Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19

E. w. Brown of the F. B. F. Grocery
company returned from his two weeks va
cation in New York state last Saturday.
Owing to the rainy weather last Sunday
the Rockingham Town Sunday school as
ISOLATION was postponed until two weeks
from that date, to be held at the old church
in Rockingham.
THE intention of marriage between two
popular young people was published for
the first time Sunday at st. Charles's
church, Thomas F. Hallahan and Miss
Hannah Brosnahan. Mr.. Hallahan has
been well known number of years among
railroad circles, and many friends join in
best wishes.
Two of our citizens were elected presi-
dents of state organizations last week-N.
G. Williams of the Vermont association of
Congregational churches and ministers at
their convention at Bradford, and Rev. G.
r. B. Dodge of the Baptist Sunday school
association of the state at their annual con
vention held at Newport.
The machine shop of Osgood g. Barker
was closed Wednesday afternoon, in re-
spect for their former fellow workman,
Fred Holden, whose funeral occurred at
>the Congregational church, the shop hands
Intending in body. A large proportion of
lem went to Springfield by team, where
INT burial took place.
IL observance of children's day at the
Congi gational and Methodist churches
was successful in every respect, and includ-
cd very Eettily arranged programs. Miss
Jackson I'D charge of 1.-THE program at
the Congregational, and E. E. Ramsay and
very gratifying
MIS-. heCVs oeen has been one of the
picturesque ngu at the St. Louis con-
ventiOn, ,S wnerG So.a occupied two rooms at
to boom her son, 'die,, Green- az the
Republican candidatesr Governor of Tex-
as. where he is now loo 'e.nf r vi r
manager. Eddie was ~ % tha doial
gates to the convention, bt beins a Reed
man he was not seated.
Important changes in tn svstor of
tracks in our railroad yard is Ji S. -
under direction of the Rutland Iiih roa ,'' ot
fcials, The changes are for thu ''r,o 0
of facilitating the entry of freigh. .I pESe
from the Rutland road without waltz co" COS
passenger trains which may be standh ~. ~
the station. A number of new switc.%~SS
are to be placed between the bridge ovS
the canal and the crossing of the Boston d
Maine road.
Circulars have been issued by Conductor
Woodfall announcing the itinerary OF hi
excursion planned for leaving here in spec
ial cars Thursday, July %, visiting Now
Scotia, reaching home the Both. The tril
is by boat from Boston aud the fare TO
the round trip, including hotels, is S99. l
promises to be a very enjoyable outing
and will have goodly patronage from
here, as we'll as points between here ant
Fitchburg.
The contract for the High school wa
signed Tuesday by the committee, with
builder named Buchanan OF Crown Point
N. Y, who is just now erecting mucl
larger school building in Burlington. Tn
contract price is S40,SO0 G. W. Buckhan
of Burlington is the architect and B. Can
non. IT., is the superintendent of construc
ton. Considerable work has already beel
done this week in contracting material, ant
getting all the different parts of the build
ing under way, and work will be pushed a
rapidly as possible.
About 40 members of the Odd Fellow
of our village and vicinity attended churcl
in a body at the Universalist church Sun
day, it being their memorial day for tn
dead of the past year. Mr.. Marggraf
text was "Am my brothers keeper" HI
referred to the personal responsibility o
each for the influence upon others, the uni
yersal brotherhood of man, and the grea
influence which the order welded upol
humanity. In the afternoon the severa
graves of deceased brothers were visitet
and decorated with flowers. E. L. How
ard acted as marshal of the day.
Specimens from the writing of the schol
ars of our public schools were sent som
months ago to be used in prize contes
between schools of the United States ant