Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-22

Some miscreant cut the rope out OF The
flag pole at the High street schoolhouse
Wednesday night
G.. A. Boyden has recently brought from
Burlington fine Alexander mare, which is
greatly admired 10y local hoIsemen.
The Rarna A. Clark residence on Wal
nut street was sold at auction yesterday to
p. Fleming for $500 The personal prop
erty was disposed of at low prices.
Daniel O'Nei and Michael Sherry are
members of the Ninth infantry, the regi-
ment which has been ordered from Manila
to China to protect Americans from Box
ers.
About so of the Junior Endeavorers of
the Baptist society held a picnic at Brook
side park Monday. Dinner was served
there and the young people spent a large
part of the day in games and amuSemenls.
The breaking of a staging, upon which
Solomon Levoncher and IAphirem St
Cyr were at work Monday morning on one
of d. p. Prescott's houses on Clark
street, caused the men to tall about -
feet. Levoncher was bruised, and ST. Cyr
had two ribs broken
NJ. |. Reed has been appointed admins
TRAITOR and Hiram f. Weatherhead and J..
l.. Stockwell appraisers of the Thronore
b. Dennng estate. The final account of
the executors i'm the Seth y. Herrick
estate has been allowed. Joseph Tdrdiit,
insane, of Newfaue has been ordered re
moved to the Brattieboro Retreat
Many school teachers will be interested
in the 18th annual meeting of the Amcri-
can Institute of Instruction, which will be
held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, July to IL.
The Boston IL Maine railroad company
will sell round trip tickets from Brattle-
boro to Halifax aud return via Claremont
junction and Rockingham Junction for
S21.2j from Bellows Falls $50 50; and
from Brattleboro via the Connecticut River
line S22 so, from Bellows Falls S22 80.
The annual reception to the graduating
class of the High school was given Friday
evening at the Brooks House. The class
received in one of the parlors between s
and o'clock and during that time con
CALCULATIONS of several hundred people
were extended TO the young people The
dancing began at 9 o'clock with the grand
march, participated in by the class alone.
| Following the march, dancing was enjoy
ed by a large number, continuing until
1880. Music was furnished for both the
reception aud dancing by Leitsiuger's
| orchestra Across the rear of the dining
room was hung the class motto, i'm green
and white, prepare then build The
| cover of the dance program was neatly
executed design by George Adams, who
was also the designer of the cover Of the
graduation program. The program abound
ed in "hits' on various members OF the
class.
The annual adjustment Of postmasters'
salaries to take effect July was aunounc-
| ed recently. Ia Vermont Waterbury is
relegated from second TO third class, and the
pOstmasteT's salary is reduced 5000. These
places secure increases Of 500: Barton,
Morrisville, SaXtons River, Bradford, Isl
and Pond, Mortified, Springfield, Wind
sOr, Chester, Lyndonyille, St. Johnsbury
| and Nergennes. Increases Of $500 are
made at Hardwick and West Rutland.
Decreases of 500 are made at Brattleboro
and Hyde Park, and of 500 at Derby
Line. The salary of the Bratteboro Office
was increased from $500 to $1,000 year
ago and it now goes back to the former
figure. The increased appropriations for
the Brattleboro Office the coming year give
Assistant Postmaster c. w. Wilcox $500
additional salary, and also provide for a
new clerk. Harry G. Freeman, who has
Deen substitute clerk, has received the
appointment and win begin his regular
! duties July l.
The funeral of Clayton n. Hackley was
held at the house at o'clock Monday,
Rev. f. Z. Marble and Rev. H. r. Miles
officiating. 1t was very largely attended,
and there were many beautiful floral
tributes, among them being large set
piece from the Delta Sigma Delta frater-
nifty of Harvard dental college and two
pieces from the First Regiment band.
The singing was by Z. II. Miller Of DUN
| merstOn, one of the selections being
"Plains of Peace a favorite with Mr..
Hackey Among those present from out
of town were Dr. and Mrs. f. s. Niles of
Boston, Mrs. Daniels of Northampton.
Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. f. H. Niles of
Halifax, Mr.. and Mrs John Hacklev of
Greenfield, Mass, and George Niles of
Springfield, this state The burial was in
the Prospect Hill cemetery, the bearers
being Sewall Morse, David Shaw, c. l..
Stickney, Frank b. Putnam. Fred 5.
Knight and Arthur Maynard. The bear
ers were selected by Mr.. Hackley during
the last days of his illness.