Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-29

The ice wagons viii not be run on
July 4
Frank Barber clerk Thomas's phar- |
macy. Is visiting In Keesville. y. Y. He
is expected home tonight
The ladies Of the Baptist society will
hold food sale at the Y. NJ. G. A rooms
tomorrow afternoon at 30 o'clock
Brattleboro lodge. No. 102 A F. 4
A NJ conferred the first degree upon
two candidates at the regular cOmmuni-
cation last evening
over 20 couples attended the dance at
the Centreville rink Saturday evening
next Tuesday evening. the night before
the Fourth. a general dance will be given
instead Of the customary waltzing party.
Definite announcement has been made
that the Vermont regiment viii not mob
ilize in BrattieborO preparatory to its
departure for Mount Gretna. Pa, for par
ticipation in the army manoeuvers in
August It viii not mobilize anywhere
in the state.
Next Sunday in connection with the
| morning service will be held the annual
| installation Of the newly elected officers
| and teachers Of the First Baptist Bible
/ school. with appropriate services 1t is
Z hoped that every member OF the school
/ will be present.
There is now an average Of Il or Is
! carloads Of freight coming down over the
I West River road every day-the equiva-
I lent Of a or = loads OF the narrow gauge
cars. This freight is mostly lumber. the
| present output from the West Dummers-
/ ton quarry amounting to only few car
| loads a week
What remained Of the property Of the
Brattleboro Manufacturing company. in
bankruptcy. was disposed OF by auction
/ Wednesday forenoon by W. D. Smith.
! trustee. A. W. J. wilkins being the auc-
tioneer. The total receipts were $3.50.
The knitting machines were bought BY
Charles Miner.
Eight OF the old narrow gauge freight
/ cars were shipped Tuesday night to a
firm Of contractors in Pennsylvania TO be
used in their construction work The
same firm may probably buy all the re-
4 manning freight rolling stock. The three
locomotives were all sold and shipped
several weeks ago to be used on mar
row gauge road in the Alabama mining
country.
Sixteen members Of the Smithsonian
club spent delightful day with Mr.. and
Mrs. Fordycs Smith at Mortified Farms
Wednesday. One Of the delightful fea-
lures Of the day was the reading OF an
original poem by Mrs. John Goodenough.
Mrs. Parke Swift Of Athol Joined the
| party. also Mrs. Starkweather and Mrs
Holton Of Mortified. making q members
/ present. The club expects to meet again
the last Wednesday in June. 1877.
The Baptist Bible school held its an
nuaI meeting Sunday. when these officers
were elected: Superintendent. L W. Haw-
ley: assistant superintendent, Fred S
| knight and Mrs. Nora L Kenney; super
intendent Of the home department. Mrs
Enos White; secretary. z. z. Reynolds
treasurer, Casper n. Moran; auditor, II
2. c. Todt: librarian. H F. c. Todt; as
sistant Librarians. Mrs. z. ]. Eddy. Mrs
J A L. Maynard and Miss Nettie f Harris
The officers will be installed next Sunday
1t was voted TO hold a picnic in Contra
park July l.
: The Congregational Sunday school hell
I picnic in Central park Tuesday. Owe
200 persons were present and at nigh
e over 200 were ready 70 congratulate them
] selves they did not skip the picnic Per
$ feet weather and ideal surroundings witt
e something doing all the time made tn
s AFFAIR a pronounced success Adults ant
4 children alike participated in the game
and sports. which included sack races
tug Of war. etc A basket lunch wa
!, served at 1880. and the school furnish,s
= ice cream. coffee and lemonade. Tn
I party left Brattleboro at 9.07 and returne
= at $50.
/. The bricklayers and stone masons hav
Il made rapid progress on the Adams
p CROSBY buildings on the American Hous
= site this week II Is expected that tn
a carpenters will begin work by anothe
'e week Adams & Crosby are buying mos
Of their brick Of Bodine & Davis Of Put
b. ney. They had 10000 brick shipped fror
:. Greenfield this week. the Putney fin
& being unable to supply them fast enough
- Not far from 10000 brick viii be use
- in the building. The ground space b
- tween the street and the railroad. whic
= will be covered by Adams & Crosby
- two buildings. is considerably more tina
" that covered by Crosby block.
in George H. Morris has been appointe
NJ by the prudential committee the janitt
ID OF the Canal street school building Il
the coming year, taking the place
Norman Darling. who has acted as
- substitute since the death Of E
Coates last December. s. P. Eames h;
=, =, been reappointed janitor Of the his
~ school building for the coming yea
Norman Darling janItor Of the Washin
ton street building; William Ertckst
e janitor Of the building in Esteyville al
IN Herbert E. Harris janitor Of the bull
- ing on High street The Chase sire
school is at present without tanito
ne but an appointment will be made
ne soon as a suitable person Is found 4
a. the place
B. The Republican county convention "
rs | be held in Newfane next Tuesday
er special train will leave Brattleboro Z
ri Newfane soon after the arrival Of the
O'Clock train on the West River railroa
The Brattleboro caucus to elect delegat
TO the convention will be held in Festiv
= hall tomorrow from to O'Clock. Will
= all Republican voters should attend. II
- check list used at the last town meetil
- viii be used. as far as ii is applicab
= and any Republican 81 years old who "
- be entitled to vote at the September ele
- ton is eligible to vote in the caucu
~ whether he signed the certihca ton OF 1
- tention attached to the tax inventory
~ not The contest will be over two sc
r. OF delegates. one favorable to the nor
- nation OF r. c. Bacon for states attorn
~, and one favorable 10 the nomination
- F. E Barber for that ONCE. The "
q candidates have agreed upon rules viii
~ shall govern the caucus.
!, Presentation Of a Badge to a "Res
.rs Daughter Of 1872.
20 Mrs. George Shea and Miss Mary
At Shea entertained the Vermont sociei
ay United States Daughters Of 1872, at tbs
"a home on Oak street Wednesday evenir
re- Il was the fifth annual meeting. and "