Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-29
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BRATTLE8oRo.
The ladies of the Unitarian society
cleared over $500 at their annual fair
last week.
The knights and Ladies of Honor will
hold a regular meeting in Red Mems hall
next Monday evening.
The children of the Unitarian Sunday
school held a picnic on the Brattleboro
Retreat grounds Wednesday.
one hundred and forty-seVen people. in
Guiding those from Brattleboro and sta
lions north, went to Block Island on the
excursion saturday
George e. Greene caught a handsome
string of black bass the second day after
he arrived at Spofford lake landing eight
fish. the smallest weighing y pound and
the largest 3la pounds
The First Regiment band has been en-
gagged as the regimental band for the LIST
Infantry, Vermont National Guard
They will play for the regiment in Brat
tleboro Sept l, ?. and g.
Tho Henry G.. Field house and lot at
SO Western avenue were sold at auction
by Auctoneer f. w. Mcclure yesterday
afternoon for John l.. KDowton admins
traitor. Judge II. II. Wheeler bid off the
property nj $3.50. The next lower bid was
5000, offered by George Harris The land
has a frontage of los feet on Western
avenue ana 4 depth of 275 feet. The house
is arranged for two tenements.
Alfred B. NIacGahen. dramatic tenor
of the Red Feather opera company will
sing Each cloud has a silver lining at
the next band concert on the common,
week from next Wednesday, This song
was written by Edwin Booth Platt,
member of the Red Feather company.
and has lately been introduced in the
larger cities. f. Z. Bagley will arrange
Instrumental score for the band.
The most important rally of the state
campaign in Brattleboro will take place
Monday. August Is. when Hon Joseph
G.. Cannon of Illinois. speaker of the
House of Representatives., will deliver
his first address i'm Vermont 1t is eX-
pected that he will speak on the common
in the afternoon SO that opportunity will
be given people in the West river val
ley and in towns on the Boston & Maine
railroad to hear him and then return home
late in the afternoon.
The lecturer of Protective Grange pre-
scented the following program Wednesday
evening: Piano solo, Mrs. Florence Wall;
question, "Who gets the greater benefit
from the Grange. the entertainer or the
one entertained?" discussed by Mrs. NJ.
a. Fisher H. w. Sargent and Mrs.
Brown of Evening Star Grange: recita-
Grange; piano SOLO Miss Eloine Frank
lin; very interesting talk upon PHASES
of Southern Life" Z. w. Gibson; piano
solo Mrs. Wall
a number of Brattleboro people who
are interested in vocal music. including
e. II. Miller's pupils. We're extremely for
tunate Wednesday evening in having the
opportunity to listen to an address on
voice culture, in the Baptist vestry. 10y
Ivan MOrawski, a noted Boston music
teacher. who is spending the summer al
Mr.. Millers farm in Dummerston. As
one person said afterwards, it was as
good as a course of lessons. Mr.. Moraw-
ski took up the matter of breathing, anC
other subjects of great importance to vo-
calists and told what to do and VIVA
not to do, in a very helpful and conVinc
ing way.
The open air meeting on the common
at 6.45 o'clock Sunday evening will b,
addressed by Rev H. r. Miles, of tn,
Congregational church. DIR. c. G. Wheel
er will preside and the Brattleboro mall
quartet will sing. The usual instrumental
numbers will be given by the members
of the First Regiment band. In case o
bad weather the service will be held il
the Auditorium. Rain fell heavily at tn
time for the service last Sunday evening
so the meeting was held in Festival hall
There was a good attendance considering
the weather. Rev. G.. b. Lawson of tn
Baptist church preached the sermon an,
Miss Gertrude Matthews sang The meet
ing in EsteyVille next Sunday at 5 oclocl
will be addressed by J. b. Webster,
theological student in Richmond college
In case of storm the Adventist church wi
be used,
The comittee representing the Knight
Templar communicates of Keene, Glare
mont, Windsor Bellows Falls and Brat
tleboro and having in charge the ar
engagements for the annual field day me
in Bellows Falls Wednesday. ten bein
present. 1t is probable that the field da
will be held i'm Bellows Falls this year i
September. The committee will vary tn
program this year and make an all day al
fair of the field day. 1t is likely tina
dress parade will be held in the squar
and that Sir Knights and guests will the
go To Barber park and spend the day /
good picnic fashion. with clam bake
sports. etc. The committee expect tina
the change of program from elaborat
decorating and parading to quiet enjoy
ment of a day in the woods will be ap
proved by all. Last year at Claremon
the village was handsomely decorated an
over 500 We're i'm the march, there ben
five or six bands present. 1t is eXpecte
that 500 or more including ladies will vs
Bellows Falls this fan and no effort wi
he spared to make the occasion an enjoy
able ONE Bellows Falls Times.