Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-08-14
BRATTLEB0R0 LOCAL.

The Garment Workers union held
regular meeting in Grand Army hall
Monday evening.
The Claremont Junction camp meet
will be held Aug. II to %. A new and
larger tabernacle for the meetings has
been erected.
Saturday, Aug. 10, is the feast of
the Assumption. Mass will be cele-
brated at o'clock at st. Michael's
Roman Catholic church.
Road Commissioner Eames has
raised the sidewalk in front of Odd
Fellows building about eight inches
to prevent water from settling at that
point.
The jurymen for the September
term of the county court will be drawn
to-day by Deputy Sheriff F. w. Nc
Clure, Sheriff A. w. ]. wilkins being
away.
Patrick Curry, three-years-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Curry of Elliot
street, died yesterday afternoon at
The Hemlocks after a few days i'll
ness of cholera infantum. The funeral
will be held at the house at o'clock
tomorrow.
An ejectment suit brought by E. H.
Davenport against c. H. Davenport
came before Justice Cudworth this
morning. F. d. Stowe appeared for
the plaintiff and A. F. Schwenk for the
defendant. Each party claimed to be
a creditor of the other.
Coal is selling at 1925 ton. There
| nf in
few days. The local dealers expect
that the prevailing price the coming
winter will be $3.50. Dealers in Keene
and Athol and other nearby places are
experiencing difficulty in getting what
coal they want.
Brattleboro chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution, will hold a
regular meeting Tuesday, Aug. IS, at
the home of Mrs. F. G. Pettee. West
Brattleboro. The meeting will be in
form of a basket picnic. Those at
tending will go on the car leaving
Prospect hill at 1890 o'clock. Mem
| bers may invite friends.
Fifty or more members of j. E.
| Halls Sunday school class were en-
tertained at lawn supper at the home
of Mrs. w. H. Haigh on Washington
street Monday evening. After a de-
/ lightful supper in the open air the
company repaired to large tent which
Mr.. Haigh has erected permanently
and spent the evening in a pleasant
social way, with music, story telling,
etc.
The national conference of Unitarian
and other Christian churches will be
held at Atlantic City. n. j., in Septem-
Der. Charles H. Pratt and Mrs. E. @.
| S. Osgood, together with the pastor,
will represent the Unitarian society
of this town, and Miss Lavinia Law
renee will be sent as delegate by the
Brattleboro branch of the Womans
Alliance.
Members of the Unitarian church
and Sunday school numbering about
so enjoyed their annual picnic last
Friday. Owing to the closing of Cen
trail park for the season, the picnic
was held at the Eaton farm on the
shore of the West river. Delightful
weather, after the long continued
rains, added to the pleasure of the out
ing, and the day was declared by all
a great success.
Tuesday was the 59th anniversary
of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. A o.
Alvord of Elm street They observed
the occasion by receiving a large num-
ber of their friends and neighbors in
the afternoon and evening and were
the recipients of many flowers. Re
freshments were served. Mrs. Alvord's
maiden name was Sarah S. Bissell.
She and Mr.. Alvord were married in
Wilmington. They lived in that town
80 years and have since lived in Brat
tleboro. They are over so years old.
The rear axle on a loaded wagon
owned by F. NJ. Davis, a Chesterfield
merchant, was broken off near one
wheel yesterday morning on the Main
street hill, the wheel having been
caught in the street railroad track.
The ground inside the track is consid-
erably lower than the top of the rails,
contrary to the agreement between the
town and the railroad company. There
is need of repair work in this line.
Replying to an inquiry from The
Phoenix, w. E. Mullins of st. Adams,
superintendent of transportation for
the Central Vermont Railway COM
pany, says: $50 far this season 49,
500 new ties have been put in on the
Brattleboro & Whitehall railroad, and
about 1000 more are yet to be placed.
Inc lldCh has DCCn ldSCu
necessary, about seven miles in all
The iron bridges have been painted
and all needed repairs made to floors
as we'll as to wooden structures. We
feel that the line is in very good condi-
ton"
A fine prospectus of the coming star
course of entertainments under the
auspices OF the Y. M. G. A., will be is
sued in few days. 1t will be a hand
some piece of work, which every Brat
tleboro resident will be glad to pos
sess. The course will open Oct. with
Suzanne Adams, the grand opera so
prano, Leo Stern the renowned 'cellist,
and George Champion, a widely known
} baritone. The other attractions will
be Marc, the magician, Paul Law
| renee Dunbar, Congressman Lands
and the Metropolitan Grand Concert
/ company. Tickets are now being
printed.
Mrs. Jennie B. Powers was in Hines
burg and Halifax yesterday and in
vestigated four cases of alleged
cruelty to animals. She found a flock
I, of about 200 fowls in very bad con
i dition from neglect. The owner was
J. told to take better care of them OI
+ they would be killed. Two horses
j which were complained of could MOI
be found. Another horse was very
j DOOR but was receiving good care