Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-06-17

next Wednesday evening, on the Brooks
House balcony
1t is understood that Congressman Has
kins will be named by the county com
mittee as the temporary chairman of the
Republican county convention next week.
A stated convocation of Bingham chap
ter o. Il. s.. will be held Tuesday even
ing, June q. This will be the last meet
ing until September.
The Democratic caucus to elect dele
gates to the state and district conventions
in Burlington and the county convention
in Newfane will be held i'm Festival hall
tomorrow evening at o'clock.
An English yellow wood tree in full
bloom, on Mrs. julius j. Esteys lawn, IS
an unusually handsome and interesting
sight. 1t blooms but once in two years
and sometimes not as often as that
The ladies of the Episcopal society will
| hold a lawn party and sale on their
! grounds next Wednesday evening from
| to 9 o'clock. In the event of rain, the en-
| tertainment will be held in Rctting block
c. Luther Kaye of Brook street son of
! Charles Kaye has bought the George
! Wells shoe repair shop ON Elliot street
| lie took possession this week. The sale
was made through A. v Mays real es-
! tate agency.
\ stranger has been in town this week
\
house numbers. lie has surveyed from
Centervile to the Wilmington road and
| has named the street Western avenue for
the entire distance.
Col. John Hunt pension attorney, has
received notification of the granting of
the following increases i'm pensions:
Clark H. Brown OF East Dover $l2 to $50;
Barton A. Walker of Westminster, IS to
SIP; James T. Timothy of Putney, $lI to
$2i
An effort is being made to raise funds
which will enable Sodgwick post to en-
gage the First Regiment band to accom-
panY the post to the national encampment
in Boston in August. The state depart
ment has hired n band but Sedgwick
post wishes to shine with its own Brat
tleboro band.
The Brattleboro Automobile club will
have n run to Bellows Falls tomorrow,
starting from the Brooks House about 9
o'clock 1t is expected that some % ma
chimes will be in line, Here is a good
chance for farmers having horses which
are not automobile broken to give Their
colts some experience.
Several members of the high schoo
, graduating class contemplate enternl
/ college the coming autumn-IIoratiC
a Smith and Edward Leonard to Amherst
| Luther Hawey, jr., and Fred Spencer t
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Rol
lin White to Yale, John Helyar to tn,
University of Vermont Edward Clark I,
e the University of Michigan and possibl!
1 others. Milton Pierce will return for
= post graduate course, after whicn he will
e enter Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
a The next regular meeting Of the w. C
9 r. U. will be held in the Y. NJ. c. \
parors next Thursday. Reports of tn
county convention will be read. Flowe
y Mission day was observed June 9, whel
| nj flowers
n sick and shut-ins, and flowers were place
r. on the graves of former members of tn
re union who have died. Thanks are give
e to those who kindly sent flowers for thi
i purpose and to the children who brough
& so many.
Kittredge Haskins. F. II. Holden. Isaa
l. d. Bailey, +. l. Swift and Charles A. Nc
st Rae have been in attendance at the meet
m ings of grand Masonic bodies in Burling
l. ton this week. The grand commander {
y the grand commandery, knights Templa
n and the grand master of the grand lodg
lie made suitable and feeling recognition
A. the annual addresses of the death of d
g ID. p. Webster. Mr.. Bailey was chose
first assistant chief of the Masonic Vet
. Grams association of Vermont. Mr.. Bal
10 ey also was elected Junior deacon of tn
~ grand lodge and steward of the order
~ | High Priesthood Col Haskins VIZ
vi chosen president of the last named orde
in The open air meeting conducted by II
no Young Mems Christian association in II
~ park at Esteyville last Sunday was a
an tended by nearly 200 people and was vei
" much enjoyed. 1t would be difficult
find a more delightful place in which
b. gather for an afternoon service. TT
ne meeting next Sunday will be held in Il
on same place at o'clock. There will be Il
n address by Lawyer Clarke c. Fits AZ
ny good singing. All men, women and chi
c. dren are invited. In case Of storm Il
H. service will be held in the Advent
he church.
~ The regular meeting of Protecti
II ' Grange was held Wednesday evenin
- The lecturer presented the following pr
D" gram: Piano solo, Miss Gertrude Ba
ker; recitation, Mrs. May Edwards; rec
ill tation, Miss Mabel Winchester; song, MI
ID Bessie Knowton; paper. what farme
at need most" Philip Franklin; readin
in Mrs Lucy Sargent; piano SOLO Miss Hell
to Thurber; reading Mrs. Maverette Fish,
SITS The program for the next meeting. Ju
ew 20. will be in charge of Ceres, Pomol
ny and Flora.
ot A fine new Estey pipe organ was /
a. stalled in the Auditorium at Northfe
~ last week and was used for the first tir
t,o in connection with the Seminary annive
nc sary exercises The instrument contai
some 800 pipes and was planned and Blu
mt with special reference to power and W
is ume in leading the great congregatio
ev. which gather in the Auditorium dur
F. the summer conferences. 1t is plac
&C. midway of the choir gallery, direct
ro back of the rostrum and, with its ma
on sive oak case and gilt pipes, adds m
ct terially to the furnishing and attractiN
Try ness of the great audience room
,ol Samuel Fl. Mixer, driver of Hollend
les & Yeaw's bakery team, has brought 81
M in behalf of his son, Roy II. Mixer,
,d- against the heirs of the S. n. Herrick
cd tate for $1,000 The writ, filed by Lawy
Frank f. Barber alleges that on Sci
mol %. 1903 the Mixer boy stepped on t
~ grating in front of Cutler block, own
by the Herrick estate, that the graft
le- was not securely fastened, and gave W
nd beneath the boys weight, letting him f
nc several feet into the cellar A bone in
Mr.. left leg was severely injured. causing
w. illness from which the boy has not flu
ok. recovered Mr.. Mixer also has broug
the suit against the Herrick heirs in behi
the of himself for $1,000 for loss of the bo!
ce. services.
~ a very successful teachers institl
nu was held at the high school building Il
- week Friday. About 80 teachers "A
"a school officers from nearby towns we
III present Walter e. Ranger, state sup,
tho intendent of education, and Supt Nash
.aI the Holyoke schools were the princiI
~ speakers. No formal program had be
,ito prepared. The discussions were devot
oh to practical questions of school admin
tration and teaching, especially the teaC
,ve ing of arithmetic, geography and readil
md The whole meeting was characterized
: On an unusual earnestness and interest
| large number Of teachers tn lxinp rs ri