Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-10

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week.
David A. Young and family are spend
ing two weeks at the Horton cottage at
Spofford lake
Miss Edith Bartlett of Merden, Conn,
is visiting her cousin, Miss Pauline JENNIE,
for two OF three weeks.
The Roman Catholic society's annual
picnic will be held at Central park in Yer
non next Thursday, Aug. 10.
A party from the northern part Of the
village took a tally-ho ride to Newtane
Hill near Bencasson yesterday.
George Vassar had a thumb cut off re-
Gently by the dropping Of "link" while
he was at work on his locomotive.
Indications point to more than 100 peo-
pie joining the Block Island excursion to-
morrow. Thirty tickets have been sold at
! Putney.
The Brattleboro Democrats are arrang-
! ing for a rally the goth, when John II
Senter, ex-mayor of Montpelier and nomi-
nee for governor, will speak. T. w Mo-
loney of Rutland will speak at rally the
! 30th
! Dogs attacked flock of sheep belonging
! to Levi Smith of North Hinsdale one day
last week, killing six and mangling II
more so that it was necessary to kill them.
Mr. Smith was awarded $50 damages for
his loss. He has suffered from such dep
relations before.
The probate court has appointed John
| +. Gale administrator of the John $.
! Shine estate of Gulford, and Joel Flagg
! and joel Gaines have been appointed APP
/ praisers and commissioners. Riley +.
! Boyd has been appointed guardian of Leon
H. Hicks of Wilmington.
S. II. Hadley, superintendent of the
! McCauley mission 10 New York will speak
at a gospel meeting in the Congregational
church at o'clock Sunday afternoon, the
meeting TO take the place of the regular
Y NJ. c. A, meeting. There will be sing
| ing by +. II. Jacobs, the gospel singer who
was in Brattleboro with William II. Hall,
the evangelist, at the time Of the Y. NJ.
| c. A. convention.
The Staunton (Va) Spectator has this
to say of the performers who will appear
at Brooksde park next week: "a large
audience appreciated the excellent acting
of Ogarita and Hatfield at the opera house
last evening. We take pleasure in saying
no better people ever appeared on the
Staunton stage. The acting of Ogarita is
art Itself, and her pleasing appearance adds
much TO her effective work.
The announcement of the engagement
of Miss May Newcomb and Frank Herbert
! Sumner of Detroit has been received.
Miss Newcomb is the only daughter of
! the late Harlan Newcomb formerly of
! BrattlebOro. Mr., Sumner, who is a ma
tive OF Massachusetts, is proprietor of
large drug store in Detroit. The wedding
will take place in September. Many
! friends here join in congratulations.
Miss Rachel jefferson, assistant superin-
tendent of the Industrial Home at Morris
town, Tenn, will give an address at the
Methodist church Sunday evening at
o'clock. Miss jefferson is the granddaugh-
ter of President Thomas jefferson, and is
an accomplished colored woman and bril-
liant speaker. Mrs. A. H. Webb of Brad
ford, wife of former pastor here, will al
so be present in the interest of the ladies'
missionary society.
The Republican town committee has
been requested by A. Bedford of Boston,
who has been at the American House this
week, TO remove the names OF Mckinley
and Roosevelt from the flag which was
raised Tuesday night. Mr.. Bedford is
national secretary Of the American Flag
! Protectors and is grandson of the designer
of the American flag. The law prohibits
| the use OF the nag Tor advertising purposes,
but as its use in this instance is not for ad-
vertising, Mr.. Bedfords communication is
in the nature Of request rather than a
| demand.
The Spofford Fish and Game league held
its annual meeting and dinner at Lakeside,
Spofford lake, yesterday. The old board
OF officers were reelected. The attend
ance was ll2. After dinner sbeeches were
made by. Hon. Henry NJ. Baker of Bowe
n. H., Rev. NJ. f. Tilton of New York,
Hon. Horatio Colony of Keene, Charles
Blandy Of New York Prof. Cole of Column
bus, Ohio, C. B. Wooley of Boston, Clark
+. Rowell of Keene, DR.. o. Z. Hill of New
York, J. w. Lord of Park Hill, DR.. Wal
lace of New York, Hon. Gardner Howe of
| Hinsdale and Prof. Teri of Boston The
club adopted a recommendation that the
legislature be petitioned to prohibit all fish
ing at the lake until the open season for
bass. 1t was decided TO petition the fish
commissioners TO post the brook beyond
Lakeside against fishing for smelt The
matter of building a road around the lake
was discussed.