Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-08-22
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
EAST DOVER.
w. Frank Jones Nominated.

The Republican caucus to nominate
a candidate for town representative
was held Saturday afternoon. The
attendance was not large as the farm
ers were taking advantage of the
fine hay weather to finish their haying.
The board of civil authority met be-
fore the caucus and added three
names to the check list. Others
will be added tomorrow. The caucus
was called to order by E. II. Jones,
who was elected chairman, and w.
Frank Jones of West Dover was elect
ed secretary. The chairman called
for a ballot for town representative,
and the result was 20 votes for w.
Frank Jones and seven for o. e. Hill,
also of West Dover D. w. Yeaw
moved that the chairman appoint a
committee to present five candidates
for justices of the peace. The chair
man appointed Leon Boyle, J. d.
Fessenden and G. E. Mann. who pre-
scented the names of D. w. Yeaw, w.
G. Halliday, E. II. Jones, ]. j. Snow
and B. B. Collins. The ticket was
nominated without opposition. The
nominee for town representative is
the present town clerk, who twice has
represented the town in the legisla-
ture. He is for Mccullough for gov
ernor. Dillingham; for senator, and for
the passage of a high license bill to
be submitted to the people in accord
ance with the state Republican plat
form.
Bert Putnam and Miss Ida Powers
were married at Wardsboro last Sat
urday.
Dan Hale and Harry Jefts, who work
in Winhall, have been home for few
days the past week.
Mrs. L. j. Ranney of Hartford,
Conn, is a guest of Mrs. F. W. Knapp
and is visiting other friends.
Money is being raised to buy new
hymn books, Pentecostal Hymns 1
and 2, for the Baptist church.
Roy Jones went Monday to Bellows
Falls, where he has a position as
clerk in the clothing store of Good
now Brothers & Pearson.
The schools in districts 1. 8 and 4
will begin Monday, Sept. 8. The
teachers who taught the spring term
have beeh engaged for the fall term.
Edwin Sherman of Providence, R.
l., came Saturday night to visit his
parents, Rev. and Mrs. c. S. Sherman.
He was accompanied by Clyde Adams,
who came to visit his wife and chill
dren, who have been at Rev. Mr..
Sherman's several weeks.
Rev. c. s. Sherman, Deacon Halla-
day and Deacon Turner were elected
Sunday as delegates to the ordination
and installation of Rev. James d.
King as pastor of the Baptist church
in West Wardsboro, which took place
on Wednesday of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Turner and Mr..
and Mrs. E. H. Jones are the delegates
to the annual meeting of the Windham
County Baptist association, which will
be held in Brattleboro on Wednesday
and Thursday of next week. The del
egates are empowered to choose al
ternates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Lazelle were
called to Brattleboro last Friday by
the serious illness of Mr.. Lazelle's
father S. H. Lazelle. Mr.. Lazelle
came home Monday, but returned to
Brattleboro in the afternoon and will
remain until there is change in his
fathers condition.
Rev. W. A. Dawson, state evange.
list of the Baptist state convention,
preached in the Baptist church Sunday
morning in behalf of the convention,
making a strong presentation of the
cause of the weaker Baptist churches
in Vermont. At the close of the SER
mon pledges were made for Mr.. Davi-
sons work, amounting to 500. Other
pledges were made after the close of
the service Rev Mr. Dawson smoke
in the evening in Brookline, where
he was accompanied by Rev. G. S.
Sherman. The evening service was