Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-11

have passed unpleasantly near those who
happened to be inside.
Rev. c. K. B. Dodge's father from Nova
Scotia is visiting him.
Miss Alice Gerald of Keene, n. H.,
will spend Sunday with Miss Nettie Davis.
William O'Brien died at his home on
Kerry avenue Monday morning, aged so
years. o.. ",,
John Babbitt and Miss Elizabeth Will
son are spending the week at Hanover to
attend the contests between Brown and
Dartmouth.
Willard Bacon, a student at Brown uni
versity, and his sister, Miss Bertha, from
Windsor, spent Sunday with their parents
here. Mr.. Bacon was en- route to Hanover
for the Brown and Dartmouth week.
Mrs. Ruth Albee died at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. W. p. Cassidy, Sunday
evening. She was IS years of age and her
death was the result of a shock The fu-
neral occurred Tuesday afternoon with
burial at Rockingham.
Charles H. Sawyer is In town and Mrs.
Sawyer will come the first of next week.
They will give up their home here and 90
the first of June to Newton Centre to live
with Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Wilder, IT,, who
have rented house there.
Mrs. Mary Jewett died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. 1. B. Newman, Friday
night. Mrs. Jewett has been i'll for sever
al months. The funeral was held Monday,
with burial at Alstead By the side of her
husband, who died several years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Babbitt return
ed Monday night from an extensive trip
through the West and as far South as
Washington. Mr.. Babbitt's health has
been somewhat impaired during the last
few months, but has improved during his
absence.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Congregational church are to hold a series
of cottage meetings at the homes of those
who are not able to attend the church
prayer meetings. The first one was held
at the home of Miss Alma Clark on Front
street Wednesday evening. The next one
will be held Wednesday evening of next
week at Alexander Hays, also on Front
street.
G. <. Capron and Frank Duffy brought
from Sunapee lake Tuesday a fine speci-
men of land-locked salmon weighing six
and one fourth pounds and it attracted
considerable attention during the after
noon in Mr.. Capron's show window. Last
week G. II. Gibson succeeded in capturing
one of the same species that weighed lust
six pounds. A large number of Bellows
Falls fishermen have been at Sunapee the
past week or two, but report the air and
water so cold that the fishing has not been
equal to what it was last year at this time.
The benefit concert given Tuesday even
ing by the High school alumni for the Ath-
letic association was success in every
way, netting about $40, which is to be
used to pay the expenses of Mr.. Baldwin.
who is training the boys, and also to assist
in paying the expenses of some of the ath-
letes. The program included music and
readings by former members of the school
and Others and was followed by an infor-
NAL dance. At business meeting of the
alumni held at the same time it was voted
to hold reunion and banquet at COM
mencement time, it to become an annual
custom. The affair was put into the hands
of the vice president, Col. c. A. Moore,
who Will appoint committee to carry out
the details.
The annual local field meet of the High
School Athletic association, preparatory to
the inter-scholastic meet at Claremont Fri
day next, was held at Morgan's park Sat
urday afternoon. Trainer Baldwin ex-
pressed himself as very we'll satisfied with
the result of the afternoons work, and
thinks the boys stand as good chance of
holding the cup as they did of winning II
last year. Particular interest conferred
around the three mile run, added this year
to the list of events, which was won by
Busby, 100, in % minutes. He was hard
pressed at the finish by Arnold, OF. The
fiVe-mile bicycle race took the place of the
short ones of former years, and was won
by Mcleod, '02. The boys are practicing
every night and are determined to bring
the cup back.
Mrs. john H. Chapman is in Everett,
Mass, for visit of several weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. Curtis Chapman.
New boot black stands have been placed
in front of the Rockingham hotel, the
Byrnes barber shop and the shoe store of
Keane & Harry.
The mothers meeting of the W. G. T.
U. will be held at the home of Mrs. NAL
com Finlayson on Hapgood place next
Tuesday evening.
P. Fl. Fleming, mail carrier, is in Bos-
ton this week attending the A. o. ii con-
vention. L. W. Trask is caring for his
route during his absence.
A much-needed improvement has been
made in the rahnildinO Of tho ataira f.o,,,