Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-14


were given a trolley ride Wednesday. |
The usual dance will follow the en-
tertainment at Brookside park Sat
urday night
Mrs. c. f. r. Jenne and Mrs. f. ID. |
Morris entertained their Sunday school |
classes at a picnic in the woods in !
Centreville Saturday.
IF. Connors has been notified that |
ne has been granted an original pen
sion of $40 per month, dating from
the time of his application two years
ago.
The annual meeting of the Grange
Dramatic club will be held at Grange
hall next Monday evening, when an
entertainment will be given All
members of the Grange are invited.
Sven Magnuson was hammering on
a box at the Estey Organ factory Fri
day when a nail was thrown forcibly
into his right eye. The injury is very
painful and he will be incapacitated
some time.
Mrs. Frank Baldwin will close her
dancing schools with a ball and eXhi-
bition by the children in Grange hall
on Tuesday evening. June IS. Lett
singers orchestra will furnish music.
All are invited to attend.
James Cain, painter, was arrested
Monday by Chief-of-Police Hall for
being intoxicated on the previous day.
He was arraigned before Justice New
ton Monday evening, pleaded guilty
and was fined So and casts, which were
paid
The open season for black bass fish
ing in Vermont begins tomorrow.
Some anglers will try their luck at the
marlboro ponds and in West river,
but the majority will wait for the be-
ginning of the sport at Spofford lake
July /.
DR.. George p. Anderson of Rutland,
assistant surgeon of the First Yer
mont regiment, will begin practice in
Brattleboro the latter part of the
month. He will live at the Brooks
| House, having engaged the rooms for
merly occupied by DR.. Ketchum's fam
/ lily.
Next weeks attraction at Brookside
park will be "The Kimmels,' hypno-
lists. They come with a reputation as
the most successful opponents of the
scinece of suggestion on the road.
They will give exhibitions the entire
week, with matinees Wednesday and
/ Saturday afternoons.
The marriage of Miss Minnie Myr-
tie Allen of Newport, n. H., formerly
of Brattleboro to Herbert Austin Will
ley of Newport will take place at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Corser,
Chaplin street, at 7.30 o'clock next
Wednesday evening. The cards an
nounce lat home after July IS"
Mrs. j. j. Estey will go to Rutland
to assist Mrs. Horace uoXie Dyer in a
reception to be given June 18th to
Mrs. Charles w. Fairbanks, president
general of the National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
On the following day, the 18th at 1880
a. m, Ann Story chapter, ID. a. r., will
unveil the Fort Rutland memorial.
A plan for the consolidation of the
fruit and vegetable canneries and al
| ned industries of Vermont is under
! process of formation and will be effect
ed soon, according to the Burlington
newspapers. Among the advantages
will be the starting of new factories
which will permit more than doub-
ling of the present capacity, which
may reach about 100000 cans, and in
| crease the number of employees by sew
eral hundreds.
The bailiffs held a regular monthly
meeting Saturday night, when they
voted to put an incandescent lamp
over the foot bridge leading from Frost
place to Frost street. They arranged
to have extra police on duty July 4th
Three sewer assessments were made for
new houses on Pine street. a permit was
granted for the erection of a band
stand on the northeast side of the com
mon. Funds for this purpose are now
being raised by l.. Z. Holden, and over
500 has been subscribed.
Miss Carlena J. Walker of Boston
who spent the past two summers in
the Office of f. l.. Hildreth & Co.. was
married Wednesday to Vincent Meyer
hotter of Washington, d. C. The cere
mony was performed at 3 o'clock in
st. Andrews Episcopal church by Rev
Mr.. Kidner. Mr.. and Mrs. Meyerhoffer
went to New York, and from there
they will go to Washington to begin
housekeeping. Mrs. Meyerhoffer has
been for a number of years in the
office of the Boston Dental college
Mr. Meyerhoffer has a government po
sition in the war department.