Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-29
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BRATTLEBoRo.
A number of small boys have been
skipping school lately. Chief-of-
Police Hall, truant officer, Will get
after them.
Rev George b. Lawson will preach
the baccalaureate sermon for Leland
and Gray Seminary Sunday Rev. e.
A. Royal will preach in his pulpit here
The members Of the Woman's Re
lief corps will meet in Festival hall at
1 50 o'clock tomorrow to attend the
Memorial day exercises in the Audi
forum.
Negotiations are in progress with
a large business concern with view
to inducing it to locate in Brattleboro,
near the Souto furniture factory.
The outlook is promising.
A dress rehearsal of Friendly En-
envy" was given at the Brattleboro Re
treat Monday evening. DR.. and Mrs.
I.awton entertained the actors at
supper after the rehearsal.
Representatives of the American APP
praisal company came yesterday to
make a detailed report on the S. A.
Smith companys plant previous to its
transfer to the American Novelty COM
pany.
Mrs. C. B. Lamson will entertain
the memoirs of the Woman's Relief
corps at a lawn party at her home at
80 Washington street on Wednesday
afternoon, June 3. in honor of a mem
Der who will leave town.
The 31st annual convocation of the
grand chapter. Order of Eastern Star
will be held at Mortified, this state,
June "a. Arrangements for round
trip tickets have been made Several
members of Bingham chapter will at
tend.
A meeting of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals was
held Tuesday evening. Mrs. Jennie
B. Powers, agent, reported that during
the month she has investigated
cases in six towns and had had one
horse killed.
special council fire of Quonekta-
cat tribe of Red Men will be held to-
night at o'clock to confer the Chiefs
degree on 20 candidates. Deputy
Great Sachem c. A. Miles will confer
the degree. after which a turkey sup.
At the amateur play in the Auditor
ium Tuesday night E. " Evans. man
ager. announced that he and Mr..
Strock expected to remain in Brattle-
boro part of the summer and prob
ably would bring out another play,
" The Picket Line" in about four
weeks
young man wearing a new straw
hat fired two shots at birds. near the
stone crusher Thursday morning a
little before 8 o'clock. If he had not
disappeared with his bicycle before
he could be identified he would have
had business at the justice court,
as the people in that neighborhood
were after him.
Rev. E. T. Mathison has received
this week from Bishop A. C. A. Hall a
copy of the latest edition of the Bible
put on the market since Sunday The
text is the King James version with
revisions made by committee of 10
appointed by the Episcopal general
conference. Four members of the
committee were New England men,
including Bishop Hall of Vermont and
Bishop Niles of New Hampshire
The changes in the original text are
written in the margin and the words
of the text which are thus changed are
underscored with heavy black lines.
On May 10 about 20 relatives and in.
vited guests, including children, grand
children, and one -grandchild
assembled to celebrate the wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. F. p. Hop
kinson at their new and well appointed
Cherry street home. All We're well
coined cordially, and there was no lack
of the usual home cheer Many beau
tiful and useful gifts gave proof of the
high esteem in which the worthy cou.
pie are held. The guests present in,
cluded Mr. and Mrs. j. Samuel Hodge
and daughter of Revere, relatives. Mrs
Jennie A. Bemis and daughters. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles II. Sargent and son
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w. Dudley of
Boston, Mr., and Mrs. Frederick T.
Hopkinson and son of Bennington
and Ethelinde DCoittle, and Mr.. and
Mrs George e. Brooks and daughter
of Vernon. Those who were nuable
to attend the bounteOus supper served
came in the evening or sent their
good wishes. The gathering was
very pleasant.