Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-01

f. A. Bodies is executor of the will of
the late William O'Brien.
Rev. c. r. B. Dodge returned from his
trip to his old home in Nova Scotia Mon
day.
Mrs. Scion n. Alexander has this week
gone to Kansas for short visit, stopping
at various points in Missouri and Ohio.
Goodly delegations from Bellows Falls
attended the annual field day exercises at
Vermont Academy last Friday afternoon.
John H. Chapman has been at his home
here the past two weeks. He was seriously
i'll during the first week, but is improving
rapidly now.
Three men were arrested Sunday night
for disturbing the peace and each we're
fined s. and costs Monday morning. They
were Charles McDermott of Saxtons River
and Ed. Keane and Ieb Fountain, who re-
side in this village.
DR.. Hazelton of Springfield comes here
to locate permanently Monday of next
week. He has secured rooms at Mrs.
Lydia Blood's on Atkinson street. and he
and Mrs. Hazelton will take their meals at
one of the hotels for the present.
The notices for the Democratic town
caucus have been posted this week. 1t is
to be held in Banquet hall next Tuesday
evening at 1880. and delegates are to be
elected to the state and district conven-
tions, which are to be held in Montpelier,
June IA.
The illness of c. l.. Barber sill contin-
ues TO be a source of much anxiety to his
many friends. Saturday he was decidedly
worse, and Monday another consultation
was held, an eminent specialist coming up
from Boston and discussing it with Drs.
Miner and Albee. His condition is con-
sidered critical.
The attractions Of BARRIERS park are al
ready being appreciated by people from a
distance. A portion Of il has been leased
for a week commencing Tuesday, June 20,
to be used as an Adventist camp meeting.
The cars are to be running 70 there on
that date. The iron work for the new
bridge just beyond there has arrived this
week and is being put in place.
A large number of officers and members
of Holy Cross COmmandery, Knights
Templar, went to Springfield Wednesday,
where the commandery acted as escort for
Jarvis post, G. A. R., during the afternoon
Memorial day exercises. Hon. A. p.
Childs of Bennington was the orator of the
day, and he and his wife sang duet very
acceptably previous to the address in the
town hall.
Mrs. Margaret Pierce, the mother Of
John j. and Garrett Pierce, and a woman
widely known here, died at the home of
Garrett Pierce last Thursday. She return
ed the day before from the retreat at Brat
tleboro where she had been the most of the
time since the death of her son, John J.
The funeral was attended from ST. Charles
church, of which she was member, Sat
urday morning.
The large drive of logs which is 10 go
past here, has been arriving slowly the past
week, and perhaps 100, coo feet are already
! in the boom. None have passed over the
falls. A few scattering ones from the In
ternational company's supply in the boom
here, broke away during the high water
two weeks ago and went down, but were
caught at Holyoke and will be used there.
The number was smaller than at first sup
posed.
At the commencement exercises of the
High school this year the address is to be
given by Prof. Adams Of Dartmouth COL
lege. The exercises will be held in the
opera house Thursday evening, June 81.
The graduating class this year numbers %,
while last years class was %, they being
the two largest classes ever graduated here.
The baccalaureate sermon will be given the
Sunday evening previous by Rev. Albert
Hammatt
The family of Charles H. Sawyer, ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Wilder,
jr, left town this week and have taken up
their permanent residence in Newton Cen
tire, Mass, where Mr.. Wilder has bought