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

The next band concert will be given
on the common next Friday evening
The Olympian Tennis club of Bel
lows Falls will play team from the
Wantastiquet Golf club at the golf
club court tomorrow afternoon.
Leon White has the contract for
setting the poles from Brattleboro to
the Brattleboro Gas Light company's
dam on West river and will begin the
work next week. The construction
of the dam is now in progress.
The marriage of Miss Lena Mabel
Henkel of Brattleboro, for several
years connected with the telephone
exchange, and Horton Dudley Walker
of Boston will take place at Miss Hen
kel's home next Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock. No invitations have been
issued.
The Y. M. G.. A. rooms took on gala
appearance last evening, when one
of the best suppers of the season
was served by the Woman's Auxiliary.
Tables were set in all of the rooms and
all were well filled. Strawberries,
ice cream and cake. salads, etc, gave
a variety which was ample for the
most fastidious.
Children's day will be observed in
the Congregational church next Sun
day in an unusual way. The children
of the younger departments of the Sun
day school will furnish large part of
the music and will assist Mr. Miles in
other ways at the regular morning
church service. The service will be
attractive and interesting.
Members of Bingham chapter, Or
der of Eastern Star, who attended the
grand chapter meeting in Bennington
this week were Mrs. Hattie S. Taylor
Mrs. Maverette Fisher, Mrs. Fremont
Hamilton, Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney H
Farr, Dr.. and Mrs F. G. Pettee. Mrs
Taylor was elected grand associate
matron of the grand chapter, and
DR.. Pettee was elected grand sentinel
The Windham and Bennington as
ISOLATION will meet at the Universe
list church next Tuesday and Wednes
day, beginning Tuesday afternoon
Rev. Charles Conklin of Springfield
breaches the occasional sermon Tues
day evening. Other speakers will be
Rev. H. X. Reigel. Rev. R. D. Var
Tassel. Rev. G. e. Petty, Rev. Albert
Hammatt, Rev. Elizabeth Goldthwaite
and Rev. ID. II. Ball. The society
will furnish dinner and supper free
of charge.
The subscribers to the fund for pro
noting the project to build a dan
across the Connecticut river will NEE
in Festival hall next Tuesday at
o'clock to choose a committee to take
whatever steps are necessary for furth
ering the project. 1t is urged that ever,
subscriber be present. This is thu
most important project that has beer
taken hold of in Brattleboro for
long time and our, citizens cannot af
ford to do less than give it their heart
lest support.
William r. Bates, II, died in Yves
BrattlebOro Monday morning. HI
had been in i'll health for some time
but his last illness began but a few
weeks before his death. Mr.. Bate
was born in Wendell, but came t.
Vernon when young man, and from
there to Guilford and then to Brattle
boro. He was employed by the S. A
Smith Company in Guilford, and late
in Brattleboro, for about Is years
He worked for some time in New
York, after leaving Brattleboro. MI
Bates was twice married, and is SUI
vived by son. Wolcott of Leomin
ster, Mass, and a daughter, Beulah
who makes her home in New York
The burial service was held in Vel
non Tuesday afternoon, with prayer b.
Rev. R. X. Marvin. The bearers wer
S. A. Smith. Joel Flagg j. H. Hubbar
and S. S. Hunt
The annual convention of the Cor
gregational Sunday schools of WIND
ham county was held in the churc
in Dummerston Wednesday, with
large attendance. The program wa
carried out to the letter, every perso
named being present. The discus
sions were lively and interesting
Rev. w. P. Jackson of Dummersto
spoke on Young Men and the Sunda
School" Mrs. f. w. Keuch of Brat
tleboro had paper on THE JUNO
Department" and Miss Anna W
Smith of West Brattleboro one on "Th
Home Department" The meetin
closed with a symposium on the pal
ents' part in the Christian develop
ment of children, by Rev. r. e. Oar
forth of Newfane, G. W. Osgood @
Bellows Falls and Mrs. l.. M. Kenes
ton of West BrattleborO. Rev.
M. Keneston was elected president an
Miss Minnie Laughton scribe for tn
dav. c. r. Prentiss was elected sec
rotary of the convention. Mr.. Raj
dali of Townshend. Miss Anna "
Smith and Rev. r. e. Danforth wer
elected executive committee for tn
year. West Brattleboro had the bar