brother
in-law of ]. e. Brosnahan, who is also
interested, but the stable will be coll
Quoted under the name of Mr. Neyland.
Mr.. Crosier has been forced to give up the
business on account of failure of health
and will devote the next few months to
regaining it.
Mrs John G. Whiting, whose husband
was a grandson of the first settled min
lister of Rockingham, passed her Gath
birthday anniversary Wednesday at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Henry N.
Weston, on the Upper Meadows Mrs
Whiting is unusually active for person
of her age and does q large amount OF
work about the house. She is a great
reader and takes an active interest in
public affairs. Mrs. Whiting is probably
the oldest person in town. Theophilus
Holt of Saxtons River passed his 92d
milestone last February. James Hazel
ton, who had always lived in Rocking
ham, died last May, lacking only one
month of go.
| William p. Hayes will leave Washing
| ton this evening for Arizona and New
Mexico. He has been ordered by the
bureau of forestry to report April al
Clifton, Ariz., where he will join an ex-
petition of government employees, who will
spend six or eight months in examining
| and mapping the ella River forest re-
serve, and the Zuni and Navajo In.
dian reservations. The forest reserves
| of the United States were controlled by
the department of the interior until abou
two months ago, when they were trans
ferred to the bureau of forestry undel
the department of agriculture with which
Mr.. Hayes has been connected. He ha.
been in Washington since Dec. 1.