Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-07

administrator of the Charles F. Thomas
estate of Brattleboro.
The evening preaching service at the
Methodist church will be omitted during
the months of July and August
Col. Kittredge Haskins and K. W. Glib
son have been elected members of the
board of trustees of Norwich university.
The building lots at the corner of High
and Oak streets are offered for sale by the
administrators of the estate of o. ID. Es-
Textbook
The Sunday afternoon o'clock meet
ings of the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation will be held on the common during
the summer, beginning with July 16.
Mrs. Mason. Wood entertained 10 little
folk at her home on Cedar street Tuesday
afternoon. Refreshments we're served and
games played, giving the children merry
time.
The Brattleboro, Retreat has made an
Improvement on North Main street by re-
moving the old wooden fence from the
common to the Eaton place and putting
up wire one in its place.
The monthly business meeting of the
directors of the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION was postponed from last Monday
evening until next Monday, as several OF
the directors were out of town.
E. A. Chamberlain and Frank Rogers
caught 2SS horned pout from the Vernon
lily pond Saturday night. Each man had
two lines and the fish bit faster than they
could be taken off and the hooks re-baited.
From 10 to 20 young people met with
Charles Hawley at his home on Chaplin
auapfnn A onnial hnnr
was spent on the lawn, after which the
party adjourned to the house and enjoyed
refreshments and music.
The Swedish Lutheran society held a
picnic the Fourth at John Wrghts farm
in Vernon, about 90 going down. Dinner
was served on the basket plan, and the after
noon was given up to singing and the play
ing of games. The occasion was thorough
ly enjoyed by all attending.
About 10 people went to Springfield,
this state, the Fourth, to see the horses
owned by j. A. Taylor and Thomas Miller
in the races. Mr.. Taylor's Frank S. won
the free-for-all in straight heats, the fast
est time being 1882. Mr.. Miller's mare
failed to win part of the money.
About so of the residents of Prospect
Hill picniced in Clark's grove near the
lily pond Tuesday. Dinner was served on
long tables which were brought from the
fair ground, after which croquet and other
games occupied the attention of the Older
people, while the young folk touched of
fire works. The party returned about
o'clock.
The Rainy Day club, the Magazine club
of West Brattleboro, and friends and
neighbors of Charles Akeley of West Brat
tleboro joined in a picnic held on Mr.
Akeley's farm Tuesday, the party number
ing about so. Dinner was served on i'm
| provised tables under the trees, and tbs
day spent in playing games, cards, ant
in a social manner.
Raids we're made Monday by Deputy
| Sheriff Butler of Chesterfield on the brew
cry and on John Connell's establishment
on the Chesterfield road. Sheriff Butle
visited A. T. Cobb again at Chesterfield
| Tuesday. Beer was found in all three
places. The two Chesterfield cases will
come before the officials at Keene, and tn,
brewery proprietors will appear in the new
| police court at Hinsdale.
Notices have been posted today for tn,
annual school meeting of district No. t,
be held at the High school at o'clock tn,
| VI July TO- nc WdlldHb
largely to the transaction of routine bust
ness. The attendance has been small a
all recent school meetings. The bushes
which comes before each meeting is o
sufficient Importance to have the attention
of every voter. A new member of tn
prudential committee will be chosen thi
year to serve three years.
There was a special meeting OF the Bap
fist church Wednesday evening to hea
the report of the special committee ap
pointed to secure articles of incorporation
for the church and to revise the bylaws
The articles of incorporation were adopted
the incorporated name of the church bein
the First Baptist church of Brattleboro
Vt. The revised bylaws were considers
separately and an expression was made, b
an informal vote, in favor Of adoptin
them, after which the meeting adjourne
to Friday night, when the bylaws wi
probably be adopted by formal vote. TIL
next step will be to secure the transfer G
the church property from the society t
the incorporated church and to elect nev
officers and committees. The special con
mittee consists of DR.. H. D. Holton, Ger
j. j. Estey, L. w. Hawley, G. F. r. Jenn
and Rev. f. E. Marble.