Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-11-18


hold its annual meeting In the parlors of
the Vermont National bank next Tuesday
evening.
The Murray club held its first social
meeting of this season at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. David Morris Tuesday evening
The attendance was good. An interesting
program was rendered
The l. A. Weld farm in Guiford, 125
acres, will be sold by auction Monday,
Nov. q, at 10 A. NJ Farming tools and a
quantity Of personal property will also be
sold at the same time.
There will be a union service on
Thanksgiving day, Thursday, Nov. "a in
the Congregational church, Rev. Mr..
Beeman, pastor of the Methodist society,
preaching the sermon.
The body of John Cunningham who
died in Hinsdale, was brought here Wed
nesday and inferred in the Roman Catho-
lie cemetery Mr.. Cunningham was for
many years resident of Ashuelot.
The fall term OF the village schools will
close next Wednesday for theusua Thanks
giving vacation. The schools will reopen
On the following Monday with the same
corps OF teachers as now so tar as is known.
The book of Illustrations entitled "Green
Mountain Boys at Chickamauga contain
ing portraits of all the officers of the First
Vermont regiment and many views OF the
Nermonters in camp, is on sale by the
Brattleboro News company.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Reed have the sym
patty of many friends in the sorrow which
came to them in the death Tuesday night
of their two-year-od son. Robert Edward.
The funeral was held Wednesday. the bur.
ia being in the Roman Catholic Gene
terry.
The children of the Centrevile school
have sent a large number Of vegetables to
Mrs Frank Wells 90 be distributed among
the poor families of the town for use in
their Thanksgiving dinner Gifts of this
kind from anyone Will be heartily appre
ciaied
Principal Whitaker was announced to
speak tonight at a meeting of the Con
necticui Valley Teachers association at
Windsor but is prevented from keeping
the engagement by the death OF an aunt in
Leyerett, Mass, whose funeral he will 60
to attend.
The Brattleboro contingent to the Yale
Harvard foot bal game a. New Haven
Saturday will include W. Il. Childs, A. W
Childs. C. a. Harris, G. K Crosby, T. b.
Putnam. NJ. Austin, lr, W l.. Hubbard
Geo. l.. FoN A r. >chweuk, Charles Boy
den, Alfred Thompson.
The funeral Of Elijah F. Reed was held
q, the Methods. church d; O'Clock Wed
nesday afternoon, Il -. =. ID. Beemau OH
cia,ing Solos Were rendered by Harry
Smith. The bearers We're : NJ. Neaw, 7.
$ Eames. a. J. Atwood and ". J.. Banks.
The burial was IN West Bra;tleboro
siarkey and schweuk, assIguees Of the
estate OF Hugh NJ Adams, will sell 10y
public auction IN the town clerk o4Ice
Dec. !. two $1,000 funding bonds Of thc
county of Barber, Kan. which were turned
over TO Charles Miner as collateral secu--
ity. The bonds are 50-year bonds due July
/, 1914
Mrs. c. II. Smith will discontinue her
branch millinery store IN Putney for this
season tomorrow The stock OF goods on
hand there will be sbld on. at sacrifice
This is tue second fall season OF the
stores existence and II has been appre-
ciated by the women OF Putney /, will
be opened again next season.
The Springfield Republican in its West
field correspondence of this morning says
Belle N, the mare severely burned al
the Woronoco park stable ilrc. is slowly
improving, and yesterday q veterinary
named lndeIhil from SauGus arrived In
town and will take charge Of the horse. II
will not bee advisable to move the horse for
some time
The High school foot ball team will play
a practice game on the island tomorrow
afternoon with a local team captained by
Edrdee Cundif The scrub team will
probably be- composed OF Horton, centre
Stckney and Hildretu, guards; Corser and
Minor, tackles: Cunifi and Cune, ends;
Holmes quarter back. Willard and
Heahpy, half backs Cooley. full back.
Ten member, of Tyler Camp, Sons Of
Veterans, rode 10 Mortified. Mass, Tues
day evening 10y invitation OF the Mortified
camp TO make them a visit. An excellent
entertainment was gwen them which WAS
followed by banquet, In return for the
cOurtesles shown item the members OF
Tyler Camp invited the Northti-d Camp
90 come To BrattleoOro at an early date.
The invitation was accepted
The New book clu1 held its annual
meeting in the Brook, House last evening
aud elected these officers President Dr..
James Conland; vice president, Mrs. 3.
ID. Harris: secretary AM treasurer, Mrs.
q. {. Averill. chairman of the executive
committee Mrs j. @. Ullery Mrs.
Ullery will appoint two other members OF
the executive committee. Following the
election OF officers the past years books
were sold, after which supper was
served.
The iron work on the new Main street
bridge was completed Wednesday and the
street was fenced of and the temporary
wood flooring OH the west side was torn up
preparatory 10 putting on the concrete and
vitritied brick flooring. The men who are
TO do this work arrived Wednesday, but
the seectmen would not allow them TO be-
gin work until the iron work had been in
spected. Engineer Bond of North Ad-
ans, Mass, and a competent inspector ar
rived Wednesday and inspected the bridge
yesterday. The concrete will be mixed
here The stones which are TO be used in
the concrete are being crushed at the
crushing plant on the Frost meadow. The
contract requires that after these stones
are crushed they must be small enough TO
fall through a sieve whose meshes are two
inches square. The grooved rails for the
street railroad have been put in place upon
a temporary staging. The concrete will
be filled in underneath the rails and after
it hardens the staging will be removed.
The Old Toll Bridge Is Declining.
AS the work on the Main street bridge
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