Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-08
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BRAT LEBOHO.
Dennis Rebekah lodge will observe the
SD anniversary of the order at the reg
ular meeting next Tuesday evening at
7.30 o'clock.
Beauseant Commandery, No. Z, K. T.,
held a special conclave at their asylum
Friday evening, when the Red Cross and
Temple degrees were conferred.
The Altar-boys of st. Mchael's Roman
Catholic church defeated an aggregation
of youngsters in the cottages and camps
at Spofford lake 1910 in a ball game near
Pine Grove Springs Friday
Clapp & Jones and w. R. Geddis have
sold 10000 of the colored souvenir postal
card views of Brattleboro the past sea-
son. They have sold nearly as many of
the black and white views issued by A. E.
Atwood
w. A. Morse has bought of c. B. Per-
kns of Fitchburg the Perkins dye house
and tenement property on Elm street.
There are three tenements in the build
ings which Mr.. Morse will put in first
class repairs and equip with baths and
modern plumbing
The 64th annual meeting of the Wind
ham Conference of Congregational
churches will be held with the church in
Jamaica next Wednesday and Thursday.
Each church is entitled to, in addition to
pastor and Sunday school superintendent,
seven delegates, one from the Christian
Endeavor society. The program will open
at o'clock Wednesday and close at noon
Thursday.
A. Q. Scammon has been a purveyor Of
some of the best comedies and farce COM
edies for years past and in his latest
achievement 1.-The Real Widow Brown"
which will visit the Auditorium Friday,
Sept. Is, he possesses one Of the best
drawing attractions on the road. This
play had long run in New York simply
on the strength of its clever situations
and interesting complications, but for the
road Mr.. Scammon has generously and
wisely introduced a clever medley of up
to-date songs and dances, enhancing the
intrinsic merits of the play so much a
famous critic pronounced the comedy to
be a veritable Dramatic Cocktail"
Owing to the severe storm Of Monday
only $50 Odd Fellows and Rebekahs at
tended the field day at the Gill Odd
Fellows home in Ludlow. About 500
were expected. A permanent organiza-
ton was formed, to hold a field day at
the home each year, and officers were
elected as follows: President, A. w.
Roel of Brattleboro; vice president, Z. w.
Trask of Bellows Falls; secretary, w. NJ.
Colt of Bellows Falls; treasurer d. NJ.
Damon of Bellows Falls; executive COM
mittee, A. 1. Miller Of Springfield, E. H.
Taper of Ludlow, F. E. Perry of Brat
lleDOIO, MIS- -. httIlu VI odAlOHS
River, Mrs. D. NJ Damon of Bellows
Falls
In the two storms in Brattleboro the
past week nearly as much rain fell as
fell during the entire month of August.
Rain which began to fall Saturday about
p m. continued through Monday fore
noon. The storm was of unusual sever
ity, although no particular damage was
DONE The total rain fall was 3.SS inches
as measured by DIR. George F. Gales
standard apparatus. On Wednesday 20 Of
an inch fell, making a total for the
week 4.0S inches. The record for August
was 4.65 inches. In the comparatively
Monday nearly tenth of years norma
supply of rain fell. The effect on the
crops will not be much, on account OF
the lateness of the season.
Capt. E. W. Gibson has received q
letter from Adjt. w. W. Russell stating
that the committee in charge of the
centennial celebration to be held in Mont
pelier Oct 4, has extended an invitation
to the several companies of Vermont
National Guard to participate in the
parade on that date. No state funds are
available with which to pay the expenses
and the committee will be able to furnish
only dinner. The train service will bt
such that people from all parts of the
state will be able to go from their home;
to Montpelier, see the parade and return
the same day. 1t is expected that from
5000 to 1000 people will be in line, includ
ing United States troops the Nationa
Guard and educational and uniformed
civic organizations.
The fall term of the schools in distric
No. will begin next Tuesday, Sept. ~
There will be several changes in the corp:
of teachers. Announcement has beer
made of the new teachers for the high
school, including Edgar Burr Smith, late
of Plainfield, n. j., as principal to sue
coed Hobart K. Whitaker. Mrs. Elmel
and Miss Perkins will remain in their ole
positions. Miss Deane of Windsor Hills
Conn, will succeed Miss Barnes as teach
er of Latin and Greek; Miss Stevenson Of
Lowell, Mass, will take the place of Miss
Butterfield, teacher of sciences; the place
of Miss OsgoOd teacher of French an6
German, will be taken by Miss Allen OF
Boston; Miss Farnum of Everett, Mass.
will be the new teacher of mathematics
succeeding Miss Goodwin. Miss Della
Sherman, teacher in grade No. 4, has
been granted a years leave of absence
and Miss Croker last year of the Estey-
vile primary school, will fill the vacancy
Miss Croker will in turn be succeeded by
Miss Inez AlIey of Vernon, a graduate OF
the high school here and of the West
field normal school. Miss Driver of the
9Th grade will be advanced to the 8tf
grade. where Miss Pitman has resigned
Miss Morgan of Bellows Falls will be
Miss Drivers successor.