Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-30
Memorial Day Plans.

Memorial Day Plans.
The annual Memorial day observ-
ance began Sunday when a delegation
from Greenwood post and Relief corps
went to East Puteny and attended SER
vice in Pierce's hall, Rev. E. r. Perkins
preaching the sermon. After the
service the graves of soldiers in the
cemetery were decorated as usual.
The schools held appropriate pre-
Memorial exercises today. At 8
o'clock tomorrow a delegation will go
to Dummerston, where graves will be
decorated and where services will be
held in the Congregational church,
Rev. w. p. Jackson making the ad
dress. The principal address of the
day will be made in the town hall in
this village at o'clock by Rev. E. NJ.
Fuller of Barre. The Brattleboro
drum corps will be in attendance and
there will be music by a mixed chorus
under the direction of w. H. Simpson.
C. D. Britton will be officer of the day.
George Phillips bought six horses in
the north part of the state this week.
Miss May Patterson went Saturday
to Springfield, Mass, for a weeks visit
with relatives.
The annual meeting of Golden Rule
chapter, order of Eastern Star, was
held in Masonic hall last evening.
E. P. Bailey of the United States
Forestry commission was in town a
few days last week in the interest of
the bureau.
Capt. and Mrs. William Robertson,
Mr. and Mrs. Dorr Clough, G. d. Knight
and Demanster Wheeler went to West
minister Tuesday to attend the funeral
of Mark Ward.
H. B. Powell and family will move to
California the coming autumn. They
have not decided positively to what
city they will go, but intend to settle
in the south part of the state.
DR.. Gorham of Bellows Falls and DR..
Foster of this town performed an oper-
alton on the 14-year-old son of B. NJ.
Wilkins, brother of A. w. j. wilkins,
Wednesday, removing enlarged tonsils
and an enlargement of the nose.
Rev. Clarence j. Harris of Atlanta,
Ca, formerly pastor of the Congre-
gational church, but who recently
adopted the Universalist creed, has
accepted a call to the Universalist
church in Winchester, n. H. He will
enter upon his duties next week.
Sherman Willard of Brattleboro, who
is employed by the Swift Beef COM
pany, has leased the Kendrick House
and will take possession next week.
The hotel has been closed since last
October. Mr.. Willard formerly was
employed in Putney and is we'll and
favorably known throughout the town.
The Republican town committee
have called the caucus for the election
of three delegates to the Republican
state convention for June Z, week
from next Saturday. A Brattleboro
man was in Putney this week in the
interest of the candidacy of P. w.
Clement Just what interest" he has
in the matter did not appear, but it is
safe to assume that the Republicans of
Putney will not be dictated to by Brat
tleboro politicians.
The temperance meeting in the town
hall Tuesday evening under the aus
pices of the Anti-Saloon League was
attended by an appreciative audience.
All the clergymen of the place were
present and manifested their interest
in the prohibitory law. Rev. Mr.
Bennett offered prayer. The speaker
Rev. Frank L. Foster of Cavendish
discussed the question as one who
thoroughly understood the present
crisis and handled in a unique way
that part of his address that dealt
with man being responsible for pre-
ventable evil. He showed that the
people own the saloons, that there
fore they must own the product Of
them, and that they are responsible
for the saloons existence or non
existence. He scored Candidate
Clement along the line of Mr.. Glen
ents attack for the non-enforcemen'
of law, showing that the reason why
the law is not enforced is because
those who do not desire it's enforce
ment constantly use their influence
against it. If they would work al
hard for it as they do against it there
would be no difficulty in keeping thu
saloon forever out of the Green Noun
tain state. The presentation of thu
subject was able and eloquent. A
the close of the address Mr.. Foste
favored the audience with a solo
Where Is My Wandering Boy" whicl
was highly appreciated.
The following is from the Burlingto
Free Press of Tuesday: "a council of tn
Congregational churches of Chittende
county was held with the Congregations
church of Jericho Centre yesterday I
consider the resignation of the Rev, c. L
Hayward from that church to accept
call to the church in Putney. The dele
gates present were: Rev. Edward Hur
gerford moderator; Rev. Evan Thoma
clerk; Rev. G. G. Atkins OF Burlihgtol
Rev. w. III. Crawford of Williston, Re-
Mr.. Reed of Bethany church of Mon
pelier, A. o. Hood of Winooski. Deaco
Byington of Jericho and other lay deli
gates. The council endorsed the action
the church and dissolved the pastoral
Resolutions complimentary to the Re'
Mr.. Harvard on his efficient work an
the prosperous condition of the churc
were passed The ladies of the churc
served a fine repast in the vestry.'