Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-08

Florence Akley, daughter of Henry
Akley, cut of the fore finger of the left
hand at the second joint while at work on
one of the machines at the corn canning
factory yesterday.
The directors of the Y. M. G. A. voted
Monday night to engage Harry r. Horton
for physical director for this fall and win
ter. Three persons we're voted into the
membership of the association.
The 50th wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph w. Simonds will be cele
brated tomorrow, Saturday, from to 8
p. NJ, when the invitation is general to
their friends to call at their Flat street
home.
The Daughters of the Revolution will
hold a business meeting in the Brooks
House today, and tomorrow they will have
a social meeting at the home of Mrs. II.
d. Holton. Mrs. Williston Walker will
read a paper.
The annual rally of the Congregational
Sunday school will be held Sept. II. This
is one week earlier than the rally is usual
ly held, but the change is made In order to
accommodate the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Miles,
who will be away Sept. "a.
F. j. Bailey, who has had real estate
OlhC6 III lut hduSiOu LlOuSG DlOCk db 0Tttu-
field, Mass, since last winter, has discontin-
ued the Office there owing to growth of his
Brattleboro business. He will keep his
telephone there, and has made arrange
ments to have the calls answered.
These officers were elected at the meet
ing of the Christian Endeavor society of
the Congregational church Sunday even
ing: President, Robert Gregg; vice-pres-
ident, Mrs. William Bradley; recording
secretary, Pearl Gibson; missionary and
corresponding secretary, Minerva Tyler.
Complaints are made of the killing of
birds by boys who have firearms. Three
birds which had been shot were seen near
together yesterday. The law provides a
penalty for the killing of birds, and steps
will be taken for the enforcement of its
provisions If other cases of violation come
to notice.
The second quarterly conference of the
Methodist charge in Brattleboro was held
Tuesday evening" Presiding Elder W. r.
Davenport presiding. Lotin S. Newcomb
was elected steward to succeed A. c.
Davenport, deceased, and d. P. Webster
was elected recording steward to succeed
E. w. Harlow, resigned.
Rev. DR.. Truman johnson, a medical
missionary in Burmah, and Mr.. McUlery,
formerly of Mt. Hermon, who is going to
South America as a missionary, spoke in
the Baptist church Friday evening. Rev.
DR.. johnson remained in Brattleboro sew
eral days looking up the genealogical rec
ord of the Bixby family, of which he is a
member.
Preparations are progressing finely for
the third annual Photographic exhibit I'M
der the auspices of the Woman's auxiliary
of the Y. NJ. G. A. The exhibit promises
to excel both previous exhibitions in the
number aud quality of the individual ex-
hbits. Several new features have been
added TO the loan department, making it
especially attractive.
Herbert NJ. Houehton had the end of
his right thumb cut off yesterday afternoon
while working on buzz planer at Holden
& Martins shop. The same morning
Frank Perry received bad flesh wound in
the palm of his right hand from piece OF
wood which caught in a circular saw and
few back. F. +. Samson cut off the end
of one of his little fingers on a planer in
the Estey factories the last of last week.
The sale of the Bliss farm to Mr.. and
Mrs. +. u. Dickinson, mentioned last week
as likely to take place, has been consum-
mated and Mr.. and Mrs. Dickinson will
take possession at an early day. The Bliss
family have moved into the cottage and
there will be an auction sale of the per-
sonal property next Tuesday. Miss Carrie
Bliss went to New York on Wednesday to
take up the years work in her school, and
on the same day Albert Bliss, the older
son, returned to his home in Ohio.
The Brattleboro chapter of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution will have
an excursion to Deerfeld, Mass, Saturday,
Sept. 16, leaving here at 9:10 in the morn
ing and returning on the train which
reaches Brattleboro at :45 p. NJ. Every
one who wishes to take this trip is cordially
invited to do so as there are many interest
ing things to be seen in this old town,
among them being Memorial hall which
contains large and valuable collection of
Indian relics, etc. Dinner will be served
on the basket picnic plan. 1t is hoped
that satisfactory rates may be secured.
Several old-time friends were invited by
Mrs. Charles Warder to meet Rev. Dr.
and Mrs. S. M. Crothers at her home
Wednesday evening. DIR. Crothers read
for the entertainment of the company an
entertaining and highly amusing essay on
"The Clergyman in English Fiction"
Mr. Crothers's family will return to Cam
bridge tomorrow, with the exception of
Mrs. Crothers and the youngest daughter,
who will spend week with Mr.. and Mrs.
r. H. Sergeant on the Putney road. Next
Friday evening Mr.. Crothers will preach
the sermon at the dedication of the new
Unitarian church in Windsor.
The Both annual meeting of the Yer
mont Dairymen's association will be held
in Brattleboro during the second week in
January in response to invitations from
the citizens of Brattleboro through the
board of trade, from Protective grange and
from the Brattleboro Creamery association.
The meeting will bring together several
hundred of the leading dairymen of the
state besides some visitors. A large num-
Der of speakers have been engaged, among
them ex-Gov. Hoard of Wisconsin, Prof.
Lindsey of the Amherst agricultural col
lege, Prof. Robertson of Canada, direc-
tor in an agricultural college, Prof. Lind
sey of the Vermont agricultural college in
Burlington, Henry K. Alvord of the dairy
division in Washington, d. c., and Others
An effort will be made to have Secretary
Wilson present at some part of the meet
ing. George w. Pierce of Brattleboro is
president of the association.
Putting UP 10000 Cans a Day.
The Sunset corn canning factory has
been running to its full capacity the past