Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-05


state and district conventions will be held
at the town hall Saturday evening, June
-, at : p. NJ.
John A. Davis fell from his bicycle while
riding on Western avenue Wednesday and
sustained fracture to his arm, which will
disable him for a month.
jerome Amdon instead of jerome Cor
bett is one of the special policemen for
Prospect Hill. Frank Wright has also
been appointed in addition to the list re-
Gently.
Clinton w. Lord has bought A. d.
Goodale's farm in DummerstOn, known as
the Elmer place. Possession given at
once. The sale was made by A. V. Mays
agency
The Flynt Granite company has force
of so men at work upon the Northampton
contract. Some excellent layers of granite
are being uncovered at the West Dummers-
ton quarry.
Mrs. Russell has put in new two-horse
power electric motor into her laundry on
Elliot street. Austin Miller has ordered
motor of like capacity with which to run
his ice cream freezers.
The teachers in the public schools
walked up to the pinnacle Wednesday. To
morrow they go to the lake, where they
will be entertained at the Webster cottage
by Miss Harriet Webster.
Clarence d. Carpenter has made a care
full study of chiropod3 during the past
year. and will be glad to treat the feet and
hands of any who need his services. His
advertisement appears in this paper.
A meeting of the state board of health
will be held in Brattleboro Thursday,
| June II at 10 A. NJ. All persons interested in
the organization of a county sanitary as
ISOLATION or sanitary work are requested
to be present.
A word Of warning needs to be given to
the young miscreants who persist in daub-
ing the newly painted letter boxes with
mud and in putting stones, chips, ETC., into
them. 1t is practice which will result in
lodging in states prison.
The Brattleboro n Whitehall railroad
company is remedyingsthe. washout on the
Bradley farm in a very substantial manner.
From eight to ten carloads of refuse granite
are being drawn in daily making road
bed that will last for many years.
Martin Scott's horse ran away at the
Plummer golden wedding celebration in
West Brattleboro Wednesday afternoon. 1t
was partially unhtched so tnat it readily
freed itself from the carriage, doing no
damage further than to the harness.
The Estey Guard boys are having their
annual field day today, and Fuller Battery
will follow them tomorrow. -Four men
will be selected for general proficiency from
each company, but it is understood that a
special company will not be made up to 60
to Fort Ethan Allen this year.
The marriage of Frederick Lowell
Houghton and Miss Rosemare MacCallum
was celebrated privately at Boston We'd
nesday The bride will be remembered as
an expert stenographer, ;who was formerly
in the office of Mr.. Houghton. Mr., and
Mrs. Houghton will make their home in
Brattleboro.
A party of II from Brattleboro attended
the Eastern Star meeting at Windsor this
week, among the number being Mrs. j. A.
Taylor Mrs. f. II. Hamilton, Mrs. o. Z.
Randall, Mrs. +. G.. Pettee, Mrs. w. p.
Jones, Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Ferrn of Hins-
dale, Edward Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. S. H.
Farr, Mr. Chamberlain of Chesterfield.
Flower mission day will be observed by
the Woman's Christian Temperance union
Thursday, June IL, at 2 o'clock L. NJ. All
interested in the good work are invited to
leave donations of flowers at Mrs. G. p.
Kimbalrs, 26 Clark street. The members
are expected to be present at the time APP
pointed to assist in the arrangement and
distribution.
W. H. Childs's meteorological record fol
the past II years has been placed in the
Free library for safe keeping. This record
was taken with self-recording instruments
1t makes two large volumes. The New
England Meteorological society has also sent
herelthe record which was begun by the late
Gen. Phelps at Fortress Munroe in 1862
and continued until his death, which took
place in 1885.
A long life, lived uprightly and filled
with good deeds and with genuine kindli
ness and good will, was closed with the
death of Hon. Homer Goodhue of West
minister West on Monday. His gift OF
$500 to the Brattleboro Retreat, which i:
mentioned among other requests in his
will, is characteristic of the man, and fina
evidence of the sincere interest and per
sonal pride which he has felt and shown
in that institution for so many years.
Rev. c. o. Day received despatch early
this morning announcing the sudden deati
by pneumonia at Catskill, n. Y, of Mrs
A. Cooke Hull, the mother of his wife
He started for Catskill with the children
at once, and will be away on Sunday. The
morning service will be cared for by the
trustees, who will secure preacher, anC
the evening service, except the Christian
Endeavor meeting at $3.50, will be omitted
on account of the baccalaureate services.
Mrs. Sophronia Nichols, wife of David
Stockwell, died recently in Belvidere, ILL.,
where she has lived for the past so years
Mrs. Stockwell was born in BrattieborC
May IS, 1904. She was married at the age
of "a to David Stockwell of this town, anC
they went to Portage, n. Y, where they
lived Is years, going from there to Belv
dere in 1874. Eight children were born tc
Mr. and Mrs. Stockwell, of whom two
sons and two daughters are living. Mr.
Stockwell died in 1876.
A very pretty wedding took place il
Bennington at u NJ, Tuesday when Mis-.
Ethel Remington of Bennington and Ed
mund G. Brown of North Bennington wer,
married by Rev. G. B. Lawson. The
bridemaid was Miss Della Walker and tn,
best man Lyman II. Toombs of William.
college. There was large attendance al
the wedding and many valuable present:
were received, including furniture, glass
china, linen, etc. Mrs. Brown is sister
of Mrs. II. A. Wall of this town.
E. II. Miller gave a sacred recital al
Florence, Mass, Tuesday evening The
Northampton Daily Herald of Wednesday
said, "Prof. E. II. Miller's pupils reflected
much credit upon both their instructor
and themselves in the recital at knights
of Honor hall last evening The hall was
crowded and every number on the program