Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-24

nelu III BTatJleDOrO Aug Il anu ~.
The new crossing on Canal street.
near the Conant house, was very much
appreciated by the people of that sec
ton during the recent rainy days.
Charles and Fred Guild have leased
the store in Retting building formerly
occupied by Mrs. G. |. Stafford and
are equipping it for a job printing
office.
The Keene Country club has sent a
challenge to Wantastiquet Golf club
for a team match. 1t is expected that
a game will be arranged to be played
in Keene about August Is.
Members of the Brattleboro Wom-
ans club may obtain extra copies of
the year book just issued from the
corresponding secretary. the treas
urer, or the program committee.
c. +. Thompson. treasurer of the
Vermont Congregational board of min
isterial relief, has received notification
that legacy of $500 will be paid from
the estate of Ruth w. Bancroft of
New York state.
Frank f. Barber. trustee of the Ed
win F. Larrabee estate in Halifax. has
SOlu lue ElllOl GTteH ldIlll, ON Heu ny
the estate. to w. r. Faulkner of Jack
sonville. who held mortgage on the
farm. The sale was by public auction
last Saturday.
The band concert and lawn party on
Prospect Hill last evening was at.
tended by a large crowd. The lawn
party given by the Baptist ladies on
F. l.. Smiths lawn, was we'll patron
lied. The stock of ice cream gave
out and all that could be procured in
town was sold. Cake and lemonade
also were served.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Dairymen's association, George Ait
ken of Woodstock president. will be
held in St Adams Jan. D. and I
Governor Hoard of Wisconsin and
other prominent speakers have been
engaged This association is the
largest of its kind in the country, hav
ing a membership of 500.
The sacking of Deerfield and the
massacre of settlers will be commemo
rated by the Pocumtuck Valley Me
mortal association in Deerheld fol
four days beginning next Tuesday
DR.. II. ID. Holton will be one of the
speakers and Judge Wheeler and Con
gresham Haskins have accepted. con
ditionally, an invitation to be present
The Crowell branch water main. ex
| tending from the Main street bridge
to the Souto furniture factory. has
! been completed with the exception Of
| putting in four hydrants. The mair
will be ready to have the water turned
l hx- Of h.
| furniture factory is being equipped
with a sprinkler fire protection sys
/ TEN.
Gov. J. G. Mccullough has issued in
| vitations from Adjt.-Gen. Gilmore!
Office to the review and dress parade
of the LIST regiment infantry, Vermont
national guard, which will take place
| at the state campground, adjoining
/ Fort Ethan Allen, at 2.30 o'clock OF
| the afternoon of Thursday, Aug. 10. i
being Governors" day. Col. j. G
Estey will be in command of the regi
ment.
Manager FoX's season of entertain
ments in the Auditorium will oper
Aug. 30, with Denman Thompson ant
/ George Ryer's pastoral comedy. "OuI
New Minister" which was presented
in Brattleboro two years ago. Tn,
company, including from % to 20 PEG
pie, will come to Brattleboro in abou
three weeks and will rehearse unit
the 29th. giving their first perform
ance on that date.
A hearing has been arranged foI
this afternoon at the office of Water
man & Martin. when the lawyers TO
the Central Vermont and New Lon
don Northern railroads will eXamin,
C. f. Thompson, John r. Patch. d. p
Prescott, Charles A. Bracket anC
Fisk G. Rogers, whose affidavits wer,
presented in the application for tn,
appointment of receiver of the Brat
tleboro & Whitehall railroad.
William A. Brown, nephew of Mis-,
Mary Brown of South Main street. i!
on his way home from the Philippines
his three-year's term of enlstmen
having expired. He expects to visi
New York and to arrive in Brattlebor,
during August. Mr.. Brown went t
the Philippines with the 4th regimen
and afterwards was transferred to tn,
2lst regiment. Since September h,
has been in the paymaster's depart
ment
The southbound mixed train on tn,
narrow gauge railroad met with al
accident yesterday afternoon. thre,
cars loaded with lumber being de
rallied on the curve between Jamaici
and Winhall. The lumber was I'm
loaded and the cars We're put back OF
the track by a wrecking crew VIII,
went from Brattleboro The cars wer,
somewhat damaged and were side
tracked at Jamaica. The lumber prob
ably will be picked up to-day.
AN Easy Mark" given by a cas-
headed by Fred Cressy and includin,
Strock & Evans and members of tn,
Grange Dramatic club, drew a larg
audience in West Chesterfield las
night. The performance went OF
smoothly and was fully appreciated
The audience included several mem
bers of the Castle Square compan,
who are spending the summer a
Spofford lake. They presented
handsome bouquet to Mr., Greasy ant
the audience insisted that Mr.. Cress,
make response, which he did.
Mrs. Evelina Putnam Emerson, 80
widow of William Emerson, died a
the home of her daughter, Mrs. w. w
Boynton, in Northampton yesterday
She was the second of a family o
nine children, of whom five are nov
living. She was married TO William
Emerson April %, 1882, and her hus
band lived 81 years thereafter, thei
golden wedding being celebrated il
1882 She is survived by six children
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