Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-16
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Tickets for 1.-The Mummy and the
Humming Bird" will go on sale tomorrow
Saturday, morning, at the box office.
Superintendent Nash of the New Lon
don division of the Central Vermont rail-
road held a school for the instruction of
conductors in Bratteboro Tuesday even
ing.
The postponed 53d anniversary of the
Daughters of Rebekah will be observed
oct. II. The same night will also be do
nation night for the gill odd Fellows
home in Ludlow.
There will be a ball game on the island
tomorrow afternoon at 3, between teams
representing the Bellows Falls and Brat
teboro knights of Columbus lodges. No
admission fee will be charged.
The Free Library was burglarized one
night last week. The intruders forced
open a window to the toilet room and
after entering through it they pried open
two or three drawers, from which they
distracted about S35.
The preliminary round in the annual
competition for the Wantastiquet cup will
he played next Wednesday. Entries
should be made with II. c. Rice by Mon
day night. The handicaps of players will
be posted at the club house. The cup
was won last year by c. NJ. Miller and
in the two previous years by c. F. Bling
ham.
The heavy rain of Wednesday and
Wednesday night came i'm the nick of time
for, the Valley Fair race track. The grad
ing of the track had just been finished by
Superintendent Taylor and his men, and
it would have been necessary to put on
watering carts for several days to pack
and harden the surface. except for the
timely downpour.
About 80 physicians. representing the
Windham county. Frallin. CMass) county
and Cheshire On. H. county and Connec-
ticut Valley physicians had an outing at
Spofford lake Tuesday. dinner being
served to them at Lakeside. Most of the
physicians gathered in Brattleboro and
drove from here. Before leaving the
Windham county association held bust
ness session at the Brooks House, at
which DR.. S. f. Lawton was chosen pre-
sident. Dr. G. r. Anderson secretary and
DR.. A. /. Miller treasurer.
At the annual meeting of the ladies
association of the Centre Congregational
church these officers We're elected: Pres
ident, Mrs. f. J.. Waterman vice presi-
dent, Mrs. H. r. Miles secretary, Mrs
G. c. Averill; treasurer. Mrs. L. L. Park
err; chairman of parish committee. Mrs
f. a. Wells; of home missionary COM
mittee, Mrs II. e. Bond; of foreign mis-
sionary committee, Miss Sarah Griswold
OF hospitality committee, Mrs. o. L. Ran
dali; of flower committee Mrs. LEROY
Adams; of parsonage committee Mrs n
J. Hawley There is a balance of nearly
5000 in the treasury.
The marriage of Elbert C. Tenney ant
Miss Lenna II. Thomas was celebrated
quietly yesterday afternoon at the Pros.
pect street home of the brides parents
Mr. and Mrs. E. II. Thomas. Only the
two immediate families were present. The
room in which the ceremony was per.
formed by Rev r. X. Marvin was beau.
tifully decorated with hydrangeas ant
ferns. Refreshments were served follow.
ing the ceremony and later Mr.. and Mrs
Tenney started on a carriage drive Mrs
Tenney is the younger daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas She was a clerk II
the Houghton & Simonds store severa
years, and is well known in music circle,
as soprona singer. She has spen
many months at different intervals II
musical study in Boston. Mr. Tenney /.
son of Mr. and Mrs. ID. w. Tenney H,
is superintendent of construction for tn,
large contracting firm of Holbrook &
Cabot, and much of his work the past tw,
or three years has been on the New Yorl
subway.
Mrs. Louisa A. Houghton, 49, widow o
Harvey Houghton, died suddenly las
evening at her Canal street home from
heart failure. She had suffered from
weakness of the heart the past thre,
years, and several times had been in ;
serious condition She had seemed un
usually well the past summer and ha,
been in Claremont several weeks will
her grandson. Last evening about "a
she called for assistance. and in a shor
time her grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs
George e. Foster with whom she lived
finding that remedies usually used were no
giving relief summoned a physician, blu
she sank rapidly and died before he ar
rived. Mrs. Houghton was daughte
of the late Dr. George Wood of this town
and her sister, Mrs. George w. Fisher, 1
the last of the family. Her entire lif
had been spent in Brattleboro. Her frs
husband was Dr. Carey, who died 500
after their marriage. About As year
ago she was married to Mr.. Houghtor
He had five children and to them an
their children she gave all the care an
love of mother and grandmother. Sh
had been a member of the Universalis
church many years, Owing to her in
trinity of deafness she had lived quietl
at home in recent years. Mr.. Houghton'
death took place four years ago Sh
was a woman of sterling character, re
spected and esteemed by all who kne,
her The funeral will be held Sunday a
1 O'Clock in the Universalist vestry.