Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-01

Inc Odd telloWs nave cancelled their
engagement of Hadleys moving picture
show, which was scheduled to appear in
the Auditorium Saturday night.
Miss H. Juliette ellison Of Melsetter,
Africa, missionary of the American
Board, will speak in the Congregational
vestry this evening at 7.45.
The beautiful memorial service for the
sailor-soldier dead VASE held Tuesday
evening on the Connecticut river bridge
by the Womans Relief corps
Mrs. L. ]. Strong will open the Melrose
House in West Brattleboro tomorrow
night, serving supper at $50 o'clock and
later. The public is invited
The annual meeting of the windham
and Bennington Association of Universal
lists will be held in the Vernon UNIVERSAL
list church on Tuesday, June II.
DR.. Arthur Jones, who will speak on
| the common Sunday afternoon, is pro-
| fessor of homilectics in the theological
department of Colgate university.
The Ladies' Enterprise society will meet
with Mrs. Frank Davis, Estey street,
Wednesday afternoon at O'clock 1t is
| hoped that every member will be present,
as there is business.
The ladies' circle of the Universalist
society will hold a regular business meet
| ing in the church parlors next Thursday
afternoon. A strawberry supper will be
served at 6.15.
The Dubois Pa, Evening Express of
| May % published a base ball extra con-
| tanning a three-column account of the
| league game which Bradford, with Davy
pitching, won from Dubois, S-4
The heavy rains Of Sunday and Monday
brought the Connecticut to a higher pitch
than at any time during the spring seas
on. large part of the Retreat meadows
have been submerged during the week.
There will be a meeting of the Grange
Dramatic club in Grange hall this (Fri-
| day. evening for the election of officers.
| All Changers are invited to be present.
A social will follow the business meeting.
Arrangements are being made for an in
| terry. Nj. c. A. athletic meet In Brattle
| boro late in July. 1t Is expected that
| this will be a great attraction to those
interested in outdoor athletics Further
particulars will be given later.
A meeting of the directors Of the Y. NJ.
| G. A. will be held in the association par
lor Monday evening at o'clock. A full
attendance is hoped for as this will be
the last meeting until after the summer
| season.
About 20 members of the Life Problem
| club are making plans to attend the stu
dent conference at Mortified this month.
| own cooking. A delightful experience is
| anticipated George Perry and Secretary
| Cunningham will be members of The
party.
The rain of Sunday caused two large
| landslides on the West River railroad
| north of Jamaica, covering the track deep
with clay. All the available section hands
were set at work with shovels, Is or 20
| going from Brattleboro on the regular
! xt,If
trip without the usual freight train. The
morning passenger train southbound. due
about o'clock, arrived six hours late.
George Lathis of Hinsdale, the banana
| peddler who was arrested recently on
complaint of Peter Alexander. who al
| legged that Lathis was owing him and was
| about to abscond has brought a petition
to have Alexander put under bonds to
| keep the peace. He says he lives In fear
that Alexander will do him harm The
petition Is returnable at Hinsdale next
Monday.
Otis Edgarton, for many years a resi-
| dent of Brattleboro, died yesterday in
| Springfield, Mass He was formerly en-
| ployed by the Estey Organ company and
lived on Canal street a long time. He
was over so years of age and had lived in
Springfield several years. He was mem
Der of Columbian lodge, No. SO, A. F. &
A. NJ, of Brattleboro. He is survived
by his wife.
The directors of the board of trade held
a meeting last evening, when they adopt
ed bylaws. The board has 155 business
men enrolled as charter members.
pamphlet will be issued at once. giving
the bylaws, list of members, officers
and other information. At an early date
| President Bowman and Secretary Drake
of the Springfield. Mass. board of trade
| will come here to speak at n banquet to
be given by the local organization.
Miss Mary Ritter Shea gave "A stere-
opuicon lecture at the home of Miss Mary
r. Cabot Monday evening before Miss
! Cabots Sunday school class, who have
| been holding a series of travel meet
ings. She showed a large number of
views of Egypt, taken on her recent trip
around the world, to the great delight OF
| all present The views were exceptionally
| fine and clear and Miss Shea's deserip-
ton of the scenes from first-hand knowl-
! edge of them, gave the lecture a personal
charm which is lacking in many lectures
of this character
There was an unusually small attend
| ance at the regular meeting of Protective
Grange Wednesday evening. The lee
turer presented an interesting program
which included a piano solo by Miss
Franklin, paper on Memorial day in
| the Grange" by Mrs. Lucy w. Sargent,
discussion OF tne topic, 'Wny should the
Grange observe Memorial day?" by Mrs.
A. C. A. Ware, followed by H. w. Sar-
gent, Mrs. Alma Niles. Mrs. Lucy Sar-
gent, Mrs. Ellen Lockwood, Mrs. w. H.
Mixer, A. ]. Currier O.. T. Ware, Philip
| Franklin, Mrs. w. e. Banks and H. w.
Spaulding; recitation, Mrs. Nellie Nor
ris; reading Mrs. NJ A. Fisher.
James Albert Simonds, 30, died at his
mothers home in Newark, Ohio Sunday
after years Illness with tuberculosis.
He was a son of Albert and Ellen (Stock-
welD Simonds and was born in Brattle-
boro, July %, 1875 The family moved to
| Newark when he was eight years old
He had a position in the office of the H.
c. Prick Coke e. Coal company in Pitts
burg, Pa The body was brought to Brat
tleboro Wednesday accompanied by his
mother and his sister, Miss Kittie F. ST.
monds, and the burial took place in Pros
pect Hill cemetery, Rev. Frank L. Mas
seek, of the Universalist church, officiating
at the committal service Mr.. Slmonds
was an expert golf player and was a
member Of the Scottdale, Pa, Lodge of
I Elks. He came to Brattleboro at the
time of his fathers death four years ago
A singular accident, in which a horse
owned and driven by Frank c. Davis of
| Esteyville was fatally injured, happened
about 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon near
the iron bridge in West Brattleboro as
| Edward c. Crosby, accompanied by Her
mon p. Eddy, was on his way in his
automobile TO the scene of operations on