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

Dummer colony, Pilgrim Fathers, Tuesday
evening.
Rev. c. o. Day of Boston will occupy
the pulpit Of the Congregational church
next Sunday.
The annual meeting of the stockholders |
of the S. A. Smith company will be held |
next Tuesday, July "a, at p. NJ.
D. W. Tenney has been appointed agent |
for the management of the wilkins block, |
succeeding G. f. Thompson, resigned.
The largest black bass taken from Sun
set lake this season was caught by Charles
Prescott last Friday. 1t weighed AZ
pounds.
Durham Brothers have rented two rooms
in milestone block in which to store the
large shipment of rubber and felt goods re-
ceived last week.
The Windham county Democratic COM
mittee has fixed upon Aug. as the date for
the next Democratic county convention, to
| be held at Newfane at IL o'clock.
Arrangements are being made for a
handicap race at Spofford lake tomorrow
between several steam launches. The
course will probably be once around the
| lake.
| The Red Men raised up the following
|
Harris; sachem, Don Miller; senior saga
more, David O'Neil; junior sycamore,
Charles GRAHAM.
Fourteen carloads of excursionists pass
ed through here Monday, bound for the
shrine of st. Anne de Beaupre in the pro-
vince of Quebec. Eleven carloads come
from Springfield on special, while the
other three came from New London.
ct Io 1,c 81 no IL
lage late Friday. About $50 men and a
number of trained horses made up the last
contingent at work on the logs. A large
house boat, which went in the rear of the
drive, was a novelty which the rvermen
have not had in other years. One room
was fitted with stove and cooking appli-
ances and the other room with beds and
hunks.
Governor Roosevelt's strenuous life"
has furnished Rev. f. f. Marble topics for
a series of sermons at the Baptist church,
the first of which was delivered Sunday
evening. The subject of the sermon was
"Courage," a quality which Governor
Roosevelt possesses in an eminent degree.
The service was opened with praise ser
vice the orchestra being assisted by Miss
Alice Butterfield f. II. Miller rendered
Two solos with his usual effectiveness.
The Boston Sunday Herald contained a
three column story of the operations of the
ADD United States volunteers in Leyte and
Samar. An account was given OF the good
work done by Lieut.. Elmer and LeMasurier,
in taking detachment from Dagam to 60
to the relief of Lieut.. Johnston, who was
in dangerous position, surrounded by a
large body of insurgents. After fighting
over an hour the enemy were driven of
with loss of several killed and wounded.
Mrs. Marie II. LuGar, so, of New York
city, died at Linden Lodge Monday of apo.
plexy She came to Brattleboro about a
, year ago and had been at the Lodge nearly
3 all of the time since. She had been Ill
with Bright disease for several years. Her
5 husband died several years ago. Mr.. Lu
2 Gar was cousin of Mrs. Craik, generally
known as Miss Muloch, the author of John
, Halifax, Gentleman. The body was taken
! to New York Wednesday by her nephew
for burial in Woodlawn cemetery.
d Augustus G.. Sayory, "A, who died al
| Manchester, n. H., Sunday, was born In
8 Hopkinton, and was teacher and farmer
in that town many years, but had lived IL
= Manchester since 1872. He was very
active in the affairs of the Republican
party, although never a candidate fo
U | OllCc, anu was dlSO PiOlhlheht III VIC AsS'
= Men. He leaves a wife and four children
. the latter being C. A. and Moses B. SAVIOR!
. of Manchester, Mrs. Mary A. Ames o
4 Boston and Mrs Eta Sherwin of BrattDe
boro.
j. cheap and pleasant excursion ha
been arranged by DR.. Z. A. Smith, VIII,
will leave Lake Pleasant with special ca
for Queen City park near Burlington oil
" Tuesday, July 81. The route will be vii
!! the FitchbuIg, Bennington and RUTLAND
r. railroads, and passengers will be taken OF
- at any station between the lake and Rut
land. The train will leave Lake Pleasan
about y o'clock, noon. Tickets for thu
. round trip will be 81, good going that da,
Il only, but good to return on any day or an,
train within two weeks.
: Jason Atwater, 81 years old, died Sunda,
5 morning from valvular heart disease at hi
:; home in Esteyvile He had been in fail
y ing health for some years and his deatl
" was not unexpected, He was born il
- Madison, Conn, and came to Brattlebor'
in 1862, following the occupation of
y teamster. He was married three times
:, his second wife being Rosina Cutler an,
y his last wife, Eliza Jane johnson, VIII,
II survives him. No other relatives are liv
l. ing. The funeral was held at the hous
C | dlItIuOOll, INcNs Gs % mOIbt Olll
y ciating. Mr.. Atwater was a member o
G the Methodist church.
d The board of seectmen, at their meeting
y last Saturday, voted to deny the prayer o
e the petitioners for the widening and paw
ing of Main street from the top OF the hill
# by the Peoples National bank to Whet
a stone bridge There were several reason
q why they took such action. One was tina
l. paving the street is not within their juris
h diction, but is entirely in the control of tn
Il road commissioner. Another was tina
a they did not consider the proposed i'm
r provement to commensurate with the eX
~ pense which would be involved. There re
n mains but one course open to the petitioner
1. and that is for them to petition the select
70 men to call a special town meeting to ge
10 a vote of the town upon this question.
II is not likely that this will be done.
10 John l.. Roess has bought half inter
ia est in the cigar manufacturing business @
Il his father, John d. Roess. The forme
m will continue on the road as heretofore a
u travelling salesman, and the latter will hav
a. charge of the store and the manufacturing
"a The firm name, which has been Leonard I
ID Roess, since the business was establishe
" over 30 years ago by John d. Roess an
m the late William Leonard, will remain III
n. changed. John L, Roess has been COZ