Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-08-29


The grocery stores will be closed
all day Monday, Labor day.
A social dance will be held at
Grange hall next Monday evening,
Labor Day.
Labor Day will be generally OBJ
served by merchants and business con-
Germs next Monday, Sept. l.
Gale and Williamson's horse, Burn
ham, won second money in the 2.15
class in Goshen, N. Y, a few days
ago.
The Brattleboro Academy will open
the fall term Wednesday, Sept. 3.
Miss A. X. Perkins will be the as
sistant.
The ladies of the Episcopal society
will hold their annual fair and sup
per at festival hall on Thursday,
Sept. IS.
A meeting of the association men,
bers and directors will be held in the
Y. NJ. C. A. rooms Monday evening
at o'clock.
c. S. Stockwell is on crutches, hav-
ing sprained his knee by slipping on
the roof of the shed which is being
built at his stable.
Mr.. Ford, assistant general engineer
of the Central Vermont railway, is
making the survey this. week for the
spur track which will run to the b..
Souto company's furniture factory.
The election returns will be an
nounced from the stage between the
acts of Way Down East" next Tues
day evening. This feature, provided
by Manager Fox, will be appreciated
by the Auditorium patrons.
The Y M. C. A. meeting Sunday
will be merged with the temperance
meeting, and also with the meeting
in the evening, when Rev. DR.. Marble
will speak before the Young Mems
Republican club on THE Strenuous
Life"
The First Regiment band, 25 pieces
will leave for Newport, N. H., this, Fri
day, morning, to play at the reception
to President Roosevelt This band
was selected from several first-class
organizations to furnish music on this
notable occasion.
The employees of the street rail
road company presented Superintend
ent C. X. Jones with a handsome
easy chair last Friday, the occasion
being his 50th birthday anniversary
He found the gift at his home when he
returned from work at night.
The largest crowd of the season en-
joyed the band concert on the common
Wednesday evening. The next con
cert will be given Wednesday even
no A,,,a 10,
Leitsinger will play a clarinet solo ant
the march Imperial Edward" Sousa's
latest, will be played
The body of S. Rodney Howe
which was brought to BrattleborC
from Osceola, Iowa, last Thursday
night, was buried in Prospect Hill
cemetery Friday afternoon at
o'clock A brief service was con
Quoted at the grave by Prof. WillistoI
Walker.
The last Democratic rally OF tn,
season will be held at the town hal
this, Friday evening, when Elish;
May of st. Johnsbury, nominee TO
lieutenant governor, and T. W. Mo
loney formerly nominee for governor
will speak. Mr. May will speak a
a rally in Halifax Saturday.
The Young Mems Republican clul
has sent invitations to Grand Arm.
posts in the following towns to b,
present here Monday afternoon and t
take part in the parade escortine
President Roosevelt: Putney, New
fame Townshend Jamaica, South Lon
donderry, Wilmington, Halifax and
Keene, N II.
Wantastiquet lodge of Odd Fellows
resident Odd Fellows and Daughter
of Rebekah, with their families, will
hold a free clam bake and field da.
on the Valley Fair grounds Monday
Sept. l. There will be ball game
bicycle race, 200-yard dash, fat man.
race, sack race, and dancing through
out the day. Dinner will be served
at ~ o'clock. The electric car
will carry passengers at regular rate'
after a. m.
The line of the Presidents process
sion next Monday afternoon will b'
from the railroad station up Main
North Main street, to Common an(
return via Linden street. Merchants
and residents along the route are re
quested to display flags and to dec
crate with flags and bunting. PEG
pie living off the line of march who
have flags which they are willing tt
loan for use that day are requested
to leave them with Mrs Annie G. Cobb
or George l.. Durham.