Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-07-12
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The band concert next week Wednes-
day will be on Fuller park in Esteyville.
Mrs. E A. Hastings. former resident
of Bratteboro, died in Providence, r. l.,
Sunday July T.
In the communion service in the Bap-
fist church Sunday the right hand of
fellowship was given to four new mem
bers.
Charles r. Crosby is having the old
ferry house on the banks of the Con-
necticut in West Chesterfield remodelled
into an attractive summer residence. Fred
Chamberlain has charge of the work.
The second annual baby-meet will be
held on the common Saturday, July 90,
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. All moth
ers and friends interested are invited to
be present as well as the babies big and
little
Mrs H. NJ. Houghton has Joined the
ranks of the Automobiles. having bought
a Cartercar through the agency of George
r. Tucker 1t is a two-seater, touring
model 1t arrived Monday. Charles
Brown, employed at Leslie Smiths. will
be Mrs. Houghtons chauffeur.
The annual picnic of the Universalist
Sunday school will be held Wednesday at
Spofford lake. Arrangements have been
one over who wishes to go and all friends
of the church and school are invited
Further announcement will be made from
the pulpit Sunday.
The local school calendar is as follows:
Fall term begins Sept. A. ends Dec 20;
winter term begins Jan. :. ends March
20; spring term begins April I. ends June
10. School will close for the Christmas
vacation Dec. 20, and reopen Jan z:
W fl1a "a.
20 and open April :. school will not be
IN session Valley Fair week, Thanksgiv-
ing day and the day following Washing
tons birthday and Memorial day.
The executive committee of the Valley
Fair association closed the contract this
week for the vaudeville attractions at the
coming fair. Some excellent specialties
have been secured which will be an
nounced later. Last week the committee
received the handsome cup from S. NJ.
Winslow of Brandon, secretary of the
Ayrshire Breeders association OF Amer
lea, to be awarded to the Ayrshire COW
making the highest record in the milk
and butter tests.
Rev. d. f. Trout was given a hearty
welcome into the Universalist churcn
Sunday when he assumed full charge of
the parish The church was especially
decorated in recognition of the beginning
of the new pastorate and an unusually
large number were in attendance Just
before Mr.. Trout began to deliver the
sermon, little Matilda Cro stepped to
the platform and spoke a few words of
welcome on behalf of the church and ORE
scented him with a large bouquet Of
flowers. Mr.. Trout was taken completely
by surprise but responded to the kindly
feeling expressed in a few fitting words
He arrived last week to make Brattleboro
ms permanent home after coming up from
Tufts college to preach for several Sun
days. He will live at Mrs F. H Harris's
on High street. He will preach the next
three Sundays and then the church will
close through August No formal install
lation Of the new pastor will be planned
until the church activities are resumed In
September
Rev. G. p. Lawson, pastor of the Bap-
list church, and his family left Monday
for Bennington, where they will spend
SIX weeks in their summer home about
four miles from town. The next three
Sundays Rev w NJ. Walker, D. D., pas
tor or the Church of the Epiphany in
Philadelphia, will preach and on August
ana IL Rev. F. f. Marble, Ph.D, of the
North Avenue church in Cambridge
Mass, will preach. Mr.. Walker is well
known to the church people as he sun
piled last year and Mr. Marble was Mr.
l.awson's predecessor as pastor of the
church. August IS will be the big dav
or the general conference at Mortified
Mass, and the Baptist church will be
closed 1t is hoped that a large number
Will join party to attend the confer
ehce. At the conclusion of Mr.. Iawson's
regular vacation he will attend the en-
campment of the Vermont National
Guard near Fort Ethan Allen. the week
OF August to H. as chaplain of the
FIRST regiment, and will return to Brat
teboro to begin his work as pastor of
the church again August 25
The Melrose" managed by Mrs. L. J.
9trohg' Is now officially located at 13
Linden street. AS the old 'MelrOse'' in
West Brattleboro has been changed into
hospital, Mrs. Strong decided to keen
the name for her new home on Linden
street and has put up the old AIelrose
sign. Some confusion has arisen from
her guests asking directions to the Mel
rose and being sent to West Bratrle-
boro instead of to the Linden street
nome. Many guests came this week for
the summer or for shorter periods Among
them are Mr.. and Mrs. b. German, whose
nome is in England but who have been
IN RlNeyville, Tenn, some months on ac-
count of Mr.. Germans health They are
visiting Mrs Germans mother Mrs Pull
OF Stockbridge, Mass, before they return
10 their home in England. Other guests
TO arrive this week are Miss Annie G.
Hillman of New York, who is making
ner annual visit on her way to Lon
uonderry' where she will spend the
summer; b. V. SOuto of New York
treasurer Of the Brattleboro Cabinet com
pany Mr.. and Mrs. Caswell of Waterford.
Miss Adelaide Gould. Miss Edith Gould
and Miss Josephine Streeter of New York
Miss II. A. Lyman and Mrs c. A. Pel
OF Hartford, Conn, Mrs. F. e. Palmer of
FeaGhem. Key Enoch w. Thompson of
Washington, d. c.. w. j. Phelps of Buff
falo, N. Y, Mrs, L. X Goddard of New
Haven. Conn. and John Tibbitts of
Wardsboro.