Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-01

her friends at a card party yesterday after
noon at her home on Canal street.
The Sunset paper mill has been shut
down this week on account Of repairs
which are being made to the engine.
J. o. Smith has been in Boston this
week for the purpose of buying a rubber
tired surrey for use on his ten-cent coupe
line.
The first meeting of the Woman's club
for the coming year will be held Friday,
Sept. 8, with Miss Annie L. Grout begin
ming at 3 p. NJ.
Amos b. Carlisle of Boston, who was
this week appointed surveyor general of
lumber of Massachusetts,, is a cousin Of ).
w. Edgett
Entries in the poultry department of the
Valley Fair are fast coming in, and the ex-
hibition of birds this year will be fully up
to the usual standard.
f. Wales will conduct his annual Valley
Fair dance In the armory on Wednesday
evening, the first night Of the Valley Fair.
Leitsinger's orchestra will furnish music.
Constable Harmon took Sylvanus Fox to
the house of correction at Rutland We'd
nesday night to serve a term of 90 days, in
default of his payment Of fine for drunk
enness
County Examiner II. d. Ryder of Bel
! lows Falls conducted an examination of
prospective teachers at the High school
building Tuesday. The result of the ex-
animation has not been announced.
The Free Kindergarten, supported by
the Woman's club, will begin the fall ses-
sion Monday, Sept II. It's expected that
| Miss Simmons, who was so successful in
/ 81 Las will aOntinna in rharOp
The kindergarten will be held in the same
rooms as last year.
Dispositions were taken in Haskins &
Schwenk's Office Wednesday for the de-
PENDANTS in the suit of Edgar H. Daven-
port against Hosea Mann and Francina
Stewart Of Springfield, Mass. The testi-
mony was mostly in regard to the value of
the water cure buildings.
Brattleboro was represented at the
W,ndham County Baptist association at
Jamaica Wednesday and Thursday by
Mrs. Rufus Smith, Miss Stella Smith, Mr..
and Mrs J. D. Whitney, II. II. Hackley,
II. +. c. Todt. Mr. and Mrs. A. n. John
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. II. Davenport, Mr..
and Mrs. Chandler Brown, and Rev n.
A. Wood were present from West Brattle-
boro.
] Inc ANNUAL AOukltEdNiOuAl DuhbNI
school convention of Windham county
will be held in Marlboro, Sept u Among
the speakers will be Rev. H. R. Miles,
Rev. II. II. Shaw OF Marlboro, Rev. De
Bevoise of Westminster and Mrs. Caswell
of Newfane. Mrs Lula Perry of this
town will give talk on infant class work,
and Rev. j. II. Babbitt will speak on
Hawaiian Sunday Schools"
I ka old 1anuhfer
of Matthew Sullivan, was severely cut
about the mouth Wednesday evening by
falling into one of the hatchways on the
north side Of the town hall building. The
child, in company with several others, was
playing in the alley between the post-office
and the Episcopal church, and in some
way stepped off into the hatchway. She
struck squarely on her face, cutting a cash
through her lower lip and loosening all OF
her front teeth.
Olga, the four ear-old daughter Of J. G.
Fredrckson, wandered from her home on
Frost street Sunday morning and was not
found until o'clock in the afternoon, Mr..
and Mrs. Fredrickson had just gotten the
child ready TO go with them for trolley
ride and while they were getting ready
themselves the child disappeared. She was
found near the cascade about o'clock by
Mrs. Titus of South Main street, who took
her TO the home of Charles Cattanach.
The little girl could not tell where she
lived or who her parents we're. DR.. Bruce
finally found her at Cattanach's and took
her home TO her frightened father and
mother.
The annual meeting Of the Ayrshire
Breeders Association of America will be
held in Brattleboro in connection with the
Valley Fair, Sept p and %. Four of the
finest herds OF Ayrshires are already
entered-those OF c. NJ. Winslow and H.
r. C. Watson of Brandon, l.. S. Drew Of
Burlington and C. c. Doe Of Newbury.
Other entries of Ayrshires are expected
later. The Ayrshires will compete in the
milk and butter tests. The Valley Fair
premiums In the tests amount to $500, and
the Ayrshire Breeders Association offer
special prizes for Ayrshires. Mr.. Drew
and Mr.. Winslow were large prize winners
at the Worlds Fair at Chicago.
Over 100 members OF the Vermont
Wheel club will attend the second annual
field day, outing and clam bake, next Mon
the club house at and will march in q
body to the railroad station, headed by g
drum corps The special train will leave
at o 80, returning ate. The field events will
, include so yard dash, handicap so yard
dash, standing broad jump, standing hop
step and jump; 3-legged race; so yard
backward dash; putting weight; relay
race, each relay so yards, 10 men on q
! side; sack race. The married men and
single men will have base ball game
The game last year was called in the third
: inning with a score of 3-S, and it is expect
: ed that definite result will be reached
this year in a nine-inning game. The
; bake will be in charge of Mr.. Leach o.
Guilford, the veteran who has managed
over 100 bakes on the shores of Long Is
land Sound.
Miss Ella Newman and Miss Minne'
5 Brasor arrived in Brattleboro Tuesday af
: ter their wheeling trip of two months II
Europe. The party, which consisted Of
Miss Brasor, Miss Newman and her sister
Miss Bessie Newman of Boston, and Miss
Price of Chelsea, Mass, arrived in Boston
Tuesday morning on the steamer CestriaI
: of the Leyland line, having sailed from
S Liverpool Aug 20. The young womeI
left New York July and landed at Rot
3 terdam, Holland. They went by vince
: through the country of the Dutch, visiting
I Amsterdam, The Hague, Leyden and
e many of the smaller places, and ther
j wheeled through Belgium, stopping al
>. Antwerp and Brussels. From Belgium
e they journeyed through France 10 Paris