Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-06-06
1RMONT PIE0INIX BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, 6,


The Forest and Stream club will
open its club house in Wilmington
June 2S.
Congressman Haskins has been en-
gagged to deliver the Memorial day ad-
dress in Randolph next year.
The June number of the Vermonter
contains a full page portrait of Miss
Anna Maud Essex in the department
of "Vermont's Fair Women
A handicap stroke competition on
the grounds of the Wantastiquet Golf
club will be held tomorrow, also a
tennis match. Refreshments will be
served at the club house at o'clock.
The Sunday afternoon meeting in
the Y. M. c. A will be led by the relig-
ious work committee, G.. l.. Shuts.
L. NJ. Stickney, II. G.. Pearson, Harlan
Miller w. ID. Stockwell Ralph Cain
and Herbert Lovejoy.
A portrait of Ex-Governor Holbrook,
pictures of his home and his study
were given a prominent place in the
Boston Globe last Friday at the
head of an article entitled Losses in
Killed and Wounded"
The police have been asked by Mrs.
Julia Hart of Brattleboro. to locate
her son. Frank c. Hart. who came to
this city several weeks ago and Sc
cured employment as an iron worker
II Springfield Republican.
w. G. Shaffner was thrown by a
horse in Dunklee's livery stable Tues
day night and bones in his right hand
were broken. He was intending to
start tomorrow for San Francisco
with four horses, but the accident will
delay his starting until next week.
The Bellows Falls Times says:
THE Catholic Union minstrels of Brat
tleboro are a pretty clever lot 1t
would never do to admit that any
Brattleboro aggregation is superior
to home talent, but it is only fair to
say that the entertainment given in
the opera house Tuesday evening
closely approached the Bellows Falls
standard
The Connecticut river bridge COM
missioners received this week from
George W. Townshend of Boston a
report as to the condition of the pier
of the Connecticut river bridge which
was examined by a diver two weeks
extremely poor structure and that the
crib work is rotten and worthless, If
not positively dangerous.
Sunday. June s. will be observed
by the Odd Fellows as memorial Sun
day. All members are requested to
meet at the hall promptly at O'Clock
to attend services. and afterwards to
march to the cemetery in a body. In
i -. ID,l.T Lob
branch of the order to join in the
exercises. large delegation is
desired. Members are requested to
bring white gloves and badges.
The Brattleboro Aqueduct associa-
tion held their annual meeting Tues
day evening in the office of S. w. Ed
gett. After hearing the reports of
officers it was voted to raise 81 on a
share to meet current expenses
These officers were elected: President
H. b. Chamberlain; secretary and
treasurer, C. w Wyman; trustees. e
C. Crosby, G. Z. Crowall and George
S. Phillips; superintendent. +. G
Phillips.
w. F. Goddard. the bookbinder, has
leased the rooms in Grange building
formerly occupied by Mrs. Farr for a
term of five years and will move his
/, business there next week. The APP
partments have been remodelled for
the convenience of the business. w
]. Pentland, who has been employed
several years by A. V. Cox, also has
leased rooms in the building and will
, engage in the plumbing business fol
himself.
, If Brigham Young, president OF the
Mormon sect and a native of Whiting
ham, had lived until Monday he would
have been 101 years old. A salute OF
101 guns was fired from the top Of
arsenal hill in Salt Lake City. over
looking the temple, and the bronze
monument of Young was decorated
with flags and bunting. Several hun
dred of Youngs relatives listened tC
speeches and musical and literary
program.
Warren Stockwell and Ned Ray o.
Bellows Falls, representing the Olym
plan tennis club, defeated L. L. Dun
Z ham and o. r. Butterfield, represent
ing the North End club of BrattleborC
on the North street court Friday
:. Five sets were played, with the follow
-. ing results, the first figure in each in
stance being the score of the visitors
to 4. to 5, to 6, 3 to and 6 to 3
A return match will be played in Bel
. lows Falls later.
! The Audubon society held a pleas
ant meeting with Mrs. A. d. Wyatt
}, Monday evening. The subject dis
cussed was the wrens and thrashers
) Descriptive readings were given, ant
5 specimens of the birds exhibited
Mrs. e. B. Davenport gave an interest
ing account of the many birds ant
= nests seen on her walks and drives
!. this season. A bird walk was planned
a for next Monday afternoon Mem
, bers and friends are invited to go
+ The place of meeting is the entranc,
! to the golf grounds at two o'clock.
f Miss Simplicity a Big Hit.