Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-30
THE VERMONT PHG1NIX BRArTLEBORO FRIDAY, AUGUST

SCOTS grocery storethls week.
c. o. Robbins contemplates erecting
next season on his building lot at the
corner of High and Oak streets a
model building of six flats.
The Grange sewing circle will meet
every Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock in Grange hall until further
notice.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion and the board of directors will
hold a meeting in the Y. NJ. G. A.
rooms at O'Clock next Monday even
ing.
The Saxtons River correspondence
outlines the program for the annual
meeting of the Windham conference
of Congregational churches, to be held
in that village Sept. and 5.
The state board of railroad com
missioners were in Brattleboro Mon
day and went over the line of the
Brattleboro Street Railroad company
in a special car, inspecting the road
and the bridges.
The regular meeting of the Brattle-
boro Bird club will be held at Lin
denhurst next Monday evening at 100.
Members of the club and others who
are interested in forming an Audubon
society are requested to be present.
A hearing conducted by Frank
Stowe, trustee, was held before Ref
cree A. f. Schwenk Monday in the
matter of the bankrupt estate of Miller
e Kinson, to determine the question
of whether the bankrupts omitted any
of their property from their schedule.
The Winchester and Brattleboro Y.
NJ. c. A. base ball teams will meet in n
second contest on the home grounds
tomorrow, Saturday, afternoon. In the
first game, at Winchester two weeks
ago, Winchester won, to 4, but the
home players hope to square accounts
tomorrow. The game will be called
at $50.
Dennis Rebekah lodge held a lawn
party Saturday afternoon with Mrs c.
L. Spear on Washington street, but
the heavy rain reduced the attendance
and compelled those who were pres
ent to seek shelter in the house. An
excellent supper was served and the
| occasion was thoroughly enjoyed de-
pite the unfavorable circumstances.
Helen. g. daughter of Mrs. Walter
Mixer of North Easton, Mass. died in
that town Saturday after a weeks i'll
ness with diphtheria. The body was
brought to Brattleboro Monday and
was taken to Halifax for burial in the
old church cemetery. The child's
death came six months, lacking one
day, after the death of her father, who
formerly was carrier on the rural free
! delivery route No. in Brattleboro.
A careful theatrical manager who
has a genuine genius for statistics has
calculated that in the past twenty
years Lewis Morrison's Faust has ap-
peared before nearly nine million peo-
pie. Everything is new this season
and Faust" has had a triumphal tour
so far. Lewis Morrison's new version
has been equipped with new scenery
and effects costing many thousands of
dollars and will be seen here shortly.
Burnham was one of the nine start.
ers in the 2.19 pace for a purse of $1,000
at Readville, Mass, Friday. but was
outside the distance, so yards, in the
first heat. The 2.22 trot. in which
Fred c. and Nelly S. each won a heat
at Holyoke Thursday, was finished
Friday. Nelly s. taking the two last
heats in 2.291s and 2.20la. Fred c.
finished second and third in these
heats. and secured second money in
the. purse of $500.
The canning season in peaches has
begun, and a large number of peaches
have been sold in Brattleboro the past
week. There is a prospect that a
larger number will be sold the coming
week. Early in the week d. F. Shea
went to Springfield and bought 100
baskets which practically were all sold
in one day, and he will receive
another shipment of $50 baskets next
week. A. F. Roberts bought about
20 baskets in Springfield yesterday
They arrived in town lilo and only
about dozen baskets were left last
/ night.
B. F. Bowman, the Vermont agent
representing the Central Vermont rail.
road company, was in town yesterday
in behalf of the excursion which the
Central Vermont railroad company
will run to Cleveland, Ohio for the
| benefit of the Grand Army comrades
who wish to attend the national en-.
campment to be held in that city Sept
8 to IA. Arrangements are being made
to give the veterans who go by this
! route every privilege possible, these
privileges including a stop-over at Buff
falo and Niagara Falls within the tick
ct limits. Tickets are good to &c
Sept. to IL, and to return leaving
Cleveland not later than midnight OF
Sept. 10.
The marriage of Fred Roy Ernest
Dompier, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Dompier of Elliot street, and Miss
Nettie Belle Horton. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Horton, took place
at 16 South Main street Wednesday
evening at o'clock. Rev. r. F. Lowe
/ pastor of the Methodist church, per
formed the ceremony, using the ring
service. Only relatives and intimate
friends were present, the entire com
pany numbering about 80. The parloI
was handsomely trimmed for the oc
casion with festoons of evergreen and
hydrangeas, and with cut flowers. The
bridesmaid was Miss Luella Butler
and the best man was Walter Timson
The bride wore white Indian lawn
trimmed with white satin, and carried
white carnations. The bridesmaid
wore pink muslin, trimmed with pink
satin, and carried pink carnations.
After the ceremony congratulations
were extended and refreshments were
served. Mr.. and Mrs. Dompier will
live with Mr. Dompier's parents al
55 Elliot street. Mr.. Dompier is EN-
ployed by the S. A. Smith company.