Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-05-27

various vermont points.
The "1O1 Ranch wild West Show" is
billed to be here Monday, June 13, and
the small boy is looking forward to that
date as being the time nearest to a
circus which he will be able to see in
this section during the coming summer.
Steps are being taken by the village
trustees to reduce the speed of a few
of the most rapidly moving automobiles
of the village while in the limits Of the
corporation. Much recklessness has been
shown thus far this year by a few, and
traps are being arranged for them.
John Rel, SS, of North walpole was
killed near Vernon Monday evening while
walking on the track. He was at work
in Vernon for Harry Dodge & Com
panv of this town. masonry contractors
Mr.. Rel leaves a wife and daughter and
number of distant relatives here. Fun
eral services were held in st. Charles's
church at a. m. Wednesday.
reception will be rendered to Rev
and Mrs. Leavitt this evening at o'clock
in the church parlors, and next Sunday
he will preach his farewell sermon. They
will leave Bellows Falls next Wednesday
and will spend the summer as usual at
Higgins Beach, on the Maine shore.
They will begin housekeeping in Portland
in the fall.
There is a possibility again of the
buildings of the Casein company's plant
at the south end of the village being
utilized by a manufacturing concern.
Representatives of a shoe factory and
number of local citizens examined it
Tuesday with view to ascertaining its
availability, and the expressions heard
were of very favorable nature.
Henry w. Randall of Berlin, Ontario,
called on friends here yesterday. Mr..
Randalls parents moved here in 1872
d. Ii
Randall, was many years connected with
the mercantile interests of Bellows Falls.
Since the death of his parents Henry
had lived in Alstead, N. H., until a
year ago, when he removed to Berlin
to live.
The United States Civil Service COM
mission will hold a special examination
for applicants for positions in the clerk
or carrier branches of the postal service
June IL at l o'clock. The examination
will take place at Bellows Falls post
office and will be under the direction of
the local secretary of the commission, w
a. Mcdonald. Applications for the ex-
animation must be filed with Mr.. Nc
Donald at the postoffice not later than
June I.
\ town meeting is called for the voters
of Westminster Thursday. June g. in
Westminster village, to see IL the voters
viii agree to the recommendations Of
their bridge committee and unite with
Walpole in erecting abutments and
bridge across the Connecticut river to
replace the one destroyed by fire several
weeks ago. A regular ferry is now
being kept up at the place, thus connect
ing the villages of Walpole and West
minister.
The body of Henry D. Sumner a
well known local painter, was buried
last week from his residence at 10 Cove
street Sunday afternoon, Rev J. Ward
Moore officiating. Mr.. Sumner had been
prominent in fraternal and church cir
cles and representatives were present
from the Modern Woodmen. the New
England Order of Protection, the Fall
Mountain Grange, and from the Christian
Endeavor society and choir of the Bap-
fist church. He leaves a wife, four
daughters and one son.
Judge T. E. O'Bren will be president
OF the day Monday, and Col. John e
Paddock will be chief marshal Memorial
Sunday Will be observed at the Episco-
pal church, the sermon being preached
by Rector A. c. Wilson. The outside
village cemeteries of this locality will
be visited Monday by delegations from
the Grand Army post in the forenoon
An address in the opera house will be
delivered at Las by Judge E W. Gibson
OF Brattleboro. Music will be furnished
- wv pNllOhS Il ais DdIlu ana DN the
choir Of the Universallst church The
line of march will be taken up at 8
O'Clock for Oak Hill cemetery, where
the regular services of the post and the
Relief corps will be held
The Sunday closing question which
has been much discussed during the past
three or four weeks practically came to
a head Wednesday evening when the
board of trustees gave a hearing upon a
petition of the owners of the various
stores which had been affected The pc
tition was signed by eleven firms and
individuals, and every member Of the
board of trustees was present President
OBrien outlined the position of the
trustees in their endeavor to secure a
reasonable observance of the law. and
an extended discussion was had The
agreement reached in the end was sat
isfactory TO all except Frank Massucco,
who declared it to be necessary for him
| TO have his lunch room open from a
m. until 10 p. m. to accommodate his Gus
| toners. The others agreed to certain
hours during which they would remain
| closed, but Mr. Massucco would not
| agree stating that he would not omen
| Sunday at all and "would see that none
| of the others did" The hours agreed
| upon for druggists are Q to 1890: 70 TO 80
and to p. m. The Handy Kraft will
| have the same hours as the druggists.
| me news stand will be open until l
O'Clock in the afternoon, and boot-black
stands will have the same hours as the
news stand.