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


The sheriff's sale of the grocery store on
Prospect 1iil, which was set for last |
Friday, was postponed one week. This |
is the second postponement.
Mrs. Chloe l. Stafford has sold the |
Vienna cafe on Elliot street to Mrs. M. |
j. Goodrich, who will take possession next !
Monday. The sale was made through A.
V. Mays real estate agency.
The sale of tickets for the Campanari
concert in the Y. NJ. G. A. Star course
next Monday evening began Wednesday
The sale of tickets for the entire course
has been about the same as for last
years course.
Michael Fleming was arrested by Chief
Police Hall Saturday night for intoM-
cation. On Monday morning, on being
arraigned before Justice Newton, he
pleaded guilty and was fined So and
costs, which was paid by his guardian.
The S. A. Smith company is SO pushed
with orders in anticipation Of the holiday
trade that the regular force of men, who
have worked ten hours all summer, are
now called back to the factory to work
two extra hours three evenings each
week.
The first meeting of the Brattleboro
Woman's club after the summer season
will be held at The Hemlocks Wednesday,
Oct ~ at $50 p m The subject Tor
consideration will be Household SAM
tation and Management in Sickness
discussion will follow.
Luke Francis Woodland, clerk in Scotts
grocery store, and Miss S. May Chap
man of Shelburne Falls, Mass, were
married at the brides home in Shelburne
Falls Sept %. They are now on their
wedding trip. They will live in w. @.
Rockwells house on FrostS street
The 14th annual conference of the
Eastern missionary association of the
Swedish Congregational churches, in ses-
sion in Springfield Mass, last week,
voted to give financial aid to the church.
es in South Manchester, Conn, Hoboken,
N j., Brattleboro, and Everett, Mass.
4 meeting of the state board of phar-
macy was scheduled to be held in Brat
| tleboro Wednesday for the examination
of applicants for license to practice phar-
macy in Vermont. AS no applications
were received w. f. Root telegraphed the
| other members of the board Tuesday night
not to come.
The members of Company | will shoot
! at their range tomorrow, ii being the
| final practice to determine who are the
best marksmen in the company Each
| company in the regiment will send its 10
| best marksmen to Fort Ethan Allen to
participate in the annual shoot for the
trophy cup Oct. IS, 10 and 20.
The selectmen are having an import
| ant work done by Thomas Doyle and "A
| force of men at the north end of the West
| river bridge. where a part of the road
| way and retaining wall went out during
| "A recent storm. 1t will cost several hun
| dred dollars to replace the wall and put
| the road in good condition.
| f. J. Kilburn. who has been awarded
| the contract for the erection of the sec
| ond annex to Hooker building for the use
of Durham Brothers, began work Mon
| day. over 20 men are eXcavating for the
foundation, and the erection Of the struc-
ture will be pushed as rapidly as posi-
BILE, as the contract calls for its compile
| ton by Feb. 1.
The BrattIeboro Street Railroad COM
pany took over % 900 five-cent fares dur
| ing the two days OF the Valley Fair.
which was about the number received
! last year About 10000 fares We're taken
during the week, ahead of the cor
responding week last year. II Thurs
day had been a pleasant day all pre-
vious records for the two days would have
been exceeded Although the rain re-
duced the attendance the company was
able to care of the usual number during
the two days of the fair having better
power and being able, therefore, 10 run
the cars more often than formerly.
Rally day was observed by the Meth
odist Sunday school Sunday, the SER
vice taking the place of the regular morn
ing preaching service in the church.
There was a good attendance. The choir
and school sang music especially appro-
pirate for the day, and Miss Gertrude
Matthews sang n solo. An interesting
feature of the program was banner eX-
ercise in which seven members OF the
school participated. each giving verse
having some special adaptation. The
program closed with a blackboard talk
by Rev. F. w. Lewis. The church was
handsomely decorated with autumn TO-
liage The regular Sunday school ses-
sion was held
The annual rally day observance by the
CONGREGATIONAL Sunday school last Sun
day was attended by large number not
withstanding the heavy skies of the
morning. After brief opening exercises,
which included n baritone solo by Fred Z.
Adams and a cornet solo by Carl Lett
singer the time was given up to Mrs. Ed
ward Hume of Bombay, India, mis-
sionary for the American Board. Mrs.
Hume spoke in very interesting way OF
some of the difficulties which the mis-
sionaries have to overcome, largely be-
cause of the heather religion which pre-
walls among the natives. and OF the great
10y which comes to those who are brought
under the influence OF the Christian re-
ligion She exhibited two idols which
have been worshiped by natives In India.
Two members of the school, Miss Alice
Holden and Miss Flora Cattauach, wore
native costumes which Mrs. Hume de-
scribed.
The funeral of Mrs. Daniel p. Cobb
was held at her late home at the corner
of Pearl and Central streets at O'Clock
Saturday, Rev. George B. Lawson, pas
tor of the First Baptist church, ofiiciat-
ing. The neighbors- and relatives were
present in large numbers. and there were
many beautiful floral remembrances- f.
H. Miller of Dummerston sang three Sc
| lections, Lead, Kindly Light" Nearer
MY God, to Thee" and abide with Me. ="
| The burial was in the family lot in Pros
pect Hill cemetery, the bearers being A.
b. Stone, S. NJ. Yeaw, G.. L. Lundberg,
! w. r. Haigh, ]. A. Amidon and G. F.
| Reed Among those in attendance We're
| A. c. Cobb Mr. and Mrs, Norman Cobb,
| ir, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Cobb and Mr..
and Mrs II. l.. Tiff of East Putmey, F..
| O. Pierce, II. w. Cobb and Mrs. j. II.
| Wheeler of Putney. Hollis Cobb of North
| Adams. Joseph Lamb and Mrs. Sarah
| Warner of Greenfield, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Clark of South Vernon
Rev Father NJ. j. Carmody of Ludlow,
| who has been appointed by Bishop
Michaud to succeed the late Rev. Patrick
| Cunningham as pastor of st. Michael s
Roman Catholic church OF Brattlebpro,
was born in West Rutland, this state,
| Sept. 20. 1852, so that he is 90 years old.
| He made the classics at Holy Cross coll
| NJ gtnu iAsNf n