Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-06-17

Frank johnson has the frame up for a
new house on Cherry street.
large private office is being fitted up
in the real estate office Of F. j Bailey.
A representative of the insurance com
pany in which the late David Wood had
an accident policy has been in town this
week, making inquiries in regard to the
manner in which the accident occurred.
Miss May Fraser, Miss Minnie Rawson,
Miss May Briggs, Miss Hattie Smith and
Sanford Daniels are the delegates from the
local Epworth league to attend the state
Epworth league convention at Burlington,
June 21-23
j. G.. Ullery is fitting up the room south
of his Office in Crosby block as a compos
ing room. The type which will be used in
printing the Pettengill newspaper directory
which he is compiling will be set up there,
giving employment to a dozen or more
compostors.
Windham and Londonderry elected
Read delegates yesterday afternoon. The
present indications are that Judge Read
will go into the convention with the solid
support of Windham county. Bethel,
which sends five delegates, went in favor
of Judge Read by large majority last
evening.
The Bennington correspondent of the
Boston Sunday Globe writes "NIr. and
L.,
married at New Haven, Conn, arrived
here from their wedding trip Saturday
They will spend the next few months al
ternately between here and Castleton,
where Mrs. Childs has fine summer resi-
| dence"
Cards are out for the marriage of Ethel
Childs, oldest daughter of A. p. Childs, to
Prof. Thomas Cochran of the Brooklyn
| Polytechnic institute. The ceremony will
take place in the Second Congregational
church at Bennington June 20. The pro-
spectiye groom is son of the founder of
the institute with which he is now con-
nected, and a graduate of Yale university.
The date of the supper and entertain
ment to be given by the Soldiers Aid So
ciety is June 20. Supper will be served
in the town hall from $50 to s, at so
cents per plate; and the tickets for the
concert in the Auditorium will be so cents,
70 cents and 81 each. Patriotic singing
will close the concert in which Mr.. and
Mrs. LAWN and Mrs. Pratt will take part.
Those who hold powers of attorney to
collect the s. a month state pay due to
members of Company l can get the money
on their state treasurer's orders for the
past month, by presenting them at either
of the Bratteboro National banks on and
after June 16. The state treasurer will
mail blank forms to those entitled to draw
the state pay, and the banks will also have
a supply of the blanks.
The Chesterfield correspondent of the
Keene Sentinel writes: W. X. Ware NOV
ed to Lakeside last Saturday, but much to
the regret of its many patrons the dining
hall will not be opened this season, al
though the office, boat house, cottages,
| bowling alley, stables and livery will be
opened as usual It is rumored that
fine hotel will take the place of the pres
ent dining hall in the near future.
Hooker, Corser q Mitchell contemplate
opening a branch overall factory in Green
field, Mass, soon. They have % machines
in their factory on Frost street which are
idle because they are unable to secure girls
\ to run them. With their present force
of 140 hands they are unable TO keep their
orders filled and unless the situation is re-
lieved in few days they will establish a
branch factory in Greenfield with so
machines.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Herbert Laird of
| White River junction have issued cards
for the marriage of their daughter, Miss
Gertrude Mae Ryan, and Elmer Tecumseh
Sherman, D. D. S., Thursday evening,
June %. DIR. Sherman is former we'll
known Brattleboro boy, who graduated
from the Pennsylvania Dental college, and
who was connected with dental offices in
Worcester and Keene before opening an
office of his own at White River junction,
where he has large and successful prac-
| tice.
The Locke, N. Y, Times of June
says; "Rev. B. H. Eddy, who has been
connected with the Baptist church in Locke
for the past year, and who has made many
converts and many warm friends, rendered
his resignation last Sunday to take effect
in August. While we regret the loss of
Mr.. Eddy as pastor and friend we trust
he may, as he surely will, find warm
welcome in his new duties wherever he
may be called" Rev. Mr.. Eddy graduated
from Brattleboro Acadmey eight or ten
years ago and he has since taken courses
in theological colleges. His pastorate at
Locke was his first one. He is brother
of Emery Eddy, clerk for c. H. Eddy,
the baker.
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