Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-11

class in the third and tourtn degrees next
Wednesday evening.
Fort Dummer Royal Arch chapter will
hold a regular meeting this evening. Six
applications for membership will be acted
upon.
The thermometer registered at II de-
grees this morning, the lowest in the
month of May in 10 years according to DR..
George F. Gales record.
District Deputy Denison Cowles and II
other members of the Masonic lodges in
Brattleboro drove to Wilmington Wednes-
day to witness the working Of the third
degree in the lodge in that village.
Will any real Daughter of the American
Revolution kindly send her address to Mrs.
Julius j. Estey, Brattleboro, VT, State
Regent of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. Vermont papers please COPY.
The First Baptist church has appointed
L. w. Hawley, w. C. Horton, Gen. j. j.
Estey and Rev. f. e. Marble a committee
to arrange for the observance of the Goth
anniversary of the church the second Sun
day in June.
Willie, son of 4. d. Wilson, fell from a
fence on which he was walking Wednes-
day night, and the flesh under one arm
was badly lacerated by one of the pickets.
The boy was hung on the fence until as
sistance came.
The ladies' aid society of the Episcopal
parish elected these officers at a meeting
at Mrs. G. w. Tyler's Tuesday afternoon:
President, Mrs. G. w. Tyler vice presi-
dent, Mrs. James COnland; secretary and
treasurer, Miss Clara Gale.
Mrs. Catherine Clarity, rs, wife of
John Clarity, who is employed on the
railroad, died at her home on Elliot street
last evening after an illness of several
months with tuberculosis Besides her
husband she is survived by three small
children. The funeral will be held from
the Roman Catholic church tomorrow
morning, Rev. Father Cunningham Off
eating.
Landlord T. Frank Turner Of the Brat
tleboro House and A. T. Cobb, owner of
the Brooks House livery stables, on ac-
count of a dispute over the speed of GER
tain favorites of the speedway FLAT street,
! had n match race on the track at the Val
ley Fair grounds Monday afternoon, the
horses entered being Mr.. Turner's Ellen T.
and Mr.. Cobb's Rodney. Mr.. Turner'S
mare was the winner in two straight heats,
the faster time being 1852.
Last Saturday afternoon, while j. A.
| Taylor and three or four Of his men were
at work on the further side OF the little
river, above the bridge, repairing the water
| pipe leading to the island, they heard pc
| culiar roaring sound of the wind and looked
up Just in time to see the wind suck up a
column Of water from the little river, "as
| big round as bushel basket" The water
rose to height Of several feet and then
quickly dropped back as it was released by
the whirling wind.
General orders from the adjutant gener-
ais office give dates of the annual drill
and inspection of the companies of the
Vermont National Guard. The day for
company Of Brattleboro is Juna O. Spec
ial order No. 10 records the resignation of
First Lieutenant Frank b. Putnam and
his honorable discharge. Special orders
No. IL give Col. j. G.. Estey absence six
weeks, with permission to go beyond the
limits Of the United States, and also grant
the same permission TO Capt H. Nelson
Jackson of Burlington, assistant physician,
for three months
The house on the Amidon farm in West
moreland, n. H., owned by Henry r.
Brown, was burned to the ground between
3 and 6 O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Mr.
Brown and S. W. Edgett visited the place
in the afternoon and had been away but a
short time when the flames were discovered
Ed Pike, who had been living on the farm,
was at work in field at the time and his
attention was attracted to the house by the
smoke. 1t is supposed that the fire started
in the kitchen, Mr.. Pike having started a
fire in the kitchen stove before going into
the field to work. The building was in
sured in the Union Mutual Insurance COM
pany.
The annual meeting Of the Universalist
Sunday school was held last Sunday. The
reports of the officers showed the school
TO be in an excellent financial condition,
much better than for several years. There
has been an increase in the membership
and the average attendance was much bet
ter than last year, which shows a growing
interest in the school. Reading of the Of
fcers' reports was followed by the election
of these officers for the coming year: Sup
erintendent, Mrs. A. j. Currier; assistant
superintendent, r. S. Childs, Rev. X. X.
Marvin, Miss Lillian Higley and Mrs. C.
l.. Stickney; secretary, Miss Alta Eames :;
treasurer, Frank Flagg; Librarians, Miss
Florence Lamson, Miss Minnie Scott, Miss
Annie Lamb and Miss Carrie Clark; ex-
ecutive committee, r. S. Childs, Fred Gil
son, Mrs. John Lindsey and Miss Ada
Eddy.
Leon T. Foster of Brattleboro, formerly
of Keene, and Miss Burtice l. Kenyon Of
Keene we're married at 2 o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. II. Mason, 1856 Elm street, in that city,
with whom the bride has lived from early
childhood. Rev. G. B. Elder, pastor Of
the Unitarian church, performed the cere-
mony, in the presence of immediate friends
and relatives, and the couple left at 230
for Boston. Miss Lena Kenyon, sister
of the bride, was bridesmaid, and Walter
P. Hewitt was best man. The bride is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank f.
Kenyon, both deceased. Mr.. Foster is
fayorably known in Keene, having been
active and popular among his associates,
and for considerable time drum major
of the local band. He is a son of Leon w.
Foster of Keene. Mr.. Foster came to
Brattleboro last fall as clerk in the drug
store of George f. Greene. He has made
many friends among the young people
during his stay here. Mr. and Mrs
Foster will have rooms at Frank McClure's
| on Williston street,
Ordination Service.
The First Baptist church of BrattlehOro