Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09

pany OF about 30.
A large bill board has been erected neal
the depot to be used for the billing Of
Mains circus which appears here Septem
Der II.
No service was held at the Roman Catho
lie church Sunday morning on account o.
the sudden illness of Rev. Father Gun
bingham.
The repairs on the High street primary
school building are nearly completed anC
those on the Chase street building are wei
under way.
The committee on the entertainment o.
the grand lodge of Odd Fellows, which is tC
meet in Brattleboro next May, will hold al
important meeting tonight.
The ahutmcnts Of the Main street bridg,
were completed Saturday, as expected, ant
the engines, derrcks and other apparatU.
and the high fences have been removed.
Lieutenant George f. Selleck of Com
paDv /, Eighth Vermont regiment, founC
IA members of his company pre- sent at the
veterans reunion at Vernon Saturday.
The Universaist Sunday school held
memorial service Sunday in honor of the
late Deacon A. A. Stearns He is tn,
fourth member who has died during the
present year.
In giving notice of the home coming OF
Company | on Sunday last. Rev. Mr.. Col
Inns spoke in high terms Of the self sacr
flee of Chaplain Day and paid a glowing
tribute to his work in Bratteboro, ex
pressing regret that it was terminated.
DR.. f. S Snow of Hartford, Conn, Ia.
been engaged by A. V. May to completely
renovate the Wcssclhoeft watercurc build
ing on Elliot street. The repairs will b,
begun at once and will include also new
plumbing and new paper and paint.
Janitor Thayer is making an improve
ment at the Auditorium which will bc ap
precated on hot weather evenings whpt
there are gatherings there. lie has cut
hole through the partition under the stair.
on the north side Of the yestibule and h,
will put therein an lce-water tank.
Lyman Smith, 5. son Of f. l.. Smith
narrowly escaped drowning at SpoiforC
Lake Friday. lie fell from the wharf in
to several feet of water. His father ant
his uncle, Marshall Winkler of Camden
y. j., were in boat some distance away
and when they reached the wharf he ha,
gone down the second time. Mr. Wrinkle
dove from the boat and rescued the lad.
The assignees of the estate of II. NJ
Adams sold by auction in the Office of tn,
county clerk Saturday afternoon polio,
of 5000 issued by the Mutual Life Insur
ance company upon the life of Mr.. Adams
1t was bought by c. f. r. Jenue for S612
there being but one other bidder. Th
policy, which natures June ], 1918, wa
assigned to Sherman ~ Jeune As collatera
security.
a mystery of long duration was ceare,
up at the veterans reunion at Vernon Sa,
urday when Hon. l.. NJ. Read of Below
Falls confessed to Edwin IIeadle of Putne,
that he was responsible for a barrel o
onions which were stolen from Mr.. Headl
during the Civil war Mr.. Headle wa
| commissary of Company /, Second Yer
mont regiment, and although he had mad
numerous inquiries he had never beer
able, until Saturday, to discover the per
petratCr of the theft.
At a meeting of the selectmen of Am
herst, Mass, Saturday afternoon petition
was presented signed by several citizens
asking that town meeting be called L
NOJC Ol Nllt question VI II Il iran
| chise to the Northampton II Amherst cleo
trio railway company. The selectmen hav
called a meeting for Sept Il from 3 to
o'clock. The Northampton Il Amhers
electric railway company is the one il
which f. c. Crosby is largely interested.
Mr.. ana Mrs. H. G.. Smith returned las
! SATURDAY from Fishers Island, where MI
Smith has been mployed on one of tn
| farms for the past year. The salt al
| proved unfavorable for Mrs. Smith health
! She has been for seven weeks in the hosp
| tai in New London with an obscure all
ment which proved to come from an at
secs in the hip. She is now much bel
ter and will 90 with her husband 10 Wi
mingtOn.
A company of some II or Il persons, VIII
were employees of the late d. Leonard dun
ing his ownership Of the d. Leonard print
ing office, gathered at the residence of Mr.,
Leonard on Oak street Saturday evening
by her invitation, to meet one of thei
members, Mrs. f. f MARY Colburn) Park
and her husband, now of Winchester
Mass. Two hours were spent pleasant
in recalling old associations, and in enjoy
ment of the refreshments which wer
served.
The public schools opened Monday wit
an unusually good attendance for the frs
day. There were l2j pupils in the Hig
school in the morning and more were Or,
sent today. There are now five assistan
teachers in the High school, one more tina
last year, on account Of Principal Whitab
er taking the position of supervisor of tn
graded schools. The new High schoC
teachers ale Miss Russell, Miss Hensha,
and Miss Crowel. Miss Ida Partridge,
graduate of the High school in 1897, ha
charge of one of the divisions of the fit
grade.
A portrait of distinguished gradual
of Phillips Exeter Academy will be adde
to the collection at that institution at tn
opening of the school year-that of Brad
bury l.. Cilley, the oldest and best know
! professor in the school, The portrait
by Robert Gordon Hardie Professo
! Cilley's portrait will be on exhibition a
Doll ~ Richards, in Boston, for tel
! days, when il will be sent TO Exeter
Bradbury l.. Cilley is professor of ancien
languages at Phillips Exeter, and ha
taught Greek there for forty years.
Governor Grout was in Montpelie
! Thursday on his return from his reviey
of the Vermont troops at Fort Ethan Al
| len. When interviewed by a reporter TO
the Montpelier Record Gov. Grout said h
thought the Vermont soldiers would be a
their homes on furloughs not later thai
Tuesday, and possibly sooner. In answe
to a question as to the speakershp of tn
next house of representatives Gov. Grou
! replied: NO. | have heard of no candi
date for speaker except Col. Haskins. Mr.