Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-17

Mcclure was elected trustee of the !
estate by unanimous vote.
The ladies of the Baptist society who
live on Prospect hill will give a lawn
party at F. L. Smiths Saturday even
ing of next week. The band concert
next week will be given on that even
ing on Prospect hill point.
The stock of ladies' and children's
furnishing goods sold by Mrs. c. |.
Stafford to Pierce & Co. of Springfield,
Mass. was sold out by auction Friday
and Saturday afternoons and even
ngs, c. P. ellison being the auctioneer.
The proprietors of the Brooks
House have engaged f. c. Leitsinger,
Carl Leitsinger and c. NJ. Dugan to
furnish orchestra music in the hotel
from 6 to s o'clock each evening dur
ing the summer for the benefit of the
hotel guests.
An attempt will be made to have a
fall meeting of the automobilists of
Vermont held in Brattleboro during
the days of the Valley Fair. Sept. 80
and Oct. /. 1t is thought that a little
effort would bring 60 to IS machines
in line for a parade.
The First Regiment band will give
the next concert Wednesday evening
on Prospect Hill point. The concert
the following week will be a request
program" and people are requested to
mail at once to Leader f. c. Lett
singer the number which they wish to
have played.
/ A horse owned by A. NJ. Grover of
/ Chesterfield was ordered off the
street by States Attorney Schwenk
Monday at the instigation of Mrs. Jen-
ME b. Powers, who also had demand
ed of the owner that better care be
given the animal The horse was old
and poor and had several sores.
An advertising representative of
the MoXie Nerve Food company who
goes all over New England was in
Brattleboro a few days ago and paid
George L. Fox compliment by say
ing that Mr.. Foxs bill boards were
the cleanest. neatest and best kept Of
any he had seen in his travels, and
that the workmanship on them also
was the best. Mr. Fox does bill post
ing for the company.
Over 100 guests have already ar
rived at Pine Grove Springs for the
summer. This is % more than were
at that resort at the corresponding
time last year. j. II. Stearns, the
proprietor. has expended large
amount of money within short time
in improving the place. Mr.. Stearns
came from New York Saturday to re-
main four weeks. Two tally-ho loads
of guests went to Keene Tuesday, II.
X. Brown furnishing the teams.
The July issue of the Vermonter "
is entirely given up to an article on
the Educational History of Yer
mont written by Walter E Ranger
state superintendent of education
The article is a comprehensive his
tory OF education in Vermont and GOV
ers every phase of our public school
system. The text is illustrated
with beautiful pictures of many of the
prominent educational institutions in
the state and with portraits of those
who have taken an important part in
educational work. The cuts show the
BrattlebOro High school, Vermont
Academy and Leland & Gray Semi
nary buildings, and an excellent por
trait of the late b. F. Bingham
, Crosby Adams. who returned Sat
.
the guest of Percy Henley three
t weeks, had a narrow escape in an &C
cident Fourth of July He and young
Henley found an empty barrel from
which the gasolene had been taker
but a few days They rolled it to III,
shore of the lake and Henley placed
large hrecracker in the bung-hole
| This failed to 90 off and Adams theI
, threw a small cracker into the barrel
p Adams was only six feet from the bar
rel and Henley about 20 feet ava!
when terrific explosion took place
knocking down both boys. Henle!
!, was not injured. but the flames
scorched one side of Adams's face
, but fortunately his clothes did no
, take fire. If he had been two or three
; feet nearer the barrel the result woul,
| surely have been serious. The barre
was torn to pieces and the shock wa
! so great that dishes on the shelves o
( cottages several rods away were
, broken.
Mrs. Sarah NJ Howe, SO. died Fri
day morning at the Home for tn
/, Aged and Disabled, as noted brief!
d, in The Phoenix last Friday. Failing
: health. because OF advanced age, ant
7, injuries which she sustained by a fal
, last winter We're the cause of he
death. Mrs. Howe formerly lived il
, Boston and her marriage to Nose
/, Howe took place in that city. He
! maiden name was Sarah NJ. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Howe came to Brattle
boro upwards of 40 years ago, anC
Mr. Howe conducted a billiard room
J many years. He died some 10 years
ago. Mrs. Howe went to the HON,
for the Aged and Disabled to liy,
when the home was opened about si'
years ago. She had a kindly nature
which made her a very pleasant com
panion and carried sunshine to the
other occupants of the institution
She was a member of the First Bap
fist church. The funeral was held il
: the church Sunday at o'clock. Rev
I George b. Lawson officiating There
| was singing by quartet, composed O
Miss Louise Coates. Miss Edit
| Thayer, Arthur L. Maynard and FREQ
s. Knight. The burial was in Pros
pect Hill cemetery. The bearers
We're A. r. Harris, Asa Field, DR.. F. A
,, Woodbury., S. w. Edgett. l. o.
Smith and l.. j. Retting.
I Excursion to Watch Hill and Blocl
Island.