Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-10-07
BRATTLEBCRO.

The ladies of the Baptist society will
hold a rummage sale in Retting block be-
ginning Wednesday, Oct. u.
Brattleboro will have no foot ball team
this season. Conland. one of the star
players, has left town. and several other
players who have borne the brunt of the
game for years, do not wish to play.
The quartet at the Universalist church
next Sunday will be as follows Mrs.
Katherine O'Connor Weeks. soprano
Miss Florence Stiggins. contralto; Walter
Stearns, tenor, and Arthur Brasor, bass.
Mrs. c. NJ. Brazer will be the organst.
A special harvest service was held in
the First Baptist church Sunday even
ing. Rev. Mr.. Lawson preaching a har-
vest sermon and the music by the choir
bein selected specially for the occasion.
The platform was decorated with fruits
of the harvest by A. w. Roel, the Brat
tleboro Retreat gardener.
Wantastiquet Golf clubs Fall cup was
won Wednesday by Clarence M. Miller,
who, playing as scratch man, defeated
Harry Bingham, handicap of s, up and
3 to play. Mr.. Miller won the cup last
year and c. F. Bingham the two previous
years. The cup is played for each year
but three winnings will give the holder
permanent possession.
The % daughters of the American Revo-
lullOn VINO went TO NOrtnIlelU on Ine al
ternoon train yesterday were delightfully."-
entertained by Miss Sadie Minot, but
they had a trying experience in return
ing. Owing to the wreck near Millers
Falls they waited nearly all night for
the train. and finally came home in open
carriages making the drive of IL miles
just in time to arrive in the cold gray
dawn about o'clock.
George Wilbur, who was employed by
the street railroad company TO drive the
team for transporting passengers from the
corner of Pine and Canal streets to the
end of the Prospect Hill line during the
fair last week. played the role of life
saver Thursday afternoon. Two Tags"
fell on the track as a loaded car was
coming down the hill Mr.. Wilbur saw
them and dragged them off the rails just
in time to save them from being ground
under the wheels.
The New York morning papers now ar
rive in Brattleboro on the 105 train in
stead of on the 230 train as previous to
this week. The New York, New Haven
& Hartford Railroad company have this
week put on a new train running from
New York to Boston. leaving New York
at a. M and arriving in Boston at 7.30.
By reason of this train New York mail
reaches Brattleboro between three and
four hours earlier than heretofore, but
mail dispatched from Brattleboro does
formerly. The New Haven road also has
put on a train leaving Boston at 2.30 q.
m. and arriving in New York at g.
home wedding. with the home bright
ened and beautified by decorations of as
paraguS and marguerites, and with
gathering of only immediate relatives Of
the two leading participants, assuming
the character of a family reunion, was
celebrated Thursday at the Green street
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Edwin Law
renee, when their daughter. Miss NJ La
vinia Lawrence. became the wife of Harry
Clifton Freeman. The bridegroom and
bride received their guests as they arrived,
and at the appointed hour, 1880, pro-
ceeded unattended to their station in the
parlor, where the ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Il. Q. s. Osgood, pastor
of the Unitarian church. The ring for
the service was held by Master Freeman
Hawley. the little nephew of the BRIDE
el Npm. The brides gown was of white
non. zee with lace bertha and she carried
roses. After Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman had
received the congratulations and good
wishes Of those present a buffet lunch
was served Early in the afternoon the
bridal couple left, apparently for car
rage drive, but short distance outside
the village hack was in waiting IN
which they were conveyed to the railroad
station to depart on the White Mountain
train for wedding journey of about two
weeks On their return they will begin
housekeeping at Whipple street, where
they will be at home after Jan. /. Among
those who attended the wedding We're
Mrs C. c. Houghton of Worcester MIR.
and Mrs f. G. Livingston and Leon l..
baldwin of Peterboro. N. H., Miss Ber-
nice E. Baldwin of birmingham. Mrs. j.
G. Ayers of WATERFOWL, N. Y, and Mr.
and Mrs Charles r. Hawley and son.
Freeman. OF Gardner, Mass.