Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-04-26
BRATTLEBORO.

W. @. Doolittle will begin work Monday
on the foundation of his apartment house
on Canal street.
The Artillery band has elected these Off
GERS Manager, Will Willard: secretary
and treasurer, Caspar n. Moran.
II was voted Wednesday evening. at
meeting of the alumni officers of North
street school, to hold an alumni BANQUET
in connection with the commencement ex-
ercises of the school, June Is to Is.
Jack, the chaser" has been heard
from again. he followed young woman
few evenings ago, and frightened her by
his attention and sentimental remarks. 1t
is probable that this man is the one who
frightened women on Elliot street by peep
ing into windows one night last week.
Bishop Hall will give tonight at the
town hall the first of a series of lectures. at
the request of citizens of all denominations
These lectures will be continued tomorrow
evening and through next week. They
will be on the same lines as those which
the bishop has delivered in other towns
and cities There will be congregational
singing, lead by L. W. Hawley. Everybody
is invited to attend the lectures.
Dr. OTamel Il. Post, for 40 years den
GlLlZen
in the affairs of the town and in the work
of the Baptist church, died Wednesday at
Fultonville, n. Y. The funeral was held
yesterday, and the burial will be today in
South Coventry, Conn. where Dr. Post
was born in 1919. He had been i'll six
weeks with grip, which finally resulted in
pneumonia and heart complications. He
was a graduate of the dental college at
Rome, y. \. DR.. Post gave up the prac-
tice OF his profession several years ago, and
since then has lived with his son. DR.. Hen
ry Post, first in Springfield, Mass. and
later in Fultonvile.
The directors of the Brattleboro Street
Railroad company contracted yesterday for
the construction and complete equipment
of an electric railroad over the route re-
Gently located. The road is to be in run
ming order June -, and work will be be-
gun about May 10. The contractor is NJ.
A. Coolidge of Fitchburg Mass, the build
er and the superintendent of the Gardner,
Mass. road. The contract calls for a troll
lev road that shall be tirst-class i'm every
way with both closed and open cars. Ar
rangements for furnishing power will be
made by the directors in case satisfactory
terms are not secured from the Brattleboro
Gaslght company. The directors voted
yesterday that the tlrst call of 10 per cent
on the stock shall be made payable May /,
and the second of 40 per cent May 10.
A pleasant event occurred on Wednes-
day evening at the Methodist vestry, it
being a reception to Rev. A. j. Hough up
on his being returned to Brattleboro by
the Vermont conference A coupe was
sent TO the parsonage about 1880 with the
request that Rev. and Mrs. Hough come at
once to the church, and all suspicion was
averted by the quiet suggestion of the
daughter that they would "better take
along a marriage certificate" Reaching
the church they found a large company of
Pensioners gathered TO greet them. A
pleasant program was presented including
two duets by Mrs. Eddy and c. E. West
gate, one of them a song of welcome; an
address of welcome by Mrs M. L. Ward
ner, reading by Mrs. Z. S. Morse, song by
Mrs. Eddy, and flute solo by Harry Hor-
ton. A very enjoyable social hour followed,
in course of which Mr.. Hough responded
cordially for himself and family to the re-
ception given them. Refreshments OF Co
Goa and waters were served,