Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25
The Free Library will be closed Memo

this week making arrangements to buy the
Darling drug store in that town.
The Cune property adjoining the Free
Library on Main street has been placed in
the hands of the Bailey agency for sale.
The will of the late Edward Banks of
Brattleboro bequeathed $50 to the Brattle-
boro Home for the Aged and Disabled.
About % couples attended the dance
given in Grange hall last Friday evening
Music was furnished by Dugan and Lett
singer.
"Ped w." B. O. Wares registered
thoroughbred, will be at o. r. Wares stable
this summer, as last. His excellent pedi-
gree is given elsewhere in this paper.
Mary Howe. LAWN and her company
sang in st. Adams Friday night. The
st. Adams Messenger says the attendance
broke the opera house records for anything
in the concert line.
The principal speakers at the Spiritual
lists camp meeting at Lake Pleasant this
summer will be Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease
and Rabbi Fleischer There will be many
band concerts, as usual.
The night telegraphing over the Western
Union line has been transferred from the
passenger station to the freight office,
where an operator will be found after 9
T.. NJ.
The 40 hours devotion which began in
the Roman Catholic church Monday morn
ing was conducted by Rev. Father Gaffney
of Rutland Rev. Father Carmody of Lud-
low, Rev. Father Houlihan Of Fair Haven
| and Rev. Father Reynolds of Bellows Falls,
besides Rev. Father Cunningham of Brat
tleboro.
The case of the state against Landlord
T. F. Turner of Hotel Brattleboro for the
alleged sale of Intoxicating liquor has
been mol pressed on account of lack of ev
idence. The case was to have been tried
April 20, but the states chief witness,
! Fred Turner, left town just before the
time set for trial and the officers have not
seen him since.
Thomas Lynch and several quarts of
! light yellow paint fell from a staging above
the stairs at the south entrance to the
Brooks House Wednesday morning. The
fall dsocated one of Lynch's fingers in
addition to bruising him generally, and
spread the paint literally about the stairs
and walls. The accident was caused by
the giving way of the staging.
Warren Dooltte of Bratteboro the
sOn-in-law, Frank Crosby, an architect
| from Hartford, Conn, were in town a few
days ago looking over his property with a
view of making some improvements. Mr.,
Doolttle contemplates building a wide
stairway in the centre of the block, eX-
tending from the street to the third floor,
in order to make lodge rooms for some OF
the societies. Winchester Star.
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Mary Moran from her brother, Capt. John
4. Moran, now in the Philippines, Capt.
Moran states that upon the expiration of
his term of enlistment, which is this
month, he will resign his commission and
return home. Captain Moran is a captain
in the 37th regiment, United States volun-
teers, to which position he was promoted in
August from the position of captain OF
Company A, First Montana regiment.
Methodist church notes: Individual
communion cups will be used at the July
celebration of the Eucharist. 1t is pro-
posed to grade the Sunday school accord
ing to modern methods. Rev. Mr.. Lowe
will be the Memorial day orator at Vernon.
A generous member of the church has of.
fered to pay the entire expense of wiring
the church ediice for electric lights and
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aid society has appropriated 800 for int.
rior repairs on the parsonage.
A Springfield Republican item says tina,
Contractor David T. Perry has begun to
gravel the state road in Ashfeld, complet.
ing the work which he began last fall. He
will also gravel the approach to the state
road at TOWNSVILLE, for which the town
raised $50 at the annual town meeting
About S125 was raised by private subscrip-
ton. The town spent nearly $50 in
building the approach. 1t is the most eX
pensive piece Of road that has been built
by the town, being only about 81 rods in
length,
At the annual assembly of the Daughters
of Rebekah held in Burlington last week
the following officers were elected; Presi-
dent, Mary l.. Sanders of Montpelier; vice
president, Cora E. Dunbar of St. Adams
secretary, Louise s. Boyce of Barre; treas
urer, Ella c. Phinney OF Lyndonville; war.
den, Mrs. Minnie Haven of Chester; mar.
shall, Eva NJ. Hazan of Windsor; conduc.
tor, Elizabeth Retting of Bratteboro: in.
side guard, Abbie F. Stone of Barre: out
side guard, Mrs. c. F. Bond of 81. Johns,
bury.
Important alterations and improvements
are in progress in the meat market of the
w. F. Richardson company. The cash
ier's Office has been moved from the front
of the market to the southwest corner OF
the refrigerator. The meat bench has
been removed, and modern meat block,
will be located along one side of the mar
ket, and a counter along the other side
A new hard wood floor has been laid, and
the ceiling and walls will be covered with
steel New cutting tables will be put i'm in
the rear of the refrigerator, and the entire
market will be lighted with electricity.
Clifton E. Durham, who is employed il
the retail department of Durham Brothers
shoe store, and Miss Myrtle G. Dugan were
married Tuesday morning shortly before
O'Clock at the home of Miss Dugan's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Dugan on Locus
street, Rev. Regnold X. Marvin of tn,
Universalist church performing the cere
mony. Only relatives were present at thu
marriage service. The young couple vert
driven Immediately to the station and tool
the 9:lO train south. They will be away
about three weeks, spending part of thu
time at Mr.. Dunham's home in West Paris
Me- On their return they will live il
Crosby block. Both of the young peopl,
are we'll known in Brattleboro. Mr. Dun
hami nephew of Charles w., and Georg,
l.. Durham of the firm of Durham Broth
ers and has been in their employ for tn,
past three years. Miss Dugan graduated
from the RrattlahOrO High scbOol In 90,