Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-12

The band stand is being built on
the Common. Fe ~ftt
The Y. M G. A. base ball team will
play the Hinsdale team on the island
tomorrow afternoon.
The Baptist Sunday school raised
money Sunday to pay for a small or
gan to be sent to a missionary in
Japan.
The first meeting Of the creditors
Of David Morris and Archie Bemis
will be held tomorrow in the office Of
A. F. Schwenk.
Masonic hall has been fitted with
electric fixtures in place of the old gas
lights, and the rooms have undergone
a course of general repairs and inn
provements
Our Vernon correspondent records
the sale of the hotel and the farm con-
nected with it to A. G. Barnes of Brat
tleboro Miss leila Johnson, the owner,
taking Mr.. Barnes's house on Pros
pect street in part payment.
Ullie Akerstrom and her theatrical
company will present "Grimess Cellar
Door" and "The Doctors Warm Re-
ception" at Brookside park the week
beginning July %. There will also be
an array of vaudeville features.
The poles which will carry the
electric light wires to Hinsdale have
been set and the wiring was begun
this week. The machinery which the
extra service will require has not yet
arrived, but will probably be here in
few days.
HUM G. Eaton's Coon Carnival"
after a two weeks engagement at
Brookside park, went to Rutland.
The aggregation is playing to large and
enthusiastic houses this week, 1000
being present at the opening perform
ance. A return engagement will be
played in Brattleboro the week begin
ming August 10.
DR.. Gwyer. who is spending the
summer at Sunset lake, met with an
accident while running his automobile
out of d. M. Stockwell's yard few
days ago. He turned the lever the
wrong way, causing the automobile
to shoot backward, over an embank-
ment some 20 feet high. The doctor
was thrown about Is feet, but escaped
with painful bruises. The machine
was turned over and badly damaged.
Borden g. O'Neil finished yesterday
the work of refinishing the entire in
terror of Odd Fellows hall, which Is
now pronounced to be as good as any
Odd Fellows hall in the state. The
main hall has been finished in green,
the banquet hall in terra Gotta and the
anteroom in green. The rooms have
been equipped with electric lights, in
Cd 20 N1D In ha11 tef
lighted with a circle of % lights pro-
truding from the ceiling.
The name of Col Thomas Harmon
of Brattleboro has been mentioned as
possible successor to Col. Robert
]. Coffey, the late superintendent of
the Vermont Soldiers Home in Ben
nington. There is no question but
that Col. Harmon would make capa-
BILE and efficient superintendent and
could secure strong recommendations
from various quarters of the state, but
Brattleboro hopes for her own sake
Col. Harmon will not seek any position
which would take him away from this
town.
The week ending June 20, 1925
people were carried on the Brattleboro
street railroad; of this number I'll
rode on excursion tickets, showing
the popularity of the new ticket for
pleasure riding. In the same week
last year the number of persons car
ried was 9131; in 1899, 1894; in 1898,
1878. For the week ending July 6 the
number of fares recorded was 1874,
CAB excursion tickets being included
The number of passengers in the cor
responding week last year was 1920;
in 1899, when the park was opened,
and when a new record was establish
ed, 1925; in 1898, 714S.
The Broadway players, supporting
Miss Beatrice Thorne, have been giving
satisfaction this week in their theat-
rical productions. interspersed with
vaudeville, at Brookside park. The
company is g. we'll balanced organiza-
ton of 10 players. This evening the
old favorite Kathleen Marvourneen
will be presented. A comedy bill will
make up the performance Saturday af
ternoon. The play which Frederic
Bryton made famous, Forgiven"
will be the attraction Saturday even
ing A classical concert has been ar
ranged for p. M, Sunday, consist
ing of musical selections and Shakes
perean and pathetic readings. The
concert will be free to all patrons Of
the electric road.
The Brattleboro Chapter, Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution, fit-
tingly observed the anniversary of
our Nations independence in pleas
ant gathering on the lawn at the home
of the regent, Miss S. e. Clark. Be-
meath the national colors. an original
patriotic poem was given by Mrs. l.
o. P. Smith, and an interesting paper
was read by Mrs. Fred Smith upon
"The Present Condition of Our Indian
Tribes" Mrs. Metcalf, a guest of the
occasion, gave a delightful report
from personal experience of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
day at the Pan-American fair in Buff
falo. Refreshments were served and
the company departed, feeling with
Plutarch that at is indeed a desirable
thing to be we'll descended, even
though the glory belongs to our an
cestors."
Grand Lodge of Knights of Honor in
Session Here "Wednesday.