Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-22

has been bound over to the county court
in Caledonia county in the sum Of $780,
charged with forging the names Of four
well-known men of Sutton to notes Of
total amount OF 5000.
Cairo Temple. Mobiles Of the Mystic
Shrine. has bought for $4,000 the lot adj
joining the Masonic temple in Rutland,
and will erect on IL a two-story building
having the largest assembly hall in the
city This lot has a frontage of So feet
and depth Of 1870 feet
The Daughters of Vermont in Boston
entertained about 300 people at their
annual guest night meeting in Hotel Ven
dome Friday. \ monologue and musical
entertainment by Mrs Jennie Cross
Trull and David \. Tobey was followed
by collation. and dancing
Maxwell Evarts. who was largely in
strumental i'm securing the passage OF
the act authorizing n state fair, and who
was made chairman Of the fair commits
sion on its organization. has offered $4,000
toward the enterprise if Burlington will
raise 10000. and will also raise 500 600
outside Of Burlington IL that amount is
raised there.
The town Of Springfield has votel to
buy Of Charles A. WoolsOn the Sanders
property on Park street adjoining the
high school building. for $4,000. The town
meeting also voted $500 for repairs Of
the Sanders property. The purchase OF
this property gives the school ample
room for buildings ana play ground for
the present at least.
Herman NJ Bulls. o. head derrick man
at the Boutwell, Milne & Varnum quarry
i'm Barre. was killed instantly Friday his
head being crushed between q block of
granite ana the side Of a car. He either
slipped or mlscalculated the distance be
tween the block ana the car. as he sig
nailed to the engineer to go ahead He
was native Of Canada. He leaves "a
wife ana two children.
George Wifore. n stone cutter en-
ployed in Peter Prevost's granite sheds
In West Berlin, was seriously and per
haps fatally injured Friday. His clothing
caught in the machinery and he was
wound around the shafting one leg was
twice broken. an arm twice broken. his
head badly bruised and internal Injuries
are feared. lie Is % years old and has n
wife and two children
meeting Of PROMINENT Democrats
will be held In Montpelier Feb 2s. To-
organize Democratic Progressive league
for Vermont. II Is hoped that Georgc
Fred Williams, Of the New England
league. Will be present The meeting is
called 10y \. H. Gleason of st Iohnsbury
member of the executive CAmmittee Of
the New England league. and John II
Donnellv Of Nergennes. vice president for
Vermont
The Vermont Power and Lighting
company. with capital Of 81 O0O. 900, has
hled corporation papers with the sec
rotary Of state. This concern is a com
bination OF the Consolidated Lighting
company and the Nles Electric company
OF Montpelier. The subscribers are A.
ID. Bennett and John G. Tomlinson New
York city; George G. Moore. Port Huron.
Mich; ]. +. Davidson and c. H. Senter.
Montpelier.
Ice fishermen are reaping n rich
harvest in the southern part OF Lake
Champlain this month BY means Of
little holes cut through the ice hundreds
OF smelt. perch and pickerel are caught
'tor the city markets. The warm weather
Of the last few days has caused the fish
to bite unusually we'll. A w. Hawkins
of Vergennes shipped $4,000 pounds of
smelt within eight DAYS. James Porter
of Rutland caught in Lake Romoseen.
Castleton. recently. n pike weighing 10
pounds
Michael Quinn has obtained an in
junction from Judge +. L. Waterman
restraining w. II. Valiquette for many
years proprietor of the Berwick hotel in
Rutland, from sub-letting or otherwise
disposing Of the property Mr.. Quinn
bought the hotel from the Richardson
estate last spring, understanding that
there was no lease Soon after a ten
Years extension Of the old Naliquette
lease turned up. Suit was brought i'm
equity on the claim that F. H. Richard
son was mentally irresponsible at the
time the extension was given.
The sum of $1,000 has been raised for
purses for trotting races on the ice near
burlington Feb. p and % and March l.
q. r. Whitney. agent Of the American
Wooden mills at Winooski, who has a
string of fast horses i'm his stables I'm
Enheld, is the prime mover in the pro-
Ject The races and purses win be as
follows. First day, $50 class. purse $3.50: |
2.l5 class. purse 5000; second day. 225 |
class, purse $3.50; go class. purse 5000;
cup race, for cup worth $75; third day,
2.lS class, purse 5000; free for-all. purse |
1900; 800 class, purse $50
The Vermont State Forestry associa-
ton at its recent annual meeting held |
in Burlington, elected these officers:
President, Prof l. r. Jones of Burling- |
tom vice presidents. George Aitken of |
Woodstock and A. NJ. Fletcher of Caven- |
dish; secretary and treasurer. Ernest |
Hitchcock of Pittsford, executive com |
mittee, c. II. Greene of White River |
Junction J. A. DeBoer of Montpelier, w. |
j. Van Patten of Burlington. At the |
evening session Gov. Proctor spoke on the |
forestry question, and j. w. Tourney. pro- |
fessor of forestry, in Yale, read a paper on |
The Essential Elements in a Sound Pol |
icy for the Promotion of Forestry i'm the
state c. II, Pettis, state forester of
New York, was another speaker.