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

mortal day address in Lisbon, n. IL. |
The invitation to speak there came |
from some of the boys" who were |
in his command in the civil war.
The Boston & Maine railroad com
pany is making a trip rate of $3.50 |
from Brattleboro to. Springfield and |
return during the continuance of the |
Baptist anniversary meetings ending
May 30.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Schuster, who
nave been studying and filling en-
gagements in Leipsic and Vienna sew
eral months, expect to arrive in New
ork about June IS. They will come
to Brattleboro during the summer.
A new covering of railroad rails
and slatestones has been placed this
week on the reservoir near the Estey
factories. Similar work will be done
next week at the reservoir near |. o.
p. Smiths residence on Canal street.
f. H. Howard of Brattleboro and
Thomas Burns of Massachusetts bar
| gained for the Peabody House in
/ South Londonderry recently. 1t is I'M
derstood that the price was $500.
/ Mr. Burns will take the management
| of the hotel.
| COl. JULIUS llUuSOH VI CIdIeIuOuJ,
/ N. H., who was in town Tuesday, sold
the Timson home place on Western
avenue to Mary A. Shearer and Frank
l.. Wellman of Guilford, and the Tim
son farm in West Brattleboro to Geo,
Henry Timson.
Rev. r. f. Lowe killed a rattle
snake on Wantastiquet mountain Fri
day afternoon while he and Mrs. Lowe
H..
three feet nine inches long and five
inches in circumference at the largest
point 1t had four rattles.
DR.. Tobin, veterinary, expects to
leave Brattleboro about June l. He
will be associated with DR.. Golding,
formerly professor in the Harvard vet
Urinary department, whose practice is
confined to Brookline and the Back
Bay district in Boston.
Encouraging news is received from
Mrs II. X. Miles, who is in the Johns
Hopkins hospital in Baltimore, Md.
She is doing well and the physicians
are confident that she will entirely
recover. Rev. H. r. Miles and DR..
Miller have been in Baltimore this
week.
Brattleboro will furnish at least five
Memorial day orators this year, Col
Haskins going to White River June
ton, James Fisk Hooker to the Sol
uiers' Home in Bennington, Gen. H. b.
Titus to Lisbon, N. H., Clarke c. Fits
to Wilmington, Rev. r. X. Marvin to
Dummerston.
Gorham b. Goodell, a prominent
resident of this town % years ago is
visiting here a few days. lie is now
engaged in mining in California and
came to New York on a business trip.
Mr.. Goodell was located some years in
Cheyenne, Wyoming, and later in
Portland, Oregon, and for two or three
years was interested in developments
at Dawson and Cape Nome.
Clinton j. Bronson, whose death
in Westboro, Mass, after a long i'll
. ness is recorded by our Hinsdale cor
respondent, is remembered by many
people in Brattleboro as a former pro
prietor of the Brattleboro and Hins-
= dale stage line. He was an accom-
pushed musician and was for a long
time tuba soloist in the First Regi-
ment band.
! DR.. NJ l.. Bruce has been elected
and commissioned as medical exam
liner for Modern Woodmen of America
This is mutual insurance and social
t order which has a membership of
T. about a quarter million. The local
2 camp already numbers nearly 60. Lo
: cal officers are S. f. Miner, H. NJ
Wood, S. w. Knight, f. j. Whitcher
h. Benson, c. w. Weatherby, NJ j
, Lillis, l. l.. Moore, A. Anderson and
! A kohde.
, A Central Vermont railroad order
I went into effect Monday making Brat
: / tlebOro the division headquarters for
the freight crews running between
4 Brattleboro and New London. a
p change was made last October where
T. by the crews were obliged to run from
p New London to White River Junction
y one day and back the next, and as q
. result several families, whose homes
were in Brattleboro, moved away
l. The present order makes the situa
n ton practically the same as before
:, the change last October, and some
n 20 men will move back to Brattle
d boro. Their run will be from Brat
d tleboro to New London one day ant
L back the next day. The change is
a not as complete as the former one a.
= it does not affect the passenger crews
Mr. and Mrs. Guy C. Lamson were
, SlNtH d uGllSullul reception by Iut
4 people of their parish in West Corn
- wall last Friday, the 18th inst, on the
- first anniversary of their marriage
They were presented with handsome
l. mahogany library couch with greer
n and gold upholstery. Both Mr.. anC
= Mrs. Lamson have been activ,
r workers in the whole community, anC
+ it is stated with pride in West Corn
# wall that about so different persons
a in that small country parish, irrespec
d tive of church lines, contributed to tn,
e gift. Mr.. Lamson has received fiat
+ tering offers from other fields of work
; but both he and his wife think bes
D. to remain at present where they ar,
IS so deeply interested in their work.
= Memorial exercises will be held il
. the High school next Wednesday fore
noon at 10 o'clock. At oclocn tn
1t exercises of the grades in the Higl
e school building and Chase stree
e scMool will begin in the High schoo
S room, anu also at 2 the Canal, Hig
e street, Esteyville and Washington
>" street primary schools will assembl
a. in the Universaist church. Jane
v Fisk Hooker and Ernest w. Gibson
N and probably some member of tn
e, Grand Army will speak at the Hig
lie school in the morning, and in the al
al ternoon when the regular programs b.