Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-04-22
BRATTLEB ORO.

BRATTLE8oRo.
The banks viii he closed tomorrow,
Saturday i'm observance Of Arbor day
The Relief corps invites members of
Sedgwick post and their wives and friends
to a special meeting to be held i'm Grand
Army hall Tuesday evening at 100.
More Than queen" Friday night
proved to be two spot. The play, her
aided as "A magnificent production" was
not above mediocrity, and was generally
disappointing.
A. f. Boynton, for 81 years in the shoe
business in Brattleboro, sold his store
this week to NJ. Drat of Worcester, Mass,
who advertises in this paper a closng-out
sale of the stock.
The next dance to be given by the
Brattleboro lodge No. $7S, New England
Order of Protection. will be held in Red
Mems hall Monday evening, April 25
Music by Hines and Dugan.
Edgett & Co. real estate agents, have
sold for f. f. Buffum of East Mortified
his store and tenement property in Will
mngton to Edward Wheeler of Whining
ton, who buys for an investment.
John Todd will arrive from st. Law
renee county. n. Y, Monday with a car
load of selected horses for Henry r.
Browns sales department. The lot will
include good drivers and workers.
Chief Of Police Hall and Sheriff a. w
j. wilkins went to Windsor Wednesday
with Fred Charon. Henry Tucker and
Fred Mundell, sentenced to terms in the
state prison, as reported in the county
court report in this paper.
At the annual meeting of the ladies'
society of the Baptist church, the follow
ing officers We're elected: President, Mrs
j. ]. Estey; vice president, Mrs. G. b
Lawson; secretary, Mrs. +. L. Smith;
treasurer Miss Esther \. Thomas; chair
man foreign missions, Miss Alice Phillips
chairman home missions, Mrs S. Will
COX.
Three freight cars on the narrow gauge
mixed train. two loaded with lumber and
one with way freight, left the track north
of Jamaica yesterday afternoon and went
down an embaniment. The place where
the accident happened was on a curve
but further than that neither the track
nor the cars show any cause for the acct
dent.
Ben Williamson has been chosen man
eyer of the independent base ball team
The players will begin regular practice
next Monday. Games will he arranged
against the strongest aggregations in New
Hampshire and Massachusetts towns
The makeup has not yet been fully de-
cded upon but will include Stolte, March,
Ellis, Waite. r. Allen. Ferriter and
Frost
Miss Sadie Turner, proprietor of Hotel
Brattleboro, gave a dance to her board
ers and friends Wednesday evening About
As couples were present and all had an en-
joyable time. Dancing was in order from
to /. Hines and Dugan furnished mu-
sic. Ice cream cake and lemonade were
served The dining hail was beautifully
t,it,, ,n1 Tt-it1 r,,1, nd ~ up1 nc
Miss Turner expects to go soon to Ban
gor, Maine, where she will have a position
The annual meeting of the trustees of
the Brooks Free library was held last eve
ming. These officers We're elected: Presi-
dent, DR.. II. ID. Holton; secretary, II. b.
Chamberlain; treasurer, c. a. Miles; com
mittee on library rooms, DIR. II. D. Hoton
Kittredge Haskins and +. X. Barrows
committee on librarian, Rev. Patrick
Cunningham. DR.. S. E. Lawton and Chas
II. Thompson; committee on books, c. \.
Miles, Rev. II. r. Miles and Rev. r. X.
Marvin.
Hazel Elizabeth. one year, II months
and eight days, lY daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles E. Downer of Cottage
street, died Tuesday evening of bronchial
pneumonia following. diphtheria and
bronchitis. She had been i'll about five
months. The funeral was held at the
house at o'clock yesterday, Rev. Geo.
q Lawson, of the First Baptist church,
officiating. The burial was in Prospect
hill cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Downer
have the sincere sympathy of all their
acquaintance in their bereavement.
The Woman's club met at the Brooks
House Wednesday afternoon, the presi-
dent Miss Susan f. Clark, presiding.
The paper for the afternoon was by Miss
Marguerite Il. Tucker, upon THE Pro-
gress of Journalism from the Sailing
Packet Period to Wireless Telegraphy"
Miss Tucker said that the object of jour
nalism was the acquisition and distribu-
ton of news, and she gave a very inter-
tsting account of the different methods
employed from the founding of the Penny
Press in 1885 to the present time, when
millions of papers are distributed every
day, and events are known from the four
quarters of the globe almost as soon as
they happen. She mentioned James Cor
don Bennett as the leader in all advance
ments. The club was especially favored
by the singing of negro melodies by a
quartet consisting of Mr.. Gilbert Mrs
Putnam, Miss Gregg and F.. c. Adams
with Miss Stewart at the piano,
Algot Larson, upholsterer for the S.
A. Smith company, and Miss Lillian
Swanson of West street were married in
the Swedish Congregational church at
40 O'Clock Wednesday evening, Rev. O.
+. hoch, pastor OF the church, per-
forming the ceremony. The church was
decorated handsomely for the occasion,
hurels, palms and Easter lilies being
used. The bridal party entered the
church as the bridal march from Lo-
hengrn was played by the church or
ganist. The brides dress was white crepe
de chine over white silk. She wore a
veil and carried a shower bouquet of
bride roses. The maid of honor was Miss
Esther Swanson, who wore white mousse
line de sole. The bridesmaids were Misses
lngeborg and Ellen Larson, who also
wore white mouseline de sole. Carl An
derson and b. Ian son were the ushers
The bride and bridegroom were rendered
a reception in the vestTy from to 10
O'Clock refreshments being served. They
will live with Mrs. Larson's parents Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Swanson, on West
street, where they will be at home after
May /. Mr.. Larson is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs Joseph Larson, who live in Sweden
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