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

The Brattleboro Savings bank declared
yesterday it's usual semi-annual dividend of
? per cent, payable July lst.
The Congregational Christian Endeavor
society will conduct the meeting at North
Hinsdale next Sunday, Mrs, NJ. j. LARA
bee will be the leader.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Streeter issued
invitations Wednesday for the marriage of
their daughter, Illa Myrtle, to Rollin
Herbert Brown, Wednesday evening, June
10, at o'clock, at p Western avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown will be at home at p
Western avenue after July -,
The semi-annual meeting of the Con
necticut Valley conference of Unita-
rian- Congregational and other Christian
churches will be held in the Brattleboro
Unitarian church June and 5. The con-
ference sermon will be preached Tuesday
evening by Rev. Charles F. Dole of Bos-
ton on "Lifes Great Forces"
Rev. A. A. Smith of Annisquam, Mass,
will preach at the Universaist church next
Sunday. Mr.. Smith and Miss Bertha Den
nison Clark of Annisquam were married
recently. Mr.. Smith has preached in Brat
tleboro several times. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
will be guests of Rev. and Mrs. II. D.
Maxwell over Sunday,
The funeral OF Ernest c. Wood was
largely attended Wednesday afternoon at
the home of his mother at the corner OF
Birge and Canal streets. Rev. Mr.. Max
well officiated, and Miss Lenna Thomas
sang appropriate selections. Many beau.
memory of Ernest The body was taken
to West Bangor, n. Y, Wednesday night
by Mrs. Wood and her daughter Lillian
and Mr. and Mrs. c. r. Simonds.
The Murray club adopted last night the
new constitution recently arranged by the
officers. The scope of the club is enlarged
and its membership will include all mem
bers of the Universalist parish above The
age of - years. The regular meetirg
will be held monthly, and they will b.
alternately of a social and instructive
nature. Men of national reputation will
be secured to deliver lectures. The forma
ton of debating society is contemplated
Following is the program for commence
ment week of the Brattleboro High school
Sunday, June Il, baccalaureate sermon b,
Rev. w. H. Collins, at the Congregation
al church; Wednesday, June -, class day
exercises, at 4 o'clock p. NJ, on the Higl
school lawn; Wednesday evening, exhibi
tiun of speaking at the Auditorium at
o'clock; Thursday, June 1G, graduatin!
exercises at the Auditorium at o'clock
address by Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer O
Boston; Friday evening" June II, recep
ton at the Brooks House
The Saxtons River correspondent of tn,
Bellows Falls Times writes "Mr. Reynold
of Brattleboro, former resident of Sax
tons River, has presented the l. o. o. F
lodge No. 30, with a white marble slab TO
a centrepiece to be placed in the floor o
the hall The dates 1883 and 1898 are en-
graved on the slab, in the centre of which
is engraved the three links Friendship
love and truth), The Odd Fellows at thei
hCCllllS ldsl L ucoudg ulHuI NOleu 10 sent
Mr.. Reynolds vote of thanks, expressin,
their appreciation of his kindness in re
membering them on their 18th anniver
sary"
The following from the Greenfield cor
respondence in the Springfield Union is il
regard to native and former resident O
Vernon: "Charles johnson, formerly il
the livery business in Turner's Falls an,
the proprietor of the stage that piled TO
many years between Greenfield and Turn
er's Falls, is on from the West for a visit
He is located in Kansas. The great in
crease in the price of wheat has been
good thing for him. According to hi
friends, it has increased the value of hi
property $4,000 Mr.. johnson is tn
brother of Tyler johnson of Vernon,
well-known business man. Thousands G
people in his section who held what weT
considered securities of doubtful value
few months ago are now rejoicing at tn
increase"