Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-12
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George Amidon caught a five pound
black bass at Spofford lake yesterday.
S. w. Edgett & Co have sold the
William Lynch property in Hinsdale
to Edward Bishop of that place.
A free dance to those attending the
presentation of Kathleen Mavourneen
will be given at Brookside park this
evening.
Gentry Brothers are billing the town
today for an exhibition by their train
ed horses, dogs and baby elephants
which will be given on Frost street
July %.
Louis Fierce, manager of the COM
pany now at the park, and Miss Eliza
beth Dewitt, whose singing there has
attracted attention this week, will
have prominent parts in Denman
Thompson's New Minister company.
The school meeting next Tuesday
evening will take action in expanding
about $25,000 This is a matter of
sufficient Importance to call for the
presence of every voter in district
No. 2.
Holden & Martin have been given
club house. The necessary funds are
among the club members, and $316
has been pledged to date.
The First Regiment band will give
one of its popular moonlight dances at
Brookside park next Tuesday evening.
A fine program has been arranged for
both square and fancy dances. A. II.
Hines will act as prompter.
A son of H. G. Smith, the milkman
sustained painful injuries the Fourth
a quantity of powder being thrown
into his face and eyes by the prema-
ture explosion of a cannon firecracker.
1t is thought that the sight will not
be affected permanently.
The Methodist Sunday school held
:: - -teheir annual picnic Wednesday in Cen
trail park, Vernon. About 60-.mem-
bers went by special car at O'Clock
and returned at 5.45 after spending the
day in games and various amusements,
with dinner in the pavilion. Rev. Mr..
Lowe gave the entire party boat ride
on the river.
An excursion will be run from Brat
tleboro to Belchertown, inclusive, to
Watch Hill and Block Island Satur-
day, July 81. The fare to Watch Hill
and return will be SIPS, to Block Is
land and return $3.50; children be-
tween and ~ years of age rs cents
Tickets to Block Island will be good
returning until Monday, July 20, and a
payment of so cents additional will
secure a stop-over privilege for 10
days. The train will leave Brattle-
boro at 5.45 a. M, Vernon 5.54, South
Vernon 6.03, Mortified 6.07 North
field Farms GIG, Millers Falls 6.23
The steamer will arrive in New Lon
don on the return trip to connect with
the express leaving there at $50, ar
irving in Brattleboro at $50.
An enthusiastic meeting Of those in
terested in holding field day sports
under the auspices of the Y. M. G. A
was held last evening, when it was
decided to hold a meet on Wednesday,
Aug T. Patrick Ferriter and Leslie
Stafford were elected captains to lead
the opposing teams, and from 20 en-
tries the captains chose alternately
10 men. There will be 10 events,
probably on the Valley Fair grounds
to which no admission will be charged
The events will include running high
jump. hop, step and jump, pole vault
half-mile bicycle race, howard dash
220-yard dash, 220-yard hurdle, throw
ing discus, and relay race. Each
event will score nine points. Deid-
rich Stolte will coach the contestants
each Monday and Thursday evening on
the island.
A. G. Barnes, who has bought the
Vernon hotel property of Miss leila
Johnson through Bailey's agency,
will move there with his family after
some improvements have been made
on the property. He will care for
people seeking food and lodging, but
will not run the establishment in the
hotel style of former years. He will
open store for the sale of meal, feed.
etc. The farm, of $50 acres, is one
of the best in this section of the Con-
necticut valley. Mr.. Barnes's prlnci-
pal object in buying was to get the
farm for his business in buying cat
tie for the Boston markets. He will
keep 200 to 800 head of cattle on the
farm. He has now in the west large
number of cattle, some of which will
be shipped here. The personal prop
erty on the farm and in the hotel will
be sold at auction at an early date.
Miss Johnson will take Mr.. Barnes's
house on Prospect street in part pay
ment.