Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-10
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The baillns will hold their regular
monthly meeting tonight.
The ladies' of the Baptist society will
hold their usual food sale tomorrow
afternoon at the Y. M. c. A. rooms at
2.30 o'clock
Rev. A. b. Brilondl. Italian missionary
Of the Baptist state convention, will
speak at the meeting to be held in the
Baptist church next Friday night, Aug
ust IT,
The Boston & Maine railroad will sell
excursion rate tickets from Brattleboro,
Dummerston, Putney and East Putney
to Bellows Falls next Tuesday, when
Mains circus will appear in North Wal
pole
Miss Ellen O'Brien, 81, who was en-
ployed in J. II. Stearnss family at Spot
ford lake. died Wednesday from pneu-
monia after an illness of a few days
The body was taken yesterday to Jersey
City by her sister, who came here Sat
urday.
John w. Gordon, ex-mayor of Barre;
John w. Redmond of Newport, and Jo-
seph c. Jones of Rutland, who was for
merly a Clement leader, will speak at
a rally at o'clock tonight in Grange
hall at Guilford Centre Mrs. Francis
w. weeks VIII
Franklin e. Head, who is spending his
vacation in town. will not return to
Ludlow, where he has been principal of
Black River academy. He has accepted
the principalship of the Hanover, N. H.,
high school and will enter upon his duties
there in September.
The new check list has been posted in
the town hall corridor. The board of
civil authority will hold a meeting in the
selectmen's room Saturday afternoon.
Sept. /, at 8 p. m. to make additions and
corrections of names previous to- the
freemen's meeting to be held Tuesday,
Sept. 4.
The meeting on the common next Sun
day, at g p. M, will be addressed by
Rev. c. o. Day, president of Andover
theological seminary, formerly pastor OF
the Centre church. His old friends and
parishioners will be glad of this oppor-
tunity to hear and see him. C. c. Fits
will preside and the Methodist church
choir will furnish music
There is but little discussion heard an
ticipatory of the special village meeting
to be held August II. There will be no
opposition to w. A. Shumway as coll
lector. The nominations of Walter S,
Stearns and Capt. H. c. Streeter have
been filed as candidates for the vacant
place on the board of baillffs. Voting will
begin at a. M, under the Australian
system
Eleven babies with their mothers, Were
entertained Wednesday at a sand pile
party by Mrs. George E. Adams at heI
home on Terrace street in honor of the
second birthday anniversary of hei
daughter Marion. Each child received
as a souvenir wooden spoon with the
date of the party burned inside the
bowl and the name of each guest on the
outside.
The official ballot at the election II
September will be a formidable looking
document. The state tickets contain tn,
names of the nominees of the Republican
Democratic, Independent. Socialist anC
Prohibition parties. Tickets containing
nominees for all county officers have beer
filed by the Republican, Democratic anC
Independent parties the two latter beinl
Identical; and the Socialists have filed
a ticket containing nominees for senators
only. The certificate states that tbs
Socialists held a county convention II
Brattleboro July %, with Fred e. REM
of Brattleboro as presiding officer anC
Patrick Cudmore of Rockingham as sec
rotary. Patrick Cudmore of Rockingham
and George Lackey of Brattleboro wer'
nominated as candidates for the sena
torial offices. The nomination papers
were sworn to before j. w. Shelley o
Putney, notary public, who is the nomi
Socialist ticket
M. F. Fogg Oh Brunswick, Maine, fore
man of the Snowflake corn canning fac
tory, arrived here last Tuesday to max
preparations for opening the plant abou
Aug. %. The buildings and machiner,
were extensively repaired and improve,
last year and are in first class condition
for what is expected to be the most sue
cessful season since the plant was opened
This year about 500 acres of sweet corr
were planted in Brattleboro and sur
rounding towns. 1t has grown remark
ably well and everything indicates al
unusually large crop, which will yiel'
over 100000 cans. 1t will require fiv
weeks at least to finish the packing an,
during the busiest part of the season NOR
than $50 hands will be employed in tn
factory. Owing to the quality of tn
product there will be less waste thai
usual and the husking will be the clean
est and easiest part of the whole process
Mr.. Fogg wishes to employ native he'll
entirely, and makes it rule to exclud
the Objectionable characters who ar
frequently found in such places. Their
are accommodations for sleeping, and boar,
is furnished below cost The factories a
Westminster and Windsor which are
managed by the same company will haV
nearly the same output and that a
Essex Junction will be much larger.
The Goth anniversary of Wantastlque
lodge No. 5, l. o. o. F., was fittingl
celebrated in Odd Fellows hall last Fri
day evening. There was a large attend
ance. upward of 200 being present.
platform, which had been built the en-
tire length of the hall. was decorate
with flowers and upon the platform wer
seated older members of the lodge, som
with their wives. Carnations were wor
by those in the seats of honor. The ven
cradle members in their places, with Pas
Grand Master John Retting in tn
centre, made a sight which will long b
remembered by the younger members c
the lodge. Past Grand A. w. Roel pre-
sided The exercises opened with praye
by the chaplain, Past Grand S. NJ. YeaW
followed by song by Brother and Siste
Maynard. A. ]. Currier read a very in
teresting history OF the lodge. Ate
singing by Miss Gertrude Matthew
Brother Charles Endlich made excellen
remarks. Earl Woodward rendered
piano solo. followed by very interestin
remarks by Past Grand John Ret
ting, Past Grand H. M. Curriel
now Of Springfield, Mass, and Pas
Grand H. p. Frost. The program the
closed, all singing one verse OF NEARER
My God, to Thee" Ice cream and calI
were served, and the remainder OF tn
evening was spent in a social manner
All went home happy in the remembrance
Of the celebration OF the Goth anniversary
Public Automobile.