Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-08-11
JARDINE & co.
LOCAL OVERFLOW.

Mr.. and Mrs. Herrick will go Saturday
to Randolph. this state, for a visit.
The banks will be closed Wednesday,
Aug. 16, Battle of Bennington day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Casper Moran are spend
ing the week at Mrs. Moran's home in
Heath, Mass.
The selectmen intend to lay out street
in the rear of the houses on the west side
of Forest street.
Norman F. Wheeler of Springfield,
Mass, visited his brother, Judge H. H.
Wheeler, this week.
Rev. James Harper and family of Pitts
field, N. H., are guests at Martin Hodg
kinss on Canal street.
Charles Brasor of Chicago, employed by
the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, is
visiting his parents on Canal street.
Miss Elizabeth Bagg has been engaged
as teacher of science in the high school
at Somerville, N. j., the coming year.
John A. Lindsey, letter carrier, has
bargained for the John D. Roess house on
Brook street. He intends to occupy it for
a home.
Miss Frances Guild, who is on two
weeks vacation from her duties in the
post Office, went to Chester Saturday for
a visit.
The Valley Fair association has begun
putting the stalls, fence, etc, at the fair
grounds in condition for the coming ex-
hibition.
Alfred R. Stebbins, who is on a weeks
vacation from his work in SCOTS store,
and Mrs Stebbins went to Shelburne Falls
yesterday opa visit.
Dr. and Mrs. S. E. Lawton and Mrs.
L. D. Greene Started Monday for Bangor,
Maine, going to Boston and thence by
trolley to Lynn, Salem, Gloucester Port
land and other places. They will return
next week
j. E. Halls Bible school class held its
annual supper last evening on the lawn
at Mr.. and Mrs. Walter H. Haigh's on
tendance of so or more, and all enjoyed
the occasion fully.
Harry Thomas. who was taken i'll at
Ogden, Utah, while on his way to Califor-
mia with his mother and sister, is little
more comfortable this week, although he
is unable to move. DR.. Holton of Brat
tleboro, who has been informed as to Mr..
Thomas's condition, thinks he has a form
of meningitis, and has advised that he be
brought home as soon as he is able to be
moved.
Deputy Sheriff ]. Q. Shumway OF
Jamaica was in Brattleboro yesterday on
his way to Fort Edward, n. Y, in search
of a horse and buggy which were stolen
in Wardsboro Wednesday night. Two men
from Fort Edward traded horses the first
of the week with two minor sons OF
Charles Brown in Wardsboro. When Mr.
Brown learned of the trade he notified Mr.
Shumway, who had an officer in Fort Ed
ward take possession of Mr.. Browns
horse. The other horse was stolen while
standing on the street
Mrs. Stephen Rowe Bradley died sud.
al
N VI Monday afternoon. Funeral SER
vices were held at her late residence We'd
nesday afternoon and the body was
brought to Brattleboro yesterday fol
burial. In Prospect Hill cemetery. Rev
E. 7. Mathison, of st. Michaels Episcopa
church, came from Clinton, Mass, to Off
ciate an the committal service. Mrs. Brad
ley's maiden name was Augusta Tremain
Mr. bradley, who was brother of the late
Richards Bradley, formerly lived in Brat
tleboro and has had business associations
with well known Brattleboro men, blu
Mrs Bradley was never a resident OF thu
town and was known here but little.
Mary Howe, during the past season, hal
given a large number of song recitals II
the eastern and middle states and ha
met With her usual distinguished success
She has appeared before many of the lead
ing women's clubs. including the Centur!
club Of Philadelphia, the Woman's college
Cleveland, The Heptorean, Somerville
Mass, and at colleges in Wellesley, Mass
Plainesville Ohio and others in Virginia
North Carolina and Mississippi, also witt
many leading vocal societies such as tn
Orpheus of Paterson, N. j., and tn
Troy IN. " Vocal society. In New Yorl
she sang with Victor Herbert's orchestr
and at a Grieg recital at Aeolian hall
She finished her season with series o
three reeitals at the Winona, Ind, CHATEAU
qua, where her work was pronounced ia
the best ever given at that place.