Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-07-13
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The members of Bingham chapter, o.
e. s., are requested to meet at Masonic
hall Saturday at 130 p. m.
The meetings of the w. C. T. U. have
been adjourned until September. The
food sales will be continued each Satur-
day afternoon, with an occasionally Thin
BILE party.
A. V. Mays agency has sold for Charles
H. Davis of Athol his place in Guilford,
known as the Dexter S. Bond farm, to
H. L. Nichols of Guilford, possession to
be given Immediately.
The listers expect to complete the en-
tries of the quadrennial appraisal of real
estate on the official records tomorrow.
The figures have not been footed up, but
it is known that the appraisal will show
a substantial increase.
The personal property owned by the
G. B. Kirwan estate will be sold by auc-
ton at 1 o'clock tomorrow by A. w. j.
Wilkins. The sale will be held at the
shop formerly occupied by Mr.. Kirwan
in the Vinton building.
An examination of officers of the YER
mont National Guard was held in Brat
tleboro Tuesday and Wednesday by Maj.
H. e. Dyer of Rutland, Capt. c. F. Burn
ham of Bellows Falls and Capt. G. r.
Anderson of Brattleboro.
Arthur H. Thompson of Bellows Falls,
who was appointed sheriff of Windham
county last week by Governor Bell, has
selected his deputies as follows: Brattle
boro, c. 1. Knapp and e. r. Thayer;
Dover, c. e. Mann; Dummerston, A. F.
Miller; Guilford, F. L. Wellman; Jamaica,
H. F. Willis; Londonderry, ]. w. Mel
endy; Newfane, B. c. Eager and G. o.
Davis; Wardsboro, E. NJ. Fits; West
minister, w. S. Fem; Nottingham, o. r.
Chase; Wilmington, F. p. Barber.
The Centre Congregational church will
observe the Goth anniversary of its or
ganization next Sunday. At the morn
ing service Rev. Mr.. Miles will give
review of significant events in the his
tory of the church. The Sunday school
will meet at 11.45. The union service on
the common at o'clock will be held on
the spot where the church originally
stood and Mr. Miles will speak upon
''The first village pastor and his people,"
In case of rain the service will be held
in the Congregational church. The male
quartet will sing at the afternoon SER
vice. e. G. Crosby will preside.
Three members of the village water
board went over the new Sunset Lake
water system Wednesday on a tour of
inspection. They We're D. P. Dewitt,
H. R. Brown and j. A. Taylor. Law
yers A. F. Schwenk and e. w. Gibson
went over the system on the same day.
The trip from this village was made as
far as possible in E. c. Crosbys auto
mobile, Mr.. Crosby taking Mr.. Dewitt,
Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Gibson in the fore
noon and Mr.. Taylor and Mr.. Schwenk
in the afternoon. The inspection was
preliminary to action on the decision of
the village to buy the Sunset Lake and
Chestnut Hill systems.
The public improvements committee of
the board of trade met in the board of
trade room in the town hall building
Tuesday evening. After transacting
routine business 1t was voted to have
Edward II. Hartman of Boston, secretary
of the Massachusetts Civic league, come
to Brattleboro to lecture on matters OF
civic Improvement. Mr.. Hartman will
come late in the winter or early in the
spring under the joint auspices of the
board of trade and the civic committee
of the Woman's club. His practice is to
visit a place and make photographs of
hooks and corners and public places
which are not kept looking we'll and to
reproduce the scenes by means of stere-
opticon views, showing them both as
they are and as they might be.
The call for the Democratic county
convention is published in another col
umn. The convention will be held in
Festival hall Saturday, Aug. 4. The call
as originally sent out was for Aug. Z, but
it was discovered yesterday that con-
for filing the nominations with the county
clerk the required 80 days before the cleo
ton, which will be held Sept A. so the
date was changed. If the error had not
been discovered the nominations could
not have been printed on the official bal
lots and the names of such Democratic
nominees as were voted for would have
to be written in by the voters. 1t is in
the air that an Independent Republican
convention will be held the same day
and that fusion ticket will be noml-
mated. No definite information is OBJ
tainable.
very pleasant affair occurred last
Tuesday evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Hawley on Chaplin street Miss
Mary Pauline JENNIE and Miss Jessie Lau-
ra Hawley invited a party of their friends
of musical taste to a recital. Both the
young ladies were enthusiastically re-
ceived and certainly did themselves great
credit. Miss Jenne's numbers included
the Spinning Song" from Wagner's Fly
ing Dutchman and Chopins Polonaise in
A fiat. Miss Hawley played "Silver
Spring" by Benrel and Fantasia" by
Mendelssohn. The young ladies were as
sisted by Miss Bernice Butterf1eld of
Walpole, Miss Alice Butterfield of Brat
tleboro and Luther w. Hawley, jr., whose
songs were encored to the echo 1t was
remarked at the close of the evening that
the merit of the performance of each and
every one was certainly worthy Of larger
presentation upon the concert platform.
Certain 1t is that all the fortunate listen
ers were delighted and very appreciative
OF their privilege.
The arrest of Charles Morgan of ia
maica, charged with a statutory of
Tense, and the apparent attempt of Mrs.
e. A. Blood of West Townshend to end
her life by taking a dose of strychnine
Tuesday have been live topics of inter-
est in those two villages this week
Morgan and Mrs. Blood were surprised
at the latters home by a visit from Mr.
Blood, who was supposed to be out of
town, accompanied by Constable w. W.
Van Ness of West Townshend. Morgan
who is a meatman in Jamaica, had stop
ped at the Blood house while making a
regular trip. He was placed under arrest
and was arraigned before Justice w. II.
Taft Lawyer A. V. ID. Piper appearing
for the state. He waived examination
and was placed under bonds In the sum
of $500 for his appearance in the county
court. He furnished bail Afterwards
Mrs. Blood took strychnine, but medical
aid reached her in time to save her life
1t is probable that divorce proceedings
will be instituted, both the principals be-
ing married Morgan and Mrs. Blood are
well known in musical circles in their
respective villages. Morgan organized
bands In Newfane and Wardsboro. Mrs
Blood is a church organist