Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-23
BRATTLEBORo.

Beauseant commandcry, X. T., worked
the Temple and Malta degrees at stated
conclave Wednesday evening.
About 80 tickets to Greenfield were sold
at the local railroad ticket office during
the two days of the Greenfield fair.
The Little Princess company, which will
play here the last fair night, Thursday,
is the same that is playing in the new
Globe theatre, Boston, this week.
st. Michael's Council knights of Co.
lumbus, has received part of the equip
ment for the headquarters of the coun-
Gil. but the committee appointed some
time ago has not yet been able to Sc
cure a suitable meeting place.
The Snowflake canning factory, in
charge of Mr.. Bingham, of the firm of
Baxter Brothers. stopped taking corn
Monday, but the employees will remain
several weeks to label the cans and pack
them for shipment Whatever corn has
yet to be disposed of by the farmers will
be shipped to the factory at Westminster.
A four-horse load of members of the
Unyersalist Sunday school went to West
minister on a picnic Saturday starting
at 8 o'clock and returning at s in the
evening. They stopped a the Kurn Hat
tin home where an excellent dinner was
served The members of the party speak
highly of the hospitality which was
shown them.
Company X, Ninth Vermont Volunteers,
and Com any b, 10th Vermont Volun-
teers, viii hold their annual reunions in
Brattleboro next Tuesday. COMPANY B
will meet in Grand Army hall and Com
pany * with A. Pettee on Canal street,
if pleasant The Woman's Relief corps
will serve hot turkey dinner to both
companies in Grand Army hall
A school for trainmen is being held in
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Superintendent F. d. Nash, of the New
London Northern railroad as all train
men will be required to take an exam
nation on the new book of rules which
will go into effect Oct 8. The new rules
are standard in every particular. Hereto
fore the rules in use have been standard
with slight modification.
Miss Jennie Demers %, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Demers of South Main
street, died Wednesday at the home of
her. cousin, Mrs. Benjamin Crown.
Death was caused by blood poisoning
following an operation. The funeral was
held at the Roman Catholic church at 8
o'clock yesterday Rev. Father Donovan
officiating, and the burial was in the
Roman Catholic cemetery.
The mid-weelS meeting in the Congre-
gational vestry Friday evening was I'M
usually interesting and was attended by
a large congregation. Miss Theodore Au-
man, field secretary of the Woman's Home
Missionary Union of Vermont, spoke on
her work in the state and sang several
solos in delightful way. A report of the
recent county conference at Westminster
was made by Miss Mary D. Henshaw.
Walter Mclaughlin and Miss Annie
Lafrinea were married in st. Michael's
Roman Catholic church by Rev Father
Donovan at $50 o'clock Monday morning
The bride. who is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Lafrinea wore grey silk. Mr.
Mclaughlin Is employed IN the pipe organ
department at the Estey organ plant
His home is in Brooklyn The bridal
couple were attended by John Guiheer
and Miss Emma Pidgeon.
The following original pensions have
been granted through Col. John Hunts
agency: Sanford A. Smith, Gulford
George E. Greene, Brattleboro Henry G
Monson. Greenfield, Mass; Isaac NJ
Robb, West Brattleboro (war with SPAIN
Webster Rawson. South Londonderry
Increases have been granted to John s
Stanley, Wilmington; Henry Wellman
Wilmington; Luke Morse, Newfane Her.
bert Barden, Green River.
Mrs. Bridget Sullivan, 81, wife of James
Sullivan of Lawrence, Mass, died at hei
home in that city Tuesday after an ILL
ness of two years or more. She was a
sister of J. p. Dunleavy of Brattleboro
and formerly lived here with her family
on the Thomas Connors place in the south
part of the town. The body was brought
to Brattleboro yesterday for burial in the
Roman Catholic cemetery. Besides hei
husband Mrs. Sullivan leaves three sons
and three daughters.
Protective Grange held a regular meet
ing Wednesday evening. r. M Goode-
nough presented the following program
Piano solo, Miss Gertrude Barker; 1.-THE
Grange Husba ndman' edited and read
by Mrs. Lucy Sargent and Mrs. Clara Mil
Ter; illustrated song. Messrs. Wilson
Goodenough and Sargent. Miss Edith Day
received the prize for the nearest correct
guess on the number of beans in
glass can. In a Mother Goose contest be
tween six sisters and six brothers. the
sisters were victorious. This was fol
lowed by mind reading and the myster
ious disappearance of the conjurer.