Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-06-03

the Western states.
The regular meeting of the Grange Ora
matte club will be held this evening. A
patriotic program will be given, inter
spersed with wartime "reminiscences. All
grangers invited.
Among the decorations in the High
school room last Friday were three flags,
the pine tree flag of the navy, the Bunker
Hill flag and the colonial flag, which were
made by Paul r. Henkel and Miss Florence
Goodenough.
The grand chapter of the Order of East
ern Star will meet at Springfield, this
state, June : and S. Special tickets from
Bratt!eboro to Charlestown, n. H., and re-
turn will be issued for 81, A delegation
from Bingham chapter will attend the
meeting.
Many anglers have been to Marlboro
South pond since May LIST, but nearly all
have returned empty-handed. George
Whitney caught II large trout there one
afternoon recently, the largest lacking only
two ounces of two pounds in weight.
Miss Effie Fulton, who is employed at
the Brooks House, received a telegram
on Wednesday announcing that her broth
er had been accidentally killed. No par
ticulars were given. His home was in
Burlington, but he was employed on the
Fitchburg railroad.
Mrs. Emeline p. Carpenter, mother of
Walter C.. Carpenter, general manager of the
Carpenter Organ company, died last Thurs
day morning at her home in Waterville,
Maine. Her age was 10 years. The fu-
neral and burial were at Watervlle Sat
urday. Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Carpenter
were called to Waterville Monday on ac-
count of the mothers critical condition.
Tommy Leahy, the old Brattleboro
catcher, recently released by the Washing.
ton league team, may sign with the Spring
field, Mass, club of the Eastern league as
catcher and utility man. He played with
Springfield three years before he was
drafted into the big league.
Deputy Sheriff F. W. Mcclure will sell
by auction at O'Clock tomorrow, guam.
tity of lumber, newspaper, machinery and
other material taken by virtue of an eX
ecution in favor of the Vermont Saving,
bank and against A. l. Howe. The sale
will take place at Mr.. Howe's shop OIL
Flat street.
Gov. Walcott has appointed DR.. Homer
Bushnell of North Adams as medical ex
aminer for Berkshire county. The otfc,
is new one and DR.. Bushnell was sup
ported for it by most of the medical asso
citation of North Adams DR.. Bushnell il
brother of Edward Bushnell of Brattle
boro.
Mrs. L. D. Temple gave a reception /,
the Woman's club and few friends at he
home Wednesday evening in honor Of Mrs
St. John Of Lansing, Mich. Mrs. St. lohl
gave an interesting talk to the ladies con
corning her work in the Lansing industrial
school, of which she and her husband ar
superintendent.
; The trustees of Brattleboro academ
held their annual meeting at the home o
II. F. Weatherhead in West Brattlebor
Wednesday night. The officers eecte
were: President, Rev. j. H. Babbitt; sec
/ rotary, II. f. Weatherhead; treasurer, Dl
. c. S. Clark; prudential committee, DR.. c
S. Clark, Rev. j. II. Rabbit and A. W
S Stowe.
t The Soldiers Aid society will have
+ public meeting Saturday afternoon at 2:3
at Festival hall, to make arrangements fo
S a large supper and concert, the proceeds I
= be used for the benefit of soldiers familie.
n All of the women in town are invited an
4 urged to attend the meeting, and it
, wished particularly that each church hav
n good representation.
Judge Worden of Halifax was sun
e moned here Wednesday for a hearing O
e the question of admitting Michael HeI
d Messy, who is now in Jail, to bail. Her
+ Messy will be released whenever he ca
e furnish acceptable bail in the sum of S5Ot
s j. G, Martin of Manchester, attorney fC
e Hennessey, did not appear, and there wa
e therefore no hearing,
Il Mrs. Cady of Holyoke and Mrs. Ere
1NOlu Vi Ildi tlOlu' COlu', are III lOWl
/ called here by the death of their brothe
= Ernest Wood. Mrs. Cady was accompal
: led by her husband. Mrs. Julia Wood wi
y probably break up housekeeping and O
= her return from West Bangor, \. Y, Q
y to Hartford to spend some time with Mr.
b Reid.
i The officers and men of the First We
: mont regiment at Chickamauga have sci
z petition to President Mckinley askin
:, for the appoint ment of Maj. Daniel Dave
# Wheeler, now on the staff of Gen. Wac
J. at Chickamauga, as brigadier genera
Maj. Wheeler is a brother of F. I
e Wheeler of Cavendish and he has seen {
IS years of military service.
: News has been received of the death
:. New York city of Albert Willis, 81, son
II Masa Willis. Mr.. Willis has been in bus
If ness in New York many years, and was
l. prominent member of the Masonic an
b other fraternal organizations. Mr. Willis
}, father is now in Canada with his sol
If Horace Willis, and another son, H. ]
d Willis, lives in Meriden, Conn.
g Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Durham have r
= turned from their visit to Mr.. Durham
: old home in West Paris, Me. Mr.. Dul
ham spent several days fishing on fol-