Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-05-04

Clinton, Mass, last week for the benefit |
of the hospital Of that town. The net |
receipts exceeded 5000.
A steel ceiling has been put up in Rob
bins & Cowles's hardware store this week, |
by the Crosby estate. The Crosby & Co. |
Office also is being furnished with a steel |
ceiling.
Mrs. s. e. Lawton will speak in the
Congregational parlors next Wednesday
on Mistakes that mothers make" This
will be the last mothers meeting Of the
season.
Beginning tonight the mid-week meet
ings in the churches begin at 1.45 o'clock.
and beginning next Sunday the Sunday
night meetings will begin at 7SO instead of
o'clock.
The bailins and board Of civil author
ity met in the office of Haskins &
Schwenk Saturday night to revise the
check list for use at the village meeting.
Two names were added TO the list.
American Investments. a financial pub
lication. contains in the last issue
story on the condition OF the government
bond market by c. Frederick Childs,
manager for Fisk & Robinson of Chicago
a bond house.
About $50 people were present at the
opening Of the Elliot street skating rink
by Leon Parsons Saturday night. Fred
Basrian gave an exhibition of fancy
skating which was very pleasing. He is
an expert on the rollers.
Representatives OF the different tribes
of Red Men in Vermont will hold council
in White River Junction about May 2S
to discuss the question OF forming a
great council in this state. 1t Is expected
that Great Incohonee Cherry of Norfolk,
Va, will be present The representative
from Quonektacat tribe is ]. Edgar Mel
len
Horace Welcome, young son OF w II.
| Welcome, was struck In the mouth by a
| base ball thrown over first base at the
| game on the island Saturday and was
knocked from key on which he was
| sitting. An upper front tooth was knock
ed out and two lower teeth were broken
off The upper tooth was reset by a
| dentist. The other two will be crowned.
George H. Dewey of Bennington, one of
| the signers of the original petition ask
| ing P. w. Clement to run as an indepen-
dent candidate for governor, was in Brat
| tleboro the first of this week in Mr.,
| Clements interest. He said in substance
that Mr.. Clement had no show of win
ming in the convention and preferred to
| run independently rather than as a bolt
| ing Republican, thereby standing a better
chance of getting the support of Demo-
Gratis.
The April session Of the probate court
was held Saturday and was brief. The
| will of Jane E. Auwater was allowed. +.
d. E. Stowe was appointed executor and
R. E. Gordon and Lucius A. Moore were
appointed appraisers and commissioners.
The win Of Edward w. Fox was allowed
and George E. Fox was appointed eNecu-
tor. Mary E. Warmer was ordered to be
removed to the Brattleboro Retreat and
to be supported at the expense Of the
state.
The Brattleboro Private school was moi
in session yesterday or today, on account
of the absence of Miss Park. She viii
confer with Mr.. Hart, head of the short
hand department at Albany Business col
lege, as to methods of teaching advanced
shorthand, especially court reporting
Brattleboro Private school has sent
number of pupils to Albany to finish thei
course, but this new study undertaken
by the principal will enable pupils to e.
directly into office work. Miss Park will
be accompanied by her little boy, Charles
and by Miss Flora Coolidge of South Mali
street.
The charity ball in Festival hall Monda,
night was not we'll patronized for an affai
of its kind Dancing began with five sets
but the number was increased somewha
during the next hour Leitsingers or
; chestra and the Brattleboro male quartz
gave a concert from to 8 o'clock. \. II
Hines prompted for the dancing Priz
, and Joseph Savory for being the hes
walters on the floor There was no ex
pense for anything connected with tn
concert or ball. so the amount realize
for the San Francisco relief fund. repre-
: senting the total receipts, was $1,000
The preaching service in the Methods
church Sunday morning was particular
. in recognition of the presence of the Cd
Fellows and members of Dennis Rebeka
lodge. About 200 members of the order
/ were present, and they and the regula
g congregation completely filled the pew'
Rev. A. II. Webb preached a sermon G
: deep interest dwelling especially upo
r the significance of the three links in tn
= Odd Fellows emblem, which stand 70
friendship, love and truth. The Cd
Fellows and Rebekahs met in Odd Eel
g lows hall and marched in a body to tn
n church, the Odd Fellows wearing regalii
Seven section hands employed by III
a Central Vermont Railway company wer
!, on strike Monday night I'm order to hav
y their pay raised from S1.35 to $3.50
u day. They made no demand for an in
crease and the company did not kno
e that they were dissa tisfied until the
T failed to appear for duty Tuesday morn
t ing. Under the circumstances 1t is likel
:, that their places will be filled by othe
:, men at advanced wages. The men VIII
f struck were employed on the section be
|
s section between Brattleboro and Yves
Dummerston, in charge of Forema
Martin Dunn and Foreman Corneliu
= Kennedy respectively.
A A church manual will be published 500
by the Congregational church. The mem
II bers Of the parish committee will meet
;, the parsonage at 4.30 o'clock today
T.. plan canvass of the parish. The mar
, ual will be literally a parish directory in
: stead OF a list of church members. 1t
intended to include the name of ever
: person who considers himself as belongin
9 to the Congregational parish. This ir
4 cludes not only Sunday school pupils an
q pew holders, but all the children and otht
4 members of families who think of tn
6 Congregational church as their churcl
8 Such a directory will promote acquaint
: anceship and be a help in many ways.
The marriage Of Arthur Van Door
= Simonds of Hartford, Conn. took plac
e at the home of the brides uncle Willial
r. o. Talbot at Stottville, N. Y, Tuesda.
: May l, at 4 p M, the ceremony bein
= performed by Rev p. c. Pyer, rector
= St Barnabas Episcopal church. Onl
8 immediate friends and relatives WEI
o present. The groom is a well known al
s torney practicing law at Jamaica. Th
e bride is a graduate of the HartfoT
q Training school for nurses, in which cit
d she has been engaged the past four year
q in private nursing. Mr.. and Mrs. Pipe
n were the recipients of many valuable an
beautiful gifts. After a short weddin