Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-22


the Y. NJ. c. A. will be led by w. \.
Gilbert.
The First Regiment band will give
its next concert on the common next
Wednesday evening.
New floors will be laid next week
in the offices of County Clerk Merri-
field and Referee f. d. f. Stowe
The Red Cross degree was conferred
on two candidates by Beauseant Com
mandery, Knights Templar Wednes-
day evening.
The choir of St, Michael's Epsco-
pal church will sing in Christ church
in Guilford Sunday afternoon Bishop
Hall will preach
An unusual record with an incuba-
tor was made this week by George
Benson of Canal street, who Matched
80 brown leghorn chicks from loo eggs.
Rev Father Cunningham will say
the early mass in Dummerston Sun
day. The mass in st. MIichaers
Roman Catholic church will be at
1890.
A. " May. real estate agent, has
sold for Il. H. Tomb the Charles
Squiers place in Guilford, formerly
the Melendy place, to j. Henry Pratt
Of Brattleboro who will take posses.
sion at once.
Bishop \. c. A. Hall will make his
annual visitation at St MichaeIs
church next Sunday. There will be
early celebration at $50 in the morn
ing, morning prayer. confirmation and
sermon at 1890 and evening prayer
and sermon at 1880.
The Brattleboro Woman's club have
planned a picnic and delightful outing
at Spofford lake tomorrow, The party
will start from the Brooks House at
8 o'clock in the morning If the day
should be stormy the trip will be
made on June g. \ large number are
planning to go.
The Earl Taylor who was arrested
and fined for drunkenness last week
was not Earl j. Taylor of West Brat
tleboro, but one Earl Taylor who
came from New Hampshire the week
before to work cutting logs which are
being drawn to d. T. Perry's mill in
West Brattleboro.
f. Wales and son. Harry, brought
out King Jollity in Keene Friday
evening under the auspices of the Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs. They intended
to give the opera in Maine town,
but were prevented from doing so by
the prevalence of small poX in that
town. The performance in Keene was
successful, although gotten up on
short notice.
/ The 14th anniversary of the Ep-
worth League was observed by the To-
cal League Sunday evening. The SER
/ vice was held in the main audience
room in the Methodist church. The
choir was assisted by Miss Laura
/ Leitsinger, who gave a solo, and a
| special musical service was sung, in
terspersed with remarks by different
members on phases of the life of
John Wesley.
The Vermont State Letter Carriers
association will hold their annual con
vention with the local branch. No. 81
on the afternoon and evening of Me-
mortal day. Nearly every branch or
ganizatton in the state will be rep
resented. The election of officers and
selection of a delegate at large to rep
resent the carriers in the national
convention which meets in Syracuse
the last week in August will be among
the important matters of business
which will come before the conven.
ton. The local letter carriers will en-
terrain the visiting delegates.
Francis Alexander Champany of
Barnard, who is employed by C. II.
Eddy & Co., and Miss Evelyn DeWire
Soule, daughter of Mr. and Mrs H. B
Soule, were married at the home of
the brides parents on Clark street at
noon Wednesday, Rev H. r. Miles
performing the ceremony. The house
was trimmed with ferns and flowers.
The bride wore white muslin, trimmed
with applique, and was unattended,
the ceremony being simple, owing to
Mrs. Ella p. Bement of Easthampton,
Mass, was one of the guests.
Mrs. j. E. Higleys piano pupils
gave a recital of exceptional merit
/ Wednesday afternoon in Grange hall
before large audience. The program
opened with a vocal chorus but the
other numbers We're instrumental
with the exception of just enough
vocal music to give variety to the pro-
gram. Mrs. Higley has been very
successful with her pupils. as their
work showed. Those who participated
were Daisie Miller. Nina Gilman,
Florence Moran. Reba Amidon, Doris
Smith, Grace Johnson. Irene Plimpton,
Irene Mather. Lena Covey, Edna
Finch, Irene Fisher, Mildred Yeaw,
Charlena Hall, Eleanor Chamberlain.
Gladys Hall and Ethel Blodgett