Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-06-06

terrified in memory of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Billing.
Charles Farnham of Buffalo, N. Y, was
i'm town Friday over one train, while
en- route to Bradford, where his father,
eX-Gov. Farnham, is critically i'll.
Five of the local physicians accom-
panied by ladies, will attend the annual
meeting of the American Medical associa-
ton in Saratoga, n. Y, next week.
Thirty-fve members of the Knights of
Pythias attended the Unversalist church
Sunday morning in body, to listen to an
address delivered by Rev Mr.. Hammatt.
Miss Mary Tyler and Mr.. Thomas
Walsh were united in marriage Tuesday
morning in St Charles church by Rev.
Father Reynolds Mr.. Walsh is an en-
ployee of the Robertson Paper company.
Mrs. Martha e. Patch 81, died at the
home of her son, Edwin A. Patch, on
Rockingham street Thursday morning of
last week. The funeral was Saturday
afternoon. Rev j. II. Reid officiating, and
the body was taken to Claremont for
burial.
The Catholic Union Minstrels of Brat
tleboro, who played at the opera house
Tuesday evening, received hearty and
continuous applause from the large audi
ence gathered to hear them. There were
about 20 in the troupe, and all took their
parts exceedingly well.
Mrs. John II. Reid and Mrs. George e.
WEIGH have been chosen delegates from
the Ladies' Union to the annual meet
ing of the Womans Home Missionary
Union which will he held at Springfield
Tuesday, June 10, in connection with the
annual convention of Congregational
churches of Vermont.
A hearing will be held by the New
Hampshire railroad commission next
Tuesday morning in st. Peters hall on
the question of the proposed adjustment
of grade crossings in the village of North
Walpole. The citizens are much stirred
up against the proposed changes, feeling
that their town is already injured enough
| by the railroad and coal pockets.
A dollar social" was given in the par
Tors of the Congregational church Tues
day evening by the Mount Kilburn Ju-
nior auxiliary connected with that church.
| TableauX were given by the various mem
bers showing how their dollars were earn
ed. while original poems were read de-
scribing the methoGs employed Ice
cream and cake were served to a goody
number during the evening and about $50
was added to the treasury of the auxil-
larry
The Baptist church has extended a call
to Rev. c. II. Jackson Of Montowese,
| Conn. to become its pastor. The call
has been accepted and Mr. Jackson will
Sunday in July. Mr.. Jackson is a native
of Nova Scotia. and brother of Mrs.
George Bacon of this place He is about
80 years old, and has been preaching five
years. During the last three years he
has been preaching at Montowese and at
the same time taking post graduate
course at the Yale Divinity school, from
which he has just graduated. He will
be married in June.
The log men have been seriously
troubled here during the past week owing
to the high water The logs of the In
ternational Paper company are all safe
| ly doomed and those of the Connecticut
River Manufacturing Co. had been pass
! ing here a few days when. a week ago
| Tuesday, their lower boom broke and let
a number of millions over the dam at
| once. These caused jams at various
/ places south and every effort was at once
made to stop the movement until the
water went down. The upper boom at
| South Charlestown held what came down
and this week a new lower boom has
| been put in to control the running over
the dam. The rear of the drive has been
| just below Wilder during the last few
/ DAVIS