Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-12
LOCAL OVERFLOW

The Sunday school board of the Metho-
dist church will meet In the league room
next Monday evening at 7.3O.
Mai. and Mrs. f. w. Childs have is
sued invitations to u clam bake at Hill
crest at = o'clock tomorrow. The bake
will be in charge of Lorenzo Leach of
Guilford.
The Brattleboro High school has an
enrolment this term of 163 students
which is the largest in the history of
the school. There are also an unusually
large number of tuition students
The High school class of O2 held a re-
union at Red Mems hall Wednesday
evening. Supper was served and dane
Ing was one of the diversions. Seven
teen of the 20 members and five teachers
were present
Col. Amos Sherman, special agent of
the Sun Insurance Office of London, one
of the best known special agents who
have visited Brattleboro, died suddenly
of heart disease Tuesday at his home in
Woonsocket, r. I.
The local base ball league has been a
over 500 in the treasury to divide among
the four organizations in addition to a
payment to the High school boys who
played through part of the season.
The highest-priced comedy playing on
the American stage today has been
booked by Manager Fox for the last night
Of the Valley Fair. A genuine Froh-
man company will be seen in Are You
Mason?" Mr.. Fox expects to sign a
contract today for another first class at
traction to appear the first night of the
fair.
A slight change in the rural free de-
livery No. 3, the Guilford route, has
been recommended this week by Special
Agent Norton, who went over a part of
the route the first of the week. Be-
ginning at the Herbert Jacobs place the
route to Guilford Centre will be discon-
tinued and will be extended another way
so as to accommodate 10 additional
families.
The Winchester, n. H., base ball team,
in a game against the Cuban Giants yes
terday, led 6 to 5 at the beginning of the
eighth inning. Then the Philippians be-
gan to slug the ball. One player made
two home runs that inning, and his
record for the game was three home
runs, three Dagger and two wo-baggers,
or six hits with total OF 10. The final
score was 17-6 in favor of the Giants.
A hearing is being held in West Dunn
merston today before Justice Frank
Stowe of Brattleboro in the Dummers-
ton town representative election contest.
Beatty Balestier, who was defeated,
claims that certain features in the cleo
ton, which gave A. Z. Robbins a ma
jority of one vote. were not legal. He
is represented by John L. Gale of Gull
ford. The testimony will be submitted
to the legislature.
DIR. Dean Cleveland Bangs, son of Mrs.
r.. Il. Wheeler of Pearl street, and Miss
Antoinette Henderson Layton of Brook
Ign, n. Y, were married Saturday at
3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Bangs $
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson Corn
wall Layton of 4l9 Washington avenue,
Brooklyn. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Arthur B. Churchman, assistant
pastor of the First Presbyterian churc 4.
Only relatives were present. The cere-
mony was followed by wedding dinner.
The bridal couple were the recipients
of large number of handsome gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bangs came to Brattleboro
Monday. They leave today for Rock
Vile, Conn, where they will begin house
keeping at e. West Main street. They
will be at home after Sept. 10. DR..
Bangs is a graduate of Baltimore Medi-
cal College and will begin the practice
of his profession in Rockville, which is
a thriving factory town of about 5000
inhabitants. Mrs. Bangs's father is presi-
dent of the Umpire Pipe, Bending and
Supply company.