Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-28

Miss Susie Holton is spending a part
of her vacation with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. H. Holton.
Miss Lena Barker of Aver Junction
has been visiting in the family of Dr.
knights a few days past.
DR.. Knight is contemplating having
his office at his residence at the cor
ner of School and Atkinson streets.
Col. and Mrs. E. G. Osgood have
gone west, taking in the Y. M. G. A..
convention at Cincinnati and Buffalo
| exposition.
he third band concert was given
| in the square Tuesday evening. The
next will be given Wednesday evening
of next week.
Relatives and friends of s. r. Wales
celebrated his birthday anniversary by
having a picnic at Barbers park Mon
| day afternoon.
Carlton and Vandeville's theatrical
company are at Barber's park this
week. The large crowds attending
recommend it highly
James T. Maynard, jr., will enter
Dartmouth College this fall. James
| T. Maynard, ST., will make his home at
the same place for the present.
James Livermore, member OF the
class of 1901 at Bellows Falls High
school, has entered the employ of the
American Machine Works this week.
Michael Lawlor, whose residence is
on Oak street, was injured Monday af-
ternoon in the International paper
mill. He was caught in the ma
chinery, cutting off the calf of his leg
and heel.
Perley H. Huntoon and Cora A.
blanchard were married at the Bap-
tisr parsonage Wednesday evening,
| Only near relatives were present. Mr..
and Mrs. Huntoon have gone to Ken
nebunkport, Me-, and will pass four or
five weeks there and in Nova Scotia.
| They will live on Williams street on
| their return.
Cards have been received here an
nouncing the marriage last Wednesday
at Marengo, ILL.,, of Horace W. Thomp-
son, of the Moore & Thompson Paper
company, to Elizabeth B. Jackson OF
that place. Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson
arrived here early this week, at their
home on Westminster Terrace, where
they will be at home after August l.
Matthew Toohey of North Walling-
ford, while in a state of intoXication,
attempted to enter the residence OF
DR.. G. H. Gorham on School street
about . o'clock Sunday morning. a
noise at one of the second story win
dows aroused the family, and the doc
tor investigating found a man trying
to raise the lower sash. He captured
the intruder and sent for Chief Thomp-
son. who took Toohey to the cooler
for the rest of the night. Monday
morning he was fined $40 and costs,
and being unable to pay was taken to
Rutland.
Postmaster Cannon has been mott
fed by letter from the first assistant
postmaster general that hereafter the
letter carriers will not on any account
be permitted to work over eight hours
on any one day, and no weekly average
will be permitted as heretofore. The
instructions are explicit in this re-
spect. The postmaster is given per
mission to make any changes in the
schedule or routes which will facilitate
the work of the carriers, and he is
instructed to see that the carriers
perform their work faithfully and as
expeditiously as possible.
The Burlington Free Press, in its &C
count of the annual session of the
Woman's Relief corps of Vermont,
held in that city, said: The report on
patriotic instruction by Nellie A.
Brown of Bellows Falls was one of the
most interesting, as it told of work
to which much attention is being paid
by the order. She reported that the
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ing patriotism was 3O3, the number OF
rooms having the flag 1924, the number
of rooms giving the flag salute 2S5
and the number of children giving the
flag salute 6510. Every officers re
port was read and accepted
A meeting of the directors of the
Vermont Valley railroad and of the
Sullivan County railroad was held al
Hotel Claremont on Tuesday. Those
present were Messrs. James Williams
and John Williams, Bellows Falls;
Alfred Batchelder and Herbert e
Vial, Keene; George Anderson
Nashua; George Abbott, Penacook;
H. E. Albin, J. H. Albin and wife, Con
cord; and Judge Hugh Henry and wife
of Chester These gentlemen, with
Col. George H. Stowell of Claremont
form the boards of directors. The di
rectors of the Vermont Valley road de
clared a dividend of $3.50 per share
of the capital stock. The directors
of the Sullivan County road chose
H. Albin president, and H. E. Albin
secretary and treasurer. Some other
routine business was attended to, and
an excellent dinner was served the
party in the dining room of the hotel
Il Claremont Advocate.