Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-20

l ne grocery stores VIII be closed all
day on Memorial day and also in the
| evening.
The Murray club will hold a social Mt
the rniversalst vestry next Thursday
evening. Refreshments will be served
Rev. a. L. Cooper, u. D.. of Randolph
| will occupy the pulpit of the Methodist
| church next Sunday morning and even
| ing.
| Twenty-one Sir Knights of Beauseant
| commandery, No. Z. Is. r., attended
| special Ascension Day service Sunday
evening in st Michael's Episcopal church
The regular monthly business meeting
| of the Epworth League of the Methodist
| church will be held in the League room
next Thursday evening at s O'Clock cab
met meeting at 7.30.
ellis G. Worden. A. w. Roel. Il. r..
Thayer j. a. Amdon and Arthur Per-
| ham have been selected as regular police
men. while John Strand and Ennis Ran
som are special policemen to serve with
| out pay.
y large number of Brattleboro people
will go this evening to Vernon to attend
| the dance arranged by Mcssrs Wright
ana Barnes. The ladies' of Vernon win
serve the supper An enjoyable time is
| assured.
The annual drilI and inspection Of Com
| pduy I will be held June 10. Majors
Howe, Dyer and Johnson, Capt. G. f.
| iunham, the ordnance officer. and Quar-
termaster General Gilmore will act as in
speeding officers.
In compliance with orders from ma
| uoual headquarters the Woman's Relief
| corps with the assistance Of the Grand
| Army, Sons of Veterans and school chill
dren, will hold brief service i'm memory
VI the sailor and soldier dead Memorial
day on the Connecticut river bridge.
The White River Chair stock company
| has been Incorporated recently with $40
| 900 capital Its factory will be i'm Hartford.
| this state. Among the subscribers are
| -. Souto, T. V. Souto. G. Ber,scoreaza of
| New York city, +. a. Thompson of Brat
tleboro and f. w. Gibson of Hartford.
Mrs. f. II. Walker of Boston. who is
| staying at Linden Lodge a few weeks
| sang an ofertory solo I'm the Congrega-
| tioual church last Sunday. Mrs. Walker
| has an unusual voice, closely resembling
| a tenor voice in quality She sings first
| tenor i'm a Boston quartet the three
other parts being taken by male voices
Eeauseant commandery. No. :. worked
| the red cross degree at "a stated conclave
| Wednesday evening. Fort Drummer ROYAL
Arch chapter. No. II, worked the mark.
past master and most excellent degrees
at special convocaton last evening. This
| evening Bratteboro lodge No 1O2 f. 4
| y. NJ will work the fellow craft degree.
|
| lhe pre-MemorlHl day exercises Fri
| Jay May - VIII be held by the schools
OF district NO. as follows 10 a. m,
| hlgh school in the high school building.
program In charge of Mr. Whitaker: l. 45
p. m, grades to L. in tniVcrsalist
| church, program in charge of Miss Olive
| Shumway; 2l5 p. m. grades to 9. high
| school room. program in charge of Miss
| Florence Wellman. The music for all
exercises will be conducted by Miss En-
ma Gregg. All interested are cordially
invited to attend.
At the recent meeting Of the bailifs
| the village attorney was directed To draft
such changes i'm the village charter as he
deems necessary, to be acted upon later
| This was done to cover certain phases Of
| the sewer question, making sewer as
| assessments in the nature Of lien in
stead of a debt Chief Hail was au-
| thorzed to employ an extra man to as
| sist i'm night work on Saturday nights
| when necessary. 1t was voted to paint
| the band stand on the common. Bailim
| Calvin was authorized to make such re-
| pairs on the steamer house roof as IS
| necessary. 1t was voted to hold regular
| meeting ON the second Friday of each
| month Instead of ON the second Saturday
| as heretofore
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