Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-05

The First Regiment band will give
its next concert Thursday evening on
the common.
Bingham chapter, Order of the East
ern Star, held its first regular convoca
ton of the season Tuesday evening at
Masonic hall.
The free kindergarten will begin the
fall session next Monday in the rooms
previously occupied for the purpose.
Miss Fits will be the teacher.
A lake trout weighing 4 pounds and
eight ounces was on exhibition in II.
M. Woods window early in the week.
1t was caught in Lake Winniplseogee
and sent to e, j. Whitcher.
Fifteen members of Sedgwick Wo-
mans Relief corps attended the dis
trict meeting in Bellows Falls We'd
nesday, and were very pleasantly en-
tertained. The department presi-
dent. Mrs. Palmer of Underhill, was
present.
The ladies of the Unitarian society
will hold their annual fair at Festival
hall on Thursday evening of next
week, with the usual attractions.
The doors will open at 4 o'clock; sup
per will be served from 6 to 8. and
the hurdygurdy concert and dance
will begin at $3.50.
A kerosene lamp accidentally was
overturned in the cellar of w. G. Hor-
toms house on Brook street Monday
night. A blaze Immediately followed,
but is was extinguished with a hand
extinguisher. The fire department
was called out, but it's services were
not needed.
An employee of j. r. Hildreth re-
ported to Policeman Amidon Wednes-
day night that a man was lying on
his face across the sidewalk north of
the common on North Main street. Mr..
Amidon went to the place, but the
man had disappeared. Various rum
ors of DRINKS, hold-ups and robber-
les were soon afloat. but with no
foundation further than is here stated.
Nettie b. Seely. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Oren ]. Seely of % South
Main street. and John j.. McVane of
P%ittsburg, Penn, were married Wed
nesday by Rev. F. e. Marble at the
Baptist parsonage. Their return
home was welcomed with horse-shoes
and flowers, but their departure at
o'clock was accompanied by rice and
old shoes. They went to Spring
field. Mass, thence to Baltimore, Md.
to visit Mr.. McVane's sister. They
will be at home in Pittsburg after
Sept. 10.
Miss Mary Augusta Hawley, daugh
ter of Frederick A. Hawley of Man
chester. n. H., and sister Of Mrs. Fred
' Ir-.uLA 80 D,nttI,IArD vFag y, n rrioi
in Manchester Wednesday noon tc
Rev. Francis Clayton Briggs of Man
chester, Mass. About IS relatives
and friends were present. The house
was decorated with a ~profusion Of
golden-rod, ferns. asparagus and as
ters. Luther w. Hawley, jr., of Brat
tleboro was one of the ushers. The
Bridal Chorus from Governs Rose
Maiden was sung by a company com
posed entirely of relatives of the
bridegroom, a ladies' quartet sang {
setting of the 'Lohengrin" chorus by
Wagner, and at the close Of the ser
vice the Lords Prayer was chantet
by male voices. The bride wore
white organdie and lace. the skirt be
ing cut en- train. She carried white
sweet peas. A reception was helt
at the close of the ceremony, Rev
and Mrs. Briggs will leave Manches
ter Sept. 10 and sail from San Fran
cisco Sept. 81 for Himeji, japan
where they will take up missionary
work under the auspices of the Ameri
can Baptist Missionary Union. Boil
Rev. and Mrs. Briggs are well known
and known we'll in their respective
homes. Mr.. and Mrs. F. s. Knigh'
and L. W. Hawley and family of Brat
tleboro attended the wedding.