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

Henry r. Brown will run the livery
another season at Pine Grove Springs,
Sponord lake, opening it about the
10th.
The annual meeting of the Windham
County Baptist Sunday school con-
vention will be held next Wednesday
in West Brattleboro.
The Sherman house, at the corner
of High and Green streets, one of the
most desirable residences in the viii
lage will be sold at auction Thursday,
June 20, at ? p. m.
Rev Lewis Grout has presented
Mrs. Frances b. Horton the entire col
ection of birds, nests and eggs that
had been so choicely collected by his
daughter, the late Miss Annie L.
Grout. Mrs. Horton is in a position to
make very judicious use of the col
lection and her friends think the gift
wisely bestowed.
Two new switchboards have been
placed in the local Office of the New
England Telephone & Telegraph com
pany this week, on account of the in
crease in the volume of business.
They will take the place of the old one,
which has become too heavily burden
ed They are each divided into two
sections, one section being for trunk
lines, one for pay stations, and the
other two for local subscribers.
The LaGeche Brothers bankruptcy
matter came before Judge Wheeler
in the Brooks House Tuesday in the
form of hearing on exceptions to the
findings of the referee. 1t was claim
ed by Directing creditors that the
bankrupts failed to keep books of ac-
count, obviously to conceal their true
financial condition. The referee found
that they failed to keep books of ac-
count, but not for the purpose of con-
cealing their assets. Judge Wheeler
reserved decision.
The improvements which have been
in progress in the Y. NJ. G. A. rooms
the past two weeks are practically
complete The main parlor and the
game rooms have been painted
throughout and the parlOr has been
newly papered. \ new art square
/ has been placed on the parlor floor
and the parlor and southeast game
room have been converted into dou
bic parlor. Several new pieces of fur
| niture have been added.
Some remarkably good scores were
made at 200 yards in Company Is tar
get practice Saturday. Privates Wal
| ker and Miller barely missed a clean
| score getting "a each out of a posi-
/ bic %. Other good scores were Pri
/ vate Frost %, Sergeant Cooley 81, eX
1 Lieut.. Putnam p, Private Merber 20
| Private Longueil 10, Lieut.. Dunklee
| 10, Capt. Haigh 10, Sergeant Davis IS
| Private Allen is. Bullet IS, Private
| Murphy Is. Lieut. Waterman 10, Pr
yate Beebe 10, Sergeant Gibson u
| Corporal Cain 10, Sergeant Whitney
| 10, Corporal TOOmey y. Musician
| Taylor H. Private AheTns u. Cressey
| -. Private King 10, Private Knight 10
Private Stone IS. Private Tenney 10
Private Whalen 10, Private Martin 70
! Private Miner -.
Chief-of-Police Hall has accomplish
! ed a good work in breaking up nest
| in Milestone building. The last per
son to leave at his dictation was Lii
| liam Gardner, whose home is in Cas-
| Teton and who came to Brattlebort
last fall and has been employed az
| cook in several places. Lillian lief
| town last Saturday noon with win
ME" Randall of Chesterfield. who ha,
been employed in Brattleboro as ;
| driver. Randall's wife came to Brat
tleboro and asked Chief Hall to hell
find her husband Mr.. Hall founc
that he left town on the train Will
the Gardner woman and he mistrust
cd they had gone to Castleton
| although an intimate acquaintance o
the woman told him they had gone t,
| Springfield, Mass. Mr.. Hall and Mrs
Randall went to Rutland on the nigh
train Sunday and met Randall and tn
Gardner woman in the railroad sta
ton in that city. The four returned
to Brattleboro. Randall went hom
with his wife and the Gardner woman
left town as stated.
The Bird club will take the car tina
leaves the hill at . tonight and go t.
West Brattleboro and out to the GENE
terey to visit the grave of Miss Ami
| l.. Grout, their former secretary
They will spend the twilight hour il
that vicinity hoping to hear the even
ing song of the hermit thrush. o.
June Is Saturday they will meet a
$50 a. N. at Mrs. E. f. Stockwell's Of
Spruce street and go to the wood
and fields and ponds beyond. The
will spend the day in that locality, S
that they can receive new recruits a
any hour. 1t is hoped that most o
them will go in the morning and carr
their luncheon and have a day anon
the birds and ferns and flowers
June 20 the club will have a bird lee
ture illustrated with so stereoptico
views, at the Baptist vestry. This vii
be the event of the season on bird
and all members and friends are eY
pected to be present. The lectur
is absolutely free to everybody VIII
win come. If the weather is storm
tonight. the trip to West Brattlebor
will be made on the first pleasan
evening.
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
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