Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-10-13
BRATTLE BORO.

E. Wales will open a series of Saturday
evening dances next week Saturday in
Grange hall. Dugan and Wales will fur
nish music.
F. j. Bailey's agency has sold the Boyd
farm in West Wardsboro, containing 270
acres, to Amos Sheldon of Dorset. Mr..
Sheldon has taken possession and will
stock the farm at once.
A fair sized crowd was present at the
auction sale of the Centerville building lots
Saturday. One of the lots was bought by
Otis H. johnson of Guilford, who intends
to build within short time.
The Congregational ladies will hold their
sewing meeting next Tuesday afternoon
instead of Thursday. There is plenty of
work to be accomplished for the home
missionary box. Clothing of any kind
will be acceptable, especially for children.
These officers were elected at the an
nual meeting of the Frost street book club
at the home of Miss Ella Newman last
evening: President, Miss Ella Newman;
vice president, Miss Mary Croker; secre-
tary and treasurer, Charles Staples; book
committee, Miss Minnie Brasor and Mrs.
Samuel Brown.
The store in the new Ullery building, to
be occupied by K. j. Fenton & Co., for the
sale of clothing and furnishings, will be
ready for occupation next week. The
firm are now receiving their stock of goods
and their opening day will be Saturday of
next week. Their preliminary announce
ment appears in our advertising columns
today.
The Oakdale book club held its annual
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last evening. These officers were elected !:
President, Mrs. w. p. Jones; secretary
and treasurer, Mrs. f. W. Keuch; book
committee, Mrs. II. l.. Emerson, Mrs. f..
l.. Hildreth, Mrs. II. F. Jordan, Mrs. j.
A. Pullen and Miss Mary E. Horton.
The sale of books will be held some time
in March.
L. & j. A. Stewart of East Clarendon
have written to the Brattleboro Jelly COM
pany this week for further particulars in
regard to a location for their can making
business in this town. The proprietors
state that they need about 10000 feet of
floor space on two or three floors with a
chance TO increase if they should wish so
to do. They wish to have rent free and to
be exempt from taxation for five years.
AS stated last week, the company now
number to 100 if suitable quarters can be
secured.
Souvenir Greeting for Admiral Dewey.
During his visit to Montpelier Admiral
George Dewey was presented with hand
some souvenir as a greeting from the
Daughters of the American Revolution OF
Vermont. The souvenir is in the form of
parchment scroll bearing the society's
emblem, beneath which is inscribed the
following:
TO ADMIRAL DEWEY
Greeting:
We the Daughters of the American
Revolution of Vermont in hearty APP
probation Of your brave and patriotic
services to our beloved country, wish
to extend to you our most cordial Wei
come Home. October eighteen hun
dred ninety-nine.
The scroll rests in case of blue and
white satin, the colors of the society, with
the words "Admiral Dewey in gold on
the cover. Accompanying the souvenir,
which was sent to Montpelier from Brat
tleboro on Wednesday, was a note to the
Admiral from the committee, Mrs A. G..
Cobb, Mrs. @. f. r. Jenne and Mrs. W. II.
Haigh, a card from the state regent, Mrs.
j. Burdette of Arlington, and cards from
the chapters in Brattleboro, Bennington,
Burlington, Middlebury, Manchester, New
bury, Windsor, Brandon, Woodstock, Ar
llngton, st. Johnsbury, st. Adams, Rut-
land, Montpelier and Poultney. Each card
was inscribed with the names of the Off
GERS of the chapter followed by the phrase
"and all the members" The parchment
scroll and case were from Tiffany & Co.,
New York, and the souvenir as a whole
presented fitting appearance for elegance
Snd simplicity.