Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-11

The Calendar scholarship. AN academic
prize TO upper cIassmen at Yale. has
been awarded 10 Henry HoIllster Jack
son % Barre a member OF the class OF
1905
l. A. Petugrew's garden In Ludlow has
produced = potato that measures Is by
90 inches; 10 il are attached two other
fair sized potatoes. which give the whole
thing Teddy bear" appearance
The 18th reunion OF the 14th Vermont
regiment will be held IN MiddIebury oct
l. President G. r. Beach Of Burlington
VII preside and the campfire will be in
charge Of Col W. Mum % Troy. y \.
state Senator Henry o Carpenter Of
Rutland, who has been mentioned as
candidate Tor lieutenant governor. says
he thanks his friends Tor considering his
name but under no circumstances would
he accept nominatio
John Ruane. 40 o. Rutland. was Sc
riously injured Saturday IN Bennington
during the explosion Of a blast in the
Taylor quarry where be- was foreman.
lie was struck in the head by sharp
piece Of stone and MS skull badly frac-
tured- His recovery r doubtful
Napoleon and Arion Ialiberty. &c and
-. are In jail in st Johnsbury charged
with breaking into the Office Of A L
Bragg. the contractor. and Z r * H X
lde. miilers- They were traced oy a SO
gold piece taken from sir Bragg's
Office They sold the coin for s. in q
ANDY store
Harry c. Moseley has been elected
captain % Company 2. Y y G. North
field. TO succeed Capt. II. N Hove
resigned. Capt Moseley. who is a grad
uate Of Norwich university. was former
ly AZ the head Of Company F. but re-
signed two years ago. when he was
succeeded by Capt Howe
The store building IN Lincoln Centre.
owned BY '. W. Morgan and occupied
by George Farr. dealer In general mer-
the blaze evidently starting from a de-
fectiye chimney. Mr.. Fairs family. who
lived over the store escaped with diffi-
culty. The loss on building and stock is
$500 with insurance % $240o.
\ portion OF the plant Of the Highgate
Foundry company in Highgate was
burned oct g The property destroyed
was valued at Ssoco and Insured for s22oo.
The IRE started In the paint shop and
machinery ana castings We're destroyed.
but the once. moldiug shop, store room
and lumber shed We're saved. Forty men
are thrown out Of employment tempo
garily
Mr. and Mrs Frausoni. five chill
drrn. and two bearders. A. Tosi and o.
Luichoui, ~ Fowler. We're poisoned Oct
by eating toadstools mistaking them
Tor mushrooms Fransoni and the boar
ders gathered large quantity OF waat
Vas supposed to be edible mushrooms.
Every member Of the household became
III after the mushrooms were served
Only the prompt action Of a doctor saved
their lives.
The MoGregor farm buildings, three
miles from Hyde Park. were burned
a..
Mr.. McGregOr. his son. is years old. in
attempting 10 light a lantern in the
ba m. dropped lighted match into the hay.
The buildings were soon in flames
Fortunately the live stock had not been
put into the barn. Most Of the house
hold goods were saved, The property
was insured for 5000.
Hon. II. Henry Powers was the guest
Of honor at reception and banquet given
vile Saturday night The celebration
was in recognition Of the completion OF
50 years II lodge membership by MI
Powers. VINO IS the oldest past master
In Vermont Interesting post prandial
exercises were held. at which Judge Pow
ers and eN-GOvs Page and Woodbury. I
were among the SPEAKERS
President Roosevelt has been appealed 4
10 again in the matter OF the custom /
house taI,sle in which the town OF Swan |
ton has found itself since the Grand /
Trunk railway succeeded in getting /
favorable action on its application that /
All dutiable freight coming into the Uni /
ted States over the Canada Atlantic /
as we'll as that over the Central /
Vermont division, should be entered at /
he St Adams custom house for exam
nation.
The Vermont Federation OF Women's /
hubs, which held sessions in Windsor Oct |
and 5. elected these officers: President
Mrs. Minnie B. Hazen Of ST. Johnsbury; |
iice president. Mrs. ". o. Perkins OF
" indsor. recording secretary, Mrs T |
Davis OF Rutland treasurer. Mrs
Jennie A. Valentine OF Bennington: au-
litor, Miss Helma Norton Of Bennington.
GENERAL federation state secretary Mrs |
Josephine Arms Of Bellows Falls: dele
'ates to biennial convention in Boston |
n June. 1905 Mrs. NJ. o. Perkins OF
Windsor. Mrs. J. p. Neeham OF Rutland. I
frs. Rebecca p. Fairbanks OF st. Johns
Jury, Miss Jennie Valentine OF Burling-
on, Mrs. c c. Fits of Brattleboro The /
ederation will meet with the Woman's /
Tub in BrattlebOrO next year. A visit
o the state prison proved interesting TO
many OF the delegates. Mrs. Sallie Joy
White Of Dedham, Mass. a representa-
i've OF the Daughters OF Vermont in Bos-
on, gave a lecture on the subject
Woman in the Professions and Indus
ries." Another interesting feature was
nd address on Wordsworth" by Miss
Eta NJ. Newell, librarian in Hanover. y.
/. In the ievening session Thursday an
ddress on t"Children and Citizens was
iyen by Hiss Sarah Arnold, dean OF