Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-09

and Rice of Bellows Falls defeated Snow
and McCleary 60 6-1 Brooks and Wood
of Charlestown defeated Elder Brothers
of Maiden 6-2, 2-6, 62, and Snow and AL
len of Walpole defeated Lawrence and
Northrup of Bellows Falls 6-2, 6-3. In
semi finals Snow and Allen won from
Brooks and Wood ST., GO. 6-3, leaving
them to play Bolles and Rice in the finals.
The match was in progress when rain put
a stop to playing. The finals in both
matches will be played at an early date.
II. " Durham returned to town Tues
day.
Miss Rena O'Brien returned from YER
gennes Monday.
Miss Gertrude Hayes returned Monday
from Siasconset, Mass.
Wheeler's band gave a concert at Bar
Der park Sunday afternoon. d..
Miss Frances Osgood went to Boston
Tuesday returning Wednesday.
Ned Kenerson of Boston was a guest at
H. D. Ryders Sunday and Monday.
Miss Mary Tolman came Monday from
her home in Cumberland Mills, Me.
A. G.. Rice moved Friday to the White
house on Atkinson street, owned by W.
H Bodne.
In the athletic sports at Claremont La
Dor day Dan Campbell won the so, 100
and 150-yard dashes.
high school building are expected to be
completed within a week.
Frank c. Goodnow has returned to the
office of the Vermont Farm Machine COM
pany after vacation of three weeks.
Fred H. Blossom of New York is at
his home here for a vacation of two weeks
from his work for the Casein company.
Deacon c. w. Osgood went to West
Salisbury Wednesday to attend the Addi-
son county Sunday school convention.
Stephen Searle returned Wednesday
from Silver Bay, Lake George, where he
has spent the summer, at work in a ho-
tel.
Miss Jennie Edwards spent Sunday
with her brother, Daniel Edwards. Miss
Edwards is teaching now in Saxtons
River.
William d. Hayes is expected home in
a few days from Milford, Pa, where he
has been attending the Yale summer
school of forestry.
Floyd Hemenway, who is working in
Keefe's shoe store, is going to Boston to
work as clerk in one of the stores of the
Regal Shoe company.
Miss Julia Marlborough, a graduate of
the high school this year, has gone to
New York to study at the Bellevue hos
pital to be trained nurse.
At a session of the United States court
held August 25 and &c for the purposes
ton were filed and % full papers granted.
over 160 pupils are enrolled in the high
school this term, and several students
have been put in recitation rooms, as the
seating capacity of the main room is not
sufficient.
A hotly contested ball game was played
at Barber park Saturday afternoon be-
tween the local nine and the Springfield
team, the locals winning in the ninth
inning, l to 0.
At meeting of the board of civil au-
thority held in the town clerks office
Saturday, about $50 names were added
to the check list. about evenly divided
between the two leading parties.
Flint and Gordon Elder returned We'd
nesday to their home in Maiden, Mass.
They have visited nearly a month with
Wyman Flint and other relatives. Flint
Elder is a student at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology in Boston
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry H. Russell left
town Monday. They will make their
home in Hinsdale, where they have hired
house, and where Mr. Russell is inter-
ested in the Ashuelot Paper company.
Roy Dodge will go next week to Chic
ago to take course at a college of phar-
macy. Mr.. Dodge, whose home is in
Charlestown, will be remembered as a
former clerk in the Corner drug store
The final concert of the season by
Wheeler's Bellows Falls band was given
in the square Tuesday evening. A large
crowd was present to hear the music and
see the results of the election, which
were displayed from a window of Charles
T. CIRCUITS office.
At the annual meeting of the w. C.
T. U. held with Mrs. o. o. Hart Friday
evening these officers were elected:
President Mrs. ]. T. Dodge; vice-presi-
dents, Mrs. John Splan, Mrs. C. w. jack
son; secretary, Mrs. e. w. Parson; treas
urer, Mrs. B. E. Foster.
Rev. F. l.. Leavitt preached as pastor
of the Universalist church for the first
time Sunday He is a graduate of
TUFTS college. His last pastorate was in
Woodsville, n. II. He is a 32d degree
Mason, prominent in other fraternities,
has wife and two children.
Mrs. James w. Brown 65, died Tues
day evening at the home of A. w. Ray.
Her maiden name was Lydia A. Sprague.
She came here month ago from Holman,
Ohio, to visit her daughter, Mrs. Clare
Lester. She is survived by her husband,
who came here from Holman, and by the
daughter and two sons.
Trotters from Bellows Falls Jared well
at the Sherbrooke fair last week Carrie
j., owned by l.. T. Lowell & Son, took
first money in the free-for-all, their
horse Faustina first in the 22l class, and
their Maybele second in the free for all.
Nancy Granger owned by j. E. Brons-
han, won the 2.30 class.
An architect from Boston was in con-
sultation Saturday with the selectmen of
Rockingham regarding changes in the
opera house which are being made in ac-
cordance with the vote of a recent town
meeting. Fire escapes are to be placed
on three sides of the building and an as
bestos curtain installed.
Labor day was celebrated with the US
ual program. A parade consisting Of two