Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-07-21
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Catholic church will have a picnic In
Vernon Aug. 10 or 16.
delegation from Brattleboro attended
the knights of Columbus picnic at Barber
park, Bellows Falls yesterday
e. e. Vanderpool has moved into the
quarters at So Elliot street, formerly &C.
cupied by the free kindergarten.
The ladies of the Episcopal church will
hold a sample sale on the church lawn
next Wednesday and Thursday
Another hearing for an accounting be-
tween j. S. Henry and the G.. H. Phillips
estate began yesterday before the COM
missioners 1t is in progress today in the
county clerks office.
Harry Eli, son of Luke Eli of Birge
street, fell from his cart while riding
down hill yesterday and broke his right
arm. He broke the same arm a short
time ago and had just removed the splints.
He is 10 years old.
One of the coils in the armature of the
arc dynamo burned out at the electric
light station soon after the machine was
started Tuesday night. The enclosed arc
lights on Main street are still in use, but
the others will be out of commission sew
eral days
Rev. e. Q. S. Osgood will preach at the
meeting on the common at o'clock Sun
day evening. Leroy F. Adams will pre-
side and the choir of the Baptist church
will sing. Members of Leitsingers orches-
ira will give instrumental music. Rev.
E. r. Mathison will address the meeting
in Esteyville at o'clock
Edward Andrew Kirkwood and Miss
Margaret Della Sheehan were married at
the Methodist parsonage Saturday even
ing. Mr. Kirkwood is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs A. 7. Kirkwood of Birge street and
is employed by the Valley Grain company.
Mrs Kirlkwood is a daughter of Timothy
Sheehan of Fitchburg. They are living
at Mr.. Kirkwood's home on Birge street
Charles w. Dunham's Stevens Duryea
automobile, which was badly damaged
by fire Friday morning was shipped to
the factory Saturday. Mr.. Durham ex-
poets that it will be repaired and re-
turned in two or three weeks. 1t will re-
quire a new body. but the engine and
running gear will be saved Mr.. Durham
says he could have run the car to the
factory If necessary.
George A. Briggs, who has conducted a
drug store in Claremont, n. H., nearly
a quarter of century, and who at one
time owned the store in Brattleboro now
run by F. H. Holden e. Co., sold his
business in Claremont last week to r. e.
Dodge & Co. The head of the firm was
formerly a druggist in Springfield, this
state, and recently graduated from the
Chicago college of pharmacy. His as
sociate is his brother, N. c. Dodge, who
is interested in drug stores in Bellows
Falls, Springfield and Charlestown.
At the annual meeting of the SPRING
field, VT, Electric Railway company, held
Tuesday evening, these directors were
chosen: E. c. Crosby of Brattleboro, F.
S. Coolidge and NJ. A. Coolidge of Fitch
burg, w. W. Brown and A. ]. Crosby Of
Springfield. E. c. Crosby was elected
president, Mr. Coolidge vice president, A.
j. Crosby treasurer, secretary and super
intendent, The assets, including the plant
and cash on hand, with an allowance for
depreciation in 1905, show 252,SS2.55.
Thirty-five members of the Brattleboro
chapter Daughters of the American
Revolution, went to Vernon yesterday
afternoon as guests of Mrs. NJ 1. Reed
and Miss leila Johnson and were enter
tained in delightful way at Miss John
sons beautiful home Rain fell heavily
just as the Daughters started, but the
storm was of short duration and had the
effect of making the atmosphere more
enjoyable The time was spent in So
ciability until supper time, when an eX-
cellent supper was served on the lawn.
This was followed by piano selections by
Mrs e. A. Starkey and a roll CALL each
member responding with an anecdote of
the Revolutionary war, which brought
out many entertaining stories. Not the
least enjoyable were the talks by Mrs
j. G. Eddy of Sioux Falls, S. D., and
Mrs. W. II. Bigelow of West Brattleboro
on their experiences in the West, to some
extent with Sioux Indians. The chapter
voted to accept the invitation of Mrs.
William S. Severance of Greenfield to
take tea with her on the return from the
old historic museum in Deerfield the
afternoon of Aug. 16.