Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-06-12

Only eleven arrests 1Or l1lONlCdllOu
have been made during the past week.
Native strawberries from Walpole farms
and Mapedel farm of a. a. Halliday,
We're first seen in the market early in
the week.
"Children's Sunday" will be observed
next Sunday at the Universalist, Metho-
dist and Congregational churches by
special services.
j. Edward Farrow eXepcts to move his
family to New York the last of the
month Mrs. Farrow's sister, Miss Ro-
setta Lewis, has already gone.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
First Congregational church will hold a
lawn party on the grounds of w. Slate on
Atkinson street Tuesday evening.
Thegrand list of the town of Rocking
ham filed recently by the listers, shows
the polls to be 1879 and grand list S4S,
303.26, a marked increase over last year.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thorley of Dux-
bury, Mass, are spending the week with
Mrs. Thorleys parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Herbert II. Fassett on Atkinson street
AT a meeting of the commissioners
Monday it was decided not to grant the
petition of Simon D. Mcleod for first
class license. to sell liquors in the Com
mercial House.
Frank H. Mark has resigned his posi-
ton of rural free delivery carrier from
the Bellows Falls post office and William
d. Hayes has been this week appointed
to succeed him.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Barnett go to Mr..
Barnetts home in New York tomorrow
to spend Mr. Barnett's vacation from his
work as chemist at the works of the
Casein Company of America.
Carl Northrup returned Tuesday from
his years work in the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology. George Upham
remained to the commencement exercises,
coming up the last of the week.
A fire about $50 Wednesday afternoon
seriously damaged the l. of the large
white house on Canal street formerly
occupied by A F. Winnewisser, now by
John Beumond a boarding house.
At the annual meeting of the Vermont
State Letter Carriers association held
in Brattleboro last Saturday, P. II
Fleming of the local force of carriers was
elected vice president and E. L. Pond one
of the executive board.
The proposed under-p pass at River
street North Walpole, has been aban'
doned on account of the protest of the
Canal company that it will greatly
weaken the eastern end of the dan
across the Connecticut.
The annual meeting of the Alumni as
ISOLATION of Bellows Falls High schoo
will be held in Union hall Tuesday even
ing, June SOth. The annual reception and
banquet of the association will be helt
at the same time and place.
The restaurant of Donegan & Carter
on Rockingham street has been bough
by F. P. Good, formerly employed il
Simon d. McLeod's restaurant. 1t will
be called The Royal Cafe and will bt
for both ladies and gentlemen.
The rain this week has been a god
send The SaXtons river rose rapid!
Wednesday so that it ran over the flash
boards for the first time in over si2
OIL
beneficial effects of the showers.
Mrs. D. H. Aldrich has sold her Lane
in the Basin to George II. Underwood
and ID. l.. Snow and they have staked i
off into building lots, twelve in number
Five of the lots have been sold, and prob
ably some houses will be built there th
year.
Next Sunday will be observed as Me
mortal day by the Odd Fellows, the loca
order of which will attend morning ser
vice at the Baptist church in a body. II
the afternoon the graves OF decease,
brothers will be honored throughout tn
town.
Frederick ]. Blake, for many years
photographer here, but for two years pas
in Rutland in the studio of c. A. Moore
has opened a Photographic studio o.
Center street, Rutland. The rooms ar
tastefully decorated, all who know MI
Blakes ability in that like would expect
The manner of fighting fires for the pas
few weeks, during which several fire
have occurred, has been criticised b
many for the seeming lack of a head, n
officer or officers of the department be
ing in evidence. and time being waste
in discussions as to methods on Wed
nesday no policemen were TO be seen.
The marriage of Patrick Galway an
Hannah Flanagan took place Tuesda
morning in st. Charles church. TIL
bride was attended by her sister Mis-
Maggie Flanagan of Keene, N. H, an
the best man was Michael Powers.
the evening, a reception was given at tn
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Galway on Atkir
son street
Twenty ladies in old time dress, friend
of Mrs. Alkaline Ball, surprised her q
her home with her brother, Clark Chas,