Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-21
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There will be a carol service with brief
sermon in the Unitarian church Sunday at
o'clock All are cordially welcome.
Branch of the Sunshine society will
meet with Mrs. J. f. Hall on Chaplin
street Friday, June IS at 3 o'clock.
Miss Mary Clisbee celebrated her Goth
birthday anniversary last Monday. She
received many calls from her friends and
a number of presents.
The annual meeting of the society of
seamstresses, needlewomen and shopgirls
will be held in Festival hall Thursday
evening, June % at 7.45.
Leitsinger's orchestra of 10 pieces has
been playing four days for Cushing
academy commencement in Ashburnham.
Mass. The Fitchburg Daily Sentinel
speaks very highly of the music.
A. V. May, the real estate agent, will
move his Office into the quarters in
Crosby block now occupied by c. c.
Fits, when the Attorney General and
Judge Schwenk take the offices over the
Vermont National bank.
Capt. Louis II. Henkel has issued orders
for extra drills for Company l. V. y. G.,
until muster. Drills will be held every
Tuesday and Thursday evenings for the
present. No orders have been received
regarding muster but it will probably be
the first week in August
All graduates of the high school are
urged to attend the general meeting OF
the alumni, to be held this evening in
the high school building at o'clock when
there will be interesting exercises and
plans for a permanent alumni organza-
tOn will be considered
Arrangements are under way for
round robin tennis tournament i'm which
all players of the town are invited to par
ticipate on the result of the playing the
contestants will be marked for a handi-
cap tournament with valuable prizes to
be given later in the season.
The insurance adjusters visited the
scene of the fire which destroyed the
Cheney place on Maple street occupied
by NJ. w. Colburn, last week but later
decided not to pay the insurance on the
furniture until an investigation had been
made The company has 60 days in which
to settle. The furnishings were insured
in the Eagle Insurance company of New
York for 5000 The actual loss was about
$3.50
In the meeting of the board of bailiffs
Friday night it was voted to request
George Z. Crowell to extend the water
main on Southern avenue to G.. +. Odells
house. 1t was also voted to put an cleo
trio light on Elliot street near j. w
Austin's house. The assistant policemen
selected by Chief of Police James H
Evans were confirmed by regular appoint
ment. They are George Holden. Hiram
Hyde Merton S Amidon, Scion A. Rich
mond and Frank Belden,
Arrangements are progressing rapidly
for the trip of Beauseant commandery
X. T., to Saratoga Springs the week of
July Z, to attend the Both triennial con-
clave, which promises to be the largest
demonstration of its kind ever held
Any Sir Knight who intends to go and
has not notified the committee will do
well to respond al once to be sure of aC-
COmmOdatiOns. A few people outside the
commandery may be accommodated and
arrangements may be made with w b.
Vnton or F. w, Nichols.
Several changes in the stafr of grade
teachers for next fall are announced.
Mrs Henry Crosby has resigned as SUI
perVisOr of drawing and her place will
be taken by Miss Florence Goodenough.
who has for three years been supervisor
of art in the Orange, Mass, schools.
She is a graduate of the Normal art
school. Miss Lille Williams of the eighth
grade has resigned and Miss Mabel APP
pin will take her place. Miss j. Adele
Morgan of the fifth grade has resigned
and her place will be taken by Miss Bes-
sic Mckenzie. Miss May Douglas will
take Miss McKenzie's place in the first
and second grades of the Canal street
school She was a teacher here three
years ago but gave up on account of i'll
health. Last year she taught i'm Putney
and Dummerston. Miss Inez Akley will
return to the third grade after an ex-
tended stay in Florida Miss Mary Clark
has been substituting for her. \ new
seventh grade teacher remains to be
elected.
The sub-recruiting station for the
United States army was re-cstablished
h4r nv ion ~
of the Springfield, Mass. recruiting sta
tion. He left Private Fred f. Pitts of
the general recruiting service i'm charge
of the sub-station here and engaged quar-
ters al the Bratteboro House, Private
Pitts recently entered the recruiting SER
vice, re-enlisting from service in the
Firth United States infantry. He has
been in the regular service six years, has
seen service in many parts of the United
States and in the Philippines. The sub
recruiting station was first established
here in February with Private r. II.
priscoll in charge. In the six weeks
which he remained here many enlistments
were secured, indicating that this is a
fruitful field for recruiting work. Dris-
coll went from here to Bellows Falls.
If the outlook for recruiting work here
continues favorable the Brattleboro sub
station will be made permanent Private
Pitts plans to canvass the country here
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town Tuesday and went on 10 Bellows
Fails Wednesday,
The graduation exercises of the ninth
grade will be held in the high scnool
building this afternoon at 8 o'clock when
an excellent program will be given and
the certificates presented by Rev f. O.
S, OsgOod, The other grades close their
year of school with celebrations of vari-
Gus sorts, The upper grades in the
Canal street school held a field day at
the fair grounds Wednesday and partc-
pated in athletic sports and ball games
until they were hungry enough to eat
the first thing that came along. The
grades between the fourth and eighth of
the high school building will hold a field
day on the Retreat meadows this after
noon. The feature will be ice cream fur
nished by friends. The first, second and
third grades in all the schools will go on
car ride this afternoon leaving on
special cars about las o'clock. On their
return they will be entertained by their
& teachers and friends, Miss Esther Crow
{ ell will have a spread for the High street
is school at Lindenhurst Miss Elizabeth
n, foodhue will entertain her classmates in
NE Chase street school at her home and
~ Esteyvlle mothers have prepared a
80 cad for their children to be served in
~ pine grove.