Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-16
LOCAL OVERFLOW.


Miss Fitts's kindergarten closes today
for the summer vacation with a picnic at
the Retreat farm.
S. w. Edgett IL Co. have sold the house
on South Main street known as the Bovey
place to John Fredette, who will occupy 1t
Immediately.
On account of the severe storm of yes
terday afternoon the sale of building lots
which was to have been held at the Good
enough place in Centreville was postponed
until Saturday, June 20, when it will be
held at 2 o'clock.
The Central Vermont railways new
system of paying its employees went into
effect this week. The system does away
with the old method of paying by check
and the men now receive their wages in
cash direct from the paymaster
The southbound passenger train which
reaches BrattleDoro at 2:10 o'clock was
about an hour late yesterday, owing to the
pulling out of the draw bar on one of the
baggage cars near Putney. The car was
put back to the rear end of the train. Six
carloads of immigrants bound for New
York were attached behind the regular
passenger coaches.
Sixty local Foresters and the Military
band of % pieces will leave Brattleboro at
1910 Tuesday night to take part in the
parade at Burlington, where the national
convention of Catholic Order of Foresters
will be in session June u and %. 1t is
expected that 5000 men will be in line,
and 81 bands will furnish music. Bicycle
races and a ball game between U. V. NJ
and Ottawa will be special attractions.
A pension of S12 a month has been
! NJ nf
| field. Mass, whose husband, a private in
Company l, died Sept. ) last a. his home
| in Deerfeld. Mass, from typhoid fever
contracted at Chickamauga. The pen
sion dates from the date of Mr.. Taylor's
death Mrs. Taylor, who will be remem-
bered as Nellie Sullivan, an employe at
the Brattleboro Retreat, is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. William Curtin.
The Progressive '9S club met with Mr..
and Mrs. j. j. Austin Monday evening to
celebrate the fifth anniversary of the mar
riage of Mr.. and Mrs. Austin The guests
went entirely unexpected, and they carried
| with them a handsome desk which was
| presented in a few well-chosen words by
! T. A. Aher The evening was spent So
| cially, and there were songs by Miss Maud
! Hunter, 7. A. Austin and W. O. Young.
| Refreshments were served
Principal and Mrs. II. X. Whitaker en-
! tertained the members of the High school
! graduating class and the teachers of the
! High school in the Brooks House parlOrs
Monday evening. The evening was made
enjoyable by music and games, and the
teachers added no little pleasure to the oc-
casion by acting series Of charades got
ten up for the express benefit of the grad
uating class. Refreshments were served
toward the close of the evening.
There was no morning sermon at the
Methodist church Sunday, the entire hour
of the service being occupied by the young
people in their celebration of Children
day. The songs and recitations by the
classes of the Sunday school formed the
principal feature. The decorations were
of military nature, consisting of flags
and guns, to conform to the subject of the
concert. Plants and mountain laurel were
also used effectively in decorating. Be.
sides the exercises by the little folk there
was a reading by Miss Kate Rawson, songs
by Harry Smith and c. f. Westgate and
remarks by Rev. r. F. Lowe.
The concert at the First Baptist church
Tuesday evening was one Of unusual eX-
cellence. Prof. Cramer, the organist, never
fails to please his hearers with his display
of executive ability. His rendering of the
overture poet and Peasant" Suppe, and
"Marche Solennelle," Ketterer Durand-
selections of widely different character
and his accomplishments to the other mus
ical pieces showed that he is an organist OF
resource and an accompanist of ability.
His other selections were march from
"Tannhauser," intermeZzo from "Caval-
leria Rusticana," and improvisation. Mrs
Cramer sang There is a Green Hill,
Gounod, "With Verdure Clad" from
"Creation" and a charming encore song
} for which her pleasant mezzo voice wa:
especially we'll adapted. Paul II. Mann
recited an extract from Sherdan's sri
vals' and Atherstone's "Herculaneum,
the latter by request. Mr. Mann's voice II
admirably adapted for this kind of work
} and the hearty encores which he received
were ample testimony that his efforts wert
7 appreciated. A new conner to Brattlebor,
7 was Ezr Alfred Bertrand, tenor and mus
zeal director of the State street Baptis
church of Springfield, Mass. In "Sous lie
Remparts" from judith" and in Dudle
| Bucks familiar "Creole Lovers Song
Mr.. Bertrand displayed voice of goo,
! timbre and of a fairly wide range. Finan
e cially the concert was a success.
= Starkey IL Co. received telegram thi
= morning stating that the suits for the bas
h. ball team will not be ready until next week
e Rev. Francis w. Smith, 20, rector of 81
James's Episcopal church in Woodstocl
for wars who diad tbis uoak Uas