Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-05-24

OOUlUllJJee.
Contributions of flowers from the |
school children and citizens are So
licited. They may be left at the stage |
entrance of the Auditorium Wednes- |
day afternoon or early Thursday morn
ing. Lunch will be served through
the day to all old soldiers.
Sunday morning, May 26, the COM
rades will meet at Grand Army hall
at $50 to attend services at the Con-
gregational church, West Brattleboro;
and at the town hall at 1 p. m. to go
to West Dummerston Wednesday
morning May 30, at Grand Army hall
at $50 to attend the High school ex-
ercises; and at 100 p. m. to at
tend the Canal street school exercises
at the Universalist church.
Thursday morning, May 80, at Grand
Army hall at $50 to go to West Brat
tleboro; and at 1 p. IN. to attend the
exercises at the town hall
Veterans of the Spanish-American
war are requested to meet at Festival
hall Thursday afternoon at l o'clock.
Regular meeting of Dennis Rebekah
lodge next Tuesday evening. Meet
ing will be ecaned to order promptly
at 7.3O.
William Martin of Guilford has sold
the farm in Halifax, at one time own
eu by the late b. A. Clark, to Henry
S. Adams of Athol. Mr.. Adams will
occupy it as summer home.
Miss Lena Hines left home Tues
day night, threatening, as she went,
to jump into the river. The next af-
OH 20 he
she is staying with her brother.
Chief-of-Police Hall located her in Bos-
ton Wednesday night.
Miss Sybil j. Bushnell, SO, of North
Adams was stricken with apOpleXy
Wednesday noon and died in the hos
pital yesterday. She was a sister of
Edward Bushnell of BrattleDoro. She
was appointed postmaster in Missouri
by President Cleveland during his sec
ond term. The office was named
Bushnell in her honor
improvements in Halls restaurant
| have been completed this week making
it one of the best appointed restau-
rants in this part of the state. A
| light green steel ceiling has been put
| in, the walls have been finished in
terra Gotta, and the dining room has
been equipped with electric chande-
liers and an electric ceiling fan.
Rev. l.. NJ. Keneston of West Brat
tleboro gave a lecture on The Life
Oh Christ" illustrated with stereOp-
ticon views, last evening at the Meth
odist church under the auspices of the
literary department of the Epworth
league. All who attended speak in
high terms of the lecture. Vocal num-
bers were rendered by Mrs. Edith
Chamberlain.
E. r. Pratts fifth and last hatch OF
chickens for the season came out OF
his incubator at tie Pratt farm on
Western avenue Wednesday. There
were about $50 in this hatch, the to
tai number since April LIST being 700
The season has been a good one and
the percentage of loss has been very
small. The 700 chicks at various
stages of growth and the methods OF
their daily care are an interesting
sight.
Jerry Curtain narrowly escaped deatf
in the railroad yard Wednesday wheI
a large cake of ice which was being
transferred from one car to another
was dropped, striking him a siding
blow upon the head. A cash foul
inches long was cut and mis- face was
bruised. Had the cake struck hin
suuarely, his head would have beer
crushed. His injuries are not regard
ed as serious an he will probably b.
able to return to work in ten days o
two weeks.
Miss Belle H. Emerson filed a SEIZED
; ule in bankruptcy Wednesday and wa
| l,Nr
Wednesday night. Her liabilitie
are about $500 and her nominal as
sets about $2500. The actual asset
are considerably less than the nomina
: assets, which include stock in the Mir
neapolis Cooperative company VIII
} own the Wright block in Minneapolis
? The creditors are principally QUITO
f tcv lealers. Miss Emerson's debt
were contracted through her milliner
business, which she disposed of las
/, winter The failure was precipitate
q by a suit brought by Clapp Tito
. of Boston to collect a millinery bill {
Q $3.50.
A family reunion was held at tn
i, home of Mr.. and Mrs. f. +. Hopkll
= son, 2 Organ street, Monday last IN
y occasion being their wedding annive
y sary. All members of the famil'
:, consisting of %, including sewers
y grandchildren, were present and too
e their dinner together. Mr.. and Mr.
t. Hopkinson were the recipients
v many useful and beautiful gift
e Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. F.
d Hopkinson, Mr. and Mrs. H. w. Du
S lev, Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Hamilton, M
e and Mrs. C. F. Sargent, Mrs. Jenn
r. A. Bemis. ]. r. Dudley, Mr. and Mr.
o A, A. Hopkinson, A. E. Hopkinson, M
and Mrs. G. G. Hamilton, Miss MauII
4 Hamilton. Hattie L. and Charlena
q Bemis. Murray F. and Elizabeth
20 Hamilton, Harry B. Hopkinson az
~ Frederick D. Sargent. In the eveni'
q instrumental music was enjoved,, art
IS which a collation. was served az
10 49, ,,ou+; oiDated in until la