Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-26
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"The only Bratteboro" is the title of
an illustrated article by Lucy Elliot
Keller in the June number of The Four
Track News.
Former Chief Police Hall gave a
trout supper to former Policemen Wor-
den, Amidon and Perham at Halls res
taurant Monday night
The post office will be open the usual
holiday hours Memorial day, from to
u in the morning, while the carriers will
make only the early morning delivery.
The ladies' Enterprise society will meet
with Mrs. Cheney on Maple street next
Wednesday afternoon. 1t is hoped that
all members will be present, as there is
work.
All the old soldiers living in districts 5,
and II are invited to attend the pre-
Memorial exercises on Monday at p. m,
at the West Brattleboro grammar school,
district No. 8.
This spring is regarded as a backward
season, but a correspondent calls to mind
the conditions % years ago today, when
Conley and RetZel of the Clara Louise
Kellogg concert company were drowned
in Spoford lake. Then the leaves had
not started and the apple blossoms had
only begun to appear when the first body
was found on June 6.
Brattleboro will furnish several Me-
mortal day speakers. Rev. Father NJ. ].
Carmody will speak at Brattleboro, Col.
Kittredge Haskins at Townshend James
L. Martin at Northfield this state, James
f. Hooker at White River Junction
Frank E. Barber at North Hinsdale, n.
H, Robert c. Bacon at Dummerston, Rev.
A. H. Webb at Bradford.
The formal opening of the wantasti-
quet golf links will take place next Tues
day, Memorial day, with a tea given by the
entertainment committee, consisting OF
Mrs. James F. Hooker, Mrs j. Harry
Estey Miss Amy Hines. Miss Ruth Childs
and Mrs. Charles F. Bingham, from to
6 o'clock. Several matches will be played
for prizes, the contestants being limited
to club members.
Rumors have been circulated persist
entity this week to the effect that F. C.
Gale & Co. had been granted a license al
the brewery on the island. No license
has been issued, but a hearing On the APP
plication for a license was set at II
o'clock today in Concord Messrs. Gale
and Ellis, the selectmen of Hinsdale, JUS
tice Howe and other officials of that towr
have gone to Concord.
The listers met Wednesday to heal
grievances which any taxpayer might wisl
to make regarding his tax assessment
Two complaints were made, one by H. L
Emerson, who thought the valuation OF
his new building and his stock of goods
was excessive, and one by o. NJ. Lawton
who thought the Improvements made OF
his place were set in the list at too higl
a figure. No reduction was made ii
either case.
The First Regiment band went to Bos
ton on the early train Wednesday morn
ing and marched in the knights Templa
parade with the commandery from Green
field. Fred c. Leitsinger, leader, with
drew from the Musicians Protectiv
IN that he might lead tl
band. The boys marched about tire
hours and returned on the 10.l5 train
They had a hard days work and on thei
arrival home were ready to turn in
Arrangements were put under wa
Monday night, at a meeting of repre-
sentatives of the various churches in tn
Y. NJ. c. A. parlor, for open air service
on the common Sunday evenings throug
the summer, as was done last year, un
der the direction of the religious wor
committee of the association. The ser
vices will be held during June, July an
August, and will begin June 4. when Rev
A. H. Webb will preach and e. c. Crosb
will preside. The meetings will begin a
$50 o'clock. No collections will be mad
unless they are found necessary. Meet
ings will be held in Esteyville, as las
year, Rev. George B. Lawson being tn
first speaker. For the meetings on tn
common 200 more chairs have been order
ed, making total of 400.
At the annual meetings of the variou
companies making up the fire department
officers were elected by all but the Hoo
and Ladder company, as follows: Ellie
Hose company No. Is, foreman, Charlie
H. Thompson; assistant foreman, HERNIA
JOY; clerk and treasurer, w. A. Shum
way; steward, Charles Gould. Pheni
Hose company No. g. foreman, NJ.
Baker; assistant foreman. Michael Lynch
clerk, job Long, ir; steward, job
Feuton. Hydropath Engine company NJ
8, foreman, Charles Cook, assistant fore
man, L. ID. Harris clerk, Leon c. White
engineer. f. d. Weld stoSer, HerbeI
Harris; steward James Evans. Fountai
Engine company No. 4, foreman, Fran
Streeter; assistant foreman, ReXford Ben
son; clerk, Charles L. Cobb; engineer
Chester Sargent; stoker, Walter
Stearns; steward, James Evans. Chemics
Engine company No 7, foreman, c. +
Sargent; assistant foreman, Wiliar
Blanchard; clerk, Frank Strong; steward
Arthur Rohde. Chief Engineer II. "
Sanders has appointed as assistan
engineers A. A. Smith, Will Warren, Do
Miller and Herman JOY. Mr. Joy is as
sstant foreman of Elliot Hose compan
No 10 but he will resign and the vacanc
caused by his resignation will be file
at the next meeting of that company.