Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-29

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history.
S. w. Edgett has sold Leslie c. Fullers
farm in Wilmington to persons in Spring
field. Mass.
There will be session of the probate
court Saturday morning The business on
hand indicates a short session.
The commencement exercises of Brattle-
boro academy will be held Tuesday even
ing. June Z. The Congregational male
quartet has been engaged to furnish vocal
music.
Baker c. II. Eddy has put on a hand
some new delivery wagon from the carriage
repository of Rockwell d Sherwin. 1t is
a low wagon painted white and trimmed in
gilt
Miss Christa NJ. Park will open phi
va.e school at No. 5 Grove street Sept.
and will give instruction in elementary,
academic and commercial courses.
By courtesy of the management The
Brattleboro Evening Phoenix will be one
of the courses at supper at the Brooks
House each evening 1t is a compliment
which The Phoenix staff duly appreciate.
The local committee of arrangements
who conducted the Golden Cross convoca-
ton so successfully consisted OF q. /.
Lundberg, DR. H. A. Roberts, Mrs. Ahbie
Z. Moran, Mrs. Hattie Il. Mcclure, Mrs.
Mary +. Currier
The last meeting for this season of the
Neighborhood whist club was held Wed
nesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. D. A.
Young The first prizes for the season
work were won by Mi. and Mrs Y O..
Jones
H. n. Dyke, who recently went from
Brattleboro to Atho.. Mass, to run the
Summit House. has bought hotel in New
Haven. Conn. and has gone there His
sister and his son Fred L. Dyke, will man
age the Summit House.
The Bay State clubs whist team from
Holyoke which defeated eight PLAYERS
from the Vermont Wheel club, won re-
Gently two ont OF series of three games
from the Winthrop club of Springfield
The Winthrop club led by four tricks in
the first game, but in the other games
Holyoke led by 81 and IS points, re-
spectively.
The Boston a Maine railroad has an
nounced that it will continue upon its roll
at half-pay the names of all its employees
who enter the military or naval service of
the United States during the war with
Spain and that their positions will be held
for them until their return. The Ameri-
can Express company has made a similar
offer to some of its employees
There will be q hearing May f. before
the commissioners. on the petition of Mise
Serotia Alexander to have the Brattleboro
Street Railway company ordered to remove
its switch from in front OF Miss AleXan-
der DOuEA r, G. The Sc
sioners are A. L. Cudworth of South Lon
donderry, j. II. Kidder of Wilmington and
j. Il. Merriheld of Williamsville,
The alumni of the BratteDoro High
school will be interested in handsome
book 81 Photographic views of the various
rooms in the building which mas Just been
issued by Earle c. Titus All OF the work
oIY the book is done by Nj Titus, and the
views comprise sections OF the High school
room and the recitation rooms and laDora-
tory adjacent thereto.
The Southbridge, Mass, dramatic asso-
citation recently presented Plnero's famous
play, "Sweet Lavender, - al Dresser's opera
house. Leon NJ Lamb. a Brattleboro boy,
was in the cast The Southbridge Jour
nal said: "No small praise is due to Mr..
Lamb as Clement Hale. His difficult part
was very well rendered. Success is sure to
be his if his work is always up to this
standard.
Fish Commissioner John W. Titcomb
warns people against fishing in stocked
and closed waters. a case involving the
constitutionalty OF the law forbidding such
fishing is pending in til supreme court, to
be decided at the May term, and a decision
favorable to the law is expected. Wardens
have been ordered to see that such waters
are properly protected and will arrest any
persons found fishing in them. Should
the law be sustained the penalty it provides
would be inflicted.
The board of trade has given the con
tract TO build the corn canning factory to
W. II. Fletcher for $3.50. and work upon
the buildings will begin at once The
packing house which is a twO-stOry build
ing 30 feet square. will be finished by June
10. and a force of l. or 20 men will be set
at work manufacturing cans as soon as the
building is completed The other build
ings, including a one-story structure 80
feet long and 80 feet wide. and shed POO
feet long and 80 feet wide, are TO be com
pleted by August !.
L. Henry Wood, 50, died at his home on
Spring street Sunday night of pneumonia,
after an illness of nearly two weeks. He
was born in Canada. lie came TO Brattle-
boro about four years ago. Mr.. Wood
formerly lived in Jericho. He was by
trade, a horse breaker Since coming to
this town he had worked for j. A. TAYLOR
and Lucius Richardson, and at the time of
his death was employed by w. II. Minor
Mr.. Wood leaves a widow and three small
children. The funeral was held at the
house, Tuesday afternoon, Rev, l.. D.
Temple officiating
Andrew Johnson, an employee of the
Estey Organ factory, and Miss Emma
Gibson who formerly worked for Mrs.
Barna Clark, were married FRIDAY evening
at O'Clock at their home on Organ street,
Rev. c. A. Holander of Proctor perform
ing the ceremony, Elias Wannersten was
best man and Miss Maggie Olson bride
maid. The house was pTettily trimmed
for the occasion and many friends of the
couple called during the evening to con
graduate them Carl Gibson, Julius BO-
men and Miss Ida Aronson We're present
from Greenfield TO attend the ceremony.
There was large attendance at the
drill and dance given by the Estey Guard
at the armOry Friday evening. The com
pany was formed at about 5 o'clock and
put through the setting up exercises by
Second Lieutenant F. B. Putnam Lieu
tenant j. II. Estey then drilled the com
pany in platoon and company movements,
after which the squad and extended order
manHuvres were executed under the COM
mand Of Capt W. T. Haigh The flag
was then saluted by the company and a
of q . Il,