Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-09-27
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A one-club match for men. nine
holes, no handicap, will be PLAYED mt
the golf links Saturday for suitable
prize.
The Springfield Union of Sunday
contained q threC-column extract from
you and T., a forthcoming volume
on the ethics of the labor question by
DR.. Martin /. Bruce of Brattleboro.
Charles J. r. Ray. a. only brother
of the late John l.. Ray of Brattleboro.
died Sept % at his home in Lincoln.
Mass. He was a produce dealer in
Boston many years but retired some
time ago. He is survived by one sis
ter. Miss Annie Ray.
David. J. Barrett has sold the
Samuel Bradley farm above West
Brattleboro to John A. Winter, and
has bought from z. W. Miller. through
A. V. Mays agency, the farm on
Dummerston Hill known as the Ben
nett place.
Will Pentland made fine showing
in the poultry department at the
Greenfield fair last week. He sent
down four coops of Silver Spangled
Hamburgs, winning two firsts and two
seconds. On light Brahmas he won
one first and two seconds on three
coops, in hot competition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Schuster will go
from New York to st. Louis to begin
their winters engagement about No
vember l. Mrs. Schuster has been
seriously i'll with gastritis for three
weeks, but is now recovering. Mr..
and Mrs. Schuster contemplate coming
to Brattleboro to spend several weeks
before taking up their operate work
David E. Downer will sell his house
and barn, at the corner of Canal and
Birge streets at auction Saturday,
Oct. 5, at l p. m, and also a quantity
of personal property, including eX-
press wagon, buggy and cart, and
many household articles. On Satur-
day, Oct. IL, at 1 p. m, Mr.. Downer
will sell his farm of 800 acres in Win
chester, N. H., and also so tons of hay.
Howe's Moving Pictures" will be
presented at the Auditorium next
Thursday evening under the auspices
of the Murray club. The pictures will
cover a wide range of subjects. as on
previous presentations here. and will
include a series of views at the Pan
American exposition and President
McKinley's visit there. p. Kendall. a
clever artist and entertainer, will
assist.
The annual rally of the Congrega-
tional Sunday school will be held next
Sunday at 11.45 o'clock, and a
special invitation is extended to all
interested in the school to be present
including the cradle roll, home de.
partment and all branches of the
school. There will be no study
period but an interesting program has
been prepared, including a short ad
dress by Rev. L. M. Keneston of West
BrattleboTo, exercises by the primary
and junior departments, the adoption
of a school motto etc. The music
will be led by an orchestra, and the
rooms will be tastefully decorated for
the occasion. Everybody is invited.
Bishop Michaud of the Roman
Catholic diocese of Burlington, which
includes the state of Vermont. has
issued an edict refusing dissolution to
parents who are sending their chill
dren of 10 years or younger to the
public schools instead of the parochial
schools. Catholics married by Prot
estant ministers will be excommuni
Gated and Catholics who were married
or who attempted to be married by a
justice of the peace will be refused
dissolution. In case parent believes
he should send his children to the
public schools he can visit the pastor
of his church and lay the case before
him. The pastors of the catholic
churches are invested with authority
to decide the merits of the case. The
edict of Bishop Michaud extends all
over the diocese, where there is a
parochial school, 1t does not, how
ever, apply to those parishes where
there is no parochial school. AL
the larger places in Vermont, such as
Montpelier, ST. Adams, Rutland and
Brattleboro, have parochial schools.
The Woman's club met with the
president, Mrs. James p. Elmer, in
the Brooks House Friday afternoon
After the business meeting a duet
was sung by Mrs. r. G. Bacon and
Miss Emma Gregg, accompanied by
Miss Izetta Stewart. A letter was
read from Miss Susan Clark, a former
president of the club, who at the time
of writing, was in Switzerland. Mrs
Whitaker very ably outlined the
years work, and Mrs. S. o. Miner
read a paper on "Art Treasurers Of
New York" Miss Emerson and Mrs
Jenne were elected delegates and Mrs
Barber and Mrs. Brown alternates tC
attend the meeting of the state fedora
tion of Woman's clubs to be held al
Morrisville Oct. 16 and II. The
evening session met with Mrs. w. P
Jones Saturday evening, when the
program of the day session was re
peated. Both sessions will hold theil
next meeting with Mrs. Whitaker
the day session meeting Friday, Oct
A, and the evening session the Wed
nesday following. The subject will
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