Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-29

Spofford lake July 1.
An adjourned meeting of the officers of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals will be held at the Brooks IL
brary Saturday evening at 1880.
Several catches of 10 to 20 pounds of
horned pouts have been made at Sunset
lake this season. The bass and pickerel
fishing is also unusually good there.
L. l.. Whitney has bought the team and
coupe business of q. II. Chatfald. The
transfer took place last Saturday night.
Mr.. Chatfeld will buy new rig and put
on another team in few days.
The shed south of the west end Of the
Brooks House has been torn down this
week and on its site will be erected a boil
er house for two boilers which will furnish
power and heat for the hotel kitchen and
laundry.
A. E. Atwood has issued, this week,
pocket time tables containing the latest
changes in the schedules of the Brattleboro
street railroad and the Brattleboro n
Whitehall, Boston II Maine and Central
Vermont railroads.
The Y. NJ. G. A. will hold Sunday af-
ternoon meetings during July and August,
on the common and in West Brattleboro
on alternate Sundays. The meeting Sun
day will be on she common at p. NJ, and
will be led by Rev. and Mrs. f. K. Bar
rett.
H. H. Hackley has been appointed ad-
mnistrator of the Clayton n. Hackley es-
tate. The will of Joseph C. Moran has
been probated and allowed. Lucy d.
Moran, sole legatee, was appointed adj
mnistratriX in place of Isaiah Hutchins,
deceased.
Chidren's day was observed by the Pro
tective Grange last Saturday by a picnic
held at Brookside park. About 100 at
tended, going up by a special car at 10
o'clock. Dinner was served in the grove
and the day spent in playing games, etc.
In the afternoon the entire party attended
the matinee at the rustic theatre.
The Vermont Association of Local Fire
Insurance agents was organized at Burlng-
ton Thursday. 1t is a branch of the ma
tional association, which includes about 40
state organizations. f. E. Alfred of New
port is president of the new association,
and George E. Stratton of Burlington Sec
rotary and treasurer Col. II. E. Taylor is
one of the three vice presidents.
Ed Phillips was arrested by Policeman
Rockwell about 9 o'clock Sunday night at
the Elm street bridge for being intoxicated.
He was arraigned before Justice Newton
Monday morning, pleaded guilty, and was
fined 81 and costs amounting to S9.Sj
which was paid. Phillips disclosed that
he obtained liquor of Peter circuit on the
New Hampshire side of the river.
Clifton L. Sherman, who has been CON
nected with the Hartford Courant for 10
years, six years as managing editor, will be.
gin work on the New York Sun about July
-. Its understood his new position is one
of responsibility and promise. Mr.. Sherman
will attend the Democratic national con
vention in Kansas City for the Courant
and will make a short visit TO his family
here before going to New York.
The annual meeting of the Baptist Bible
school was held at the close of the session
of the school Sunday. These officers were
elected: Superintendent, l.. w. Hawley;
assistant superintendent. Fred S. knight
and Mrs. Fred L. Smith; superintendent
of the home department, Miss Nettie
Cheney; secretary, David Shaw; treasur-
er, Harry Horton; auditor, II. F. c. T0dt;
librarian, II. +. G. Todt attendance regis
trar, Miss Rena Hall. Arthur Maynard re-
signed the Office of treasurer, which he
has held seven years.
The daughters of the American Revou-
ton will hold their usual chapter meeting
next Tuesday afternoon, July 3, with Mrs.
Flagg of Guilford. Carriages will leave
the Brooks House at p. NJ. at a charge of
80 cents each for the round trip. ANY
member DESTROYS of so doing can bring
one guest. Members planning to 90 will
please leave their names at II. II. Thomp-
sons jewelry store by Monday noon. 1t
is hoped all members who can will be in
attendance, as important business is to
come before the meeting, and aside from
this fact this is to be anticipated as very
pleasant outing for the chapter.
The Chicago Indicator, a music trade
journal, contained recently the following
notice OF interest to the many Windham
county friends of the bridegroom: "John
Hoyt, the veteran piano dealer of Daven-
port, Ia, was married last Sunday after
noon to an Ithaca, n. Y, lady, the sister
in-law of DavenpoTt's mayor. We have
not been able to learn the ladys name, but
we know that she is rich in this worlds
goods, is amiabe and of true womanly
character. Mr.. Hoyt has been very sue
cessful in guarding his secret, but matr-
mony, like murder, will out. We congrat-
ulate Mr.. Hoyt and wish him all kinds of
happiness"
The Brattleboro contingent in the
Brooks party to Block Island, who will
reach the island Monday and will be there
about two weeks, will include from Brat
tleboro Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Martin and
three daughters, Judge and Mrs. f. l..
Waterman, DR.. and Mrs. D.. p Webster,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A Harris and son and
daughter Mrs. II. r. Brown and daughter,
Mrs. L. ID. Greene, Mrs. Laura A. Hough-
ton, Miss Mabel Houghton, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. A. Taylor Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Robb,
DR.. and Mrs. George, Mrs. Edward Arms,
Miss Carolyn Arms, Mrs. Caroline Towns
and Miss Gertrude King of Bellows Falls
will also be in the party
Emerson E. Flagg, jr., and Miss Clara e.
Powers of Greenfield, Mass. were married
Tuesday at the home of Mr.. Flaggs parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson E. Flagg of ii
Prospect street. The ceremony was per
formed at noon by Rev. r. X. Marvin,
who used the ring service. Members of
the family were present, Miss Minnie Flagg
OF Boston coming home for the occasion.
Following the marriagea wedding breakfast
was served. The parlor was handsomely
trimmed with roses, laurel and ferns, the
ceremony being performed in front of a
bank of laurel and ferns. Mr.. and Mrs.
Flagg left on the 2:10 train for Keene and
Meredith, n. ii. They will return tomor-