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

There will be demonstration OF
Tryphosia by Miss McGlenchy at
Freeman SCOTS grocery store all next
week.
The first of the series of open-air
concerts by the First Regiment band
will be given next Wednesday evening
on Main street.
The jolliest evening of the season
will be enjoyed at the Auditorium to-
morrow night with the Criterion club
in "A Night OFF,"
Members of Company /, First Yer
mont Infantry, are requested to meet
in the company's rooms, Ullery build
ing, Monday evening at 7.9O.
The opening concert and ball in
Brookside park will be held next
Thursday evening with music by the
First Regiment band of rs pieces.
Klein G. Brothers of Philadelphia
are making new trimmings for the ia
tigue uniforms of the First Regiment
band, which will make them dress uni
forms. They will be worn Memorial
day for the first time.
Tuesday was the 5Oth wedding an
niversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
was not publicly celebrated, but few
of Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt's friends called
to congratulate them and to express,
verbally and by beautiful flowers and
other tokens, the high regaru in which
they are held.
H. w. Cobb of Putney was here
| Wednesday searching the bank of the
RIVER for the body of Perley l.
Blanchard, who was drowned in East
| Putney in March. He will search as
far as Holyoke, going down on the
west bank and returning on the oppo-
| site shore. The chance of finding the
body is small, but there is a feeling
| that during the high water in March
the body may have become lodged
where it can now be found.
A hearing in the United States
court was held before Judge Wheeler
in the Brooks House Friday after
noon on the petition of Samuel Will
liams, who furnished a large amount
of money for the completion of the
White River Valley electric railroad,
for leave to intervene and become a
party to all further proceedings in
the litigation in which the railroad is in
| volved The petition was granted
| Waterman & Martin appeared for the
| petitioner. Rufus H. Sawyer, re-
ceiver, appeared for himself and A
II. Wellman of Boston for Jose Par.
ker d Co.
The annual meeting of the Rural
| Improvement society was held in the
Brooks House Monday evening, when
these officers were elected: President
H. f. Jordan: vice presidents, G.. l.
Durham and Mrs. A. d. Wyatt; sec
rotary and treasurer, Fred c. Adams
corresponding secretary, o. l.
French directors, c. II. Pratt, c. P
Gibson Z. w. Fox, l.. f. Adams, G. L
Durham, F. w. Childs, H. X. Whita
ker, A. w, Roel, r. c. Bacon, Mrs. A
ID. Wyatt, Mrs. H. K. Whitaker, Mrs
f. +. Perry, Mrs. Eric Landry, jr.
Mrs. j. G. Ullery and Mrs. G.. F. Bar
Der. The directors will meet tonight
TO plan work.
Property owners in various part:
of the village have been bothered by
trespassers lately, and in some in
stances windows have been broker
and other damage done. Severa
buildings have been watched by Off
GERS and on Wednesday night, aftel
a time of patient waiting, two officer!
who had secreted themselves in the
cottage in Crowelrs park caught two
people trespassing. They had a Ike!
by which they gained entrance to tn,
cottage and were making themselvei
at home when the officers turned
dark lantern on them. The trespass
ers were given some sound advice ant
were released after promising to keel
away in the future. The next of
tenders will not be treated so len
| ientlY