Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-06-08

The county association of Baptist sun
day schools will hold their annual meeting
at Putney next Wednesday, June Is.
The Brattleboro party, en- route to Cali
fornia, were detained for two days at Col
orado Springs on account of the floods i'm
that section.
The program of the band concert, shown
in Morse and Simpsons window last even
ing, was a novel feature and was highly
appreciated.
Two travelling itinerate sports gave a
boxing and tumbling exhibition before a
large crowd in front of Fenton Brothers
blacksmith shop Wednesday evening.
There will be meeting of the Sovereigns
of Industry at Grand Army hall June IL
at : 80 J.. NJ, to discuss the matter of
building. DO not leave this to few; you
may regret it,.
The opening dance of the season at the
Lake View House in Chesterfield, will
take place Wednesday evening, June 20.
The Philharmonic orchestral of this place
will furnish music.
There was a clam bake on the New
Hampshire side of tive river SUNDAY. in
charge of Engineer Chandler and other
railroad men. About 40 people were pres
tnJ 10 pdIldke OF the FEAST,
Several Brattleboro people will attend
the commencement exercises at Bishop
Hopkins school at Burlington next week
Miss Grace Hadley of Chester, well
known in Brattleboro, is among the
graduates.
Two portraits by Robert Gordon Hardic
are exhibited at Doll Il Richards gallery.
, Park street, Boston. one of Mr.. II. ~
Slater of Norwich, Ct. and the other is of
a well-known Boston merchant, Mr.. John
Hogg. Both are fine examples of the
artists work. says the Boston Herald.
Company c of the First Vermont regi-
ment will hold its Sth annual reunion
Friday, the 22d. The gathering will take
the form of a basket picnic, and be sup
plemented by a clam bake under the
charge of n. S. Cole and c. II. Briggs,
assisted by Commissary c. j. Stockwell.
Lyndon l.. Durham, of the firm of Dun
ham Bros, went to Bellows Falls Monday
to take charge of the finn store at that
place. Geo. L. Durham has returned
from Bellows Falls and will again be as
sociated with his brother in the Brattle-
boro store.
The annual meeting of the Western
Aqueduct association was held at the office
of c. F. Thompson Tuesday evening. The
old board of officers was reelected as fol-
lows: president, Z. +. thompson; direcSS
OTIS, frahcls Goodhue, f. I. Crosby; sec
rotary and treasurer, Leroy Adams. The
usual assessment OF 81 share was voted.
The annual shoot of the National Rifle
club has taken place at the Vernon range
this week. Seven members were present,
one coming on from Newark, y. j., and
another from New York city. c. +.
FLETCHER OF West Claremont, y. H., won
-FOUR flrst and one second prizes and the
mccall Mr.. Parks OF Greenfield and Mr.
hayes OF Claremont were tied for second
place
J. G.. Phillips had a narrow escape from
death at Smith II Cos factory Yesterday
afternoon. He went into the cellar to
adjust belt, when he was caught on the
end of the shaft. He was whirled around
three times before his clothes were torn
Way. His injuries are not serious, al
thought he was badly shaken up. He
VIII probably be able to return to work in
few days.
W. s. Fletcher has taken the contract to
build the house of worship for the Swed- |
ish Lutheran society. and he agrees to
have it ready for occupancy July TO II.
He will receive Sl375 for erecting the |
building. The cellar. foundation and
stone work are now complete. about 20 |
men of the society having worked eneroet- |
ically recent evenings. The size of The |
structure will be 10 by 26 feet. while |
its total height with tower will be - feet.
The Wheelmen's Protective cornor, i
n New York concern viii a canitai' aF
$500 600 r w Nichols Is Ire Inoai r,,,
resentative Tho concern, irs,,ros Lin,,aIpp. |
against theft. While search is in ,,rosrass
for Tho etoIa ,oI ,,,' - ~ PioSresS
with another machine, which becomes his
property in case the original wheel is not
restored to him within 80 days Full par
ticulars of the methods of the company will
be furnished by Mr.. Nichols on application.
Rev. w. II. Collins and wife. Rev A u
Brown, Col. Haskins and wife and Mai
f. w. Childs attended this week tbe 1Oltb
annual Episcopal diocesan convention atSt
Adams. Bishop Hall presided for tbe first
time and gave an interesting report of his
four months work in the STATE Mr. col
Inns was appointed one of the delegates to
The Episcopal missionary convention to be
he'll at Hartford, while Col. Haskins and
Maj. Childs had places on important COM
nittees assigned them.
j. l.. Howard, who has become widely
known as teacher of penmanship through
MS classes in the Bratteboro public schools.