Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-31

The body of Joseph Fish, S. was found
floating in Saxtons river early Tuesday
morning by Lewis Taylor. 1t was found
Just above the dam of the Westminster
Paper company, at the lower end OF the
basin. The man was unmarried and had
made his home lately with John Davidson
in Westminster. He was last seen alive
the previous afternoon and the circum-
stances of his death are unknown, al
though 1t was probably accidental. The
funeral was held Wednesday afternoon
from the home of N. F. Burton of Gage
VILE
The quarters on Canal street recently
occupied by w. II. Pierces variety store
are now occupied by John Baldassarro as
a fruit store.
George Exner has begun the erection of
new dwelling between those of E. A.
Guild and L. ]. Royce near the north end
of Rockingham street
A son of William NJ. Colt a former To-
cal barber now living at Proctorsville,
was badly injured recently by being
thrown from bicycle.
Next Sunday regular services will be re-
sumed both at the Baptist and Univer-
salist churches, each of the pastors having
returned from vacation.
The Blake & Higgins paper mill at the
south end of the village has been shut
down the past two weeks. 1t will begin
running again next week.
A Socialist rally will be held in the
opera house Saturday EVENING" and
number of prominent speakers from va
rious parts of the state will be present.
The new superintendent of the electric
road, w. ]. Sanford, of Cleveland, has
arrived and will assume his duties to-
morrow, taking the place of Charles H.
Copley.
James Chapman, who has been assisted
by the town many years, has received
notice that he will benefit largely from
the will of sister who has recently died
in Scotland.
Miss Alice Chaplin, daughter of Rev.
George F. Chaplin of Saxtons River, I'M
derwent an operation for appendicitis
Monday from which it is understood she
is recovering rapidly.
DR.. w. c. Matthews, formerly of this
place and Walpole, has opened an Office
for the practice of his profession in Butte,
Mont, local travelling man having made
a very pleasant call upon him there re-
Gently.
Wednesday a picnic from Charlestown,
n. H, numbering nearly 15O members of
the Sunday school, was held at Barber
park. The Womans Relief corps Of this
town also held a picnic during the after
noon at the same place.
Mr.. Leavitt of the Universalist church
has been attending the State Universalist
convention at st. Johnsbury this week
In addition to his morning service at Bel
lows Falls he will preach at Alstead at
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Harry N. Dascomb of Port Huron,
Mich son of the late Rev. A. B. Das-
comb of the Bellows Falls Congregational
church, is spending a vacation with his
family among friends and relatives in
Westminster and Bellows Falls.
Charles G. Farnham and his wife and
four children of Buffalo spent three days
the first of the week with the family of
his sister, Mrs. 2. G. Osgood They were
on their way from a stay of some weeks
in Bradford to their home in Buffalo
The last gun of the campaign. as far as
the Republicans have to do with it, will
be fired Saturday evening when a rally
will be held near the stairs at the head
of School street. The speakers will be
Fletcher d. Proctor and William A. Lord.
former well-known teacher in our
public schools Miss Emma Morgan, who
nearly ten years ago married Sherman M.
Stone, died from consumption at her
home in Bronze, p. @. early this month.
She leaves a husband and two small
children.
Woodbury. Kimball, a member OF the
old Kimball family living near Saxtons
River, died Monday night at the home of
H. II. Kimball in Westminster. He was
the man who recently purchased the new
Saxtons River hotel and from whom its
present name, Hotel Kimball, was de-
rived.
A hearing was held Saturday morning
before Justice Pihgree and John Smith,
who deserted from the Cummins circus
recently, was held for the county court
in the sum of $500 for stealing jewelry
and other articles from the house OF
Walter Ware of Westminster. He was
unable to secure bail and was taken to
Newfane Monday.
The new overall factory in the Island
House, operated by Simmons, Hatch &
Written of Boston, started up last week
with 80 machines running, the number to
be gradually increased. The girls en-
ployed there formed last Friday a loca
union of the United Garment Workers OF
America with Miss Jessie Tolin as presi-
dent The factory starts off under ia
vorable auspices and promises to become
valuable addition to the business of the
village.
At the opening of the public schools Of
the town, Sept. TO- there will be the
largest number of changes in the force OF
teachers of any in the history of the
schools The announcement of the super
intendent shows there will be twenty-five
changes, of which IS are those who have
never taught in town before. All are
graduates either of college or normal
school. In the high school only two OF
the old force remain Principal A. e. Tut
tie and Assistant Principal Jessie A. Judd
James f. Smith, Dartmouth '03, will take
the place of q. H. Fall as science teacher
The rifle team of the Vermont National
Guard, numbering IS men, which viii
represent the state at a national match
at Sea Grit, N. j., arrived here Wednes.
day. The men are putting in long days
in practice at the range of Co. e, at Bar
Der park. They are boarding at Hote
Kimball at Saxtons River, reaching the
range by electric cars. All are regular
commissioned officers or enlisted men In
the militia of Vermont and all are ex.
perts In the use of the rifle. They will
leave here for Sea Girt Sunday night
The local member of the team from Com.
pany e is Lieut. J. p. Lawrence who ii
taking much interest and showing great
proficiency in craftsmanship. Among the
men who are here is Corporal c. A
stockwell Of Co. I. Brattleboro.