Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-05-18

The bakery firm of Crosler & Saker was
dissolved on Monday by mutual consent.
The business will be continued by Guy
z. Crosier of the old firm.
Two new motor boats are to be placed
on the Connecticut here this season, one
owned by Arthur Williams and the other
owned by the members of the Bonheur
club.
No petition for the use of a check list
this year at the party caucuses of this
town has been filed and therefore the
old method without the check list Will
be used.
The members of the medical society
called upon Dr. and Mrs. Z. S. Allbee in
a body Tuesday evening and reminded
them of their 25th wedding anniversary
and left as a token of esteem handsome
silver service.
Company f, v. N. c.. neld it's first out
door drill on Westminster street Monday
evening. which was witnessed by large
crowd of people. Rifle practice will be
held at the Barber Park range tomorrow
afternoon.
The Woman's club opened a rummage
sale Wednesday in the skating rink on
the island They had advertised their
sale to occur in the Walker building on
Bridge street but owing TO a case OF
diphtheria there they were obliged 10 fnd
other quarters.
Bellows Falls will not be represented
by it's high school team in the annual
field meet of the Green Mountain Inter
scholastic Athletic association that Is
being held today at Claremont num-
Der of the high school boys are entered IN
the different events as individuals out
not as team.
The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry A. Wheeler was noted at their
home on George street last Saturday
evening by the calling of number OF
| members of the local Grand Army, the
| Baptist church and other frineds VINO
presented the couple with a purse con-
| tanning so gold dollars.
Mrs. S. w. Wilder of Newton Centre
Mass, accompanied by her son, PHILIP
| and maid, arrived here wednesday 10
! spend a week with the family of c. w.
! OsRood Mr. Wilder will come Saturday
| and both Mrs. and Mr.. Wilder VIII MI
their old places as soloist and organlst
at the Congregational church SUNDAY
morning.
netition for the pardon of the bank
burglar John f. Mccarthy now serving
| time in the prison at Windsor, was ar
gued here by a number of prominent men
! "Wednesday evening before Governor Bell.
| A netition was presented signed by 70
prominent citizens of Newfane and Brat
tleboro. The governor is to render ms
decision later.
r. A. Hussey, formerly local barber
now of Saxtons River was arrested Mon
dav at that place for Sabbath breaking
in the keeping of his shop open the pre-
vious day. He was arraigned before Jus.
| tice G. II. Sanders and placed under W
bail TO appear for trial next Monday ~
was a states attorney complaint oaseo
upon complaints from Saxtons River CIT
izens.
The Fall Mountain Electric Lgnt =
Power co. have a gang OF 20 men al
work at the "Forest" blasting ana clear
ing away preparatory to putting IN th'
new dam and auxiliary electric plant OF
Saxtons River. The dam is TO De near.
in the same location as the last Dam
that point that was used by the Woolel
mill of early days. There have peer
dams at three different points there
the past.
Friday evening the Young Mems clul
Of the Congregational church rendered
10 Rev. and Mrs. Pratt a banquet AM
reception in the church parlors whlci
nroved a very enjoyable affair. The pan
met was served by the young ladies'
the society and the club had for IL
Guests the ladies OF Mrs. Vaughans class
and the officers of the school The part
numbered 65.
Charles T. Grout had carriage aeci
dent on Westminster street Saturda
causing damage to his buggy and break