Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-08-29

Rev. f. b. Meyer of London bap- !
tized six women, who are attending
the Northfield meetings, in the First
Baptist church Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. F. ID. Phinney of Rangoon,
Burmah, who is staying with Mrs.
Phinney at Linden Lodge, preached
in the Baptist church last Sunday.
A. V. Mays agency has sold for Mrs
Rhoda M. Brown of Boston her valu-
able timber lot in Westmoreland, N.
H., to Charles Bruce of Everett, Mass.
The carriage shed at the southeast
corner of G. S. Stockwell's livery
stable was torn down Wednesday to
make room for larger one which will
be built by Crosby & Adams.
C. W. Brown, through his attorney,
Clarke C. Fits, has been granted a
patent this week on an improved driv-
ing bit which is pronounced by good
horsemen to be one of the best on
the market.
A naturalization court was held by
Judge Wheeler in the office of Water
man & Martin Tuesday. Sixteen
foreigners from Putney, West Dunn
merston and other places took out
naturalization papers.
Fred c. Brown has completed re-
Gently plans for plate glass front for
the Holland store in Hinsdale, and
plans for a summer residence, to be
built at South Newfane for F. G.. Morse
of Chicago. to replace Mr.. Morse's
house which was burned a short time
ago.
j. p. Davies, a government assay
er, and an experienced prospector,
has recently been investigating in
Readsboro, Bennington and Newfane.
He found number of places where
there were traces of gold, and it is
said that he secured options on sew
eral tracts of land.
The town schools will begin Sept.
s, with these teachers: No. /, Annie
r. Thomas No. 4. Ida NJ. Fuller
No. primary, Sadie Winchester; No.
grammar, Margaret Hill; No. 6,
Amy Van Doom; No. I, Grace Bailey
No s, r. Albert Newton; No. Il,
Mrs. Vera Jakway.
The fifth year of Brattleboro Pri-
vate school opens Tuesday Sept. 2
Besides classes in grammar and High
school branches, there will be one for
training teachers for examinations
and another in shorthand. The latter
class is to be held in the evening
and is open to anyone DESTROYS OF
studying stenography
No stronger recommendation is
needed for the merits of a play than
the fact that over four millions OF
people have paid to witness it's produc
ton. Such is the endorsement the
management claims for the New Eng
land comedy drama Way Dowr
East" which will come to the Audi
forum next Tuesday evening.
Capt. Ernest Waterman and a party
of young people came upon a rattle
snake on Wantastiquet mountain Mon
day. When first seen the snake was
but four or five feet away from one
of the party. Capt. Waterman
hurled a stone at the reptile, but hi:
aim was not as good as when he helC
a rifle at the target practice at mus
er and he missed. The SECOND
stone stunned the snake and the thirt
killed it. The snake was four fee
long and had several rattles, but the.
were crushed by the stones so tina
the number could not be ascertained
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sing as the leading prima donna SO
prano at the Maine music festival
which open the sixth season at Ban
gor Oct. 2. The festivals will b.
given at Bangor Oct. 2, 3 and t. and a
Portland Oct. 6, and s. There will
be a festival chorus of 1000 voices IL
each city. A large number of soil
artists have been engaged, among
them being Giuseppe Campanari
baritone: Hans Kronold, violoncellist
Ellison Van Hoose, tenor; isabelle
, Bouton, contralto; Francis Archam
bault, bass. The conductor will b
William r. Chapman.
Miss Mary r. Cabot and Mrs. VIII
: Cabot, nieces of Col. Francis Good
hue, gave the Colonel surprise birth
day breakfast Tuesday in recognition
of his S0th birthday anniversary. BE
sides Miss Cabot and Mrs. Cabot an
children there were present Co
. Goodhue's daughter, Mrs. Henry Va
Kleeck of Denver, Col, and his grand
daughter, Miss May Brooks Goodhu
of Germantown. Penn. A number O
friends called during the afternoo
and evening to extend congratulations
, A pleasant feature was the birthda
: cake, which occupied the centre of
J table and was surrounded by so car
, dies. The table was decorated wit
flowers and asparagus fern.
The Vienna Cafe, at 16 Elliot street
II. |. Dyke proprietor, was opened t
the public for the first time Monda
noon, when dinner was served which
was highly satisfactory to all MI
; Dyke has been in the business praC
| tically all of the time since he was
boy, and the result of his experience
is shown in his new cafe. The build
ing has been entirely refitted and tn
rooms are tastefully and attractivel
arranged. There is an entrance o.
| the east side for ladies', which lead
directly to the dining room, Will
the main entrance from the stree
leads to the lunch room. which i
fitted with the most modern equiv
ment. The cooking is done in tn
basement, which is connected with tn
dining room by an elevator. TIL
pastry cooking is all home made. MI
Dyke plans to keep the rooms opel
every night until IL o'clock, and late
If necessary.