Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-07-20

A dance will follow the entertainment
at Brookside park Saturday night.
D. S. Angler has bought farm of near
ly 100 acres on the hill between Putney
and East Putney.
A. j. Markham is singing at Onset,
Mass, where he has had engagements the
past seven years.
The union picnic of the Sunday schools
of Bernardston will be held at Brookside
park Thursday, the 26th.
A dividend of five per cent has been
paid this week to the stockholders in the
corn canning building association.
The Brooks House hack and a team
driven by Fred Tuthill collided near Broad
brook Sunday, but fortunately no one was
injured. The only damage was the crush
ing of one of the rear wheels of Mr.. Tut
hills carriage.
The Woman's Relief corps will have a
basket picnic in Brookside park Saturday
afternoon, July %, if pleasant, otherwise
on the following Saturday. The members
of the corps and their families and the
members of the Grand Army post and
their families are invited.
Mrs. Abbie Fuller and Miss Maud Es-
sex gave a reception at Pine Heights Fri
day evening in honor of Miss Essex's sis
ter, who is there from England on visit.
From so to IS persons were received by
Mrs. Fuller and the Misses Essex Lett
singers orchestra furnished music for
dancing, and refreshments were served by
Miller, the caterer
Our Mortified correspondent says this
week, it may be noted, that the seventh
annual Woman's conference, now In ses-
sion at Mortified, has brought more young
women there than ever before. This is
one more evidence of the permanent sue
cess of D. L. Moodys work at Mortified,
which, it is to be hoped on every account,
will continue to grow and prosper, not
withstanding the death of its founder
No cases of sunstroke have been report
ed this week, but the heat on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday was extremely
oppressive. A daily mean temperature of
So Monday and "a Tuesday is a record sell
dom equalled in Brattleboro, and people
seemed to suffer more during Tuesday
night than at any time, many finding
sleep impossible. The hot wave extended
over nearly all the country, and many
cases of prostration were reported in the
cities.
Lieut.. w. N. Batchelder, law student
in the Office of Waterman & Martin, who
was sent home from the Philippines on the
transport Sumner, is now in a govern
ment hospital in Washington and although
his condition is sci ious it is expected that
be will recover. A letter has been received
by his father, E. A. Batchelder of Chester,
from Surgeon VIM. j. Wademan, of the
reserve United States Army hospital at
Manila portion Of which is as follows !:
"Lieut. Batcheder was sent here by one
of his regimental surgeons some five days
since with the statement that for the last
month he has been worried aud nervous
for fear he wouldn't be able to perform his
duty as an officer properly or would break
down. Very recently he suffered from
heat exhaustion and was put on sick
report. found him very nervous, intense
ly patriotic and thoroughly loyal. have
seen several officers in his regiment and
others who have known him and know
it would please you could you hear them
say how much and universally he was APP
preciated and admired for his loyalty
patriotism and attention to duty. The
last thing he said to me today as l left him
on the ship was that if the flag, Old Glory
was being fired on he wanted to go to hi;
regiment and not stay on sick report