Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-07-06

Wednesday evening during the band con-
cert
James lizard. formerly Of the firm OF
Cain & lizard tailors, has leased the
rooms over George T. Warmers bakery 1
in Cutler building. He viii establish
tailor shop there.
Mr. and Mrs. Elliot G. Phillips have
bought through s. W. Edgett & Co.'S
agency Mr. and Mrs. Wallace n. Batchel-
der's house on Cedar street formerly /
owned by the II. p. Freeman estate.
f. w. Gibson attended in Burlington /
Monday night a meeting OF the Republi- |
can state committee at which every mem |
her was present The committee has !
opened a suite OF rooms in the Hayward |
block in Burlington.
The Jane f. Atwater homestead on !
Vine street. consisting Of one and half
story house and four building lots. was
sold BY auction Saturday TO Patrick Flem-
ing for Dennis DUggan for $1,000 A w.
J. wilkins was auctioneer +. d. f.
Stowe Is executor Of Mrs. Atwater's will
Charles Miner. who bought the knitting
machines at the auction sale Of the Brat
tebOro Manufacturing cOmpanys prop
erty last week. has not decided whether
he will dispose Of the machines or run
the knitting factory. a man well known
In the trade has asked him to operate the
factory, promising TO find a market for
large DIOluCLr DuL MI AsAllAtA ulea l4DA
want to begin operations until he Is sure
he can lease the present quarters from
the syndicate which has put UP a guar
antee for the purchase Of the real estate.
Col. and Mrs. Thomas Harmon Of the
soldiers home in Bennington will arrive
at 2.25 this afternoon with the body Of
John Tyler, who died at the home We'd
nesday. The funeral will be held at $50
this afternoon in the Congregational
church in Guilford and the burial will be
In the cemetery at that place. Mr. Tyler
was veteran Of Company f, 18th YER
mont regiment He was a resident of
Guilford and Vernon many years and had
a wide acquaintance in those towns and
in Brattleboro.
The new American play, Carolina"
will have its first presentation on any
stage in the Auditorium, Brattleboro. the
week Of August POPS. Carolina" was
written by II. Grattan Donnelly author
of Darkest Russia" and It Is represent
tative Of Southern life. The company
which will bring out Carolina" will be-
gin rehearsals in New York, but will then
come to Brattleboro for headquarters, re-
naming here for rehearsals at the Audi
torium a week or ten days under the d.
rection Of Edward f. Rose, one OF the
most noted directors Of play America
has ever produced
A novel idea in window decoration is
seen in A. F. Roberts e. Co.'S china
store windows this week. Comparison IS
made OF the way they celebrated in
1776' and the way we celebrate in 1906"
In the south window the Revolutionary
period is eXemplhed by several hlnt-lock
muskets. horse pistols, an old cartridge
box, a powder horn made in 1893 by Will
liam Gray Of Keene and carried by him
In the Revolutionary war, stone toma-
hawk, spear and arrow heads, ancient
crockery, pewter plates and old silver
spoons. Contrasted with these things Is
shown In the north window specimens
of modern fireworks and the fine china OF
today. The windows have attracted much
attention the past week.
An aerie Of Eagles was organized In
Retting building Sunday evening by
James 3. Beauregard Of Burlington with
a membership Of Sc. Dr. e. H. Lynch was
elected temporary secretary. The perma.
nent officers elected were: Past president
Leland Slater; president, John Larrow
vice president Herbert Harris; chaplain
G. 8. Holden; secretary, Arthur Spencer
treasurer, N. II. White first trustee, JohT
CIune; second trustee. George Cain; third
trustee. Leon Whitney; conductor. w. II
Belden: outside guard. John Johnson; In
side guard, c. q. Endlich aerie physician
Dr. e. r. Lynch. A large lodge room and
two club rooms have been fitted up II
the building and have been leased by thu
aerie An effort will be made to increase
the membership to 100 by the next meet
ing.
Copies of the warrant for the annua
meeting Of school district No. 2 have beel
posted this week. The meeting viii b.
held in the high school room at o'clocl
Tuesday evening. July II. Two additions
articles will be acted upon this year. Ar
tlcle reads: ITO see II the district will
accept from Mrs. L. X. Fuller a strip o
land southwesterly Of Canal street schoo
grounds. 20 feet wide on Canal street, Il
feet wide on the opposite end, and run
ming back $50 feet; and, in consideration
therefor, construct and maintain a suit
able fence on the southwesterly side
thereof" Article reads: ITO see II tn
district will, in cooperation with tn
Woman's club Of this town, assist In I'm
Producing a school for manual training
for children over 10 years Of age, durin
"A part OF the summer of 1907. using 70
this purpose whatever rooms may b
needed In the high school buildings, ant
apDropriatlng therefor sum Of money, no
exceeding 5000, to be taken from the an
preparation for that year"
A meeting Of the manufactures and neV
Industries committee of the board o
trade was held Tuesday evening to con
slider the question Of what could be don
toward securing the establishment of
highway from South Main street acros
the property of the Morningslde Gene
terry association to Vernon street nea
Selectmen Putnam and Walker wer
present by invitation, a request for sue
a highway on the part of the compan
having been brought to the attention O
the selectmen a year or more ago.
was shown clearly that the very frs
step necessary was to have a survey q
the proposed road made and then to as
permission OF the cemetery association
cross its land. The selectmen agreed
take hold Of the matter and to have
survey made. B. Souto of New Yorl
head OF the company, was in town thi
week and said that the company woul
employ from so 10 rs more hands II theI
was opportunity for them to live With
reasonable distance from the plant.
the highway is established It is probabl
that a syndicate will erect a good nun
Der of convenient cottage houses o
South Main street and at other availab
points. Thus II will be seen that tn
proposition to construct the highway
a matter OF much Importance to II
town. The highway would extend aroun
the brow of the hill at the extreme sout
end Of the cemetery property and doub
less would increase the value Of the lam