Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-08-11
BHATpLEBORO.

The banks will be closed next Wednes-
day the 10th inst, wi ich is bennington
battle day. and a legal holiday.
A reserved seat coupon viii admit to
the Santanelh lectures to be given next
week Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
mornings.
II. r. Brown has had an attractive four
seated stage built for service on the line to
Spofford lake. 1t was used yesterday for
the first time.
Lysander w. Lord had the little finger
on his left hand cut off yesterday while at
work with a planer in the S. A. Smith
company's factory.
There will probably be union services at
the Baptist church at o'clock Sunday
with speakers from Northield. Definite
announcement will be made by bulletin.
The people of Bratteboro are requested
to meet at Festival hall tomorrow evening
at 1880 to take measures for representa-
tion at the hearing on the probating of the
will of Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, which
will be held at Stamford, Conn, on the
10th inst.
Quartermaster- General w. H. Gilmore
was in Brattleboro yesterday in the inter-
est of the reorganization of the Vermont
National Guard. 1t is expected that Full
Ter Battery will be discharged. Orders
will be issued soon for the recruiting of
the infantry companies and for the cleo
ton of officers.
The sixth annual convention of the
Kings Daughters and Sons of the state of
Vermont will be held in the Congregation
al church, Brattleboro, Sept. 6 and Z.
Among the speakers will be Mrs. E. Trask
Hill of Boston, state secretary of Massa-
chusetts, and Miss Alice M. Gurnsey of
the central council, New York. The So
ciety has over 1000 members in this state.
Windham county has II circles.
The will of Benjamin Pierce of Chester
field, n. H., was probated in Keene yester-
day. Batchelder and Faulkner appeared
for the proponent and A. f. Schwenk, of
the firm of -Haskins & Schwenk, for the
contestants. Only the testimony of the at
testing witnesses was introduced. The
will was therefore allowed, and the con-
testants appealed to the supreme court.
Miss Marguerite A Starkey, daughter OF
MIR. and Mrs. K. A. Starkey, and Miss
Edith Reed gave very delightful party to
40 of their little friends on the
lawn of the Starkey home Tuesday after
noon in honor of Miss Starkey's eighth
birthday anniversary. An afternoon tea
was served, and when the little folk all sat
down to the long tables they presented a
beautiful sight A photograph of the COM
pany was taken.
The rain has interfered somewhat with
the performances at the Rustic theatre this
week The Olympia Comedy company is
the attraction. Hal W. Brown appears in
monologues representations and songs
Marguerite Cushman in recitations; Chas.
w. harrington, the ventriloquist, gives
wonderful limitations of musical instru-
ments, birds, animals, etc. and Claude
Thardo, the comedian who was here with
the Elite Vaudeville stars, appears in new
line of specialties. The entertainment
closes with the farce, "The Happy Pair"
Rev. William T. Stowe, So, pastor of the
Universalist church of Brattleboro from
1862 to 1854, died recently in Boston.
The burial was at Albany, N. Y. In
addition to Brattleboro Mr. Stowe filled
pastorates in New Orleans, ChaTlestown,
Mass, ROckland, Maine, Canton and
Oneonta, N. Y. During the past two
years he has done an excellent work as
supervisor of the John Howard home fol-
discharged prisoners in Boston. Mr..
Stowe possessed fine qualities of mind and
heart. He had unusual literary attain
ments and was an able preacher. He
leaves a wife and children.