Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-06-19
BRATTLEBoRO.

The next band concert will be given
on the common Wednesday evening,
W. X. Ware has opened Lakeside at
Spofford lake Manager James A. Pull
len will have an opening dance at
Silverdale the 25th.
Sedgwick post, G. A. r., shas extend
ed a vote of thanks to all who helped
to make Memorial day successful, es-
pecially to the children of the public
schools.
The trip of members of Wantasti-
quet Golf club to Greenfield was post
poned on account of the storm Satur-
day. If the weather is pleasant it is
expected that the golfers will go to
Greenfield tomorrow.
State Auditor Graham, who was in
Brattleboro on official business Tues
day. stated that since the license law
went into effect over $4,000 had gone
into the state treasury from licenses
and fines. this representing one-half
the amount raised, the other half 60
ing to the towns.
The members of Sedgwick Woman's
Relief corps held a brief memorial
service in Grand Army hall Saturday
afternoon under the direction of Mrs.
G. b. Lamson, after which the graves
of deceased members of the organic
alton were decorated. There are 20
such graves in Brattleboro.
Miss Mary Clsbee was 92 years old
Wednesday, A number of friends
called at her home on Spring street in
recognition of the anniversary, leav-
ing gifts of flowers and other articles.
Miss Clisbee was born in Alstead, N.
H., but has lived in Brattleboro about
20 years. She is unusually bright and
active for one of her age, doing the
homework for herself and nephew,
and her mental faculty is unimpaired.
Miss Jennie Emma Moseley of High
street and Leslie H. Streeter of Green,
field formerly of Vernon, were mar.
ried at 1870 Tuesday by Rev. F. w.
Lewis at the Methodist parsonage.
Their home will be with Mrs. Street.
er's mother Mrs. George F. Moseley
who recently moved to Brattleboro
from Vernon, until autumn, when they
will go to Greenfield, Mr. Streeter be.
ing a telephone inspector in that town.
Both families are well known, partic-
ularly in Vernon.
Rev. Father Cunningham, assisted
by Rev. Father Reynolds of Bellows
Falls, has been examining the classes
in st. Michael's parochial school dur
ing the week. The following pupils
will receive diplomas today: Ellen
Frances Grady. Mary Elizabeth Fen
ton. Catherine Alexandria Austin,
Mary Catherine Brosnahan, William
Patrick Adams, James Edward Riley.
The work of the children of the school
will be on exhibition in the school.
house hall Saturday, Monday and
Tuesday. All are invited to inspect
the work.
E. c. Crosby and NJ A. Coolidge
have been awarded the contract for
building a water works system for
Springfield VT, for $4,000. A dam
will be erected at an expense of 500
600 on a brook in Weathersfeld and
the water will be carried from there
to Springfield village, a distance of
Az miles, for use for fire and domes-
tic purposes, and for light manufacture
ing, such as running elevators, motors,
etc. The work will be carried out
under the direction of the Springfield
water commissioners, and the en-
gineer of the proposed works, F. II.
Dewart. 1t is expected that the work
will begin within a short time and
that the entire system will be COM
pleted before next winter.