Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-15

Mrs. j. g. lllerN VIII entertain inc
Daughters of 1912 at her home on Linden
street Wednesday, July 20. at 3 o'clock.
Five electric lights of 80 candle power
each. have been installed on the common
this week by the Brattleboro Gas Light
company under contract with the board
of village bailiffs The cost of the lights
will be $l2 each for use six months I'm the
year
The women of the Auxiliary to the Y.
Nj. G. \. will hold a series of cake ana
pastry sales mt the rooms of the associ-
alton beginning Saturday afternoon, July
16. from to 6 o'clock. The first sale
will he in charge of the women OF the
Congregational churches.
George S Bigeow who died in Keene
July :. was a native of Nottingham and
a brother of Mrs Maria Ilosley of Brattle-
boro. He had lived in Keene the past
ten years and previously in Bellows Falls
ana North Adams. lie had been engaged
i'm railroad work 80 years.
The school district does not make
good financial showing with floating
! Indebtedness of nearly $1,000. The ac-
count of $122S.G3 representing bills
| payable July l. 1909 Is not very specific
and probably some further explanation
! If it will bc asked at the annual school
meeting next Tuesday evening.
While the services are suspended for
! the summer the TuiVcrsalst church viii
undergo extensive repairs. The walls will
! Ice frcscoed and new carpets Will he laid
! The Murray club and the ladies circle
will share the expense OF the alterations.
It is hoped the work will be finished by
the first Sunday in September.
Twelve members of branch No 1. In
tcruational Sunshine snNety. spent Thurs
day. July T. ON Ames hin with Mrs. f. w.
Putnam. \ hountiful picnic dinner was
1,x- ,,ft, md nf t.f.
partaking of it the party spent the after
noon in listening to vocal and instrument
tai music, readings, etc, and in delight
full socability.
\. G. Hollender and II. c. Ncaw, who
have conducted the Main street bakery
the past year and "A half dissolved part
nership yesterday, Mr. Ilollender buying
| Mr.. Yeaw's interest. There viii be no
essential change in the conduct Of the
business. but it is Mr.. HoenderS inten-
ton to maintain the standard of the past
and merit "A fun share of public patron
age.
Mrs. Thayer had charge of the program
| for the meeting OF Protective Grange
Wednesday evening. which was as fol-
lows: Piano solo. Hugh Thayer; recita-
ton, Leonard Pierce; reading, Miss Bes-
sic Hopkins; recitation, Louise Pierce
piano duet, May and Hugh Thayer; pa
pers. Mrs. Thayer and Miss Lillian lIig-
ley; recitation, Mrs. II. w. Sargent song
May. Hugh and Ralph Thayer.
\ writ was served on D. f. Shea by
Deputy Sheriff Knapp Saturday in suit
for damages in the sum Of 500 brought 10y
Lucius =. Harris. The suit Is result
of trouble which occurred in Mr.. Shea
market June 90 in consequence Of which
Mr. Harris was landed on the sidewalk
Afterwards Mr. Shea was fined for dis
turbng the peace. In the writ Mr. Harri:
alleges that he was shaken. pulled kick
ed. struck. etc.
DR.. and Mrs. George Y. Roberts Of thi.
town expect to sail next Friday for Lon
don, England, where Dr. Roberts vii
study surgery under one of the most IA
nous surgeons of the world, Sir Freder
lex Treves. surgeon to the King an,
Queen. and also under other noted sur
geons. Or Roberts plans to visit Berlin
Germany, to study under Prof. Won Berg
man. another world famous surgeon. II,
will study also in different hospitals.
The state superintendent of education
has issued pamphlets containing the pro
grams for the tenth season Of summe
/, | schools for teachers. to be held In Rut
land and st Johnsbury beginning mex
Monday and continuing through thu
month The list Of lecturers and instruc
tors for the st. Johnsbury school in
cludes Principal H. *. Whitaker. who's
topics are history. ciVics and English. an,
DIR. II. u. IOlton, secretary OF the stat
board of health who is assigned to speal
on Testing the sight and hearing @
pupils
Charles 4. McRae has leased the stor
near the Main street bridge which a
Boynton occupied for 50 many years
and will open about Sept. l. high grade
up-to- date mems clothing and furnishing
store Some extensive improvement
.tFf1 10, 81
ready for occupancy including Lowering
the windows and setting back the door
three ana one half feet. Mr.. McRae wa
I clerk for Starkey n Wellman seven q
+ eight years, was then in large store II
: Connecticut two and one-half years. an
the past four years has been with T.. j
Fenton x co. He has a thorough knowl
edge of the clothing business and Ia
many friends in Bratleboro and adjoin
ing towns who will wish him success i
] his new venture
The annual meeting Of the incorporate
, school district No. will be held in tn
high school building next Tuesday eve
ming at o'clock. The warrant contain
! | six articles all routine. in regard t
, raising money. electing officers. etc. Their
will he two vacancies to be filed on tn
board of committeeman. Rev. f.. @ ;
Osgoods term having expired and G. II
f Thompson having resigned. There is
a | very general sentiment in favor of re
electing Rev. Mr. Osgood to succeed him
self. For the other vacancy the name @
I Leroy F. Adams is prominently mentione
, The question Of returning to the old sys
! TEN Of having two school sessions cac
( day instead of one as at present will b
: discussed but no action can be taken upo
it except to get the sentiment of thos
5 present, as the final question rests wit
, the prudential committee. Princpa
=, Whitaker in his report, mention of whic
t is made elsewhere in this paper, say
: some interesting things on this subject.
q II. l.. Emerson will begin the erectio
, of brick building on Elliot street Mon
day, John c. Pellet having charge G
, the work. The building will be locate
just east of the Carpenter organ factor
and will be four stories high on the sout
side and one story high on Elliot stree
+ 1t will have frontage of GO feet and
depth of 70 feet The Elliot street foo
; will be divided into three stores and tn
y two lower floors will be occupied by Nj
- Emerson for storage purposes. Their
u will he a deep basement under the Who'll
building. 1t is expected that the preser
= wall on Elliot street will not have to b
J. removed. The work will not be don
| under contract, but by the day, and /
d addition to the skilled labor Mr.. Pellet
I will have under him gang of Italian.
t who have been employed on the Yves
$ Dummerston dam. The Reed castle" O
+ Green street, recently bought by MI
Y Emerson, will be used as headquarter
y for the Italians. Mr., Emerson recent
- sold his store house on Flat street 10 IN