Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-26


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The village schools will open for the
TALL term September u, six days after /
he opening of the town schools.
The ladies aid of the Methodist church |
will hold their regular monthly business |
meeting next Wednesday afternoon at |
3 o'clock in the church.
The members Of the ladies' aid society
of the Methodist church met with Mrs.
f. f. Gleason yesterday afternoon for an
outing and tea. The time was spent very
pleasantly.
The annual meeting Of the Society o!
Seamstresses, Needle women and shop
Girls of Brattleboro will be held in Fes-
tival hall Saturday evening, Aug "a at
80 o'clock.
Judge II. II. Wheeler will hold "A nat
uralization court in Bellows Falls today
and in the probate court room in Brat
tleboro tomorrow morning at o'clock.
About 100 people In Bellows Fails and
about % in Brattleboro will be naturally
ed.
The plans and specifications for the
addition to Hooker block for the use OF
Durham Brothers, as submitted by Card
ner q Gardner of Springfield. have been
accepted, and it is expected that the con-
tract for the building will be awarded III
a few days.
The colored male quartet, who will sing
oId-time negro "spirituals'' in the Com
gregational church next Sunday morn
ing consists of l. O. Westmoreland, LIST
tenor; r. NJ Smith. % tenor: \. r.
Hall LIST bass l.. +. oliver 2d bass They
are from Atlanta university.
James Boyce was arrested Tuesday af-
ternoon by Chief-of Police Hall, for In
toxication Boyce fell into the canal near
~, M
been drowned had not others seen him
and pulled him out of the water. He
was put in the lookup. and on Wednes-
day morning he pleaded guilty and was
fined So and costs by Justice Newton.
Being unable to pay the fine he was sem
teuced TO 10 days in Newfane jail
A boy who was formerly in an indus
trial school in Massachusetts, but who
has been working for Merton Doolittle,
took n bicycle belonging to George Day
of Centreville Sunday and road away
going toward Vernon The wheel was
| equipped with a coaster brake, which be-
| came set so that the boy was unable to
ride He threw the wheel over a fence
and returned home. Later he acknowl-
| edged that he took the bicycle and told
where he put 1t. No complaint has been
made against him.
The design and contract for a monu-
ment to Rev. Father Cunningham are I'm
the hands OF Hulihan Brothers OF Centre
Rutland and the work on the memorial
| will be started at once. The memorial
will be similar to that OF Rev. Father
Lynch, which was designed by Rev. 7.
j. Gaffney and executed by Hulihan Bro
! theirs. 1t will be a reclining figure dress
| ed in priestly garments and finished in
pure white marble. The design was de-
cided upon as being the most appropri-
ate and desirable OF anything that could
stHat
after which the proposed monument is
| copied, is regarded as one Of the hand
soonest works OF the kind in the state.
The New England Poultry Journal, pub
lished in Hartford. Conn, contained in
its last issue a long story about the Val
ley Fair illustrated by a half-tone cut
Of Main street with its Valley Fair dec
orations The editor of the Journal is
| William Palmer, native born Vermont
er. Mr.. Palmer and many others have
| complimented Secretary Tasker and
others very highly for the excellence and
attractiveness of the premium list fol
the coming fair. Plans are being made
for a new class in the horse department
for Morgan horses 1t is expected that
made. including exhibits by Mr.. Kinds
of Pittsford, C. V. Paddock, jr., Of Wes'
Claremont. n. H, and others.
next Sunday evening. which probably viii
be the last for the season, will begir
at 545 o'clock and will be addressed by
Rev A. G.. Lawson. ID. D.. OF Newark
n. j., father OF Rev. George b. Law
son Of Brattleboro. Besides the usua
music spiritual songs will be sun.
by the Atlanta university coloreC
male quartet. and the collection
will be devoted to the work OF the uni
versty. ]. L. Martin will preside. Thu
series of meetings has been successful
beyond the expectations Of those who In
augurated them, and 1t Is safe to sa,
that they will be continued another sum
mer. Rev. G. o. Day, who spoke last Sun
day evening, said that he never spoke II
Brattleboro to so large an audienc
gathered together for spiritual worship
and in private conversation he was espec
tally enthusiastic over the movement. Tn
meeting in Esteyville at 40 will b
addressed by Rev. Edward T. Mathison.
Since the Republican caucus Of Satur
, day, when Clarke c. Fits was nominate
as candidate for town representative,
representative Of The Phoenix has inter
viewed Mr.. Gibson and Mr. Crosby on tn
result, and while both were natural
disappointed at not receiving the nomi
nation both will abide by the vote MI
Crosby said: 1T was a fair fight, but
accept the result and hope my friend
, will all turn in and support the caucu
, nominee. Everyone goes into a eau
Gus with the understanding that he wi
stand by the outcome, whatever II ma
: be-" Mr.. Gibson intmated that he Nigh
, be a candidate two years from nov
, After receiving the vote that / did," h
, said. Il feel that ] have some claim o
! the Office, and | shall do all that ! can
, see that my friends vote for Mr.. Fitt
, We are bound to accept the result of tn
/, caucus anyway, and | don't want m
supporters to do anything that woul
injure my chances two years from now.
l The audience in the Congregation
church Sunday morning, assembled
. Theological seminary, was unusually lare
, crowded around to shake the hand
= the former pastor. Mr. Day was kel
busy from morning to night. After h
a morning sermon he spoke in the Sunda
school and then started for Newfan
hill, where he gave an address at Der
: casson. returning to Brattleboro Just
+ time to speak at the open air meetin
on the common. All of his address,
were upon his usual high moral plan
. and at the close of his address on Il
common people again gathered around
: say a parting word. The attendance @
!, the common was not far from 700. TT
Brattleboro male quartet sang a selectiC
a and Miss Martha Winkler OF Camde
q n. j., sang a beautiful hymn, 'Will the
be any stars in my crown" Miss Wnl
q Ter has a rich melodious contralto Voic
a She displayed rare judgment in III
p rendition, and the audience was great
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