Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-09
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A handsome trout IA inches long
and weighing over a pound was on eX-
hibition in H. M. Woods store win
dow yesterday. 1t was caught by
Florance Ferriter in Milestone brook.
The special town meeting to con
slider the matter of building a steel
bridge across the Connecticut river
will be called in Festival hall at 2
o'clock tomorrow.
The Carpenter Organ company has
broken ground for new dry house.
The company will also put in a track
system, and will add new machinery
and make other improvements.
The ladies of the Congregational
society held home missionary meet
ing in the vestry yesterday afternoon,
ut The close of which refreshments of
salmon salad and rolls were served.
The Greenfield Recorder says: IN.
t. Ryan of Brattleboro has purchased
Howard Spears residence on the cor
nor of High and Maple streets. He
will remodel the house and will live
there"
evening in the Auditorium will begin
promptly at o'clock, so that people
from Putney and Westminster who
have bought tickets may return to
their homes on the 1910 train.
The subscription sale of tickets for
the First Regiment bands concert will
open tomorrow, Saturday noon, ~
o'clock, at the box Office. The public
sale will open at in the evening All
holding exchange tickets are request
cd to present them before I o'clock.
Mr. Shutts's class of the Methodist
Sunday school held a business meet
ing Wednesday evening in the church
Vestry. The following officers were
elected: President, Ralph Cain; vice
president, Frank Roberts, secretary,
William Moore; treasurer, Howard
Merrill.
Fenton & Co., clothiers, will give
away airships with boys suits. Ten
tops will be set off Saturday morn
ing in front of the store at 10 o'clock
The tops will throw projectiles so to
800 feet into the air and the boys
who get them will receive the airships
to which they belong.
Arthur J. Adams, who is employed
by Holden & Martin, and Miss Sylvia
j. Bell were married Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Adams's sister Mrs. AL
bert H. Hall of Central street. They
will begin housekeeping at IS Wash
ingtOn street, where a reception will
be held at 1880 o'clock tomorrow even
ing.
The last meeting in the series OF
mothers meetings in the Congrega
tional parlors was held Wednesday
afternoon when interesting papers
were read on the need in the home OF
good temper, good conversation and
good reading. The papers were by
Mrs. A. |. Miller, Mrs. c. H. Thompson
and Mrs w. P. Jones respectively.
Wilson's milk team ran away or
South Main street this morning. One
of the horses was new and being left
without hitching, took advantage Of
the opportunity to run. The cart
collided with post and was badly
damaged. The horses ran to the
Main street bridge, where they were
caught, one of them having fallen.
Percy Clement, the local option
candidate for the Republican nomina
ton for the governorship, will speal
in the Auditorium next Tuesday even
ing. Mr.. Clement is attracting grea
attention and packed house is sure
to meet him. A male quartet vii
furnish musical numbers. Mr.. Glenn
ent will speak in Bellows Falls Mon
day night. His other dates are a:
follows: May IA, Windsor; May Is
Barre; May 16, Burlington; May II
Manchester; May 10, Poultney; MAJ
20, Rutland; May 81, St Adams; Ma,
%. Randolph; May 23, Woodstock
May "a, Springfield.
Richmond p. Hobson. who sunk tn,
Merrimac in the channel at the en-
trance to the harbor of Santiago. will
lecture in the Auditorium next Wed
nesday evening under the auspices o
the National Society, United State,
Daughters of 1912. Capt Hobson.
valorous act in attempting to bottl,
up the Spanish fleet has not fadeC
from the memory of the American
people, and their admiration for hin
has not diminished. He is the mos
widely known of all the younge
naval officers, is accomplished il
many ways, and he is a speaker WHIT
has something to say. The tickets
for the lecture will go on sale a
Thomas's drug store tomorrow even
ing. A reception to Capt Hobsoi
will be rendered at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. ]. G. Ullery on Linden stree
after the lecture.