Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-10-16
Masonic hall is closed this week for re-

Masonic hall is closed this week for re-
pairs.
There will be dance at John Taft's in
West Dummerston tomorrow evening.
f. j. Bailey & Co. have sold A. j. Rob.
ertson's house and lot on Highland avenue
to Z. M. Angler, possession to be given at
once.
The last strawberry and the last straw
berry blossom of the season were brought
in Wednesday by F. X. Mann of West
Brattleboro. He picked them on Melrose
hill.
At the last regular meeting of Fort Dunn
mer chapter No. II, r. A. NJ, the Royal
Arch degree was worked on two candi-
dates. Several new applications for mem
bership have been received.
A roof has been built over the entrance
to the lookup this week, also new steps
and an arch roof over the entrance to the
town liquor agency. A similar arch will
be built over the rear entrance to the post
office.
A New England merchant has made Z.
Crosby & Co. conditional bid for 2000
barrels of -four. The bid is to be remand
ed If Bryan is elected president. Crosby
& Co. are not at all anxious as TO the surety
of the sale.
The teachers and pupils of the public
schools of Brattleboro have been invited
by Rev. L. d. Temple TO attend religious
services at the Baptist church next Sunday
evening. The pastor will give an address
suited to the occasion.
The ladies of the Centre Congregational
church will have a sociable and supper at
their chapel Tuesday evening, Nov. 3,
keeping open and serving refreshments as
long as people wish to stay for election re-
turns. A telephone will be in the room.
The subject of the rector's sermon in
St.Mchae's church on Sunday morning
will be 1.-The religious instruction of the
young" The day has been set apart by
church in the United States, as a day of
intercession for Sunday schools.
The flags upon the town building and
the Estey factories, and the Vermont
Wheel club flag we're displayed at half mast
in recognition of Gov. Fuller's death.
Upon the front of the armory portrait of
the Ex-Governor was displayed, draped in
black beneath the national colors.
F. j. Bailey & Co. have leased Henry F..
Bonds house on Pearl street to w. r.
Thompson of Boston who spends his sum
mers at Winthrop beach. Mr.. Thompson
will be given possession as soon as Mr.
Bond can move into the house recently
bought by him at the junction of North
Main and Linden streets.
The annual meeting of the Prospect Hill
Aqueduct company was held Monday
evening at the house of f. b. Bissell.
These officers were elected: President, J..
c. Pellet; secretary and treasurer, Z. b.
Bissell; directors, A. r. Harris, w. IL.
Adams snd Sidney Farr. After the cleo
ton of officers the company paid all bills
presented.
Harper's Weekly announces that it will
begin in January the publication of a new
story of New England life by Mary f. Will
kins. The publication of Mr.. Kipling's
Captains Courageous" his first long
story of American life, with its scenNrsst,
among the fishermen of the Mas chnsa,ts
coast, will begin in sb.:,~SSc1y ember humber
VI 1 nS ives magazine. The Mcclure
! 'nidicate is said to have paid the novelist
$l2, 600 for this story.
The annual meeting of the Current
literature club was held at the home of
Miss Mary Fits Tuesday evening. The
officers elected for the coming year are
President, Rev. +. 3. Leavitt; secretary
and treasurer, Miss Mary Fits; assistant
secretary and treasurer, Miss Zetta Stewart I;
book committee, Mrs. F. Z. Wells, Mrs.
S. o. Miner, Miss Emma button. After
the business meeting, light refreshments
were served and the remaining time spent
socially.
A well-deserved honor came to Hon. +.
l.. Waterman Wednesday in his election
as president of the Vermont Bar associa-
ton at its annual meeting held in Mont
pelier. In arranging the committees for
the coming year Mr.. Waterman appointed
Judge Lavant NJ. Read, a member of that
on Jurisprudence and law reform, and c.
c. Fits the Windham county member on
admissions. The annual banquet Of the
association was held at the Pavilion Tues
day evening. Judge Wheeler was one of
the after-dinner speakers, giving an enter
tanning account of his experiences in the
Vermont bar.
A telegram received by the Estey Organ
company Wednesday morning announced
the sudden death of Mrs. Flora NJ. Camp,
the widow of Isaac n. Camp, the head OF
the Estey house in Chicago, who died on
the 18th of July. Mrs. Camps daughter,
Mrs. NJ. A. Farr, was in Brattleboro at the
time, having come on from Chicago with
her husband, NJ. A. Farr, of the Chicago
house, to attend ex-Gov. Fuller's funeral.
Mrs. Camp had been in delicate health
and the end was fastened undoubtedly by
the shock of her husbands sudden death.
She was the daughter of Col. C.rlos Car
penter of Barre. She had maintained an
intimate acquaintance with the Estey and
Fuller families and had been a frequent
visitor in Brattleboro. Her age was SO.
Mrs. Hannibal Hadley finished her sOth
year and began her S1st yesterday. Her
daughter, Mrs. Selleck, in recognition OF
the anniversary, gave a dinner party to
several of Mrs. Hadley's longtime friends.
The guests present were Miss Susan B.
Salisbury, Miss Mary Salisbury, Mrs.
Henry Stevens, Mrs. Wilder Har-
ris, Mrs. Jonathan Smith, Mrs.
Bede Prouty and Miss Carrie Selleck.
The oldest member of the party was Miss
Susan B. Salisbury, who takes becoming
pride in her 81 years. The united ages of
the women was 627 years, and the average
was rs. The afternoon was spent socially
and was greatly enjoyed. Mrs. Hadley re-
ceived many gifts of flowers and other
birthday remembrances. A box of beauti.
full fowers-roses, chrysanthemums and
carnations-arrived during the afternoon
from friend in Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs.
Hadley is in full enjoyment of mental and
physical health and maintains her interest
in all community affairs.
The suit of Mrs. Alexene Hadlock for a
divorce from her husband, II. l.. Hadlock,
the well-known Boston lawyer, who has
been in Brattleboro several times in patent
case hearings, was heard in the Massachu.
sets superior court in Boston Monday.