Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-05


A company of young men interest
ed in the Y. M. c. A. will go to Sun
set lake next week to spend a week
camping in the Y NJ. c. A. tent.
Fred c., the Kentucky bred trotter
owned by j. A. Taylor has been en-
tered by Driver Cox in the 2.35 class
at Worcester July 8, and in the 2.39
class July IL. Burnham, also owned
by Brattleboro men, is entered in the /
223 class the 18th.
John f. O'Brien, who was SEN
fenced last Friday to pay a fine of SIS /
(and costs for intoXication, was unable .
to pay the fine and was therefore TAX |
en- to Newfane jail by Chiefof-POlico !
Hall Saturday to serve an alternative F.
sentence of 20 days.
The funeral of John x. Smith, who +,
died Thursday night of last week from
the effects of sunstroke, was held in
Bonds undertaking rooms Saturday,
Rev. r.. f. Lowe officiating. The
burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery
The bearers were Mr.. Smiths four
sons.
The property at the corner of Vine
and Locust streets. including a two
tenement house, barn and extra build
ing lot which was sold at auction
Saturday by S. w. Edgett & Co. to
close the estate of the late S. w.
Houghton, was bought by Mrs. II. b.
Larkin for $1625. She made the pur-
chase for an investment.
The first open air meeting of the
Y. NJ. C. A. this summer will be held
on the common next Sunday at
o'clock. The address will be by Rev.
thomas Cain of Newtonville, Mass.
formerly of Brattleboro, whose sub
iect will be "The Young Men of To-
day" All who have camp chairs are
requested to carry them.
John Pellet of Worcester spent
| Sunday with his mother on South
Main street. Mr.. Pellet and his
brother have been awarded the con-
tract for the brick work in the build
| ing of a residence for Mr.. Schnell, a
New York millionaire, which is to be
erected in Mortified. The residence
will be modelled after Windsor cas-
tie and will cost about S250,000.
Florinda La Blanc, 10, oldest of
La Blanc sisters who appeared in
vaudeville performance at Brookside
park recently died last week in Wor-
cester, Mass. She started from here
with her sisters for Binghamton ~
Y, but was attacked with appendicitis
en- route, and physicians at Albany
| advised an operation. She went 20
| Worcester, where the operation was
| performed, but she failed to rally
from it.
A grey mare owned by Liveryman
Brown, one of the pair. used on II. e.
Bond & Sons hearse, fell dead with
heart disease Monday at the top of
| the American House hill. The team
was not taken out of the stable until
night. when it was sent to the depot
| to take Ex-Governor Harrison and
family of Connecticut to the Brooks
| House. The mare had eaten as well
as usual, but her breathing for a day
or two seemed to have been effected
by the hot weather.
A confirmation service was held in
the Roman Catholic church Tuesday
! evening before a congregation that
| filled the church. About 80 boys and
girls were confirmed by Bishop
Michaud of Burlington, assisted by Rev.
Father Cunningham of Brattleboro
and Rev. Father Reynolds of Bellows
Falls. The class was made up of
boys and girls from Brattleboro, South
Vernon, Putney and Dummerston. At
the close of the service the Young
Ladies' Sodality received some 20 new
members into its organization.
The Brattleboro Society of Colonial
| Danes met Saturday afternoon to
make further plans for marking the
site of Fort Drummer at the time of
the annual meeting of the state socie-
ty in Brattleboro next October. The
principal business done was the ac-
ceptance of an inscription for the
bronze tablet which is to be set into
a large granite marker. Several in
scriptions were submitted. The
one selected, embodying the facts of
the beginning and ending of the fort,
was drawn up by Congressman Has
kins.
A pleasant event occurred in West
Brookfeld, Mass, at the home of Rev.
L. L. Beeman, the evening of June
29th, when Mr.. Beeman had the
pleasure of uniting in marriage his
brother, Rev. J. d. Beeman of South
Royalton, former pastor of the Meth
odist church in Brattleboro, and Mrs.
Bessie E. Bryant of South London
derry. The wedding took place on
the 25th anniversary of the marriage
|
and Mrs. j. d. Beeman will make their
home in South Royalton, where Mr..
Beeman has preached the past two
or three years.
Spofford lake was dotted with boats
early Monday morning, nearly every
available craft being pressed into SER
| vice at the opening of the bass fish
ing season. The best catch of the day
was made by James p. Elmer and his
son, Raymond Elmer, who landed 20
fine specimens. The largest fish
weighed Az pounds, two others 3%
and 2h respectively, and II others
from l to ~ pound each. Dan and
Charles Stolte and Guy Tasker caught
% pounds, Charles Stolte getting a
3R FOUNDER. Many smaller catches
were made, but the great majority
reported poor luck.
About 40 members of Wantastiuuet
Golf club attended a special meeting
held at the Brooks House Tuesday
evening. James Fisk Hooker was
elected a governor to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of L. D.
Gregg, The question of enlarging the
club house was discussed at length
1t was decided to build an addition,
to contain dressing rooms and lockers,
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