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

power canoe this week. and gave II a
trial trip on the Connecticut Wednesday.
Strawberry growers report that the
present season Is more unfavOrable for
that crop than for several years past.
principally on account Of late frosts.
The lawn party given by the Baptist
ladies at Mrs. Annie @. Cobb's Wednes-
day evening was patrOnized by large
number. Tables were spread on the
lawn. which was lighted with an arc
light and a large number OF japanese
lanterns gave a pretty effect
POcahontas council conferred the de-
gree Thursday evening upon several can
didates. Many visitors from out OF town
were present Between 3 and 100 persons
partook OF the banquet The council has
closed very successful series OF Satur-
day evening socials. The next series will
begin in September.
Miss Harriet Lester Harris. aunt Of
Mrs. z. J. Waterman. died early Wednes-
I day morning in Rutland from heart dis
I ease after a short illness. Miss Harris
I was a member Of the Congrega tionai
/ church and had been closely identified
with its benevolent and social work. She
was also a prominent member Of the Rut-
/ land Country club.
The 44th annual reunion Of the nth
| Connecticut Volunteers association was
I held in Hartford Thursday. June 81. the
/ burg Patrick J. Fenton OF BrattlebOro.
a member Of Company G. was elected one
I OF the vice presidents. The next re-
/ union will be held in Hartford Sept. II.
1907. Antietam day.
Arthur F. Monroe received the de-
gree Of B. A. from Wesleyan university
this week The degree OF Phi 3. was
I awarded TO George s Hamilton OF West
! Bratteboro and Ira p. Ingraham Of
/ Guilford Carl Edward Hollender re-
I ceived the degree b. A cum laude at
Amherst. Leland Gardner Carlton was
member Of the graduating class at the
University Of Vermont. his degree being
B. S. in the department Of civil engin-
eering.
Sixteen delegates. chosen not elected.
went to Burlington Wednesday night to
attend the Clement independent conven-
tion- They were w. H Jacobs. E II
Angler. c. s. Stockwcll. A. c. Spencer
G. II. Danyew. H. @. Pratt. c. L Kaye.
J. Henry Wilson. L. E whitney. Charles
r Guild, R l. White. 7. o. Park. H H
Barden, F. ]. Sawyer. Charles Brownell
and J. A Larrow.
The ninth grade graduation exercises
! were held in the high school room Fri
day afternoon The parents and friends
Of the graduates were present In large
numbers and a pleasing program was
given. The particularly enjoyable feature
Q
class by Clarke c. Fits Certificates
were presented by Rev. E O S. Osgood
and there was singing by the chorus and
a piano solo by wales Holden The class
roll was published in The Phoenix two
weeks ago.
The petition Of Lee De Forest. wireless
telegraph inventor. for a reduction o. bail
was presented 10 Judge HOyt II. Wheeler
] at the Brooks House Monday afternoon.
De Forest, who is in Canada. was enjoined
! not long ago from using an apparatus
which the American wireless telegraph
Z / company claimed was an infringement OF
: its patent. Subsequently he was placed
= under bonds in the sum OF $4,000 for his
h 1 appearance in New York on contempt OF
court proceedings. il being alleged that
A [ he violated the injunction order. Judge
: Wheeler reduced the bail TO s.. 900 or
condition that 1t be furnished within p
: days.
d Charles A. Beck IS. who died at west
e Branch, River John. Nova Scotia Jun. 10
d was a resident OF Brattleboro severn
years. being employed by c. H Grant II
q granite and monumental work He was
Z. member OF Columbian Masonic lodge IL
q which he filed Offices, being senior war.
e den at one time. also was a member o
= Wantastiquet lodge Of Odd Fellows II,
4 had been a great sufferer from a peculiar
+ disease-enlargement Of the spleen-an,
N in the complications which had resuite,
N he had submitted 10 several operation
, and had lost some Of his fingers from gan
"A ( creme. At one time he was in the Mas
p sachusetts General hospital for treat
n ment. but had lived In Nova Scotia mos
= Of the time since leaving here The fgh
N which ne had made TO keep at work Is
story OF as true heroism as Is ever heard
He was always respected and the name
- in which he faced the misfortunes Of hi
- latter years won the deep admiration o
y all who knew Of his struggles. He is sur
u vived by a wife and TWO children.
q a peculiar caterpillar is destroying tn
- foliage OF small elm trees and other veg
- citation in different parts Of the towr
?: The cats rpillar varies in size from an inc
= TO two inches in length The bod
IN is OF black, with a fine white mixture. an
"A the back has a roE Of seven red spot.
A. The running gear" is also Of red. an
a. sharp spike-like bristies protrude froI
~ various parts Of the body. The caterpilIa
as eats the leaves in a peculiar manner, az
ar parently tearing them in strips. and /
attacking shrubbery chooses the larges
and toughest leaves instead Of the dell
III cate foliage. These caterpillars have bee
a found in many parts OF the town and IN
or report was generally circulated on Nor
10 day that the gypsy moth caterpillar Ia
d. appeared. People. however. who hav
es witnessed the ravages Of the gypsy mot
al in eastern Massachusetts are positive tha
en- the pest is entirely different from the or
ne just discovered here The gypsy mot
ng caterpillar is described as dark gra,
le marked along the back, counting from n
Ill head. with five double lows Of blue spot
c. followed by six red spots. The caterpiIla
IS, producing the brown tail moth Is
n tawny color, marked along the sides by
or row OF pure white spots with two re
rs spots at the tail. Some Of the caterpillar
n found here have been sent TO experts
ey order to determine their classification.
OF Several changes in the grade assign
80 ments have been made by the prudentii
en- committee OF school district No. 2 Mr.
Harlow, at her own request, has been a,
signed to grade five Canal street schoo
Mrs. Harlow, after several years Of faith
u full service as teaching principal of tn
building finds IL necessary TO tighten h,
n burden, and the present arrangement hi
- been made by the committee at her sul
- gestiOn- Miss Wellman has been tram
~ ferred from grade seven, high scho
y, building. 10 grade seven. Canal sire
a. school. where she win assume the priI
- cipalship Of the building. Miss Wellma
~ win also continue her gymnastic instru'
~ ton in u of the grade rooms. Mi
- Applin has been assigned 70 grade seve
n high school building. Miss Croker.
= her own request, Is returned to the Este,
- VILE school, and Miss Akley has been a.
signed to grade three, high school bull,
" ing. the present incumbent OF this grad
- Miss Winchester. having been transfers.