Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-07


finished this week job of stating and
timing the roof of the Wilkins build
ing.
+. e. Young, the grocer, is building
a piazza across the front of his house
at the corner of Central and Washing
ton streets.
J. f. Bushnell, the Flatstreet gro
Ger, has put on a low-dOwn delivery
wagon this week, one Of f. d. Will
liams's make.
The first of the annual spring log
drive appeared Wednesday and a
boom was constructed from the pier
of the covered bridge to the Boston e
Maine engine house yesterday.
About GO people attended the lawn
party given by the Methodist society at
home of Mrs. w. A. Ramsdell on South
Main street Wednesday night. A
strawberry supper was served from a
large tent.
The Golf club will have it's first
tea-unless stormy-for all members
of the club Saturday, June s. Tea
will be served at 5. A team match
with the Greenfield club may be ar
ranged.
Wantastiquet lodge of Odd Fellows
and Dennis Rebekah lodge will hold
a memorial service in their hall Sun
day, June 16, at O'Clock, after which
the graves of the deceased members
of the order will BE- decorated.
The bailiffs have awarded to John
Calvin the contract for putting a new
tin roof on the steamer house. The
stock is being gotten out this week and
the work of putting it on will be begun
next week. The contract price is
, s175.
A Frenchman employed by w. G.
| Doolittle had his left arm broken We'd
nesday by being kicked by one of Mr.
Doolittle's horses which he was hitch
ing to a truck, The horse was the
one which kicked and killed John Sug
land last winter
The Congregational Sunday school
voted Sunday to give $25 to the Yer
mont Home Missionary society and SIS
to the Seamans Friend society. In
the evening the Christian Endeavor
society voted to give s. to the support
of an Indian girl and s. to the work
among the Bohemians in Ohio.
Children's day was observed in the
| Universalist church asst Sunday morn
ing. the members ofIhe Sunday school
/ occupying the from Ipews. Rev. Mr..
Marvin preached Il armon to the chill
I dren and four chil'den We're christen-
/ ed. The church las trimmed with
white lilacs and c1 flowers
The annual NEE of the Brattle-
May %. Rev. J. II, Rabbit sent in his
. resignation as trIpi ee. and Rev. l..
/ NJ. Kenoston was a pointed to succeed
/ him. The officers Chosen were l.. NJ.
, Keneston. presiderlE +. /. Waterman,
vice president; ETF. Weatherhead,
! secretary: DR.. c. Isl Clark. treasurer;
Or. Clark. 4. w. EOwe. Rev. y. 4.
Wood. prudential lnmittee.
The employees II the Brattleboro
Overall company az Centreville. who
recently joined tn IGarment Makers
union, began wOl Y Monday on the
union schedule. Ehe day workers
will be given Saturtay afternoons off
with full pay and lhe piece workers
will receive a laIldr price for their
work. Union laldE were used this
week for the first Yne.
At the semi-an 1ial meeting of the
Garment Worker blnion Monday even.
ing the old boa, Fof officers were re.
elected as follCaap Fannie Hitch
cock, president; Helen Leahey, vice
president; Addi9 NJ. Fay, recording
secretary; Mini II Dietrich, financial
secretary; MarNht Long, treasurer;
elective memberiFn executive board
Sherman McQua Il, Fred Billiard and
Mrs. Ida ReeY trustees, Frank
Field, George rtonard and Irwin
! Crosier.
The next attraction at Brookside
park will be Deyine's Elite Vaudeville
Stars. Mr.. Devina has succeeded in
calling together one of the strongest
vaudeville combina ions on tne road
and among the long list of fun-makers
are the Three Sisters Leblanc
dancers and singers, and Woodward
the tambourine spinner, who played
at the park two years ago and are
anxious TO again appear before a Brat
tleboro audience. James a. Gala
han. the funny little freshman, and
Latoy, the acrobat, marvel, are also
included. Patrons of the rustic thea
tire will find much to amuse in next
weeks attraction.
Inc BrattleDOrO HaSllSnt company
has been given the contract TO furnish
electric lights for he town of Hins
dale, n. H., for i've years beginning
about July l. Si-ty lights will be
furnished, of 32-caldle power each
which will neceisitate installing
another 2000-cand power lighting ma
chine in the Company's power plant al
once. This machine would have beer
put in next fall in any case. The
company has contacted with F. j
Bailey q Co. to furnish poles for car
rying the wires, and with the Vaughn
4 Sargent Electric company to do The
wiring. The work of setting the
poles will be begun next Monday.
, The marriage If Nathan d. Allen
) deputy warden al the state prison il
5 | Charlestown, Mass, and Miss MAY
Taylor Stewart, a stenOgrapher in the
r Office of Warden Bridges, took place
l Tuesday evening at the home of the
! parents of the brite, Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
= ry f. Stewart, of Chelsea. The ser
vice was performed at $50 o'clock b!
Rev. Samuel NJ. CathcaTt. The bride
was attended by her sister, Miss Mel
lie Stewart, as maid of honor, and he
: brother, Sidney Stewart, was the bes
: man. At the conclusion of the ser
vice a reception vas held at the hom'
! of the bridegroom, 104 Washington
street, Charlestowp, in the prison yard
Windham and Re,ninnton Association