Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-06-26

J. Grover has sold his milk route to
Bert Hildreth.
The children's services. postponed
on account of the weather, will be held
at the Universalist church next Sun
day.
A. V Mays real estate agency has
sold for Laura Z. Battey her house
on Lowell street, Springfield. Mass,
to Walter y. Stockwell
S. w. Edgett & Co. have sold Pat
rick Moran's house on Frost place to
Austin F. Gllett of Bethel who has
come to Brattleboro to live
A short play will be given at the
home of Mrs. ] G.. Ullery on Linden
street on Tuesday afternoon, June so,
under the auspices of the ladies' aid
society Of St. Michaels Episcopal
church. The play will be followed by
a tea. from to Il o'clock.
The state board Of railroad com
missioners. consisting of Fuller c.
Smith of st. Adams. II. S. Bingham
of Remington and II. w. Bailey of
Newbury, were in Brattleboro Mon
day and went over the line of the
Brattleboro street railroad on a tour
of inspection.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary H. Rand
mother of J. Il. Rand Of Brattleboro
was held in Millers Falls Saturday
morning. Mrs Nellie T. Brigham Off
ciating The body was brought TO
Bratteboro for burial in Morningside
cemetery, Rev. r. X. Marvin offering
prayer at the grave.
The marriage of Miss Mabel Edna
Beard. who was employed two or three
seasons in Donnell & Davis's store.
to Rutherford Hayner of Troy. y. Y.
was celebrated Wednesday at Chester.
Mr.. Haynor is news editor of the Troy
Times Miss Katherine Calvin was
one Of the guests at the wedding
/ These officers were elected at the
annual meeting of the Catholic Union
/ Friday evening: President, r. A. Aus
/ tin vice president, d. w. Shea. sec
/ rotary, c. F. Mann; financial secretary,
/ Dr. r. X. kinkead; treasurer. II. b.
Haus; directors. r. A. Austin ID. w.
Shea. II. b. Haus. c. F. Mann. j. J.
/ Eckels. w. o. Young and DR.. K. r.
/ Kinkead.
The members Of Brattleboro camp.
/ Modern Woodmen of America attend
ed service in a body at st. Mchael's
| Episcopal church Sunday morning and
/ listened to an able sermon prepared
for the occasion by Rev +. T. Mathi,
son. Outside the members Of the or
der the congregation was not large
rain falling at that time. An offertory
solo was sung by A. S. Thompson.
Intimate friends of Harry Charles
Hodgkins and Miss Blanche Electa
Laughton received a pleasant surprise
Sunday, on receiving cards announcing
that their marriage had taken place
Saturday. II was known that such an
event was in contemplation but the
secret of the time and place was well
kept. The ceremony was performed
at the Episcopal rectory in Woodsville
~ H.. by Rev. Mr.. Flanders. rector OF
ST. Luke's church of that village. The
bride wore a travelling dress of blue
French wolfe. Mr.. and Mrs Hodg
k.ns spent Sunday in Iittieton. y. II
They are expected home tomorrow
Mrs. Hndgkins is daughter Of Mrs
Elizabeth Laughton Of Brattleboro. for
merly of Putncy. She has lived in
BrattlebCro several years. and for the
past two Yeas has conducted q dress
making business. Mr.. Hodgkins is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs Merrill Hodgkins
who recently moved to Wells River
He was tuner. employed by the Estey
Organ company several years, but now
is travelling salesman for Slade. Cor
ton a Co., Of Gloucester Mass.
\ loud crash in the rear Of Thomp
sons jewelry store about 80 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon told palmer than
words to people in that locality that
a wreck had taken place on the rail
road. \ look down the bank showed
that a freight car, smashed into kind
ling wood was lying across two
tracks the Central Vermont locomo
tive No. 200 was backed up against
the wreck on one track and CabOOse
was up against the other end Of the
car on another track. George BOud
rey. a Central Vermont engineer. had
attempted to make a flying switch
He flew the cabCose on the main line
his locomotive going on the track on
which q freight train stood. Through
sCmc misunderstanding Boudrey sup
posed he was going on the main line
but when he found ont otherwise il
was too late TO stop his locomotive
The force of the collision bent the
first freight car mp double and the cal
fell across the next track just in
time To collide with the caboose. The
locomotive was not seriously dam.
aged, but the running gear Of the ten.
der was wrecked. The cabOose was
slightly damaged. The freight car
contained several pieces of furniture
from the Larkin Soap company, which
We're broken. The car was owned by
the New York, New Haven 4 Hart
ford Railroad company.