Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-07-27


pasture In Dummerston of G.. w. Walker.
Any young man who desires table board
or a furnished room Will receive direc-
lions on application to the Y. NJ c. A.
p w. Clement, in addition to his adj
dress I'm Brattleboro next Monday, has
dates to speak in Bellows Falls August
H. South Londonderry August 20, VIII
mington August 30.
The First Regiment band will go to
Pine Grove Springs tomorrow to play
while the water sports are In progress.
The band will remain to give a con-
cert in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Haynes were pleas
anty surprised by their friends last
Saturday evening. Vocal and instrument
tai music was enjoyed and a lamp was
left as a token of remembrance
George e. Fox, who has leased the
eastern part of the island with an option
of purchasing II at the end OF the year.
will make no changes In the property this
season, and IL will continue to be used
for a base ball ground and other similar
purposes.
Pocohontas council installed the fol-
lowing officers at meeting last Thurs
| day evening: Prophecies, Mrs. Evelyn
| Smithk Pocohontas, Mrs George Sears;
| Wlnonah, Mrs Emma Taylor; Powhatan,
! Ed Lavele; first scout. Amy Ashcraft;
installation ice cream and cake were
| served.
! It is expected that a call for a special
! village meeting will be issued within
| few DAYS. 1t will be necessary to have
| the warrant out at least u days before
| the meeting is held The election of
! collector OF taxes will be called for and
| It is probable that the village will con-
cur in the action of the town taken yes
| terday. There is also a vacancy to be
! filled on the board of bailiffs caused by
| the death OF r. e. Gordon.
Claude Carr. about IA. son of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Chester Carr sustained a painful
injury Tuesday. when he accidentally
shot himself in the left hand. near the
| first finger. while playing with a revolt
yer at Chester Fishers In Centreville.
The revolver was one the Fisher boys
| had used Fourth of July and was loaded
| with a blank cartridge The wad OF the
cartridge was deeply embedded in the
flesh. The lad was taken to the Brattle-
boro Memorial hospital, where the wad
was removed. and the following day he
returned to L. II. Ballous in Centre
| vile. where he has been living.
The boring machinery with which an
excavation was made to the depth Of 40
feet last week. Is now being used at the
head OF the island. Tests will be made
at several other points within the next
|
which bed rock is located. F. A. w.
Hammett Of Hyde Park, Mass. is tn,
| engineer who is directing the work g n5
the machinery IS in charge Of r. Ba-1Ia,n-
mond Of Hartford, Conn, who bos bad
large experience in boring a5oeslan well,
and IN other .proJees' @f ANDERSON OF
ho , got,,v'o, Cor concrete dams
week NJ S' ''''
The ladies' e.ier ~,
,,ersalist chtt- sewing circle OF the bhi
80 Nf.s rch held piazza meeting
S MIN Mrs stone on Forest street OF
!. ,,ra,y This was a new scheme ant
W., Med very successful and delightful
eteen members attended and a lot o
work was accomplished. The ladies ar
7 preparing to make rugs for sale In tn
! | fall. one new member was received
! The ladies voted to conduct food sal
, | for the benefit OF the Y NJ. c. a. Of
Saturday. Aug. 4. All ladies in the paris
are urged to contribute to this sale. DO
!, nations should be sent direct to Y. NJ
5 c. A. rooms
= The Brattleboro Independents won al
q thinning game from Putney at Putne
n Saturday. The score In the ninth innin
!, was 10 to in favor OF the Independent:
q but the local players then secured fiv
runs. The Independents were not to b
headed, however, and pulled out vic
e tory I'm the 18th. The makeup OF tn
| Independents was as IOlloWA. u. Niuil
e D.. Brosnahan C., Cray ID, c. Dunleav
e 2b.. Johnson 3D.. Smith S.. Ferriter II
d Racette CT, Hall RI. Ferrlter. Dunleav
\. and Johnson hit the ball hard the thrC
Il having IL hits Racette's fielding. wit
re FIVE put-outs, was feature. The Inde
pendents will try to arrange games wit
n Townshend. Wlliamsville, and Sout
4 Vernon They will play against Wei
al Brattleboro Saturday afternoon.
0, Clarence d. Holt OF New Haven. who
lie spending the summer with his family 9
: the Burnham cottage at Spofford lax
lie will give an exhibition OF fireworks @
N Saturday evening. July q. Mr.. Holt
agent for the celebrated "Unequalled
IS brand of fireworks. manufactured by Il
"a Nordlinger-Charlton Fireworks compar
IS OF New York, and promises to show SON
Ne beautiful effects in bombshells and no'
5. elites. The display viii be fired from u
IN south end Of the island, opposite Lake
D side, and will be- I'm charge OF Mr.. Va
m Name, an expert from the factory, WI
has had a large experience in handlr
displays Of this kind. Should the weatl
ut er be unfavorabe Saturday evening n
rs display will be given on Monday evenin
ne July 80.