Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-01
BRATTLEBORO.

The post Office will be open next Mon
day, July A. from Z a. m. to IL m. The
carriers will make no delivery.
Road Commissioner Eames is repairing
the highway on Elliot street, from Main
street to Church street, putting on n new
covering of trap rock macadam.
Two deserters in charge of two officers
arrived in Brattleboro on the early train
this morning, shackled together. They
went south on the first New London
train.
The Epworth League will hold a social
next Thursday evening at the home of
Mrs. William Winslow. Weather per-
hitting, it will be held on the lawn. Car
may be taken to CentreVille.
Mrs. o. II. Stickney received a telegram
Tuesday morning announcing the death of
her father, David Houghton in MontOur,
Iowa. She started for Montour in the
afternoon. Mr.. Houghton was a native
of Nottingham and was SO years old.
He went west about 90 years ago. He
was a farmer.
The Brattleboro delegation to the Re-
publican state convention in Montpelier
yesterday consisted of George w. Pierce,
chairman, S. o. Miner, O.. r. Ware, James
F. Hooker and George Thompson, Bell
delegates, and c. c. Fits, w. +. Hubbard,
l.. d. Taylor and l.. F. Adams, DeBoer
representatives.
f. l.. Houghton has forwarded to AS
sistant superintendent French the petit
ton of Putney, Brattleboro. and Bellows
Falls residents, asking the Boston &
Maine railroad company to have the 4.3C
p. m. express stop at Putney, as hereto
fore. Mr.. HoughtOn has also filed with
the Vermont railroad commissioners n
memorial asking for a hearing or this
matter, and has received an answer say
ing that the earliest day possible will be
set for this hearing. 1t is to be hoped
on all accounts that the outcome will be
the restoration to the Putney people OF
this railroad convenience which has come
to be so essential to them.
At the last meeting of the prudential
committee of district No. 2 the committee
voted to have the schools reopen Mon
day. Sept ~. The following changes
We're made in the grade teachers. Miss
Susan +. Driver was transferred from
grade 8 in the high school building to
grade 3, and Miss Sadie Winchester of
West Brattleboro was chosen to fill her
place. Miss Esther Crowell was appoint
ed teacher of the school on High
street, and Miss Florence Putnam teach
err of the Chase street school. Miss Crow
ell and Miss Putnam will spend several
weeks this summer at the Martha's Vine
yard Institute to study primary methods.
Miss Winchester has taught In the West
Brattleboro schools the past five years,
giving excellent satisfaction.
Children's day was observed by the
Baptist Bible school Sunday, following a
sermon in the church by Rev. Mr.. Lam
son, which was appropriate for the day,
but which was addressed more especially
to parents. Two classes, one of boys and
one of girls, graduated from the primary
to the intermediate department, being
publicly questioned by Mrs. l.. w. Hawley,
superintendent of that department. Each
child received a certificate of graduation.
Appropriate remarks We're made by Rev.
Mr.. Lawson. The annual meeting of the
school was held, when these officers We're
elected: Superintendent, l.. w. Hawley:
assistant superintendents, Fred s. Knight
and Miss Mary Il. Horton; superintend-
ent of the home department. Mrs. \. L..
Gale; secretary, Fred /. Smith; assistant
secretary. Alison l.. Harris: treasurer,
Charles f. Downer; auditor and librarian,
II. f. G. Todt.
Burglars broke a window in the front
part of A, e. Woods hardware store near
Milestone bridge Yesterday morning and
reached through and took two revolvers,
the selling price of which was $3.50 each.
1t was a bold burglary and was committed
by two persons, who We're seen by at least
two others. Ebert Hall opened Halls
restaurant across the street soon after 4
O'Clock and in a short time he heard a
crash of glass and looked out in time to
see two persons running across milestone
bridge. Bill Bailey. who was at the
Brattleboro House, saw them cross the
new bridge to New Hampshire. When
Mr.. Wood arrived at his store at Z
O'Clock he found under the window an
iron used on the railroad, with which the
glass had been broken, He notified Of
ticer Kinds of Hinsdale and Chief Hall
notified Deputy Sheriff Rixford of Win
chester. The burglars have not been
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Winchester indicate that they passed
through both those towns.