Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-09
RMONT PHdNIx BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1899
LOCAL. OVnRFI,OW.

Chidren's day will be observed at the
Methodist church sunday morning, June
IL.
Mrs. Rudyard Kiplng came to Brattle-
boro last evening to remain day or two at
Naulahka.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Markham of Wash
ington, d. c., are visiting Mr.. Maxham's
niece, Mrs. w. d. Taylor, in Proctor.
Oliver Goodnow of Paxton, Mass, is
spending several days in town after a visit
to Newfane, his native place and boyhood
home.
The annual convention of the Bennington
and Windham association of Unversalists
will be held in Williamsville June 20 and
81.
Rev. +. Q. S. Osgood was called away
suddenly this week to attend the funeral
of his uncle, Rev. George Osgood of Ken
sington, n. II.
Mr. and Mrs. Swan Of Boston are visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. George /. Durham.
Mr.. Swan is prominently connected with
the Rice q Hutchins Shoe company.
Judgment has been rendered in favor of
the plaintiff in the suit of j. c. Ullery of
Brattleboro against W. G.. Dwight of Hol.
yoke, Mass, to recover on a note of about
$4,000.
Mrs. Harriet Newell Steuben of Callfor-
mia, formerly Miss Stebbns of this town
and member of the Centre church here,
has given 800 towards the building of the
new Congregational parsonage.
News has been received of the marriage
at Springfield, Mass, May %, of Miss Ger
trude Perkins, Brattleboro girl who has
been studying music in New York several
years. to j. Hilton Jenkins of Orange Val
ley, n. j.
NJ. j. Cavanaugh painted the spire of
the Universalist church Tuesday and the
work of painting the church is now nearly
completed. Mr.. Cavanaugh goes to South
Londonderry soon to work on a church
steeple, and he also has work of the same
kind in Northampton Mass.
The graduation exercises of the gram
mar school will be held Friday afternoon
at l 80 in the High school hall. The pro-
! gram will be made up of speaking by the
| different members of the graduating class,
and exhibitions of work done during the
! past year At the close of the exercises
the certificates will he presented to the
class by Rev. +. Q. S. Osgood.
The suit of Z. ID. Larkn against FIRE.
mont Hamilton was tried before Justice
! j. II. Merrifed yesterday, f. l.. Water
man appearing for the plaintiff and G.. c.
Fits for the defendant The suit was TO
recover for a seeder for which DR.. Hamil-
ton had the agency. The chief question
in the cause was as to the validity OF a GER
tain clause in the contract, DR.. Hamilton
claiming that the agreement was that the
clause was TO be erased and that he sup
posed it was erased when he signed the
contract.
Beginning Monday, June 20, new
train will be put on the Boston Il Maine
railroad, leaving Brattleboro at 6 \. NJ
The train will reach Claremont Junction
in time TO connect with the morning train
for Concord, \. H., and Boston, and il
will arrive at Windsor at 1876, making
close connections with the Central Yer
mont train for st. Adams. The new
train also connects at White River juno
ton with the Passumpsic division through
to Newport, thus making it possible &c
reach many points in the north of the
state and return the same day.
Leon G.. Yeaw of Proctor, son of Mr.
and Mrs. S. NJ. Yeaw of Central street
and Miss Bernice Estella Cady of Middle
bury were married at the home of tn,
brides parents Wednesday evening, Rev.
G. Gooding of Middlebuury performing tn,
ceremony. Miss Rena Yeaw of Brattleboro
sister of the groom, was bridemaid, anC
Frank W. Cady of Boston, brother Of tn
bride, was best man. S. NJ. Yeaw and fam
lily were present. Mr.. and Mrs. Yeaw cam
to Brattleboro yesterday. After a shOr
bridal tour they will live in Proctor Mr.
Yeaw, who is graduate of the Nortl
street school and Albany Business college
has an excellent position at Proctor.