Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-02

mother have taken rooms in the How
ard house on River street, and soon will
move there
Lucius Doolittle has presented COM
plete file of the town reports to the IL
brarY. Two volumes of the Valley Rec
ord also have come to the library as a
gift. They will all be bound and kept
there for reference.
e. =. Bailey came from Brockton,
Mass. Monday. on account of the fair
i'm that city this week, there was no ses-
sion of the High school after Monday
forenoon. Mr.. Bailey will return to
Brockton Sunday afternoon
Rev. II. Gertrude Roscoe is getting the
lower tenement in the Blanchard house
ON Main street in readiness for house
keeping and will soon occupy it. Mrs.
Wurdner of Fclchville, VI, a former
parishioner of Miss Roscoe, will live
with her.
Deacon c. f. Savage was the delegate
chosen from the Congregational church.
with the pastor, to attend the installa
ton of Rev. Willis a. Hadley as pastor
of the Second Congregational church at
Keene Thursday.
The members of the Loyal Temperance
Legion gave a delightful concert Mon
day evening at the Congregational YES
try. The program consisted of march,
ing exercise. singing and recitations.
Another entertainment is contemplated
i'm the near future.
\. @. Soammons THE Real Widow
Brown " was presented at the Hinsdale
opera house on Tuesday evening to a
rather slim audience. Those who attend
ed had an evening of real fun, with no
Objectionable features The specialties
were far above the average. The next
attraction under the mana cement of the
Hinsdale Entertainment association will
be Gorton's mnstrels, oct. :.
Gorton's famous MINISTRIES are booked
to appear at the opera house on the
evening of Wednesday, oct = If there
is minstrel organization that is well
known the world over. it is surely Cor
tons, as it has the distinction of being
the Oldest as well as one of the best
minstrel companies on the road. The
management is progressive and up-to-
date. and this year the attraction is guar
anteed to be better than ever.
Miss Annie s Spooner has an auto
graph sofa pillow, a souvenir of the
Spanish American war. which has cost
her a deal of time and labor. and is both
valuable and unique. The pillow is in
/ the form of a shield. and is "a by 81
/ inches in size. one side is in red and
/ yellow. the Spanish national ColOrs, the
other red white and blue, the national
/ colors Of the United States. the upper
part being a field Of blue, with 40 stars,
/ the number of states at the time the
| pillow was made; the lower part the Il
/ stripes of red and white. Miss Spooner
secured the autographs 10y writing to the
people and sending a piece of yellow
ribbon asking them to write their names
I with pencil, she afterward going over it
with India ink She has upon the pillow
about 100 autographs. and more to bt
added, Of men prominent in the Spanish
war. such as Mckinley, Dewey, Roose-
/ Welt. Miles, etc, arranged separately as
| to navy and army, and below the mill
tary heroes the names of the Massachu
sets officials appear. In answer to hei
requests for autographs, Miss Spoonei
| received letters from nearly every one
| among them one from Admiral Cervera
a gem of sentlemanly courtesy, writer
in spanish.