Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-07

the SaXtons River Hotel company are
two of the Is concerns in Vermont
which have had their charters revoked
ON account of non payment of taxes.
The high school athletic meet will be
held at the Valley Fair ground this after
noon. The young athletes have cen i'm
training several weeks and some good
sport is promised in the numerous events.
The Windham and Bennington associ-
alton of Universalists will hold
the annual convention in Wilmington
Tuesday with forenoon and afternoon ses-
siOns. Delegates will be elected from the
local church Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Gushee of Townshend preach
ed i'm the Baptist church last Sunday in
exchange with Rev. George b. Lawson.
who delivered the baccalaureate sermon
before the graduating class of Leland &
Gray seminary in Townshend.
The officers elected i'm the meeting of
the Windham County Baptist Sunday
school convention in Halifax Tuesday were
as follows: President, Rev. II. Il. Buff
fun of Putney; vice president, J. r. Le
Ray of West Brattleboro; secretary, Miss
Kate Wheeler of West Brattleboro
Sanford \. Daniels has moved his
office from room No to No g.
second floor of Crosby block, his present
location being i'm the quarters formerly
occupied by the Twin State Gas and
Electric company. \ new steel ceiling
has been placed in the office and the
walls have been decorated
Miss Mary Rudd of this town has sold
to people in Hartford. Conn. a valuable
piece of real estate on Blue Hin avenue
i'm that city The piece comprises about
22ia acres and is bought for development.
The purchase price is not given but it is
understood to he between $4,000 ana So
900. The sale was made through s w.
Edgett
Edward c. Bailey of this town and Miss
Lois G. Fitzpatrick of Lewiston Me, were
married Wednesday afternoon i'm the
home Of the brides grandmother. Mrs
Carrie Fitzpatrick of Lewiston Mr.. and
Mrs. Bailey will return from their we'd
ding trip next week and will live at s
Western avenue. He is employed by
Horton d. Walker.
Bert Bastian. clerk in f. H. Holden &
Co $ drug store ana Miss Lulu b. Good
rich of Williamsville were married in that
village Wednesday evening. The Cere-
mony was performed by the Methodist
minister at the parsonage. only the brides
brother, James Goodrich, being present.
After a short wedding journey Mr.. and
Mrs. Bastian will live on Thomas street.
The annual meeting of the Western
Aqueduct association was held Tuesday
evening in the rooms of the Vermont
National bank. These officers were
chosen: President f.. G. Crosby: sccre-
tary and treasurer. George G. Averill;
directors, +. c. Crosby. DR. II. d. Hol-
ton, \. +. Thurber. 1t was voted to as
sess members 81 a share to defray ex-
pense of maintenance the coming year.
Orders have been received by the local
post office directing that all mail going
through the office should be weighed and
a record of the weights in each class re-
corded. The weight of the mail sacks is
to be deducted SO as to get the accurate
weight of the actual mail This will be-
gin July l and will continue six months.
The object of the order is not known but
every Office in the country will be required
to do the same for the same time
Children's day will be observed in the
Universalist church next Sunday. and all
children who attend the services are re-
quested to meet in the vestry at 1015 to
march to the seats which will be espec-
tally reserved for them. Parents are
urged to be present as they will be sure
to find the service of interest Rev. d. T..
Trout, who has accepted a call to the
pastorate Of the church, will preach. The
pulpit will be supplied the following Sun
day and Mr. Trout will enter regular
upon the duties of his pastOrate Sunday,
June %.
Moran & Co.'S store displayed Tuesday
the biggest collection of rugs ever seen
in this vicinity More than 80 art
squares of an makes and colors were
placed on the racks and this is only a
small part of those which there was not
room to show. This was the first dis
play of the varied line Of rugs and car
pets which Mr.. Moran plans to carry
exclusively after he has sold out his gem
eral furniture stock His plans for the
remodelled store include an Office on the
south side of the front of the store and
well titted-up undertaking rooms in the
basement
There was a larger attendance than
usual at the supper given by the women
Of the Unitarian society in Wells hall
Tuesday evening-the last of the season
The tables were filled twice. After the
supper the company was entertained by
DR.. Lawton with series of 800 stereopti-
con views illustrating his trip to the
island of Jamaica in the early months of
1906 These views show unusually good
results in photography, and represent the
tropical foliages, the natural scenery, and
the life of the natives in a very perfect
way. The hour spent with these views
was decidedly worth while,
The Professional club met in the Brooks
House Monday evening and after supper
listened to an able paper by Rev. \. H.
Webb pastor of the Methodist church on
some of Uncle Sans Burdens" Among
the burdens taken up We're the Panama
canal the immigration question. control
of railroads by the government. the negro
question ana other matters which are de-
handing the immediate attention of the
government. The discussion was opened
by c. II. Davenport, ana among those
who took part were Rev. +. O. S Os-
good, Congressman Kittredge Haskins
II. f. c. Toedt and George Durham.
Arthur p Smonds. of the firm of
Houghton X Simonds, attended Wednes-
day the funeral of Walter +. Wedgewuod
at Randolph Mr. Wedgewood was a
widely known commercial traveller who
for long term of years had covered TINS
territory for the New York house Of Cal
hourn, Robbins K Co., dealers in fancy
dry goods He was a man of unusually
attractive personal qualities. and relations
of warm personal friendship existed be-
tween him and his customers and the
clerks Of the stores and all whom he met
i'm the course of business. He died at
Barton Landing Sunday night after a
short illness from pneumonia. His age
was So
All the Shubert attractions which have
appeared in BrattlebOro this season have
been highly meritorious and have been
received with expressions of approval and
satisfaction. The finest dramatic per-
Torrance which has probably ever been
presented here is promised under the