Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-20

been closed since August for the examin-
alton and Encouragement of books. was re-
opened Wednesday.
About 20 Grand Army men and others
from Brattlehoro and vicinity WILL attend
the Grand Army convention az Buffalo
some will leave tomorrow and the rest
Monday.
Prof J. Z. Darling. the vell-kuown lee
turer and traveller, will present his latest
success THE Holy Land" and It's sacred
localities as they now appear at Grange
hall this evening.
Mrs. Hunt and Mrs. Greene have just
returned from the New \ ork openings
of millInary with fine stock Of fall good,
They invite the ladies TO the opening OF
their new rooms in Crosby block We'd
nesday and Thursday, sept. ] and ?.
The granite front of Randall a Clapp's
iewelry store was removed Wednesday and
a new iron front will be put in with single
plate glass windows. Robbins u Cowles
have the contract for the work There is
now but one other granite front on main
street.
Strattan Il Foster will give their annual
Rhode Island clam bake at Silverdale next
Thursday. The first bake will be opened al
! o'clock p NJ, and plates for 500 people
will be laid upon tables in the grove. The
second bake will be opened al I o clock An
invitation is extended to everybody.
Bingham chapter, Order Of Eastern Star,
have arranged for basket picnic al Cen
trll Park, Vernon. Aug 81, 10 which all
Masons and their families, including those
from Putney and Greenfield, are invited
Trains will leave Brattleboro at,g:l0 and
1925. Coffee and "fxins" will be fur
nished by the chapter.
Three barns owned by Henry Powers
on Baptist Hi in Nuremberg were struck
10y lightning and burned last Sunday.
They contained 80 tons OF hay and other
property. One OF the barns was built on
| y short time ago Mr.. Powers is a
brother Of Mrs. a r. Gregg of this vii
! lage. His house was struck by lightning
earlier in the summer, but was not badly
damaged.
Miss Allys NJ Brown, only daughter OF
1 Mr.. and Mrs. J. g. Brown. and Leo l..
/ Willis, son Of DR.. and Mrs \. l. Willis.
were married at the home OF the bride In
/ Sheburne Falls Mass. on High stree,
/ Wednesday evening by the Rev. W ID.
/ Potter Of the Jniversalst church. The
/ house was decorated with goldeurod, ferns
aud sweet peas. Miss Maud G. Willis. q
| sister of the groom. was maid OF honor,
! Miss Jennie Bartlett oi Nottingham. y.
| H.. Miss Annie Swan and Mis- Annie
/ Green of Shelhurue Falls were the bride,
/ maids. and d. Llley Eaton OF AthoI wa,
/ hes, man. Guests were present from New
| York city. Baltimore, Nd. Burlington aud
/ Ludlow. VI. Boston. Maiden. Athoi.
| Adams and Greenfield, Mass The groom
| has many acquaintance IN Brattlehoro,
| having formerly lived here His father,
/ who is a weil-known physician, went from
/ here 10 Shelburne Falls several years ago.
The annual fish dinner OF the Spofford
| Lake Fish and Game league on Wednes-
| day last was a highly enjoyable occasion.
| The dinner was served in the grove by the
/ cottage of G. Gonyou, which Frank
| T. Cole loses this year, and was much en-.
/ loyed by the - or more gentlemen present.
I After tue chowder. fsh and fruit had been
| disposed Of. President Cbas. A Harris
made a few remarks and introduced in sue
| cession J. &. kulkhe of Brooklyn. Hon.
! T. Y. Hastings of Walpole. Hon Horatio
Colony OF Keene, + T. Cole OF Columbus,
b. +. Sutton of Brooklyn, Editor Dobson
0f the Brooklyn Eagle and II. Wachen-
dorf OF Boston. Officers for the ensuing
year were chosen as follows President,
Frank 7. Cole; vice presidents, J. C..
Kulkhe and DR.. J. F. Butler: secretary
and treasurer, T. g. bort executive com
mittee, W. X. Ware, Chas. g. Street,
ChAs. Blandy, Il. B. Foster, L. d. Whit
ney, Is. F. Sutton.
The Central Vermont railroad company
announces another excursion 10 Mystic
Island Watch Hill and Block Island from
all stations on the New London Northern
division, BrattlebOro TO North Amherst,
inclusive, on SATURDAY., Aug. ., the fare
for the round trip to be only $50. The
train will leave BratteborO al 5.45, Yer
non 554, South Vernon 6i08, Mortified
6 0S, Mortified Farms 6.20 and Millers
Falls %. and will connect at New Lon
don at 8. IS with the steamer Block Island
The island will be reached at 1880 and
the steamer will start TO return at 2:20
connecting at New London with the go
train which reaches Bratileboro at "a
Passengers will have delightful ride OF
six hours on the water, and will have two
hours in which 10 get shore dinner or
take dip in the ocean. Many, however
will stop at one of the resorts en- route
while others will remain at Block Island
over Sunday, the tickets being good for a
Prof. L. A. Butterfeld and family will
move soon to Boston where Mr. and Mrs.
Butterfield have been engaged to teach ora
tory in the Chauncey Hall school. Mr.
and Mrs. Butterfeld are graduates OF the
Emerson college of oratory and have ex-
cellent endorsement from prominent stu
dents of the art. Prof. Buttertield was in
structor at the Emerson college for 10
years, during a part of which time he
taught al Dartmouth college He after
ward taught for three years in the Boston
university and for five years in the Newton
Theological seminary. For five successive
summers Mr.. and Mrs. Buttertield had
charge of the department of orator. and
physical culture at the national Summer
school at Saratoga and Glens Fails, and
for four years Prof Butterfeld held the
chair Of rhetoric and oratory in he Buch-
tel college at Akron, o., during which time
as well as at the Emerson college he was
assisted by Mrs. Butter6eld. Prof. Butter
field gave up teaching two years ago on ac-
count of Ill health and came TO Brattleboro
He has been greatly benefited by his stay in
BrattlebOro, and will probably return to
his profession about Sept. l. Prof and
TO private instruction.
The NeW Wilcox u White Company Of
MeTtElsn, Conn.
The articles of association of the new
Wilcox d White company of Meriden,
Conn, We're published this week showing
that the new concern will have a capital
stock of So, 900, divided into $50 shares of
the mar valua nf G1OO aacb II Whit