Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-16
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on the summer schedule June 20.
Chief-of Police Hall has sold his
house on Western avenue, the Pitkin
place, to a New York man.
The league championship game or
the island tomorrow afternoon will
begin at 4 o'clock, instead of 3 o'clock,
as advertised.
The meeting of the Rural Improve
ment society in the Brooks House
Monday evening was adjourned on ac-
count of the lack of a quorum.
Miss Lena Prosser, who has been
employed in the Office of the Estey
Organ company several years, will re-
turn to her home in New York state
next week.
About 30 members of Squakeag tribe
of Red Men came from Mortified,
Mass. Friday to attend a meeting of
Quonektacat tribe. when the chiefs
degree was conferred on 10 candidates.
After the work a hot turkey supper
was served.
Bingham chapter, Order of Eastern
Star, will hold a regular convocation
Tuesday evening. Several of the
grand officers and other invited
guests are expected to be present,
Two candidates will be initiated. Sup
per will be served at $50.
The trustees who made the quartely
inspection of the Soldiers Home at
Bennington Saturday reported that
they found the institution in a first
class condition under the management
of Col. Harmon, who is proving a popu-
lar and competent superintendent in
every way.
The marriage of Miss Helena Char.
lotte Harrington, who has been for
some time a teacher in the Canal
street school building, to William Hen,
take place at the home of Miss Har.
rington's parents in North Adams May
20.
A grand stand 60 feet long, with
eight rows of. seats, which will seat
400 people, has been built on the island
base ball grounds. 1t will be used to
morrow for the first time. Uniforms
have been received this week for the
Catholic Union and Durham Brothers
teams.
William Curtin of Brattleboro, a fire
man, was painfully injured on the
Contra Vermont road near Dwights
Station, Mass, Monday. He wa.
leaning from the cab, when his heat
struck against a post. A deep gasl
was cut. He was attended at Palmer
by a physician, who tool severa
stitches in closing the wound.
Brattleboro lodge, New England Or
der of Protection, held their meetin,
Wednesday evening on account Of tn,
concert being Thursday evening. TIVE
new members were received by card
After the meeting a musical program
was carried out by the Labebe club
which consists of Miss Elizabeth Tut
hill. guitar; Flora Tuthill and Marion
Simonds, mandolins; Ellen Grad,
and Bessie Denning, banjos; Marion
Denning, pianist. The club did them
selves and the instructor great credit
A song by Mr.. st. Germaine close,
the program. Refreshments wer,
served and games were enjoyed.
In response to a petition, signe,
largely by the business men of Brattle
boro, the schedule of the train leavini
Springfield, Mass, at $40 p. m. ha
been changed to SIS p. m, and /
will leave Greenfield at 9.28, reachin,
Brattleboro at 1915, five minutes late
than the present schedule. Thi
change is made so that Brattlebor
people may leave Boston at GIG an
arrive in Greenfield at 9.27. This vii
give an opportunity of staying in Bos
ton one hour longer than heretofore
and the entire distance between Bos
ton and Brattleboro will then be COY
cred on the Boston & Maine syste1
without waiting at Millers Falls TO
the Central Vermont train.
Nearly 100 happy children, member
of the Audubon society, met last Sal
urday morning at the Playground Ell
trance for their first outdoor meeting
The party was divided into eigh
groups. with older ones for guides
and, agreeing to meet at a certai
point for dinner, the company sepa
rated. The birds were not at all fright
ened bv the unusual number of visitor
and did their best to give the childre
pleasure. After dinner reports wer
made and it was found that SO differen
kinds of birds had been observed b
the party. 1t was a day long to be re
membered by both the children an
the older ones, and another bird wal
will be eagerly awaited.