Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-18

live in Bellows Falls after a short we'd
ding trip.
The Vermont State Sunday School as
ISOLATION, which held its annual conven-
ton last week In Manchester voted to
hold next years convention in Bellows
Falls, accepting the invitation extended
to them by the president, Gen. N. G.
Williams.
An alarm of fire at Las this morning
from box "a under the hill was caused by
a slight fire in the cupola of the Interna-
tional Paper companys sulphide mill.
1t started among the fine wood wnips
there to be digested and was extinguished
with but slight damage and no stopping
of the mill.
The Boston e. Maine railroad is having
much trouble the last two weeks from a
stubborn fire which has been seriously
injuring their large pile of locomotive
coal on the North Walpole meadows.
They are having to move 1t at a large
expense and its quality for making steam
is seriously affected
V. N Deming. route agent between
Springfield and Newport. has been taken
from his run for the month of October
and is weighing the mails transferred at
this station and those put on and taken
from the different trains here. The other
route agents are having to double the
road during his absence.
q
tain Grange Wednesday evening was the
stereopticon entertainment given by
superintendent Bishop of the Kurn Hat
tin Homes Mr.. Bishop is a good speaker
and his views of the homes and the work
of the Institution were very interesting
and added interest TO the work of the
philanthropy.
The Bellows Falls Trust company at
meeting of stockholders held Saturday
changed the basis of figuring interest
upon deposits from the quarterly COM
putation to the monthly. so that any de-
posits made before the 5th of each month
Will be allowed interest from the first of
the month instead of waiting until the
quarter is passed as heretofore.
Mrs. Stella Dickinson was invited to
supper with a friend at Hotel Kimball in
SaXtons River Monday evening. Arriving
there she was completely surprised by
hnding 20 lady friends who had arranged
avery pleasing celebration OF Mrs. Dick
insons birthday anniversary. Landlord
Cate did the honors in an efficient style
and the evening was merry one.
Wilbur A. Truax, formerly of the local
TruaX Printing company. was married a
Few weeks ago to Miss Florence G.. Pre-
year of Leominster, Mass. The wedding
occurred at the home of a boyhood friend
OF the groom, eX-Alderman George d.
Thomas of Waltham. Mr. Truax Is en-
gagged in installing Twentieth Century
libraries throughout Massachusetts,.
The three tour system of work in the
paper mills as arranged in settlement Of
the recent strike, became effective Mon
day morning in the International mills
and other mills that had not already
adopted It, new feature Is the sound
Ing of the International whistle loud
and long each morning at $50 Thus far
the additional tour has not seemed to ma
fsWfR 11N~ Too
employed in the aggregate, but probably
will later.
Edward Miller, who appropriated q
team owned by DR.. Campbell one day
last summer and started on a long trip
through New Hampshire. but was over
taken by Daniel r. Campbell on bicycle,
was tried in Newfane last week for horse
stealing and sentenced to Windsor prison
for not less than four years A large
number of witnesses were in Newfane
at this trial and a much larger number
are now there attending the trial of Will
liam Fairbanks of Grafton for murder
In Saxtons River last spring
Twenty-siX Of the 40 teachers of this
town are attending the annual Vermont
State Teachers association this week in
Burlington, and a large number OF the
schools are not keeping yesterday and
Today. Superintendent Merriam, Pyin
cipal futile, Miss Jackson, supervisor Of
music. and Miss Hayes Of the primary
department each have parts unon tho
program. The attendance 6rom Rock
ingham in late years has always heen
above the average OF other towns in the
state and this year there are more from
here than usual.
f. w Lord, formerly superintendent Of
the Rockingham Schools, and for the last
three or -FOUR years assistant commits
sioher OF education of Porto Rico, is not
having a particularly easy job In steering
between 9ll the different influences OF
the politics OF the island, but all who
Know Mira here are sure he will win out
recently his system came under the dis
pleasure of the governor of the island,
Wh" took occasion to make wholesale
criticism of the schools resulting in all
me department officials, including Mr..
Lord, resigning, but upon the governor
rendering a complete apology the resig-
nation was withdrawn and IT looks as II
the governor would be recalled by the
President.
By the winter schedule OF trains which
went into effect last week the afternoon
train from New York at $40 makes no
connection with the flyer" to Rutland,
which leaves here at PAS, and is the
cause of much disappointment and III
feeling daily at the station. large
number of passengers come here expect
Ing to go to stations on the Rutland
road and have to remain until the even
Ing train. The other trains. particularly
the noon train from the SOUTH. are very
uncertain in connections, as the Rut-
land trains do not wait over 10 to lb
minutes for delayed trains from the
south. 1t would seem as II the incon-
venience to so large number of patrons
was proper cause for attention by the
board OF railroad commissioners