Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-26

The band held an open-air rehearsal on
the Wheel clubs roof garden Tuesday
night.
Work was begun yesterday paving the
electric railroad crossing on South Main
street.
The First Regiment band will give a
concert at West Brattleboro next Thursday
evening, July 2.
Among the honor announcements at
Dartmouth college is this; "Jessup prize
for botany, first, c. +. Clark of West Brat
tleboro." Young Clark is a son of Dr. G.
S. Clark.
The white robin at Springfield, Mass.
which was described in The Phoenix last
week, has a companion at West Brattle-
boro, one of these freaks having been seen
near Samuel Sargent's last Sunday by
several persons.
Cards have been issued for the marriage
of Miss Ina Freeman, daughter of Mr.. and
| Mrs. H. +. Freeman of this place, and
Jesse Chittenden Ayers of WATERFOWL, n.
Y, Tuesday, July Z, at 2 p. NJ. Miss
Freeman has been employed in Watertown
several years.
Miss Alice White, one of the principals
of the Montgomery industrial school of
Alabama, spoke at the young peoples
meeting in the Baptist chapel Tuesday
evening upon the work of the girls in the
school. Miss White is friend of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. II. Van Doom and was their
guest while here.
The Vermont Wheel club has received
pleasant recognition at the hands of the
Springfield Bicycle club, which has select
ed President E. D. Whitney as one of the
| ha Al ot
| park the first week in September. The
other judges are Sterling Elliot, the presi-
dent of the League of American Wheel
men, w. D. Pitman of New York and
Spencer T. Williams of Boston.
The electric railroad will be in charge of
the young ladies' auxiliary of the Baptist
church next Thursday afternoon, if pleas
ant, from until 10 o'clock. Special at
tention is called to the fact that the young
| lady conductors will return no change to
passengers paying their fare but will keep
Whatever is handed to them. The First
Regiment band has been engaged to give a
concert on the common at West Brattle-
boro in the evening.
The Knights Templar of Brattleboro.
with their families and invited guests, cele-
brated one of the festival days of St. John
|
Past Grand Commander X. Haskins deliv-
cred an excellent address. Several musical
selections were rendered by a quartet con-
sisting of Miss Minnie Allen, Miss Georgl-
anna Cook, Walter Stearns and Fred S.
Brasor, with Mrs. Sherwin accompanist.
Miss Alice Willard gave two thoroughly
enjoyable Rotations. After the exercises
a supper was served in the banquet hall
and the evening closed with a social and
dancing.
Bradley Newell returned from New York
Tuesday night whittier he went Saturday
afternoon to treat members of family in
New Jersey whom he had previously treat
ed for deafness. Reporters learned of his
presence in New York and gave him con-
siderable attention, their stories containing
more fiction than fact however. Mr. New
ell has bought the Sadawga Springs hotel
in Nottingham, also the farm on which
the springs are located, and will erect
thereon a bottling establishment for bot
Ting the water, which is noted for its me-
dicinal qualities. He already has offers
from several persons who wish to handle
the business.
The Stearns bicycle company, in a leaflet
entitled "The Yellow Fellow" has the fol
lowing to say about former Bratteboro
boy: "Walter Pettee of New York, whose
extremely artistic design for a Stearns pos
ter is shown herewith in its first sketch by
kodak reproduction, is one of the coming
men in his professional young man, care.
full, ambitious and painstaking, and withal
an artist by temperament and inclination.
Mr.. Pettee has done a considerable amount
of livery attractive work for Z. c. Stearns
& Co., but nothing more attractive than
this latest poster design. Mr.. Pettee is re-
sponsible for several of the Stearns adver.
tisements now appearing in the magazines"
John Sloan, So, died at his home at ~
Frost street yesterday morning at 1880
o'clock from heart disease after a long i'll.
ness. Mr.. Sloan was born in Scotland and
came to New Brunswick Nova Scotia, when
lad of nine years. He remained in New
Brunswick until after his marriage, when
he moved to Waitstield, this state, and has
since lived there and in Brattleboro. He
leaves three daughters, Mrs. Heustis, Mrs.
Atkins and Mrs. Fisk, and three sons,
Frank and Joseph of Marlboro, Mass, and
Albert of Greene, r. l. The funeral will
be held at the house at o'clock to-mor-
row afternoon, Rev. A. j. Hough officiat-
ing The burial will be in the Prospect
Hill cemetery.
The festival given Wednesday evening
by the Swedish Lutheran young peoples
society was in every respect a success
The pretty little church on West street
was deliberately decorated with greens and
flowers, and the whole had a very har-
monious appearance which well bespoke
the good taste of the decorators. Leading
up to the church was an archway of greens
in which Chinese lanterns were strung.
In the comparatively large number of PEG.
pie present many American friends were
to be seen. From all was heard the pleas
ing remark, "a most delightful time" II
is very pleasant to see that the demarka-
ton of nationality is becoming less obvi-
Gus and that our sympathies are not limit.
ed to personal interests only
The wedding of Harry R. Horton Of
Baldwinsville, Mass, and Miss Mary S.
Norcross of West Dummerston, occurred
at the home of the bride Wednesday even.
ing. 1t was a quiet, home affair though
very pretty. Young women friends OF
the bride had prepared a bower of laure
blossoms and leaves from the centre
to the sides of which were suspended ropes
of the same material and above the center
was fastened large bouquet of pink roses
was performed by Rev. Edwin F. Mitchell
of Putney. A reception followed at which
ice-cream and cake were served. The
bride was gowned in white organdie. Mr.
and Mrs. Horton went by carriage to Put
ney and after brief wedding trip will
live in Baldwinsville Both have many