Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-28

the Brown building on Canal street. That
store has not been rented. The story cir
culated about town, that before he moved
to Rutland he brought suit against S. j..
Cray for $4,000 damages for being put out
of the Westminster street place. is not
correct. No such suit has been brought
The marriage of Cora A. Moore, daugh-
ter of A. c. Moore of Westminster ter
race, occurred yesterday at noon at the
home of her father. The groom was
w. S. Plastridge, a contractor and
builder of Boston, and they will make
their home in the suburbs of that city.
The couple went north at 1905 in the
afternoon for two weeks trip. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. d. L.
Sanford, The bride was unattended and
Miss Nettie Wheeler presided at the
piano. Light refreshments were served
The different clergymen Of the village
have received requests during the past
week from persons interested in the strike
of workmen, asking them to take sides
from the pulpit for the labor cause. The
requests have come from parties locally
and from a distance also, some represent
ing themselves as officers of national or
CARNATIONS. Most of them have been
signed by the writer, but some have been
without names appended to them. The
ministers have, as a whole, refrained
from mentioning the matter to their
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the province of a minister of the gospel
to take part in such question, upon
which many members of their congrega-
lions have entirely opposite views re-
garding the wisdom of the present move
ment.
Wednesday evening saw a jolly party
of about 200 Mystic Shriners from all
parts of New England gather at Bellows
Falls, and 2S candidates took the re-
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the desert in Union hall. 1t was the first
time the organization has conferred the
degrees here. although there are a large
number of members of the order resident
here. Among the candidates were ]. c.
Day, Ned Pierce, f. P. Knight, f. c.
Bolles, c. W. Bush w. w. Sawyer
c. NJ. Blake, and Fred w. Britton of
Bellows Falls, and c. A. Boyden, Charles
Henkel. Willard NJ. Foster. Edwin c. Hail.
NJ C. Houghton, and Fred r. Newell Of
Brattleboro. A banquet at Hotel Wind
ham at 10 was one of the enjoyable
features, and 1t was served in Landlord
Shepard's best manner.
Preston w Taft died Wednesday morn
ing at the home of his son in Saxtons
River. He was born in Townshend July
%, 1927. and came to Bellows Falls from
there in 1853 entering the firm of How
ard, Gray & Co, dealers in general mer-
chandise. Three years later he estab-
lished daguerreotype business and later
a photograph gallery here. the first in
town. In 1878 he moved to Saxtons River
where he has since lived and until re-
Gently been active in photography He
was prominent here in connection with
the organization Of the Baptist church.
He married in 1850 Rose Melissa Miller
of Dummerston, who died in Saxtons
River in 1891. His three sons are each
photographers, Frank NJ. and Charles O.
are located in Glens Falls, n. Y, and
Edward P. in Saxtons River The flu
neral is to be held from the home Of his
son tomorrow at o'clock.
Felix f. Exner, Bellows Falls high
school, '05, who has been employed in
the office of the International Paper COM
pany the past year or two. died Tuesday
afternoon at the Brattleboro Memorial
hospital, as the result of an operation
for appendicitis. He had been i'll nearly
two months, and II was thought to be
some minor stomach difficulty but last
Saturday, after having been able to work
a few days he was taken worse and re-
moved to the hospital He was 81 years
old and had spent his whole life in North
Walpole. He was prominent in musical
circles of this locality. a member of the
Bellows Falls band, Windham orchestra,
and often played in other orchestras,
making a speciality of the violin, upon
WHICH ne was expert. lie was universally
liked and his loss will be long felt. His
funeral occurred yesterday morning at 9
o'clock from st. Peters church, Rev.
Father Wilde officiating. He leaves a
mother and a number of brothers and
sisters.
Miss Nettie Wheeler is this week giving
her annual recitals of her musical pupils
at the Universalist church, and they are
occasions of much interest to all who
enjoy music. Tuesday evening was occu-
pied by a program given by the juvenile
class, assisted by the vocalist, Miss Lula
Hart, and despite the great heat the
church was filled Last evening the in
termediate class drew a full house also,
and they were assisted by Ruth Whit
comb. Tonight the advanced classes will
have their turn and among the others to
assist will be Mark Jackson, baritone,
and Fred Exner and Farr all of whom
are popular with Bellows Falls audiences.
Miss Wheeler is closing the most success
full season in the history of her music
teaching, her pupils now numbering over
60. The recitals show a wonderful de-
gree of advance among the pupils, in
which the teacher is entitled to the great
est credit. During the past year she has
been awarded a teachers diploma by the
Faction school of Boston, and she makes
speciality of that system of teaching