Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-07-27

Granville at Mrs. Davis's old home for
few weeks
James Ross of Dorchester, Mass, spent
Sunday here with her sister, Mrs. Kate
Mcdonald
Miss Elsie Robbins of Boston arrived last
evening, and will spend the month Of Aug
ust with the family of c. w. Osgood.
Mrs Eliza Hadley left Tuesday for Low
ell, Mass, where she will spend several
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Grover.
X X Lane. for several years in the em-
ploy of the Vermont Farm Machine COM
pany, will enter the employ Of j. H. Blak
ley next Monday.
q. w. Cox and family leave today for a
months stay in Nova Scotia, previous to
his going to Stockbridge, Mass, to take up
his duties there.
The Democratic caucus to elect delegates
TO the county convention at Newfane
August / will be held in banquet hall to-
night at 1872 o'clock.
G. W. Cox and family leave today for
Nova Scotia. Their household goods have
been packed and will be shipped to their
new home in Stockoridge, Mass.
Rev. j. H. Reid pastor of the First
Congregational church. has been appointed
one of the board of trustees of Kimball
Union Academy at Meriden, n. II.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are hold
ing a basket picnic at Barbers park this
afternoon, with ball game. Dancing is
TO he INDUCED in during the evening.
Marshall Downing, the newly elected
principal of the High school, arrived in
town Tuesday. He will occupy the house
on Burt Place vacated by G. W. Cox.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Brown of Montreal,
who have been visiting Mr.. Browns moth
er and sisters here, left yesterday for
New London, Ct, accompanied by his
mother.
The Windham County Veterans asso-
citation will hold their annual reunion at
BARRIERS park on the line of the Bellows
Falls and Saxtons River electric railway
on Sept Is. Details will be announced
later.
A ball team composed of employees of
the Vermont Farm Machine company
played the Sullivan Machine company nine
at Claremont Saturday, and were defeated
10 to IA.
Walter II. Black and his mother, Mrs.
Kate Black, are at East ST. Johnsbury.
Mr.. Black is taking a two weeks vacation
from his work in the office of the Vermont
Farm company.
The Bellows Falls Machine company is
erecting a large pattern house on the island
between the shop and the Island House
The building is already enclosed and will
be ready for the storage of patterns in a
few days.
The International Paper company began
last week drawing out the logs from the
river which came in the spring from the
White river. The New Hampshire drive
has not yet reached here.
Arrangements are being made for a Re
| publican rally to he held within few days,
at which the principal speaker will be Hon.
John Barrett, minister TO Siam, who
will be guest at his old home in Grafton
for few days.
W. A. Truax and w. B. Glynn of Sax
tons River distributed electric road time
! tables Saturday, and as they give the same
running time they must be official. Cars
are scheduled to meet all day passenger
trains at the station.
The next in the series of vacation ser
mons will be delivered by Rev. c. R. B.
Dodge at the Baptist church next Sunday.
the topic being The Briny Deep" Rev. j.
H. Reid will preach in the Congregational
church upon "The Conversion of Great
Prosecutor"
Insurance agents Leonard, Walker and
Hayes were at the Ben Mere Inn, Sunapee
lake, yesterday attending the annual meet
ing of the Windham County Board of
Underwriters. Its proceedings included a
steamer ride about the lake and a long
pleasant days outing.
Lieut.. E A Shuttle worth, who has been
on duty in Porto Rico for the past year and
half, has been ordered back to the Unit
ed States. 1t is expected he will go to Fort
Ethan Allen and from there to the Philip
pines and China. His wife has been in
| Porto Rico with him.
The first Sunday. August ), of Rev. j ..
| ii. Reds vacation, the pulpit of the Con-
| gregational church will be supplied by DR..
Adams, dean of Atlanta University. the
second Sunday Rev. j, E. Farrow will oc-
cupy it, and the remaining Sundays Rev.
O. Il Morgan of Boston will preach.
A game was partly played between Bel
lows Falls and Newport at Newport last
| Saturday but the rain prevented its finish
The score stood II to seven in favor of New
port when the game was called at the end of
the third inning. Bellows Falls will 90 to
Newport again tomorrow, Saturday.
The local ball team will play a team
from Newport N. H., on the grounds at
BARRIERS park Saturday afternoon. The
team went to Newport last Saturday to
play the same team, but the rain interfered
so that only three and one-half innings
were played with score of II to I in ia
vor of Newport
| Tuesday noon, as the mail train north
was leaving the depot, a passenger named
E. 7. Wright of Ascutneyville, attempted
TO get on after it had attained considerable
Roadway and was thrown down, his legs
dragging between the car and platform.
He had firm grip on the handles of the
car and the train was stopped and he was