Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-04


of new goods for the fall and winter
styles of clothing.
The Changers will have a corn roast
at Mr.. Johnson's on DR.. Hamiltons
farm in DummerstOn next Thursday
evening.
On Monday. Labor day. the post Of
fee will be open from to ~ o'clock.
and the carriers will make the early
morning delivery.
The ball game scheduled last Satur
day between the Winchester, n. H..
club and the BrattlebQro town team
was postponed indefinitely on account
of the rain.
Steeple Jack Cavanaugh has a con
tract to repair the spire of the Ro-
man Catholic church in Greenfield.
This is regarded as one of the most diff
ficult steeples to climb in Western
Massachusetts.
Tickets for Hearts of Oak" will
go on sale tonight at the box Office
at the Auditorium. All who have seen
shore Acres" and Sag Harbor" will
be in line for the first appearance here
of James a. Herne's Hearts of Oak
The new quarters for the dairy de-
partment at the Valley Fair will be
established this year under the grand
stand thus giving one entire section
on the floor with floral hall to the
school exhibit and some special fea-
lures.
For the purpose of taking an invon-
tory. the Brattleboro Free Library will
be closed. by order of the trustees.
from Monday. the 4th to Monday. the
21st. of this month. All books issued
must be returned by Friday. Sept. IL.
and no books will be issued after We'd
nesday. the 9th.
Bingham chapter, Order of Eastern
Star, held regular convocation Tues
day evening. The chapter voted to have
the usual series of social dances the
coming winter and the following so
ciable committee was appointed: Fred
eric |. Swift, Miss Edith NJ. Stote and
Mrs. William b. NintOn.
The ladies of the Unitarian society
will give their annual fair and supper
in Festival hall Thursday, Sept. 10.
/ Besides the usual tables there will be
one devoted to burnt wood articles un
der the care of the Misses Vessel.
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and supper will be served at 6 o'clock
followed by hurdy-gurdy dance All
are invited.
The St JOhnsbury Caledonian adj
vocates editorially the formation of n
state basket ball league. and suggests
as competitors the champion Y. NJ
c. \. team of Brattleboro and teams
representing Company u Of ST. Johns
bury. White River Junction Athletic
association, University of Vermont
/ Company II Of Montpelier. Rutland Y.
NJ. c. A. and possibly Burlington y.
NJ. c. \.
The Independent Brattleboro base
ball team, under the management Of
Captain Allen of the Wheel club. will
cross bats with Ashuelot at the fair
grounds Saturday afternoon. Ellis will
pitch and Frost catch and the other po-
sitions will be filled as follows: Waite
1b; March Oh: Allen 3b Stolte SIS:
r. Allen If; Tucker Of; Ferriter RI
AshuelOt has a strong team of veteran
players.
Several potatoes on exhibition at
Clark's grocery store are the largest
that have been brought into town this
season. They were raised by T.. II.
Miller in Dummerston. One weighs
two pounds and the others are nearly
as large. Mr.. Miller says they were
raised on rich soil which was kept
well cultivated and that the ones on
exhibition are no larger than many
others he has at his farm They are
the early Rupert variety.
Sarah Melissa Clayton. daughter OF
4 I
ton. died August 2S in BartOnsville
from appendicitis. She was born in
Brattleboro Jan. "a. 1887 She was a
girl of great promise, being a fine per
former on the organ and having a So
prano voice of rare sweetness and
purity. The funeral was held Monday.
Rev. Mr.. Chaplin of SaXtons River Off
ciating. Selections were sung by the
choir of the Congregational church in
Bellows Falls. There were many beau
tiful floral tributes. The burial was in
Rockingham.
"T'riss, ~. Beyond the Rockies"
will be played ~ Gnlford Centre to-
night by Brattleboro theatrical com
pany under the direction of f. V.
Evans. The ladies of the Grange in
that village will serve supper from
o'clock tonight to o'clock tomorrow
morning. The play will be given be-
tween $50 and 1890, and there will be
dancing from 1890 to . o'clock. Mr..
Evans will go to Bangor, Me. tomor-
row to join a stock company for the
coming season. Mr.. Strock. who has
been with Mr.. Evans in Brattleboro
the past summer, has joined the same
company.
Jerry" the famous Hostein OK
owned by j. d. Avery of auckland.
Mass, was sent to the slaughter house
this week In his prime Jerry weighed
1865 pounds. For seven out of his IS
years he was on the road, being eXhib-
tied four years with his partner, Joe.
but the latter died under the strain of
travelling. John p. Nicholas Of Brat
tleboro had charge of Jerry in making
the circuit of fairs all over the eastern
part of the country. The profit to Mr..
Avery on the exhibitions was several
thousand dollars. Mr.. Avery bought
Jerry from the stock farm of George
Van Dyke, the Connecticut river lum-
Der king, in Canaan this state.
d. P. Dewitt, treasurer and manager
of the Dewitt Grocery company of
BrattlebOro, and d. Frank Shea were
in Montpelier last week looking over
the field with a view to establishing a
wholesale grocery house in that city.
An option was taken for two weeks on
quarters in L. II. Greene's building.
1t is expected that stock company
will he formal with eOO nm oo nitaI