Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-08-04

The date of the song recital to be given
in the Auditorium by Mary Howe is
Thursday, Aug. "a.
over 100 couples attended the band
concert and dance last evening i'm Festival
hall, given by the First Regiment band.
The gallery was filed
Night Waterman VIII Warren found
bicycle at the corner of Randall q Clapps
store on the night of the Unitarian fair
in Festival hall. No one has claimed IT
thus far.
Lawyer Arthur c. Spencer will move his
office next week from Emerson building
on Elliot street to the office recently va
Gated by Lawyers II. G and f. f. Barber
over the Vermont National bank.
The connections OF the new steam fire
pump at the Estey organ plant were made
yesterday and the pump was given a test
Six large steady streams were thrown in
way which gave excellent satisfaction.
The First Regiment band will give a
concert at Hotel Melrosc, West Brattle-
boro, Tuesday evening, and on the COM
mon on Thursday evening The Rebekahs
will serve ice cream at the concert on the
common.
The building formerly used as a gas
olene house, which stood at the corner
of Manley Brothers garage, was moved
to Esteyville this week by c. s. Stock
well. 1t was loaded on a truck and drawn
by four horses.
The laundress at the Brattleboro Me-
mortal hospital had both hands caught in
the mangler Tuesday night, and all of
her fingers were badly jammed. The
ends of two fingers on her right hand
were amputated.
a large crowd assembled on Prospect
street Wednesday evening to listen to the
band concert. The night was ideal and
the lawn party and sale of ice cream by
the Baptist ladies. at f. l.. Smiths. was
entirely successful.
The case of Mrs. II. b. Larkin against
Peter Alexander to recover for rent of a
house. will be heard by Justice Stowe
Tuesday. Alexander was arrested on the
ground that he was an absconding debtor,
but he furnished bail.
L. w. Adams has sold his trucking busi-
ness which he has conducted the past
three and a half years 20 George w.
Leonard, former superintendent of the
| Hooker Corser & Mitchell company. Mr.
Leonard took possession yesterday.
A lawn party was held at the home OF
| Mrs George Stone on Myrtle street We'd
| nesday night by the Woman's Relief
| corps. fine supper was served to 40
members of the corps. besides neighbors
and friends. Music by a mandolin club
II
enjoyment of a pleasant occasion.
A suit for $25OO has been brought
/ against Harry Prouty of Grafton by NJ.
E. White of Wardsboro, who alleges that
! Prouty alienated the affections OF the
plaintiffs wife, Nellie c. White. Mrs,
White furnished bail for the respondent
| for the amount Of the suit. The plain
| tins attorney is r. c. Bacon Of Brattle-
boro
| brought suit against Maria NJ Bates of
Athol and served trustee process on War
| ner II. Barrett OF Guilford to recover
| $l61S and interest. alleged to be due on "a
note given by the defendant to Tyler l..
Johnson the plaintiffs father, now de-
ceased. April s, 1898 Miss Johnson's at
! torney is John +. Gale.
Minnie ]. Pettee. A. died early Wed
nesday morning from the effects of an
! apopetlc shock. The funeral was held
yesterday afternoon at the home OF her
brother, DR.. +. G. Pettee, at the Colonial
! on High street Rev. II. r. Miles Off
ciated and Miss Eva Sanders sang. The
burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery
Miss Pettee was born in Macon. Ga. May
| 81, 1858. and was n daughter OF DIR. A. L.
Pettee. She had lived in Brattleboro since
| 1865 and had been an invalid several
years. She leaves one brother, DR.. F. G,
| Pettee.
The 18th annual reunion of the Miller
family was held yesterday at the Valley
Fair grounds. SiXty-two people were
present, and the day was spent very
pleasantly although there was no pro-
gram this year. An excellent dinner was
| served. after which these officers were
elected: President. Austin r. Miller vice
president, Harland r Miller; secretary
and treasurer. II. w. Sargent; entertain
| ment committee. Mrs. II. w. Sargent
Mrs. George Harris and Mrs. A. +. Mil
| Ter; historian, Mrs. w. G. Horton. II
was voted to hold the next reunion the
first Thursday in August, 1906, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. r. Boynton. II
| Grove street The rest OF the afternoon
was spent in visiting, playing BALL etc
! Those present from a distance were DIT
and Mrs. T. A. Kimberly and Mrs. Clar-
ence Shumway and daughter of Hart
ford, Conn. and Mrs. Alice Prescott OF
| Bristol n. II.