Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-15

Bert Woodward's steam saw mill in
Bolton was burned Friday. Loss is $4,000.
with no insurance
Edwin Mccall was probably fatally in
jured by falling tree while chopping in
the woods above Brownsville. in stowe.
Friday.
Frank l.. Sanderson. a travelling sales
man, has bought for SIS 900 the Mortified
House in Mortified which NJ f. Var
rlhgton has conducted successfully the
past IL years.
Citizens of Burlington have subscribed
1880 toward the $40. 900 fund required
to secure $4,000 from Maxwell Evarts and
the location of the state fair in Burling-
ton.
Senator w. p Dillingham;, after spend
Ing several weeks in Montpelier. will go
abroad with a Congressional committee
OF which he will be chairman to study
the immigration question
Gov. Proctor appointed. Saturday John
l.. Ager. principal of Vermont academy.
SaXtons River, member OF the board of
state normal commissioners to succeed
| Robert o. Ford of St Johnsbury.
John Howard So a mason's helper.
| fell II feet through a hole in a building
under construction in the fire district in
Rutland Friday and was so badly injured
! about the head that his recovery is
doubtful
Charles A. Calderwood. grand master of
| the grand Masonic lodge of Vermont was
| injured at the railroad station in St John
| bury Monday. He attempted to cross the
railroad tracks and was struck by a To-
| connective and thrown against a post. His
wrist was broken and hip injured.
Charles G. Griffith of New York has
bought the slate deposit on Joseph AL
mons farm for $4,000 and other matters
of value. Mr.. Almon opened the quarry
| several years ago but his associates de-
clined to contribute the necessary capital.
Mr.. Griffith proposes to organize a com
| pany in New York and to begin opera =
tions the coming season.
Gov. Proctor has rescinded the order
| disbanding Company b. st. Adams II
| Is expected that at the election of captain
| To be held soon John II. Mears, cap
| tam at Norwich university, will be choS-
| en-. Capt Mears's home is in Enosburg
and he will soon become military instruc-
tor at Jordan Hall, the military school
| winch Will be opened on the Worthington
| Smith estate in st. Adams
Fillmore & SHADES wood pulp and tissue
| paper plant at Bennington Falls a small
| village in Bennington, was burned Satur-
day morning, causing a loss of over $780,
| 900 with but little insurance The main
| building was 40 feet long, three stories
| high, and 1t was fitted with new ma
| chinery, all of which was DESTROYED I'm
addition to manufactured paper valued al
$4,000 and several hundred cords of PUN
| wood.
| The seventh annual Vermont state
| tennis tournament will be held on the
| courts of the Old Pine Golf club in St
| Johnsbury the week beginning August
| H. Unusual interest is attached to
| this meet as the present state champion
| Semp Russ of Texas, will keep the silver
cup If he wins in the next tournament
as he was the champion in 1905 and 1906
Joseph Fairbanks and Arthur G. Sprague
hoth of st. Johnsbury. now hold the state
championship in doubles,
The executive committee of the Yer
mont Teachers association has made part
| OF its ARRANGEMENTS for the annual meet
ing to be held in Burlington Oct. II. Is
| and 10. 1t is hoped the following we'll
| known educators will attend: DR. An
| drew S. Draper, commissioner of educa-
| ton of the state of New York; Andrew
| W. Edison, associate superintendent OF
| education of the city of New York: Prof
| William Lyon Phelps, professor OF
| English literature at Yale university:
Miss Ada Van Stone Harris, assistant
| superintendent of schools of Rochester
| N. y; Superintendent c. II. Dempsey OF
| st. Johnsbury. Gov. Proctor will also be
| present
state Treasurer +. II. Deavitt has re-
ceived the state taxes from practically al
| of the savings banks, insurance compa-
mics and trust companies of the state
! He has been paid $53 S22.47 by the trust
companies and S131, 953. SO by the savings
banks, The National Life Insurance
company pays by far the largest tax o.
| any insurance company It's taxes
amount to S42,051 .05 on Vermont bust
ness and on surplus, The Vermont Mu-
tual pays $6,9O9,16; the Union Mutual
| $2,2S014; the American Fidelity company
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