Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-07


The usual Saturday night dance will be
given at Brookside park tomorrow evening
Prof. Henry M. Tyler of Northampton
will occupy the Centre church pulpit on
Sunday, Sept. Q.
c. l.. Spear entertained his friends with
a corn roast at the Cobb and Amidon cot
tage at Spofford lake, Monday.
The Friendship circle met Wednesday
and did sewing for the Rebekah fair which
will be held the first week in October.
W. H. Haigh is just home from New
York, where he has been to look over the
fall styles and buy new goods for his GUS
tom trade.
Lora French had one hand severely
bruised by being caught in the machinery
while at work at the corn canning factory
last Saturday.
The Woman's club will be entertained
at the Brooks House this afternoon by Mrs.
S. o. Miner. This will be the clubs first
meeting this season.
Melvin Thurber and Miss Florence
Thurber gave corn roast at the Thurber
farm Wednesday evening to about 20 young
people from this village.
The men who were in Brattleboro last
to moving a chair factory here made no
definite proposition to the board of trade,
nut they will probably do so soon.
C. T.. Downer's horse ran away in Estey-
vile Tuesday afternoon and crashed into
the rear of Letter Carrier A. r. Fishers
team. Two wheels of Mr.. Fishers vehicle
we're smashed and Mr.. Downer's wagon
was badly damaged.
II. NJ. Wood has on exhibition in his
show window curious and interesting
relic, in the shape of genuine bolo taken
from the body of dead Filipino on the
island of Luzon. 1t is the property of
Ernest r. Longuil, who returned recently
from the Philippines.
Lewis II. Lynde's horse started sudden
ly while left alone on North street Satur-
day, and during its flight a varied assort-
ment of chickens, eggs aud produce was
strewn along the thoroughfare. The run
away team narrowly escaped collision with
a team carrying the WesselhGft children.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Congregational church held its semi-an-
nual meeting last Sunday evening and
elected these officers: President, Miss
Edith Stote vice president, Miss Harriet
Bushnell; secretary, Miss Pearl Gibson;
missionary and recording secretary, Miss
Minerva Tyler; treasurer, Raymond White.
The American House has been leased to
G.. G.. Miller, for the past four years pro-
prietor of the Kendrick House in Putney
Mr.. Miller, who was proprietor of the
American House before going to Putney,
took possession Monday. Landlord Col
ton of the American House gives up his
lease on account of i'll health. He will 60
TO the home of his daughter in Brunswick,
Maine.
The delegates to the meeting of the
Windham County Association of Congre-
gational churches in Wilmington Wednes-
day and yesterday were: Mr.. and Mrs. S.
b. Emerson, c. f. Thompson, l.. F. AID
ans, Mrs. A. f. Park and Miss Emma
Gregg; from the Sunday school, II. II.
Thompson from the Christian Endeavor
society, Mrs. G.. C. Whitney. Miss Eta
Crosier also attended.
A reunion of the Pike family, of which
there are number OF members in Brattle-
boro and Windham county, will be held at
Salisbury, Mass, next Tuesday and Wed.
nesday. All persons of this name or
descended therefrom and all interested in
concentrating the life and deeds of the
"Great English Commoner," the "Wor-
shipful Maj. Robert Pike" of Salisbury,
are invited to be present
The formal opening of the Wantastiquet
Golf club house was held Wednesday aft
ernoon, large proportion of the members
being present. Sandwiches, tea and lem
onade were served by the entertainment
committee, Mrs. Miles, Mrs. Ullery, Miss
Hines and Mrs. Crosby. The club house
is pleasantly located, well finished, has
broad and delightful piazza and is well
adapted to the needs of the club.
Daniel Kennedy of Winchester, n. H.,
was arrested Sunday night on Flat street
for being intoxicated. Kennedy resisted
and struck Chief-ofPolice Hall in the face,
but blow from the officer brought him to
his senses. He was placed in the ck-up,
and in the morning was aTraigned before
Justice Newton. Kennedy pleaded guilty
and was fined S. and costs, amounting to
$10.79. He was unable to square accounts
and was taken to Newfane Jail to serve
man on the bridge who got it at the
brewery.
The Shelburne Falls Military band, said
to be the oldest military band in Western
Massachusetts,, held reunion in Shell
rIludy' ne eAtTClSbS were
specially interesting because of the pre-
sentation of fine portrait of Solomon G.
Merrill, the organizer and for II years the
leader of the organization. Four members
of the old band under the leadership of
Mr.. Merrill are living. One of these is
Daniel Bement of Brattleboro, who played
tenor horn. Mr.. Bement sent a letter
of regret that he could not be present at
The reunion.
The annual fall term of the village
schools will begin next Monday. Several
important changes are announced in the
corps of teachers. Miss Grace Dana of
Amherst, graduate of Westfeld Normal
school, will be principal of the 9th
grade. Miss Rena Hall of Brattleboro, a
graduate of Wellesley college, will teach
the 7th grade in the main building. Miss
Marion L. Noyes, Brattleboro, a graduate
of Westfield Normal school, will teach the
9Th grade in the main building. Miss Min
ME Merrill of Woodstock, graduate of the
Randolph Normal school, will teach the
9TH grade in the main building. Miss
Julia l. Patton, graduate of Smith col
lege, will have charge of the science de-
partment in the High school, Elementary
physics will be introduced in the 9th
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