Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31


it is hoped that good crowd will attend.
United States District Attorney j. l.,
Martin and District Deputy Clerk e. w.
Gibson will speak at the Republican rally
in Dummerston Monday evening.
James Fisk Hooker spoke at a Republ
can rally at Springfield, this state, last Fri
day evening in place Of Col. Kittredge Has
kins, who was unable to be present on ac-
count of illness.
A special train of five Pullman tourist
cars with members of the +. X. Wilcox
Grand Army post of Springfield, Mass,
and friends, passed through here Saturday
bound for the national Grand Army con-
vention at Chicago.
George L Silliman, 80, died at the Brat.
tleboro Retreat Tuesday of apoplexy. His
home was in Rutland, where he leaves a
widow and two daughters. Another
daughter lives in Washington. The body
was taken to Troy, n. Y, yesterday for
burial.
Mrs. Anna E. Carpenter, widow of the
late Rear Admiral Charles G.. Carpenter,
who was an uncle of George G. Averill of
this town, died at her home in Portsmouth,
n. H., last Friday night after long ILL
ness. She is survived by four sons and
three daughters.
Eight persons took out full naturaliza-
ton papers and four took out first papers
at the naturalization court before Judge
Wheeler in the office of Waterman Il Mar
tin Monday Five of these were residents
of Brattleboro, two taking out first papers
and three taking out second papers.
A. P. Starr of Racine, Wis, son of Mrs.
Farley Starr of Brattleboro, who has re-
signed his position as cashier of the Union
National bank of that city, was given a re-
cepton at Hotel Racine Saturday evening
by the directors of the bank Covers for
10 were laid at s. plate. A seven course
menu was served.
James Donohue, a railroad employee,
was arrested Monday night near the Hop
kins restaurant for intoxication by Of
fcers Thayer and Worden, and arraigned
before Justice Newton Tuesday morning,
States Attorney II G.. Barber appearing
as prosecuting officer. Donohue pleaded
guilty and was fined 50 and costs.
Joel Alden Bass, former employee of
the Brattleboro Retreat and well known in
town through his frequent appearances in
amateur theatricals, will appear this sea-
son as leading man in one of the companies
which will play Sol Smith Russelrs hit,
"a Poor Relation" Mr.. Bass has been
with James A. Herne's ashore Acres"
company for the past two seasons.
Herbert Kennon of Bennington, who is
charged with having attempted to murder
his wife on the street a week ago, was
caught in South Wardsboro Tuesday by
Sheriff Wilson and Deputy Sheriff Nash Of
| Bennington. Kennon left Bennington
| Friday and walked A. miles before he stop
ped. When found he was Singing a
barn. He was handcuffed and taken to
Bennington Wednesday.
The society of the seamstresses, needle
women and shop girls of Brattleboro held
Its annual meeting last Saturday evening
in Festival hall. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year Miss
Mary j. Donnell, president; Mrs. Mary
Amidon, vice president; Miss Minerva A.
Tyler, secretary; Miss Florence Howe,
treasurer; Miss Susie Hanrahan and Miss
Abbie Pratt, executive committee.
! James Fisk Hooker has been very busy
the past week attempting to make votes for
the Republican party. Last Friday even
ing he spoke at Springfield this state; on
Saturday evening he held forth at Putney
| on Monday evening he was one of the
| speakers at a rally at Brandon; on Tues
| day afternoon he discussed campaign issues
at Royalton; and last evening he delivered
the principal address at large rally at
| Readsboro
Officers Thayer and Worden arrested
| Tam Ferriter at the Brattleboro House Tues
day evening on the charge of selling liquor
and he was given hearing before Justice
| Newton Wednesday morning. Ferriter
| pleaded guilty to being a common seller
and was fined 500 and costs, the total
amounting to about SIG. States Attor-
ney Fl. g. Barber appeared as prosecuting
| officer and A. +. Schwenk acted as coun-
sci for the respondent. Ferriter's fine was
paid
The Bradford correspondence in the
| Boston Globe Monday noted the fact that
| Howard Hough took from Lake Morey one
day last week bass weighing 9 IA pounds
In the Sunday Globe correspondence from
| Sunapee was the following Several large
strings of black bass have been taken dur
| ing the week, but the two largest fish are
accredited to Messrs. p B. and +. |. Swift
who brought in five pound and a seven
| pound bass, said TO be the largest fish of its
kind taken this season from the lake.
The next meeting of the Windham
| County Veterans association will be held
at Barber park, Bellows Falls, Saturday,
| Sept. Is. A special train will leave Brat
tleboro for Bellows Falls on the arrival of
the train from Londonderry and will re-
| turn in season to connect with the narrow
| gauge on its north bound trip. Dinner
will be served at Barber park at II o'clock
after which a business meeting will be
held for the election of officers. Follow
| ing this will be a rousing camp fire con-
ssting of short addresses by prominent
| speakers, vocal and instrumental music
! and Rotations by Miss Deborah Cory of
| Saxtons River.
The United States Civil Service COM
mission will hold an examination in Brat
tleboro September 26 for the position of
clerk and carrier in the post Office service.
This examination is held for the reason
that the post Office department has stated
that at all offices where no substitute force
is maintained such a force will be appoint
ed as the result of this examination, so
! that when vacancies occur in the regular
force there will be no delay in filling them.
1t is the intention of the department as far
as possible to establish a substitute force
at every office equal to about % per cent
of the number of regular employees. APP
p.ication blanks and instructions will be
furnished upon application by Miss F. f.
| Guild at the post office.
The rain storm which laid the dust in
BrattlebOrO about noon Sunday was ac-