Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-04-06

The members of the Gun club are asked
to meet at their club house, Barber park,
Sunday at p. M. to transact business of
Importance to the club during the COM
ing season.
The Boston Cash Shoe Store, located
the last six years on Canal street, will
be moved into the vacant store on the
first floor of the Times building, owned
by A. N. Swain.
l. B. Newman, who some weeks ago
sold his new residence on the corner of
Burt place and Pine street, has this week
moved into a tenement on Kings Field
owned by H. w. Porter.
Arrangements are being made on a scale
more extensive than in former years for
carrying on the summer boarder business
at Lake Warren during the coming sea-
son. Each year increases the amount of
patronage there,
Among the petitions in bankruptcy
filed at Burlington during the past week
i was one by Francis w. G. Smith, a
laborer of Bellows Falls. He has liabil-
! tiles of $560.56, with assets of only $120. rs
of which 800 is claimed to be exempt.
Tracy Leonard has been doing some
very creditable sign painting about town.
Among others the eight or ten. conspic-
uous insurance signs of Eugene S. Leon
ard, and the gilt lettering on the show
windows of the Chase Furniture Co., are
particularly noticeable
Ray Jackson, youngest son of Marshall
d. Jackson, while attempting to jump
upon the moving milk cart of A. G. Rice
| last Friday, caught one of his legs in the
wheel in such manner as to break both
bones between the ankle and the knee,
making a severe injury.
Superintendent of Schools B. E. Mer-
riam has spent a portion of the past
/ week in Burlington, where mis- brother,
Frank Merriam of Elmore, is at the Mary
| Fletcher hospital for treatment. Both OF
his legs are paralized below the knees
and he is in critical condition.
Frank Morgan, who for the past eight
or ten years has been engaged in the dry
| goods business in Burlington, has recent
ly given up the position which he has
held with H. w. Allen & Co and is spend
| ing some time with his father here @. e.
Morgan while making arrangements for
a future location.
Since the recent trip Of the officers of
the Grand Commandery of Vermont,
Knights Templar, in their recent inspec-
ton, a communication received from
Grand Commander Calderwood of st.
| Johnsbury indicates 1t as his judgment
that the work done by the youngest COM
mandery in the state, Holy Cross, No. 10,
of Bellows Falls, was the best, and most
perfect, shown by any in the state.
The price of coal was advanced so cents
per ton Monday byfhe-lncal. dealers, on
account of the strike. sFHFYEdo not esti-
mate they have on hand more. than two
or three weeks supply!g krhk Boston &
Maine railroad has a large supply of soft
coal stored on the meadows in North
Walpole, estimated to be oyer 10000 tons,
or enough to last their engines that take
coal here at the rate of 100 tons a day
about one year.
The text Of Rev. Arthur P. Pratts SER
mon at the Congregational church last
Sunday was the first four words Of the
Old Testament "In the beginning-God, "
and he laid the foundation for a career
Of much usefulness by the church, to
which this was his first sermon as its
pastor. A large congregation greeted him
both morning and evening. His family
and household goods are expected to reach
here during next week.
]. L. Martin and e. w. Gibson of Brat
tleboro have BEEN in Bellows Falls two
days this week representing George T.
Lowell in county court case which he
has brought against the estate Of the late
Henry w. Sabin John II. Merrifeld OF
Williamsville was here as the referee APP
pointed by the court. Charles II. Will
liams and Capt. Thompson represented
the estate. The report of the findings %
the referee win be made to the county
court at the next term.
Rev. L. D. Sherburne of the Methodist
church was surprised by large number
OF his Pensioners last Friday evening
The affair was a complete surprise, Mr.
Sherburne and his family being called tc
the church parlors. When they entered
the parlors were in darkness but as the
lights were turned on they found large
party gathered to meet them, the greet
ing being by singing the hymn, Hest
be the Tie" The occasion was Mr.. Sher-
burne's birthday anniversary and severa
gifts were presented. Light refreshments