Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-26

lett Of Boston are occupying their house
on West Hill.
Henry Stockwell returned Saturday
from a week spent in Springfield and
Thompsonville.
Miss Annie Farley spent Sunday at her
home in Greenfield. having as her guest
Miss Katherine Booth.
Miss Maud NJ Munger of Woodstock
came Saturday to visit Miss Freda Penn
her. returning Tuesday.
Prof Charles Knight of Akron. Ohio.
Is a guest of his mother, Mrs Fanny
Knight, and his sister, Mrs. Eva Green
wood.
J. l.. Howard will begin his 10th year
as instructor in penmanship in the NAL
den. Mass schools the day following La
Dor day
Miss Mamie Graves of Springfield,
Mass, came Friday to spend a week at
II. G. Everleth's. She is in the millinery
business
Dan Crowley has bought of Mrs. w. G.
Treadway the house which he has occu-
pied many years, situated below Z. L.
knights shop.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Coe went to Brat
tleboro Saturday and from there to Well
esey Hills. Mass. after visiting Mr. and
Mrs. II. c. Warren.
Roy w. Bailey of Hartford, Conn,
came home Saturday to spend vacation
OF two weeks with his parents Post
master and Mrs. L. p. Bailey.
A. L. Howard who bought the old Dem
nison Davis farm recently. sold car load
of cattle Monday to Mr. Baggs of Beicher-
town. They were shipped today.
Dana Clough, who had one bone in his
right leg broken recently. is now able to
walk with the aid of a cane. He intends
to resume work in about a week.
Mrs A. T. Byard, who spends the sum-
mer with her daughter, Mrs. John L.
Howard went Monday to the home OF
A. A. Byard in West Chesterfield.
Mrs. Carrie Carmen of Colorado is Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. Jane Roberts.
Prof. and Mrs. l.. L. Drury of Mt. Her
mon also are visiting Mrs. Roberts.
Rev. w. T. Sparhawk will speak in the
Congregational church next Sunday morn
ing, his theme being Lessons from my
pilgrimage" In the evening there will
be a union service in the Methodist
church.
A meeting of those interested in OBJ
serving Labor day was held Monday even
ing. 1t was decided to hold a celebration
if sufficient funds could be raised, and
]. w. Shelley was appointed a committee
to secure pledges for that purpose.
Road Commissioner Scott expects to
complete his job on the main highway
next week The stone drain was com
pleted this week. The remaining work
will consist of removing eight to ten
inches of the top of the road between
George Stowells and DR.. Fosters and re-
placing it with gravel.
A spout has been laid by the Stowell
company this week from the brook flow
ing across their land, to the Cole dam,
connecting at that point with an iron
pipe which was put in some time ago
from the factory to the dam. This will
allow the company to draw water for
filling their boiler and for other purposes
without the necessity of pumping it.
Carl Knight, son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. D.
Knight, has accepted an appointment as
instructor in the electrical department of
the Worcester Polytechnic institute and
will begin his duties next month. He
graduated from the institution a year
ago last June, and for the past year he
has been employed by the General Elec-
trio company in Schenectady He is
spending his vacation at the home Of his
parents.
Seventeen young people held a corn
roast in the grove back of the George
Kerr place Monday evening. The event
was enjoyed to the full extent, and some
of the party aver that the rain storm
which came up Unexpectedly about
o'clock and drenched them to the Skin
made the occasion all the more interest
ing. The corn roast was given in honor
of Miss Maud NJ. Munger of Woodstock
The party returned about o'clock.
this town decided to put a candidate fol
town representative in the field, and or
Monday filed with the town clerk a GER
tifcate of nomination in favor Of Andrew
]. Aver. This done in spite of Mr.
Ayers declaration last week that HI
would not be candidate and would no
accept the nomination If there were
remote possibility of his being elected
Notices were posted calling a Socalis
caucus for Thursday, but evidently i
became known to some of the Socialist
that Monday was the last day on which
nominations couid be filed On learning
that he was nominated Mr.. Aver prompt
ly declined to accept the nomination, AM
on Wednesday a new ticket was file'
nominating ]. Walter Shelley for repre-
sentative.
The Republican caucus for the nomina
ton of a candidate for town representa-
tive was held Wednesday evening in tn
town hall and was largely attended
w. Adams presided, and A. NJ. Corse
was the unanimous choice of the voters
Allusion was made to the fact that tn
caucus was held too late to have the can
didate's name printed on the official bal
lots, and the voters were urged to writ
Mr.. Corser's name in the blank spac
which will be provided for it and TO max
a cross after the name. The followin
ticket of justices of the peace was nom
inated: F. L. Houghton, M. d. Whitman
George T. Aplin. c. G. Warwick and II.
Dodge. After the caucus Roosevelt an
Fairbanks flag was unfurled and thre
rousing cheers were given, led by jaime
F. Hooker of Brattleboro president of I'll
Vermont Republican league. Mr.. Hooke
made stirring address to large aud
ence, in which he eXpounded with marke
effect the principles of Republicanism an
the issues of the campaign. He was give
close attention.
The Republicans were not exact
caught mapping this week but their failui
TO keep in touch with the work of the les
islature of 1898 put them lin a box
They called a caucus for WedneSda
evening to nominate a candidate for tow
representative, and it was not disco'
cred until Tuesday morning that the tin
for filing nominations with the town clei
had slipped by. The time limit expire
at IL O'Clock Monday night. Former
the law provided that nominations shou
be filed with the town clerk not less thf
u days before election day, but the legt
lature of 1898 made the time limit Is da
before election day. A blank space W
be left on the official ballots, however,
that the name of the Republican nomin