Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-16


meet on the fair grounds July 4.
p. L. Shea will open his laundry in the
Williams building on Williams street
next week.
There will be no band concert next
week, on account of the commencement
exercises
DR.. A. I. Miller received yesterday a
Winton touring car, of the same style as
A. ID. Waytts.
The meeting in Esteyvllle next Sunday
Will be led by Rev. e. r. Mathison. There
VIII be special music
The graduating exercises of the 9th
grade will be held i'm the high school
room at o'clock this afternoon.
Quonektacat tribe of Red Men will hold
a semi-annual meeting tonight for the
election Of officers. After the business
meeting rehearsal of the chiefs degree
VIII be held
Several Putney men were in Brattle-
boro yesterday to make their final pay
ment on the Stowell note of $4,000 to the
Vermont National bank.
Members of the Audubon society and
friends are invited to meet at the pond
beyond Aliens greenhouse at D. m. on
Wednesday, June 81. Please carry lunch.
Secretary Cunningham and 21 of the
mile tramp up the river Saturday. They
built fire on the bank of the river and
cooked their dinner.
Mrs w. c. Horton received yesterday
telegram from Baraboo, Wis, announc-
ing the death of her aunt, Mrs. Rhoda
Hall, SO, widow of Capt. Samuel Hail,
formerly Of Wiliamsville.
The regular monthly business meeting
OF the Epworth League of the Methodist
Oh wu~NIl
next Thursday evening, June % at s
O'Clock. The cabinet will meet at 100
Col. Haskins was one of the speakers be-
fore the board OF civil authority at Bur
lington Wednesday evening against the
proposal to put the Masonic temple in
that city in the list of taxable property
Frank b. Thomas and Miss Jessie Wris-
ley were married by Rev. II. r. Miles at
the Congregational parsonage Wednesday
evening. They will live i'm one OF w. l.
Browns houses, Mr.. Thomas having
charge Of the pumping station.
Six Brattleboro young people will grad
nate from colleges this month-Ralph
patch from Amherst, j. Melvin Thurber
| from Colgate, Miss Emily Guild from
TUFTS, Miss Pauline Jenne and Miss Lucy
Jennings from Mt. Holyoke, and Miss
Marion Rice from Smith. Mr. Patch will
return 10 Amherst next year, having been
Of physical education.
Mrs. f. F. II. Stevens fell at the home
| Of her daughter, Mrs. George F. Barber
Sunday and fractured her left hip. She
| is as comfortable as could be expected
| although in a serious condition. She is in
| her S7th year. Mrs Stevens had lust re-
turned from a visit with her sister. Mrs.
f. E. Bedding, in Springfield. Mass, and
was In her usual good health up to the
| time of the accident.
Brattleboro lodge, New England order
| OF Protection. initiated two members at
the regular meeting Wednesday evening.
| The new degree staff. conducted by Mr..
! Stafford, did the work in fine manner and
was highly praised by the supreme Junior
| past warden, MIR. Chaplin of Boston who
\ was present and gave an interesting ad-
dress. He stated that the order never
was In so prosperous a condition as now
| Cake and cocoa were served.
The annual June drill and inspection OF
Company |, Vermont National Guard, Is
| In progress today. The company was in
spected In heavy marching order this
morning in Festival hall by Mai. +. L.
| Howe of Mortified and Capt. c. F. Burn
| ham of Burlington. Dinner was held in
[ enfield. on the Winslow farm There
wiz be rifle practice at the range this
afternoon. Nearly so members OF the
company reported.
The service of 4O-hours devotion in st.
Michaels Roman Catholic church closed
| this morning with high mass. The SER
vice was well attended. Rev. Father
Carmody was assisted by Rev. Father
| Gaffney OF Rutland, Rev. Father O'Sulu-
| van OF st. Adams. Rev. Father Lonergan
OF White River Junction, Rev. Father
Long OF Proctor, Rev. Father Dwyer of
| Ludlow. Rev. Father McGarry OF Enos-
ENstt
| Woodstock.
The commencement exercises at the
! Brattleboro high school will begin next
Sunday evening, when the baccalaureate
sermon will be preached in the Cougre-
gational church at O'Clock Class day
exercises will be held on the lawn in
front Of the high school building We'd
| nesday afternoon at o'clock. On
Thursday evening graduation exercises
O'Clock, Congressman Foster, of the first
district of Vermont. delivering the adj
dress. The reception will be held in the
Brooks House Friday evening at O'Clock,
admission being by card only.
The commissioners OF the George Fl.
Phillips estate are trying to straighten
out the accounts between the late Mr.
Phillips of Putney and ]. S. Henry OF
WATERFOWL, Mass, covering dealings in
cattle and other stock for a period Of 20
years, during which time there had been
no settlement between the two men,
Since the death of Mr.. Phillips Mr.. Henry
has presented a claim of 81, 900 against
the estate II. G. Barber, administrator
for the estate, and John f. Gale have
gone over the accounts carefully and
have presented a claim in offset against
Mr.. Henry. amounting to over 81 900
The commissioners. A. w. Kidder of
Townshend, Z. II. Alkley of Vernon and
M. c. ingalls, of Putney, are holding a
hearing on the matter today. Mr.. Henry
has engaged an expert accountant of
Boston to examine the accounts.
The resignation of Harry p. Webster as
assistant treasurer of the Vermont Saw
ings bank was accepted at the regular
semi-annual meeting of the trustees of
the bank Wednesday. to take effect on or
before Sept. l. Mr.. Webster has several
business plans in contemplation, but has
not decided just what he will do. What
ever plan he carries out probably will
take him away from Brattleboro. He has
been in the bank u years and his de-
parture will be regretted, not alone by
his associates there. The trustees elected
as assistant treasurer to succeed him
Adm ii. Pettee, bookkeeper in the Peo-
pies National bank. Mr.. Pettees place
will be taken by L. Guy Tasker, book
keeper for the Carpenter company. The
trustees declared a dividend of per cent
for the past six months. Francis Good
hue, jr., George f. Greene and f. L.