Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-04-13

present during the meeting and a BAN
quet was served at its close. Members of
the order we're present from Brattleboro,
Windsor, Chester, Ludlow, Proctorsville
and Springfield.
The Womans club have been recipients
of generous offer from the proprietor
of the Corner Drug store. He will have
his formal opening of the soda fountain
season next Saturday and will place the
fountain at the disposal of the club for
that day. Young ladies of the club will
do the serving and the club treasury
will have the benefit of all the proceeds
of the day.
Last Friday, the National Bank of Bel
lows Falls had deposits to the amount of
1851, 263 go, and their loans and discounts
amounted to 1901, 405.46. Their total as
sets amounted to 1854, 07s91. During the
past month President ]. H. Williams and
Cashier p. II. Hadley have been confined
to their rooms a portion of the time by
Illness, and are still unable to attend to
their duties.
The state tuberculosis commission will
hold a public meeting in the assembly
hall of the high school building next
Thursday evening at s o'clock. The va
rious members of the commission will
make as plain as possible what tubercu-
losis is, how 1t can be avoided and ex-
plain the mode of life and requirements
of its cure. The meeting is free and all
are cordially invited.
Mrs. Frank G. Day spent a few days
the first of this week in Bellows Falls
visiting among her many old friends pre-
vious to going to their new home in Cor
nish, Me. Mr.. Day, who was formerly
an employee of the Vermont Farm Ma
chine company, has lived in Newton Cen
tire, Mass, the past few years, and now
resigns his position in Boston to engage
in the grain and milling business in Cor
nish.
Honors were awarded in the senior class
of the high school yesterday afternoon, as
follows: In mathematics, Florence Pierce I;
in English, Guy Powers, Jennie Farms
worth. The latter two so narrowly escap-
ed tie that the honor has been awarded
to both, the difference in per cent of rank
being only one one-hundreth Of one per
cent. These, with Edna Gibson, valedic-
torian and Edgar Howard, salutatorian,
as announced several weeks ago, will be
the commencement speakers.
F. G. Willard of North Westminster
while coming from Walpole by train last
week, lost his purse out of the window of
the car. 1t contained nearly $40 Mr.
Willard employed assistance and immedi-
ately went back and spent some days
carefully searching the side of the track
where 1t was supposed to have been
lost. 1t was not found until Saturday
morning and then there was no money in
1t, but 500 bill was found some rods
away. The locality where it was found
had been carefully searched previously
without result
Last Thursday night the local court Of
Foresters of America held a large meet
ing, delegation of 40 coming here from
Il eRn9 ThaFn q 10.
Twelve candidates were initiated. After
the work had been completed refresh
ments were served and a social time en-
Joyed until time for the train CARRYING
the visitors to their homes Among those
present who took part in the post-prandial
exercises were Chief Ranger Thomas Bar
rett OF Court General Wilson, and the
grand secretary of New Hampshire, VIII
liam ]. Callahan of Keene
sale of the Saxtons River hotel has
been effected during the past week by
the stockholders and bondholders jointly.
The purchaser is Harry II. Kimball, a
lifelong resident of the town. The hotel
was erected three years ago by a stock
company at an expense of nearly $4,000
There was $4,000 of stock subscribed and
the mortgage bonds amounted to $500 in
addition and with sundry other expendi-
lures aggregated the above figure Mr.
kimball pays $500 for a clear title to the
property with the agreement that no in
toxicating liquors shall ever be sold upon
the premises. A much higher price could
have been realized had the citizens of
Saxtons River been willing to permit a
license to be granted there, but they show
their wisdom and pride in their village by
sacrificing dollars for principle. The
house is a modern one In every respect
and, rightly handled, as il evidently will
be, is great advantage to the village al
though 1t has never yet been a paying in
vestment.
Two additional applications for licenses
have been made during the past week to
the license commissioners making IL in
all. They include, as stated last week,
three drug stores, three hotels, the depot
restaurant and two separate applications
by Frank Massucco, the fruit dealer on
the north side of the Square. This week
there have been filed applications by
Ihomas M. Donegan for a frst-class
license to be located at No. 20 Canal
street in Lovell's building. This is under
stood to be what has been termed as the
working mans saloon" James Pickett
also applies for a third-class license for
his pool room in Maynard block on Rock
ingham street. AS the commissioners
have but six licenses to distribute, there
must be five disappointed applicants al
the close of the hearing to be held next
week Saturday. The question of the size
OF the license fee which the commissioners
Will decide upon this year has been much
| discussed. Three years ago the figure
was $3.50 for first class license and 1t Is
not probable that this amount will be in
creased this year.