Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-30

c. Herbert Osgood of Boston. spent
Thanksgiving with his parents.
Mrs. s. T. Donforth of Royalton came
Wednesday to spend the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. l.. S. Hayes
Union Thanksgiving services were held
yesterday morning at the Baptist church.
the sermon being preached by Rev. a.
p. Pratt of the Congregational church.
Judge Wendall P. Stafford of Wash
ington has been chosen the speaker up
on the occasion of the annual lecture of
the College club Dec. 2S His subject will
be 'Thaddeus Stevens"
William D. Hayes. who is engaged in
forestry occupations, came yesterday to
his home to spend Thanksgiving with his
parents. He has been among the noun
tains of North Carolina since the first of
March.
ST. Peters parish at North Walpole
made a large success Tuesday evening in
it's entertainment, known as I'VE Olde
Countrie Skewle." in Memorial hall The
entertainment was of comical nature.
the audience was large and well pleased,
and the parish funds were enlarged be-
yond the expectations of those who had
put much hard work into its arrange
ment.
John Fred Wright. a local milk man
VINO has been well known upon our
streets a number of years, died at his
home in SaXtons River Friday morning
and his funeral occurred Sunday after
noon. Few men who have ever been en-
gagged in the milk business here have
more universally held the confidence and
esteem of our citizens than did Mr.
Wright.
An immense turkey has been for some
days in the show window of Fuller's
pharmacy and was Tuesday evening dis
posed of at the end of a number of days
guessing contest the guess being upon
the weight of the bird. The fortunate
guesser was ]. A. Roberts, an operator
in the Western Union telegraph office.
The weight was a few ounces short of %
pounds.
Ejectment proceedings by the Rutland
railroad against Ed. German who has
many years lived on land claimed by the
railroad near the old toll bridge, were
again instituted this week, the company
serving a writ upon him. He was re-
quired to furnish bail for appearance at
court. Mr.. German had recently moved
his dwelling off the land, and was doing
all he could to release the property to
the railroad
j. F. Moore of Claremont formerly a
well-known clothing merchant of our viii
lage is again here temporarily on busi-
ness He comes down to take charge of
the closing out of the millinery stock
lately owned by Mrs. c. II. Shepardson
that was recently bought by Bert Chellis
OF ClaremOnt. Joe mas Deem lOI SOhiS
years in the millinery trade in Clare
mont and is cordially greeted by many
old time friends here.
Bellows Falls is interested in the fact
that the Diamond Match company, which
has had a large mill employing many men
at Charlestown the past six or eight
wears, is now moving the machinery 10
Athol The large building at Charles
town will be closed unless another COM
pany can be found that will use IT. Inc
plant there was erected as shoe factory
about 40 years ago, and is good one Tor
many kinds of business.
H d. Ryder was re-appointed as county
examiner of teachers for Windham county
this week Few counties have more et-
ficient and painstaking official than Mr.
Ryder has proven himself to be- and the
disappointment was matter of course
under Gov. Proctors policy of keeping
in office such officials as have proven their
worth. Mr.. Ryder has always taken a
great interest in educational matters and
has shown his worth locally and in other
parts of Vermont.
It is probable that Congressman Has
kins during the coming week will make
his recommendation to President Hoose-
Welt of the person he considers the proper
one to succeed the late Barney Cannon as
nostnaster of Bellows Falls. Three can
didates went to Brattleboro TUESDAY az
Mr. Haskins's request and presented thelr
petitions, eacn OF winch was SeASN5 -
Inc support of the local patrons. Mr..
Cannon's third term as postmaster eX-
pires Dec H. and it is understood that
whoever is appointed will assume the Of
fee on that date
Russell, Ii, son of Mr.. and Mrs w. A.
Ferguson, died very suddenly Friday
evening. He had been at school as usual
during the forenoon, and while preparing
for dinner was taken with severe chok-
ing spasm. A physician was called ana
the windplpe being entirely closed an OPP
Grafton was performed by introducing
tube but It did not relieve the sunereI
and he died a few hours later. Mr. FER
guson, the father, was a recent menlpei
of the f. b. r. Grocery company Ihere
are two other sons, Paul and Carroll
Much sympathy has been expressed TOT
the family in their sudden bereavement
.The National bank of Bellows Fails mas
this month celebrated its 10Th birthday
anniversary, or the organization OF the
Bank of Bellows Falls" which was the
direct predecessor of the national BANK
1t was incorporated Nov. 9. 1881, with q
capital stock of 100000 half of which was
paid in The incorporators were MARI