Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-09

1t Is expected that r. K Marvin will
preach at the Universalist church next
Sunday.
The semi-annual meeting of the trustees
of the Brattleboro savings bank was held
Wednesday morning. A semiannual div
idend of II per cent was declared.
Mrs. Addison Hall was seriously in
jured Wednesday. She stepped up into
chair to adjust a window shade when she
fell, striking upon the arms of another
chair.
The second auction sale of the Western
avenue building tract will take place
Thursday, June 10, at p. NJ, when the
Goodenough house and barn and 20 build
ing lots will be disposed of at auction,
Deputy Sheriff Starkey took Michael
Fleming to the house of correction at Rut-
land Friday. Fleming had served 20 days
in Jail at Newfane for intoxication, and he
had 30 to serve in the house of correction
for disturbing the peace.
Charles Darlington, the noted mimic
and ventrloqust, who will appear with
the Marguerite Cushman company at
Grange hall next Tuesday evening, eX-
ecutes over so different limitations without
the aid of an instrument.
The Congregational ladies will hold their
annual fair and strawberry festival at their
chapel on Thursday, June %. There will
be a sale of aprons, fancy work, dolls,
home made candy, etc. Supper will be
served from 6 to s o'clock.
G. b. Waite comes into the public eye
again at New York at the Mazet investiga-
ton through the testimony of John c..
Ellis of the White Elephant resort, who
said that he paid 5000 on one occasion and
$50 later to secure protection from police
interference. Raids continued and Waite
told Ellis he would give back the money,
but he never did So Ellis also testified
that Waite said that he thought protection
could be fixed for $3.50 a month.
The Brsttleboro Wafer company held
its annual meeting in the Brattleboro saw
ings bank Monday and elected these Of
ficers: President, II. b. Chamberlain I;
secretary and treasurer, c. w. Wyman
| directors, T. j. knight, j. j. Estey and
f. G. Crosby; auditor, c. A. Harris. The
report of the treasurer showed that the
company was indebted to the bank only
$50 for Improvements. A tax of but 81 a
share was levied. Heretofore the tax has
been So a share.
The Brattleboro Military band gave its
second open air concert from the balcony
of the Brooks House Wednesday evening
| before a large crowd. "At a Georgia
Camp Meeting" one of the best planta.
| ton melodies that has been written in re
cent years, "took' best with the crowd
and the band was obliged to repeat it,
Sewall Morse also responded to the encore
to his admirably rendered solo. Sousa':
"Hands Across the Sea- was a fitting
climax to the excellent concert.
f. B. Alvord, manager of the Pin,
Grove Springs hotel at Spofford lake, cam,
to Brattleboro last week to make arrange
ments for the opening of the season at th,
hotel. Mr.. Alvord will open the hous,
tomorrow. He expects large number o
guests will arrive next week. Everything
points at present TO an extremely busy
season as many of the rooms have beer
engaged already. B. F. Sutton of Brook
Ign, N. Y, who is a regular summer Wis
itor at the lake, arrived there yesterday.
The concert to be given in the Baptis
church next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clocl
promises to be highly meritorious. Tn
organ is being thoroughly repaired ant
tuned by an expert organ builder this week
Prof. Cramer will be the organist, Mrs
Cramer will sing one or two selections
Paul II. Mann, the reader, will give som,
of his best numbers, and +. A. Bertrand
tenor and musical director of the Stat
street Baptist church of Springfield, Mass.
has been engaged for the occasion. TIL
women of the church deserve the heart
support of the music-loving people.
L. B. Harris of Lyndonville, department
commander of the Grand Army, made al
official visit to Sedgwick post Tuesda
evening. No business of special import
ance was transacted. Information wa
given and plans were discussed concerning
the national encampment to be held il
Montreal June u and %. The Boston 1
Maine railroad will run special trail
from Brattleboro. Department Command
er Harris drove to Guilford during the da
because of the historic interest of tina
town. Col. Kittredge Haskins will be tn
POSTMASTER at the encampment camp fire
, From the Rutland News of last Friday
"There is stopping at The Bardwell Dl
G. II. Bailey and wife of Boston. Dl
Bailey is globe trotter and has been a
over the world. In his collection of curio
, is something worth recording. 1t is a
opera glass which is probably the fines
! and most valuable in the world. 1t wa
. gotten up by the last Napoleon as a gift t
Iut CuRtuld anu dSlue from III
value as a relic and its associations, it
worth just $1,000 and is studded with 80
) diamonds. The glasses are the size of tn
. common opera glass, but the lenses are a
powerful as the strongest field glass an
the workmanship is nothing short of maj
, velous. They were presented to Jane
Fisk in 1871, then colonel of the 9th Ne,
York regiment"
The Woman's club entered the field {
politics in its discussion at its meetin
with Miss Mabel Freeman on Cedar stree
Wednesday evening. Protection VS.. Ere
Trade" was discussed by Mrs. Beeman /
: the affirmative and by Miss NJ. Belle Smit
in the negative, Miss Smiths paper bein
read by another person as the author wa
not present. The subject was then di.
cussed generally by the members. TIL
club voted to make Mrs. l.. D. Temple c
Pennington, n. j., an honorary member
she being the organizer and first president
Mrs. Harriet Brasor-Pratt was also electe
an honorary member. The closing NEE
ing for this season will be joint meetin
: of both sessions, postponed from the ever
ing of June l6 to the evening of June 2.
1t will be held with Mrs. Geo. f. Barbe
High street, at O'clock, and full attenC
ance is desired.
Two Drunks In Court Monday MOrnIn,
t Edward King was arrested by Chief-o
D Police Hall Saturday night for intoxici
4 ton. He was locked up until Monda
e morning when he was arraigned befol