Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-23

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summary-Base on balls off Hoar 8; three
base hit Warn; struck out by Hoar IL, by Bush
3; passed balls Warn 4; time hour 20 minutes;
umpire Williams.
The next game will be with Ludlow
at Russell Park tomorrow at p. m.
George Upham is spending two weeks
at the home of an aunt in Perkins
vile.
Mrs. S. H. Randall, a former resi-
dent of this place, died at her home in
Alstead, August 14th.
Willis Griswold is in Dakota look
Ing after his possessions among the
broad wheat field there.
J. H. Blakely opened a newspaper
annex in connection with his clothing
store yesterday morning.
Mrs. Fred L. Amadon of Ticonder-
pga was in town Wednesday to attend
the funeral of her mother.
Miss Frances Osgood, who has been
spending several weeks with friends
in town, returned to her home in Bos-
ton Tuesday.
A base ball game is advertised at
Russell Park Tuesday between the in
surance men of the village and the
clerks on the square.
The guests of M. H. Ray enjoyed
very pleasant party and dance in their
hosts barn Tuesday evening. Weed
ems orchestra furnished music.
An illustrated lecture on the Ober-
amergau Passion Play will be given
Sunday and Monday evenings, August
Is and 26 in st. Peters church, North
Walpole.
Miss Mary Vaughn of Worcester,
Mass, accompanied by her brother,
Master Herbert, is visiting Sher
cousin, Miss Gertrude S. Hayes on
Green street.
The motormen and conductors on
the electric road have been appointed
special police officers in order to quell
any disturbance which may arise on
the cars while en- route.
A fairly large delegation of Bellows
Falls people were in attendance upon
the annual reunion of the Windham
County Veterans association held at
Rrattleboro last Friday
Miss L. Eva Stearns, a teacher in
our public schools who has been
spending the summer in town tutoring,
left for her home in Townshend,
Mass, Saturday afternoon.
The many friends of H. B. Howard,
formerly a clerk at Towns hotel, will
be glad to know that he has been pro-
moted to the position of assistant
chief auditor of the United States
Treasury.
The special village meeting in North
Walpole last Saturday evening voted
almost unanimously to appropriate
s$5500 for new village hall in addition
to the $4,000 which w A. Russell has
offered for the same purpose.
The silk umbrella offered by J. ].
Fenton & Co. to the athlete scoring
the largest number of points at the
Forester's field day was won by John
Hayes, while the pair of boots offered
by p. J. Keane to the second, was won
by James Kane.
The schools in the town of Rocking
ham open Monday, the 9th. There
are still two vacancies in the village
schools for which teachers have not
been definitely decided upon, though
1t is understood certain candidates
are looked upon favorably.
Ex-Governor Roswell Farnham, ac-
,eompanied by his son Charles and his
grandson, Roswell, jr., and his niece,
Miss Louise Johnson, stopped here
Monday. Miss Johnson remains here
at her cousins, Mrs. E. G. Osgoods
for a short time, while the others went
on Tuesday to Buffalo.
Blakely's Stars were booked to play
"a game Tuesday with a Walpole team
but the latter did not show up at the
hour appointed. The Stars had their
mind up to play, so a picked-up team
was gotten together and a 10-inning
game played, resulting in the score of
10 to 8 in favor of the Stars.
The City Market, owned by Meaney
q Titus, closed its doors Tuesday
morning on account of the lack of
trade. Mr.. w. D. Damon was placed
in charge of the stock until some ar
rangement could be made among the
creditors of both the firms of Meaney
& Titus, and Meaney Bros, their pre-
decessors.
One of the duplex cars which has
been annoying the people of the vii
lage so much the past few weeks on
account of fiat wheel, was tied up in
the car barn the first of the week
while a new wheel was put in in place
of the faulty one. The relief is great
to all who patronize the cars as we'll
as the people of the village.
The first steps toward closing up
the affairs of the Westminster Paper
company were taken last week, when
creditors petitions in bankruptcy were
filed by II. d. Ryder and G. w. Osgood.
The amount stated in the petitions was
about $500 This is only an Opening
wedge to begin the necessary business
of closing up the affairs of this COM
pany.
The second annual picnic of the
local lodge, l. o. o. F., will be held at