Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16
BRATTLEBORO.

u. "A. BOyuen mas SOlQ MS standard
bred mare to go to Worcester, Mass.
A. H. Cunningham, boiler inspector
for the Hartford Steam Boiler com
pany has recently inspected boilers
through this county, and also inspect
ed the steam guages on two engines
of the Brattleboro fire department.
The Greater New York Development
company was incorporated at Albany
this week with a capital of 100000
One of the directors is Russell Tyson
of Chicago, son-in-law of Col. Richards
Bradley.
The local horses, Fred c. and Win
ME W., did not start in the races in
which they were entered at Westfield,
Mass, this week. Burnham is expect
ed to compete today. Several horse
men from here have attended the
races.
The Prospect Hill Rogue club, con-
sisting of H. o. Coolidge, F. L. Hunt,
D. Cowles and c. o. Robbins, has join
ed the National Rogue association.
which will hold its annual tournament
in Norwich, Conn, in September. Mr..
Hunt and Mr.. Cowles and possibly Mr..
Coolidge will witness the tournament
but the club will not enter before
another year.
Rev. and Mrs. L. d. Temple of
bennington, N. j., were so successful
with the foreign tour which they con.
Quoted this season that they will ar.
range to take two parties abroad next
season. The tour of this year will
be repeated at an expense of $3.50
and the one embracing England
France. Switzerland, Austria and Italy
will cost $500.
r. s. Staples of Kansas, who is Wis
fling relatives in Brattleboro. took
into H. Fl. Thompson's jewelry store
this week, to be cleaned, a watch
which was bought of Mr.. Thompson
father and presented to him SO years
ago. 1t has the old English lever
movement and is still doing good ser
vice. Mr.. Staples has not been east
since 10 years ago.
Col. George w. Hooker will be the
POSTMASTER at the 3Sth annual meet
ing of the Reunion Society of Vermont
Omcers, to be held in Burlington Sept
5. The principal Grafton will be de
1ivered by Vice President Roosevelt
in the opera house at o'clock, to be
followed by a banquet at the Var
Ness, where Mr.. Roosevelt, Senators
Proctor and Dillingham; and others
will speak
The grove meetings at Sunset lake
will begin Tuesday, Aug. 20, continuing
through the following Sunday. Mrs
H. B. Sharpe of Boydton, Va, will be
present. Rev. II. S. Miller, NJ. A., O.
New York will give a series of Bible
readings, and the singing evangelists
Lewis S. CHATTER and wife of North
field, Mass, will assist in the services
each day. Pastors of several loca
churches are expected to be presen
during the week Lodgings and meals
may be obtained at the grounds if de
sired. Arrangements have been madt
with w. L. Walker of West Brattle
boro to carry any who wish to go Il
the lake at a reasonable rate. Thes,
are union services and everyone i
invited to come.
Several hundred Brattleboro peopl
and number from other towns in tn
county took advantage of the oppoI
tunity Tuesday morning to shake tn
hand of the distinguished VermonteI
Capt, Charles e. Clark, formerly of tn
United States battleship Oregon
Capt. and Mrs. Clark arrived in Brat
tleboro on the night train Monday an,
were guests of President and Mrs
Allan D. Brown until IL o'clock Tues
day, when they started for Bradford
Capt. Clark's native town, where h
was a guest during the Old HON
Week celebration. From to
O'Clock Tuesday Capt. Clark was give
an informal reception in the Brook
House. Col. H. e. Taylor, Congress
man Kittredge Haskins and Gen. ].
Estey acted as a committee of intro
duction and Capt. Clark was assiste
in receiving by Mrs. Clark, Presiden
Brown, who was a classmate of Capt
Clark at the United States Nava
Academy at Annapolis, and Mr.;
Brown. Commander George T. Davis
retired Capt. Clark's brother-in-lav
who was expected with Capt. Clarl
did not find it convenient to be present