Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-07
Contract for Street Limits

contract for Street liqhts,
At an adjourned town meeting Sat
urday, the selectmen were instructed
to contract with the Brattleboro Gas
llght company to furnish sixty mean
descent, 32-candle power electric lights
Tor lighting the streets. The price of
the lights will be $24 a year for each
one. The selectmen were also au-
thorlzed to arrange with the Fisk Pa
per company to pump water into
tank in the top of the town hall build
ing for the purpose of flushing the
pipes in the building. The matter of
water system for better protection
against fire was discussed. and
Charles Bigelow, F. a. Buckley. Ed
ward Stebbins, G. \. Robertson and
Robert McCaughern were made a com
mlttce to look into the matter and re-
port al meeting to be held at 3 p. m.
on the second Saturday in July.
Miss Ann McCaughern visited in
North Walpole last week.
Mrs. James OBrien has been spend.
ing a few days with friends in Athol.
d. Z. Coffee came home from Maine
to spend Sunday with his family here.
Mrs /. NJ. Cox of Woodstock, VT.
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Lois
p Ferrn.
Three children of Mr. and Mrs.
John Fisher have been suffering from
tonsilitis.
Mrs. r. P. Minis is having an adj
dition put on one Of her Kilburn street
houses.
Miss Lizzie Purcell visited her sis.
ter in Millers Falls a few days re.
Gently.
Mrs. Hathorn, who has been with
a daughter in Massachusetts several
weeks. has returned home,
o. c. Robertson returned Monday
from a week Of fishing at Willoughby
lake in Northern Vermont
The Quarantine was raised from
the house of w. b. Thayer last week.
after a thorough fumigating.
Mrs. II. w. Taylor received a visit
from her mother. Mrs. Margaret
Seayer, of Northampton, Mass, last
week.
Mrs. NJ. Z. Wheeler disposed of her
millinery and ladies' furnishing goods
at auction Saturday evening and
closed her store.
Thomas Cummings of the Island
brewery was before the ponce court
Saturday. He paid $62. 22 for keeping
peer for sale, second offense.
John Martin and wife. VIM. Martin
ana Mrs. Bessie Martin of Boston were
guests OF Misses Ellen and Mary Fitz-
gerald last week Thursday.
\ fine musical entertainment under
the direction of Miss Bardweu follow.
ca the supper at the Congregational
church Wednesday evening.
Rev. W. F. White, G. A. Robertson.
and Miss Cora Wellman attended the
conference of Cheshire County Con-
gregational churches held at Walpole
this week.
Mrs. A. F. Fisher entertained her
Sunday school class of boys at her
home on Tuesday afternoon. The
time was passed with games. and a
nice supper was served by the hostess.
Childrens Sunday will be observed
at the Congregational church next
sunday morning. At o'clock in the
afternoon Rev W. F. White will de-
!lver the baccalaureate sermon to the
high school graduating class.
Miss Flora d. Liscom went to Bos-
ton Saturday to be there through the
commencement exercises at the Bos-
ton university, from which her sister.
MISS Mary E. Liscom, is one of the
graduates this week. Their father.
the week.
a pleasant company of young people
enjoyed the dance at Grand Army hall
last week Wednesday evening, which
was given in honor of the Dartmouth
base ball team. During the even
ing several selections We're sung by
quartet which was among the Dart
mouth boys.
Crlstena Brigham invited a party of
NIUE friends to help her celebrate her
Dlrthuay anniversary on tuesday.
Her great grandfather, who is visit
ing at the home, and whose 92d birth
uay occurred this week, was seated at
the table with the little folks. A
peasant afternoon was passed.
The Rebekahs served a supper at
'N SllONo ululuS NAH on TUESDAY
evening, which was well patronized
A pleasant entertainment followed.
consisting of graphophone selections,
readings by Mrs. Harvey of Brattle-
boro, music and readings by local tai
ent and music by the Hinsdale brass
band.
Last week Wednes r., while ped
ding meat in Winche/ !, Joseph Ber-
geron was injured a kick from a
horse. A tin can which was run
over stuck to the wheel, and the noise
frightened the horse, which ran, and
before Joe" got control of the animal
he received a severe kick Just below
the left knee which will give him a
two weeks resting spell,
The Dartmouth college boys defeat
ed the home team in two games of
base ball Memorial day. The visitors
won the morning game with score of
to Z, and were again successful in
the afternoon in a less even game, the
score being 8 to 8. Brooks, the High
school catcher broke a bone in the
back of his right hand, while putting
out man at the home plate in the
afternoon game.
A tug-of-war contest between rep.