Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-06-27


day Friday, July 4. They will be open
until 10 o'clock the night before.
A mail pouch for East Mortified
has been put on to the train leaving
Brattleboro at 1915 a. m. The mail
for this train closes at 10 o'clock.
The children of the five primary
schools enjoyed a car ride Friday after
noon. The children of the fourth
grade had a picnic in Brookside park.
The St Cecilia Altar society of the
Roman Catholic church held a lawn
party on the parochial school grounds
Tuesday evening. 1t received a large
patronage.
The board of management of the
Vermont Society of Colonial Danes
will meet with Mrs Ormsbee in Bran
don July to arrange for the annual
meeting in Montpelier in October.
The ladies' aid society of the Metho
dist church will hold lawn party on
the grounds of A. II. Hines, As Green
street. next Wednesday, July 2, from
; to p m. Supper and ice cream
will be served.
The women of the Congregational
church held lawn party on the
grounds of G. II. Clapp on Main street
Wednesday evening There was a
good attendance and the grounds were
brilliantly lighted by an electric light
and Japanese lanterns.
A special town meeting will be held
Saturday. July 5. at o'clock, to see
if the town will vote to exempt the
property of b. Souto & Co.. manu-
facturers of furniture from taxation
for a term of five years provided the
firm will locate in Brattleboro.
The new East Eagle brewery was
raided Saturday evening by Officers
Kinds and Metcalf of Hinsdale. They
found an abundance of beer but no
hard liquors. The ostensible pro
prietor appeared in the police court at
Hinsdale and made the customary set
Element.
There was a hearing in the Brooks
House Tuesday afternoon on the settle
ment of the decree in the case of the
Champlain Construction company
against O'Brien & Sheehan. Freder-
/ lex II. Button and w. b. C.. Stickney
appeared for the Champlain Construc-
ton company. and T. w. Moloney for
, O'Brien & Sheehan.
The High school graduates intended
to go to Spofford lake Saturday for
an outing. but abandoned their plans
on account of the rain. and held a
farewell dance in Red Mems hall
/ Supper was served at o'clock by the
| girls, and dancing was enjoyed from S
| to 11.30. The High school teachers
who were in town were present.
! Thomas VIM. who is employed by
| Holden q Martin, received a severe
wound in his left hand while at work
in the mill yesterday morning. A
{ splinter an inch and quarter wide
/ and pointed at one end was thrown
against his hand by a saw, striking
the tieshy part of the thumb and com
! ing out through the back of the hand
Bishop A. C. A Hall, who blessed
the altar in st. Michaels Episcopal
church Friday morning, as stated last
week, preached at 100 in the evening
to large congregation The church
recently has received several hand
some gifts--an organ from Mrs. Kip
ling, pulpit from the Misses Devens
and an altar and carpet from Mrs. Me
Kee.
The European party conducted By
Rev. l.. ID. Temple of Pennington. n
j., of which Miss Lillian C Newton
and Miss Della Sherman are members
will sail from New York next Tuesday
on the steamship Kensington, of the
White Star line. They will arrive
in Southampton July 10 and will trave
principally in Switzerland and Italy
On their return they expect to react
New York August 81.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Vermont Loan & Trust
company was held in Grand Forks
North Dakota, Saturday. June 81 wher
these directors were chosen: +. ]. Hol
man, Spokane. Washington. F. w
Wilder and II. l.. Withed. Crane
Forks; George E. Holbrook, Keene. n
H.. A. f. Emery, Orange. Mass; j. NJ
Parker, Fitzwilliam, n. H.: o. L. Sher
man, Williamsvile; |. F.. Gibson Ben
nington: F. B. Putnam. Brattleboro.
The case of l.. II. Stellman. machin
list, against Burt Chellis was heard il
! Frank Stoves law Office yesterday be
fore o. f. Butterfield of Wilmington
referee. The plaintiff seeks to re
cover SS5, which is the balance on {
charge or $3.50 for building over al
edger, the bill being for material
furnished and services rendered. TIL,
defendant claims that the plaintiff wal
to do the job for $50 and that he haC
paid that amount. The plaintiff fur
Their seeks to recover S3S for services
rendered and material furnished +
NJ. Waite for the repair of a mill solt
by Chellis to Waite, the plaintiff claim
ing to have made the sale to Waite al
agent for Chellis.