Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-10

The Hooker, COrser a Mitchell overall
factory. which was shut down Wednes-
day, will reopen Monday
The ladies' Enterprise society will meet
next Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock
with Mrs. A. 1. Williams, Chestnut
street.
The ashes of Mrs. ]. G. Ullery are ex-
pected to arrive on Aug 16. and the
funeral will be held at the house on Sat-
urday, the 18th.
Miss b. ID. Sullivan is having repairs
made upon her house on Clark street.
The ell is being raised to make room for
tenement beneath.
The Epworth league will hold an Ice
cream sale at the home of William
Pllmpton, "a Canal street Saturday, Aug.
II, from to p. m.
The prudential committee of district
No reorganized this week with the
choice Of Rev. Il. Q. s. Osgood, chairman,
and Miss Marguerite Tucker, clerk.
An Improvement has been made in the
appearance of Laurel street by cutting
away the shrubbery on the west side and
leaving row OF handsome maple and
other shade trees. The work was done
by employees of the Retreat.
The A. A. Stearns house and lot on
| Clark street was sold at auction yester-
day afternoon to Mary e. Cook for
$3.50. There was a good attendance at
the sale Of personal property, the bidding
was lively and articles sold we'll
The month of probation for the owners
of motor cars who were summoned into
court expired yesterday. During the
month there have been no complaints OF
reckless speeding. and II is probable that
| nothing will be done at present toward
the prosecution of the original charges.
Oscar Smith broke lamp while I'm the
woodshed at his home on High street
| Wednesday evening. The blazing oil fell
into the coal and a serious fire was
averted only through the use of a large
number OF blankets which happened to be
conveniently near.
| ]. II. Dunbar of Hartland Socialist
| candidate for Congress, will speak In
| Grand Army hall Thursday evening, Aug.
| l6, at O'Clock. His subject will be 1.-The
laborer's just share OF the products of his
labor and how to get It,"
| The Wheel club, at it's regular meeting
| Tuesday night, took no definite action
| regarding the celebration OF Labor day.
An excursion to the seashore and pic
| mic at Ranch No. on the New Hamp-
shire side OF the river are among the
projects which have been discussed.
A large raft was launched on the New
Hampshire side of the river yesterday
noon and piloted to point more than
two-thirds across the rapids toward the
! Vermont shore, where II was made fast.
The boring machine Is now being used
from the raft in sinking a shaft in the
river bed.
II. E. Bond & Son have received a
handsome undertakers' wagon Of special
| design from the factory of j. II. Cunning
ham Sons & Co. OF Rochester. n. Y. The
trimmings are ebony and silver, the inter-
Tor Is mahogany and the sides are OF
scroll glass.
The actors who will appear in Caro-
| lima will arrive i'm Brattleboro Sunday
night. the 18th. They will rehearse each
afternoon and evening at the Auditorium
until the 25th, when the play will be given
its first presentation on any stage This
will be the company's only appearance in
vermont. and but few engagements Will
be filled in New England. Early in Sep
TENDER the company will go to New York
for the plays regular run.
Eight candidates were instructed in the
first and second degrees at a meeting OF
protective Grange Wednesday evening
The first degree was conferred by the
regular officers and the second by n spec.
ial degree team with II. w. Spauldinp
master. The Grange voted to accept the
invitation OF FAN Mountain and Pleasant
valley Oranges to attend a picnic at Bar
Der park Aug. II. Twenty-one Oranges
are expected TO be represented The
third and fourth degrees will be conferred
Aug. %
The gath annual general conference
for Christian workers will close its first
week at Mortified tonight. This is the
most important gathering OF the kline
held in America and II is estimated thai
800 more people are in attendance than al
the corresponding period last year. TIL,
dominating influence has been the sub.
conference for pastoral evangelism anc
the addresses by the trio Of English lee.
turers' Drs c. Campbell Morgan. Johns.
ton Ross and John A. Hutton, who hav,
lectured daily and who will remain unit
after the conference closes Hundred.
OF ministers have been attending thes,
meetings and each afternoon the discus
slons have been long and spirited.