Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-04

The public schools began on Monday
for the fail term. Most OF the teachers
are the same as previously employed.
Mr. Mitchell, father OF Rev Mr. Mitch
ell. who has been in town several weeks,
has returned To his home in Lynn, Mass.
Frank j. Corbett grand juror. H. II.
Barber and +. :. Medbury, petit jurors,
are at Newfane in attendance upon
county court.
Col J. II. Gouldng is expected home
from san Francisco about the Sth OF
September. Mr.. Haynes and MIR. Ames
Will not be back for a week later.
j. H. Kidder ana Charles NJ. Ware,
bank directors. will go West next Mon
day to be absent for month or more in
the interest of the savings bank, look
ing over investment securities in Min
nesota, Kansas and other locations
H. W. Stcarns. who recently accepted
a situation in Philadelphia as manager
and superintendent for the New York
I Pie Baking company, has closed mis- re-
/ lation with that company. He has been
/ in Wilmington This week and will re
/ turn to Brooklyn next week
The presentation of the drama, The
/ Deacon" at Memorial hall ON Thurs
day evening of last week was thoroughly
enjoyed by the large audience present.
/ The parts were well taken and each one
/ had devoted much time and study to
/ the work y handsome sum was cleared
for the benefit of the kindergarten fund.
The members of the Forest & Stream
club have returned TO their homes and
! the house Is closed for the season. The
/ attendance has not been as large as
usual this summer, but everything per-
| tanning to the management has been eN-
cellent and ali speak in the highest
terms and the attendance next year will
be large without doubt.
We are glad to note that a. l., Wheel
er is putting the sidewalk in front of his
tin shop in better repair. Like several
others in the village he expended an
amount in putting down concrete walks,
only to find out that II was a pretty
poor investment as the walk has proved
very unsatisfactory.
Mrs. /. T. Page and Mrs Henry L.
Mann. desiring to show the appreciation
/ OF the kindergarten Association to those
who took part in the dramatic play, THE
Deacon" gave very pleasant card
party in their honor on Wednesday even
ing at the home of Mrs. Page Refresh
mouts We're served and the affair was
very pleasant in every respdct
Mrs. X p. Ames and Mrs. Charles e
, Stearns gave a delightful party and re-
ception at Memorial hail on Friday even
i, ing. oyer l20 persons were present anC
all united in the expression that the af
fair was most pleasant and enjoyable
Musical selections We're rendered by Mrs
Mann, Mrs. Russell and daughter, Leone
l Miss Kidder Miss Ware, little lren
} | Church, and others. Dancing was in
dulged in until about Il o'clNsk. Choice
\ refreshments were served and everyon
: voted the affair a decided success. Tn
expenses were payed from money tina
was received some time ago as proceed
\ of a similar gathering.
X DIR. Louis T. Lawton, formerly of thi
town, died recently in st. Paul, MINI. II
i
= years was a dentist in Rutland. He ha
:. been president and treasurer and mem
Der of the examining board of the Vel
- mont Dental society. He went from Rut
- land to ST. Paul about is years age
- While on a trip through the Northwes
in 1898 he was seriously injured by tn
/ explosion of a boiler in a steamboat o
n the Columbia river in Washington
e These injuries eventually caused h
death, He leaves a wife and three son
ID Louis Lawton, jeweler in San francisco
l. DR.. John Lawton, n dentist in st. Pau
a. and Henry, a student in the school
a technology in st. Paul.
ls 1t was expected that a reunion of IL
.. surviving children of Major A. b. Child
s. would be held at this place this wee
he but owing to the illness of A. p. ChilC
lg he could not be present. w, H. Chilli
Il. the oldest of the family spent sever
~ days in town and also Mrs Thayer, Mr.
Williams, Mrs. Clary and Rollin
Childs of Brattleboro w. IL. Chill
left Wilmington nearly so years ago al
has not been here except on one o
u casion since that time. He lived in Mi
lg nesota for a number of years and h;
of exciting experiences at the time of 4
in Indian uprising in that state in the 60
is He afterwards went to San Francis
he and was employed in the United Stat
u mint for about so years. He has pI
S. served his memory in a wonderful d
n gree and his experiences have be
r. varied and are exceedingly interestir
He remembers very distinctly when t