Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-31

The baccalaureate sermon will be
preached by Rev. George b. Lawson of
Bratteboro at Leland & Gray secnary in
Townshend on Sunday morning.
Mrs. l.. X. Fuller will entertain the
Brattleboro Sunshine society, branch No.
1, at Pine Heights this afternoon. The
annual election of officers will take place.
quaint pretty, full of intense heart in
terest and with an underlying love story,
THE Poor Devil" the new comedy
drama in which Richard Golden will APP
pear at the Auditorium Thursday evening,
June 6.
Bradstreets Vermont trade report says:
"Brattleboro reports that help of all kinds
can find open jobs as plants are crowded
with orders and it is difficult to find an
unemployed person"
Herbert e. Harris and Col G. A. Miles
were elected representatives. from Quo
nektacat tribe to the great council of
Red Men to be held in Bellows Falls the
last Of August or early in September, in
the last meeting of the tribe
The Brooks House went into the souve-
mir postal card business Saturday by put
ting in stand for the display of local
views ON the Office desk. The demand
for local views has been great of late
and they are frequently asked for at the
hotel
f. b. Holman will begin making regu-
lar trips daily with his stage between
Bratteboro, Spofford Lake and Sponord
about June %. He will carry passen-
gers and express and do errands for
people both here and at Spofford lake.
throughout the summer sonson.
The walpole correspondence of the Bel
lows Falls Times contains the following:
Three sportsmen, Fred a. Lebourveau,
+. w. Minis and w. f. Wallace brought
home 1O4 trout, Weighing "a to 35 pounds,
last Friday, which they caught in Yer
mont brooks in the vicinity of Brattle-
boro."
Miss Harriet T. Rallion of Norwich,
Conn, has been appointed teacher of
French and German in the high school,
her duties to begin with the opening of
the next school year, Sept 4. Miss Rail-
ion is a gradua te of the class of 1902 Tufts
college, and since her graduation has had
four years successful experience as a
teacher of modern languages in the high
schools of Norwich Conn, and Wilt
mantle, Conn. Last summer was spent in
study and travel in France and Ger
many.
There has been n continued and very
decided improvement in conditions in the
railroad freight yard during the past
week. Inc congestion OF freight cars
has been relieved, the tracks are clear,
and local freight is being handled prompt
ly both in and out Superintendent Nash
did efficient work in breaking the block
ade while on the ground in personal
charge. Mr.. McCraw, the action station
agent, is doing his best to give good ser
vice-and the officers of the board of
trade feel very much gratified over what
has been accomplished.
Mrs II. r. Miles Mrs. l.. d. Mastn,
Mrs. George L. Greene. Mrs. c. II.
Thompson and Miss Sarah Griswold Of
the Congregational church attended the
annual meeting of the woman's home
missionary society of Vermont in Bellows
Falls Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs.
Miles led the opening devotional service.
Mrs. c. II. Thompson was reelected treas
urer, Miss Ellen l.. Ware assistant treas
urer and Rev. Harry r. Miles auditor.
The West Brattleboro Congregational
church was represented by Mrs. L. NJ
Keneston and Mrs S. II. Sawyer
Justice Frank Worden of Halifax gave
decisions Tuesday in the cases of Elias
Prouty against Greene Worden and Elias
Prouty against Albert Platt, which were
tried before him last week. Both de-
cisions were for the plaintiff and the de-
PENDANTS in both cases appealed to the
county court. Chase & Daley were for
NllS pIdlllNlll III bulu cases. IL ". BdIDeT
appeared for Mr. Plat and f. d. f.
Stowe for Mr.. Worden. The first case
was to recover money alleged to be due
on note and the second was to eject the
defendant from farm leased to him by
the plaintiff
The ladies Of the Unitarian society
will give a socable in Wells hall Tuesday
evening, June 4. Supper will be served
at $50, followed by a talk by DR.. 5. +.
Il IL IL
he lately visited, illustrated by many
stereopticon views taken by him during
his visit. All are cordially invited. At
the meeting of the Freme circle last week
it was decided to hold the annual fair
early in September. \ carpet for the
church was selected by the ladies' It
was voted to enlarge the executive com
mittee to twelve, and the following new
members were unanimously elected to
serve; Mrs. f. b. Smith, Mrs. II. c.
Freeman, Mrs. ]. d. Barrows, and Mrs.
X. w. Sutherland. The meeting then
adjourned.
The first prosecution and conviction
under the new pure food laws was Sc
cured in Burlington Saturday when
William Suckstorff pleaded guilty to US
ing a preservative known as preservaline
in cream sold from his creamery. He
was fined So and costs. In speaking
of the case, DIR, II. d. Holton, secretary
of the state board of health, said that
there were several other prosecutions
pending for admiration of milk but none
of them in this vicinity. The vigor with
which the state baord is using it's new
powers to keep the standard of milk
high will have a long desired effect on
the milk producers in DR.. Holton's opin-
ion. Heretofore there has been consi-
derable difficulty in securing convictions
and getting ground for prosecution. The
producer has in consequence done about
as they pleased about lettering condi-
tons.
The auction sale of unclaimed watches
held by II. II. Thompson and Vaughan &
Burnett Saturday was successful in clear
ing away the watches that have been left
for repairs in the two stores for many
years. Nearly 40 watches were put up
and all but few sold the others being
bid in by the jewelers.. The law provides
that money remaining after such a sale
shall be turned in to the town treasury
but the expenses of advertising, added to
the original charges for repairs and other
expenses brought the cost up to about all
the watches brought. Only two watches
We're claimed after being advertised. A
peculiar feature of the sale was that i'm
some cases the jewelers. had loaned a
watch while making the repairs and the
cost of repairs and other charges more
than made up the difference between the
value of the watches. The auction sale
was the only way in which the jewellers
could get even a part of their money
back. 1t was the fiNt auction of the kind
ever held in Brattleboro