Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25
THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY, MAY

The BTattlebOro Bird club VIII meet
with Mrs. George e. Crowell next Monday
evening at 1880
The Brattleboro drum corps will furnish
the music at the Memorial day celebration
in West Halifax.
The annual meeting of the Grange Ora
matte club will be held in Grange hall Fri
day evening, June l.
The Windham and Bennington assoca-
ton of Universalists will meet with the
parish in Guilford June II and ID.
The baseball game which was to have
taken place last Saturday on the island be-
tween the Brattleboro and Montague,
Mass, High school teams was cancelled on
account of the rain.
The Gaslight company's statement, in
their advertisement this week, Of the ad-
vantages of gas for hot-weather cooking,
is not an over statement, as all who have
made the trial will certify.
Lawyer f. W. Gibson went to West Do
yer today to appear for the defendant in
the suit of Gilbert A, Allen against Lewis
J. Sylvester for alleged breach of warranty
in horse case. Hon. O. e. Butterfeld
of Wilmington will appear for the plain
tin.
Peoples Christian Union was held in the
vestry of the Universalst church Tuesday
evening, The meeting was in charge of
Miss Ella Newman, and there were about
- responses. Refreshments of ice cream
and cake were served.
A meeting of citizens will be held in
the Brooks House Office Saturday event ug
at s o'clock to see what can be done about
vin nf Tr1xf al
lows Falls has raised about 500 for cele-
bration, and it is expected that that amount
will be increased by about 5000
The valuable horse owned by Frank Lar
row, and considered one of the kings of
the Brattleboro speedway, dropped dead
Monday while Mr. Larrow was returning
from fishing trip. The animal was known
to Brattleboro horsemen as the "spiketail"
on account of the brevity of that append
age.
The body of Charles n. Bertram, who
was in Brattleboro this season as manager
of the Woford. Sheridan company, was
found in North river New York, May -.
Bertram had been missing since the latter
part of April. For three months before
his disappearance he had been in a state of
dementia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T. Akley of "a Ca
nal street celebrated the Goth anniversary
of their marriage Wednesday evening
About 40 friends and neghbors gave them
surprise visit and presented Mr. and Mrs
Akley with useful gifts. There was musi-
cal entertainment and refreshments OF cake
and coffee were served.
Tommy Guiheen, Brattleboro's young
ball player, is now playing with the Port
Huron, Mich, base ball team, having been
farmed out by the Kansas City manage
ment. In recent game against Saginaw,
in which Guiheen played second base, he
made record of one run, one hit, six put
outs, two assists and no errors.
The Jared Holbrook house in West
Brattleboro was sold by auction Wednes-
day to the Baptist minister in Westmore-
land, n. H., who will take possession
about July /, S. d. Holbrook, adminstra-
tor, who now occupies the house, will move
to Mrs. NJ. II. Thurbers house. He is
considering plan to build near the Thur
Der house.
The annual meeting of the Murray club
was held in the Universalist vestry Wed
nesday evening and the following officers
elected President, Mrs. S. w. Edwards :;
vice president, Miss Ruby Hescock; secre.
tary, Miss Mabel Applin; treasurer, Miss
Alta Eames; executive committee, c. L..
Stickney F. r. Vaughan and Mrs. F. l..
Burnett. short program was rendered
after the election.
The evening session of the Woman s
| club met with Mrs. O. +. Randall on Oak
street Wednesday. There were four pa
pers upon Russia: "Peter the Great" by
Mrs. c. F. r. Jenne, read by Miss Clark {;
| Moscow" by Mrs. L. W. Hawley; $50
cial Classes by Mrs. Nora Kenney; "Rus-
! STA Today" by Mrs. II. X. Whitaker. The
day session was postponed last Friday for
one week on account Of the storm.
Beginning next Tuesday the Brattleboro
| Street Railroad company will run three
cars for the season. The cars will be run
on 20 minute time, the third car starting at
! 20 and running until 9:20 r. NJ A com
| plete change is to be made in the Sunday
| time. The first cars leave each end of the
road at 9:30 10 minutes earlier than for
| merly, and will run on half hour time I'M
| til 2:20, when the third car will start and
run until 1920 Cars will be run on
half hour time the rest of the evening.
| The change in the Sunday time takes eff
/ feet June 3. Time tables will be issued in
few days. West Brattleboro people
/ shoulu IeIutLnDtI ludI the CnuICN car VIII
leave there at 10 instead of 1910 as for
merly.
Manager f. J. Devine has completed the
bookings for the summer tour of Claude
Thardo's Own company, which opens its
season here at the new rustic theatre,
| Brookside Park, June IS for the week.
This big vaudeville show goes from here to
BinghamtOn, n. Y, where it plays two
weeks, beginning June 25, at Casino
and Ross Parks. The week of July
9 will be played at Presque Isle Park,
| Toledo, Ohio, with Ottumwa, Iowa, to fol
low for the week of July 10. The other
engagements are: Joplin, Mo-, July % ;
st. Joseph, Mo-, July 30; Atkinson,
Kan, Aug. 8; Leavenworth, Kan, Aug.
49, Lincoln, Neb. Aug. 20; Denver, Col.
the week of Aug, p to Sept l., where the
season will close
COllInS-HOwes Wedding I'm Utica, N. ".
William French Collins, son of Rev.
and Mrs. w. H. Collins of Brattleboro,
and now city editor of the Newark IN. j.
Evening News, and Miss Alice Derll
Howes, daughter of A. p. Howes of Utica,
N. Y, were married in Utica Tuesday.
The ceremony was performed in Calvary
Episcopal church at p. NJ and was fol.
lowed by reception at the residence of
the brides parents, 25 Brinckerhotf ave