Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-31

A regular meeting of Bingham chapter,
Order of Eastern Star will be held Tues
day evening, Sept 4.
The concert by the First Regiment
band next Wednesday evening will be
rendered on Prospect hill.
Attend the Republican rally on the com
mon at p. m, Saturday and hear about
the ring" and machine" politics.
The Squire Amdon farm five miles out
on the main road to Chesterfield has been
bought by Homer Cray of Kewanee, Ill.
There will be business meeting of the
w. c. II. u. at their rooms on Elliot
street Tuesday at p. M A full attend
ance is desired.
The open season for partridges, wood
cock, and wild ducks and geese begins
tomorrow. 1t is reported that partridges
are numerous this year
The assistant steward and lady assist
ant steward will have charge of the lit
erary program for the next Grange meet
ing Wednesday evening, Sept s.
The board Of civil authority will meet
in the selectmen's room at o'clock to-
morrow to revise the check list which
will be used at the election Tuesday.
The old bowling alley in the Y. NJ. c.
A. gymnasium is being leveled and planed
down an eighth of an inch. and a new
alley of hard maple is being laid
At the invitation Of Mrs. A. L. May
nard J. Il. Hall will entertain his Sum
day school class on Mrs. Maynard's lawn
on Washington street tomorrow after
noon.
Principal E. B. Smith will have Office
hours in the high school room next Fri
day and Saturday from to p. m. and
on Monday, Sept. TO- from $50 to 11.30
a. m.
Several applications already have been
received by Principal Smith from girls
in nearby towns who wish to attend the
high school and work for their board in
whole or in part.
The schools in district No. . will begin
Tueday, Sept H. Miss Mary D. Henshaw
will teach mathematics, succeeding Miss
Imogen Farnum. With this exception the
teaching force in the high school will be
unchanged.
An important auction will take place
in Green River village Wednesday, Sept.
r. al 1870, when the Cutting farm of 200
acres, with buildings in the village, will
be sold, together with live stock, farm
ing tools. household goods, etc.
The last service on the common for this
season will be held on Sunday at
o'clock. There will be special music. All
the local pastors are expected to give a
brief word. 1t is hoped to make this one
of the most interesting meetings Of the
series.
The meeting OF Brattleboro Ministerial
union will be held Monday, Sept. 10.
One of the interesting features will be
an address by Prof Lewis b. Patton of
the Theological seminary, Hartford,
Conn, on THE Present Status of Old
Testament Criticism"
Leonard Leroy Smith. months. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Smith Of 22 Prospect
street, died Monday of hamilton and chol-
era infantum. The funeral was held at
the house at o'clock Tuesday, Rev.
George b. Lawson, of the First Baptist
church, officiating. The burial was in
Mount Pleasant cemetery in Putney.
David r. Sawyer, As, proprietor OF the
Hotel Allen in Fairhaven. died Friday
from pneumonia. He is survived by
wife. two daughters and three sons. all
of Fair Haven. and brother, Fred Saw
yer of Brattleboro. Mr.. Sawyer was
known throughout the state. having been
engaged in the hotel business in Middle
bury, Brandon, Arlington and Bellows
Falls.
Col. John Hunt, pension attorney, has
been notified of the granting of an orig
inal widows pension to Mary l.. Twitch-
ell of Townshend. George Harvey Of
Westport, N. H., has had his pension in
creased from $50 to $50 per month, and
increases have been granted to Barney
Pratt and II. A Barden of Brattleboro,
Rodney Doolittle of West Mortified,
Ransom Kenney of Vernon and Robert
Smith of Wardsboro.
The ninth year of Brattleboro Private
school will begin Wednesday, Sept 5.
This school sends more pupils to Albany
every year. Besides the business course,
shorthand and typewriting, there is one
for the assistance of those who wish to
pass the teachers examinations. Pub
lie school pupils who need help In
their studies form another class. Any of
these branches may be taken by cores
pondence If desired. Miss Park the
principal, will return from Townshend
next Monday.
The marker on the site of the old camp
ground will be dedicated Sept. u in con-
nection with the annual meeting of the
Windham County Veterans association.
Congressman Kittredge Haskins will
make the dedicatory address. and others
will be called upon for addresses Gov
C. J. Bell and his stan will be present,
and music will be furnished by the First
Regiment band. full program will be
given next week. Everybody is invited
to attend the dedication.
The funeral of Herbert ]. Knight was
held at the house on High street Satur-
day afternoon at 3 o'clock. The casket
was draped with a United states flag
and surrounded by a profusion of beaut-
full flowers Rev. A. II. Webb. the Meth
odist pastor, oficiated' and Mrs. w. e.
Hubbard and Mrs. w. H. Bond sang
three selections. Among those present
were Mr.. knights daughter, Mrs. C. F.
Wellington, and her husband, of Chelsea,
Mass. Mrs. knights sisters, Mrs Oscar
Hall of Claremont and Mrs. A. F.
Prentiss and the latter's son, Harry.
of Orange, Mass, and friends from
Brattleboro, Dummerston, Putney and
other towns. The bearers were members
of Sedgwick Grand Army post, Capt.
H. C. Streeter. "A B. Ashley, Roscoe
Fisher and John M. Joy. The burial
was in Locust Ridge cemetery.
Prof Towne OF Atlanta university
spoke in the Congregational church Sun
day morning, and the university male
quartet sang several old-t time religious
melodies. The same speaker and the
same quartet had charge of the afternoon
meeting on the common. Both audiences
were much impressed with the addresses
of Prof Towne. He is a living refuta-
ton of the charges Of incapacity on the
part of the negro. No address on the
common this summer has been more in
teresting than his. Offerings for Atlanta
were made at both services, that at the
church amounting to $50 and that at the
afternoon service amounting to $20.07.
About 800 people attended the meeting