Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-06-26
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The Fourth will be observed on Main
street by the general closing of the
stores
Before the Connecticut river bridge
is built a movement ought to be start
ed for abolishing the dangerous grade
crossing.
St. Cecela's Altar society will give
lawn party on the school house lawn
on Walnut street Tuesday evening
June 80
James A. Pullen will have his open
ing dance at Silverdale, SpoffOrd lake,
Saturday evening, the 27th. Lett
singers orchestra will furnish music.
A petition is being circulated on
Canal street asking that a concrete
crossing be laid near the Conant house.
Every time the rain falls the street in
that section is so deep in the mud that
it is almost impossible to cross it.
The CroWell water main which will
supply the SOuto furniture factory has
been laid from the factory to the top
of Vernon street hill. Workmen have
been engaged all the week blasting out
the ledge on the hill, making slow
progress.
The Reds and Blues of class No. I
of the Baptist Sunday school will con
tend for supremacy in a base ball
game at Brooksde park at $3.50 Sat
urday afternoon. 1t is expected that
Principal Ellery of Vermont Academy
will act as umpire
A. regular meeting of the w. C. T.
u. will be held at the home of Mrs.
Robert Baker on Pearl street at
O'Clock next Thursday 1t will be fol
lowed by a memorial service. Per
sons willing to contribute flowers may
leave them at Mrs. Bakers.
Congressman Haskins has been no.
tilted from the fourth assistant post
master general that rural free deliv
cry routes have been established and
ordered into operation July |. 1908. as
follows: Two from Ludlow, two from
Newport Centre, and one each from
Westminster, Wilmington. Springfield,
Woodstock. Putney and Waitsfed.
The condition of clouds and rain has
prevailed another whole week, and at
the present time the total rainfall for
the month is nearly nine inches.
Sunshine is needed at once to save
some of the crops. The storm of last
Friday was a veritable cloudburst in
the south part of Guilford, Many
small bridges We're washed away.
planted crops We're washed from the
ground. and there was a heavy fall of
hail. which remained on the ground
until the following day.
Rev. Allan d. Brown. formerly of
BrattlebOrO. presented his resignation
as president of Norwich University on
Wednesday. 1t was referred to a com
mittee consisting of Gen. Dodge, Gen.
Howard, Col. X, Haskins. n. l.. Shell
don of Boston and Rev. Howard H.
Hill of Concord y. H. This committee
adopted a resolution thanking Presi-
dent Brown for his work and acknowl-
edging the valuable services which
he has rendered in building up the in
stitutiOn, and also requested him to
serve another year The executive
board of the university were request
ed to secure during the year some per
son with training, either in the army
or the navy, to succeed President
Brown.
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I'd Regiment, Vermont Volunteers.
was held in Grand Army hall Friday
afternoon. This was the first com
pany raised in BrattlebOro. OF the
original So members there were pres
ent y. 5. Cole, d. A. Bugbee, E. w.
Bugbee. f. V. Ladd. Albert Mason,
George B. Prouty, Charles ]. Stock
well. william Thomas and these hon
orary members: F. B. Holman. C. p.
ellison, John York p. S. Chase,
Charles c. Miller. A letter was re-
ceived from E. f. Adams of New Or
leans. OF the original company three
members live in Brattleboro. c. j.
Stockwell, George B. Prouty and
Rinallo HesCCck all of West Bratte-
horo Remarks were made by Q. P.
ellison. John York, F. V. Ladd. and
c. j. Stock well. The company were
pleas ant.T entertained by an original
poem BIZ Miss Alice Mason. daughter
If Presid ut Albert Mason These
oHrn"s We're elected: President. Al
bet N2soN Of Gardner, Mass: vice
president. Y. S. Cole Of Suffield.
Com; corresponding secretary and
trea u"er. c. J. Stockwell of West
Brattlebo.o; commissary, John York
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