Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-05
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any community. The two banks show a
handsome increase of numbers and
amounts Of the deposits in the year 1905.
The following item appeared in the
Athol Transcript of Jan. 2: Miss Mary
McEvoy, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Evoy Of Bellows Falls, and William Nc
Evoy of Bellows Falls, VT, were mar
ried at the rectory of the Church OF Our
Lady Immaculate Wednesday morning at
O'clock Rev. ]. ]. Howard oficiated
A brief reception was held after the
ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. McEvoy will
make their future home in Bellows Falls"
The offices in the new Suter block re-
Gently vacated by Wyman Flint e. Son
and the Katahdin Pulp and Paper COM
pany have all been rented by other firms
The south office will be occupied by j. j.
Quinlan & Co. The Metropolitan Insur-
ance company, which has had offices in
the Arms block, has rented the north
office. The middle one will be occupied
by Capt. c. f. Burnham of Burlington,
representing the Massachusetts Mutual
insurance company.
e. H. Stoughton post No. "a, G. A. r.,
elected these officers at its annual meet
ing Dec. 20: Commander H. A. Wheeler;
senior vice commander, j. B. Moore
Junior vice commander, F. Hobson; quar-
termaster, F. ]. Hall; surgeon, j. A.
Thwing; chaplain, w. H. Taylor; officer
of the day, S. l.. Daggett; officer of the
guard, d. b. Wyans; delegate to de-
partment encampment, ]. w. Estabrook;
alternate, F. H. Hobson. The installation
will be held Wednesday, Jan. TO-
The high school debating club has its
first debate this evening, the subject be-
ing the same as was discussed by the
Bellows Falls Debating club recently, viz:
WAS Rockingham justified in refusing
the proposed gift of a library building by
Andrew Carnegie?" These debates of
this club are of much interest and
upon which all citizens wish to hear both
sides The admission to the debates is
by ticket, each member of the club being
entitled to certain number.
The Incorporation under the general law
of the village OF SaXtons River took place
some time ago and Rockingham now has
a second Incorporated village. The princi-
pal object at this time of the change of
village powers was the authority TO ar
range for lighting the streets and putting
in sewers. The idea was objected to by
some of the leading citizens as an ex-
travagance and unnecessary, but when the
final vote came, in a largely attended
meeting, the charter and bylaws were
adopted by a goodly majority. full
board of trustees were elected, of which
Foster b. Locke is the president. or
Mayor" Of the new municipality.
At the annual supper and business meet
ing of the Baptist church held Tuesday
evening these officers were elected: Pres
ident c. w. Jackson; clerk, H. c. Bacon;
treasurer, w. A Ferguson trustee
for three years, H. c. Bacon; solicitor,
]. o. Spring; collector, E. w Brown. The
Ladies' benevolent society elected their
board OF officers for the year: President,
Mrs. George Durkee; vice presidents, Mrs
E. w. Trask, Mrs II. c. Bacon; secre-
tary, Mrs. q. w. Parsons; treasurer. Mrs
10. c. Fairbank; solicitors, Mrs George
Bacon, Addie Landon, Mrs Nora E
Chase, Mrs. Annie Blanchard, Mrs. d. b.
Sencabaugh; directors Mrs. NJ H. Raw.
Mrs. F. L. Whitcomb, Mrs. e. ]. Dick
inson.
The recent announcement by the labor
unions OF Bellows Falls, of their intention
to control certain village offices at the
coming election, is significant Of the gem
eral tendency of organized labor to enter
the political field throughout Vermont
The meeting Of the executive board of
the Vermont State branch of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor in Burlington
saturday adopted resolutions in relation
10 prospective candidates for offices in the
state. They have had circular letters
printed to be sent to all prospective can
didates requesting that they define their
position as regards the various labor
questions, before they come before the
voters for their suffrages
The rendering Tuesday evening of the
comic opera, "Mikado," was a great sue
cess from every standpoint. The opera
mouse was filled with a large audience,
number OF special cars coming from