Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-07
General EreIaht AGENT puaan Dead.


agent of the Boston & Maine railroad
died of appendicitis Friday in New York
The funeral took place in St Gather
ines church in Charlestown, y. H., Mon
day. Rev. Father Creedon was celebrant
and was assisted by Rev Father Rey-
nolds OF this village, Mr.. Dugan was
born in Charlestown 50 years ago At
the age of "a he entered the office of the
old Cheshire railroad here as clerk He
rose through the various grades in the
freight departments of that road and the
Fftchburg road, becoming general freight
agent of the Boston & Maine a year ago.
j. E. Leene has gone to Keene, where
he will engage in newspaper work on
the Keene Free Press.
Fred Neis of Lancaster, Pa, has been
in town during the past week canvassing
in behalf of national prohibition.
w. H. Farr was chosen president of the
Mems club of the Congregational church
Friday evening, and V. n. Denning was
elected vice-president and George I,xner
secretary and treasurer
Rev. DR.. Lawson of the Vermont acad-
envy was a guest of honor and principal
speaker at the annual meeting and ban
quet of the Mems club of the Congrega-
tional church Friday evening
The walls of the new Dreamland theatre
are nearly up and present a very solid
appearance 1t is located on Rockingham
street nealy opposite the Hotel Rocking
ham and is being built of cement blocks
Wheeler's band played Wednesday in
Chester for the goth annual parade and
inspection of the fire department there,
and in the evening Exners orchestra
furnished the music for the promenade.
concert and ball.
Murville c. Brunette assumed the
management of the restaurant and lunch
room on the School street stairs Satur-
day 1t has been run for the last five
months by his brother, E. C. Burnette,
who will now become manager of
theatrical troupe which is touring the
western states.
On Sunday evening the first of three
monthly union meetings by the Congre-
gational, Baptist and Methodist churches
was held in the Baptist church. The
first Sunday in November the services
will be held in the Methodist church and
the first meeting in December will be held
in the Congregational church. The Sun
day evening service was addressed by
Miss Edith M, Wills of Boston, her sub
ject being Temperance"
Cards of invitation We're received last
week by many of the friends of Wallace
White to his wedding reception which
took place yesterday at his residence, IS
Knox street, Lawrence, Mass The bride
was Mrs. Clara Jane Arnold. Mr.. White
was an instructor in Vermont academy
ana later for many years was connected
with the machine shop of Osgood &
Barker and the Bellows Falls Machine
company, as draughtsman.
Contractors Cole and Frost are progress
sing rapidly upon the new building of the
Rockingham Building association. being
erected for the new shirt company, which
VIII move here from Lincoln, Neb The
building is being erected by contract and
is to be ready for the machinery Oct. Is.
one of the cutters came here from Lin
coin last week. and he is ready for work.
He Is unmarried and reports that there
VIII be three other managers who will
move here with their families. The COM
pany will at first employ about 100 girls
on the machines. The factory at Lin
coin has been permanently abandoned,
and the machinery will reach here during
the coming week