Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-19
The nu,h.Powers wedding.

Universalist parsonage, Saturday evening,
May 10, the contracting parties being Hen
nv +. Bush, an employee of the Patriot job
print and Miss Helen B. Powers of Bur
lington, Vt. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. John Vannevar. y Concord,
N. H., People and Patriot of May 10
Miss Powers, as was told in the Free
Press, left her home in this city on the
night of May 7, and on the following Wed
nesday her mother received telegram
signed Henry" saying that Miss Powers
was in that city and that they had been
married. 1t appears that the ceremony
was not performed until several days
later Burlington Free Press.
The Maynard block has again changed
hands, Mrs. j. l.. Hatch of Cold River, be-
ing the purchaser this time.
A shower BATH for the use of the boys
who engage in athletics, has been placed in
the basement of the High school building.
About 60 Odd Fellows from the canton
here were in Brattleboro Tuesday to at
tend the annual meeting of Vermont Odd
Fellows.
The ladies' aid society of the Methodist
church served their fortnightly bean sup
per Wednesday evening, Mrs. George I'm
derWOOu having IL III CudISe'
Tuesday evening of next week Rev. j.
e. Farrow will give an illustrated enter
tainment on the Spanish American war,
the proceeds of which are to be devoted to
the fund for repairs on the Baptist church.
The young men of the Congregational
church served the supper at the monthly
meeting of the ladies' union Wednesday
evening. A short musical entertainment
followed the supper.
Mrs. G. A. Loud of Boston is spending
the week with Mrs. A. n. Swain. Thurs
day and Friday they were in Brattleboro
visiting the district beyond West Brattle-
boro, in which they both as girls attended
school,
A lecture will be given in the Methodist
church this evening by Presiding Elder
Davenport, the subject of which will be
ing quarterly conference will be held; the
first since the general conference.
c. w. Osgood spoke in Gilsum Wednes-
day evening at a Christian Endeavor en-
tertainment, his subject being "The Grand
est Engraving" Next Sunday he speaks
at Sunday school convention in Leices-
ter, Mass, upon spirit and Investments. "
The gun club will hold a shoot on their
grounds Decoration day, open to mem
bers only. Four prizes will be award
ed, solid leather gun case, split bamboo
hy rod, with fish basket and strap, 100
loaded shells and shooting sweater.
The Mount Kilburn Junior auxiliary of
the Congregational church held a mission
airy tea at the home of Mrs. Edward 6. Os-
good, Tuesday evening. After tea short
missionary and musical program was car
ried out, the evening closing with socia
hour.
Miss Bertha, 16 years of age, youngest
daughter of the late James Fleming, dice
at her home in Springfield last Wednesday
after an illness of only 4S hours of spina
meningitis The body was brought t.
town for burial in Oak Hill cemetery OF
Saturday.
The result of the inter-class field meet o
the High school held near Morgan parl
last Saturday was class of go, SO points
700 "a i-2 points: 'O1, so "a points; 'O2
points. The highest number made by an.
one person was by Frank Upham, 99, 90
IA points.
Mrs ]. H. Wallace died Saturday after
noon. at her home on Green street of spina
meningitis, after very short illness. Sh
leaves husband and one son beside othe
held at the house Tuesday afternoon, Rev
d. L. Sanford officiating. The intermen
was in Oak Hill cemetery.
The action of Smith E. Lane to recove
for legal services in removing personalit
tax of $2S, $780, imposed in New York cit
against Hetty Green for the year 1885,
terminated before Judge Fitzgerald of tn
supreme court at New York Friday in
= r L.
Green seemed far from pleased at the vel
dict.
The tenth anniversary of the Organize
ton of the Epworth league was observe
at the Methodist church Sunday evening
A history of the league was given by G. |
Wheeler, and Miss Bessie Lewis spoke {
the spiritual aims of the society. A sun
mary of the work was given by the pasto
Rev. F. W. Lewis. The league has
members in the senior society and about {
in the junior. EVEN GSg =
John j. Pierce, a son of Garrett Pierc
died of consumption last Saturday morning
He has been i'll long time, and it is though
that the disease was the result of injurit
received in playing foot ball year or tw
ago. The funeral was held at St. Charles
church Tuesday morning, with intermel
of which he was member, the mint
grade, attended in a body.
A new paper company has been orga
lied for the purpose of manufacture
waxed paper. The members of the fir
are S. T. Coy and Bruce Babcoek. Thu
have leased the entire west side of IL
Island House, with the exception of tn
part occupied by the Central Vermont ra
way division office. 1t is expected tn
their machinery will be in and that tn,
will begin work about June 49,
John o. Spring, who is chairman of Il
committee Heterogeneous for Memoir
day, has invited the school children to 10
in the parade. When this day was fir
observed the schools were in the habit
joining the procession to the cemetery, b
of late years have not done so. The leng
of the line has been noticeably shorter asi
from the schools, fewer organizations, al
one by one the old soldiers have dropp
out. AS the years have gone on less e
thusiasm has been shown in the observan
of the day. This is not due wholly to la
of interest in it, but those who were you
at the time of the Inauguration of the da
are getting to be elderly people now, a.
the next generation do not have the saI
reason for enthusiasm as those who liv
in the days of the civil war.
DIR. w. j. Barry, specialist in me
tai and nervous diseases, has brought 81
at New York against Charles Hoyt, t
70 raoouaY cA00n PAM,