Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-07
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publishers of Springfield, Mass, an
nounce that the new Brattleboro directory
will be ready for delivery next week.
Friday, June IA, will be Flag day and
everyone is urged to display the ma
Lonal colors. The day is appointed by
the national Grand Army officers and will
be observed throughout the country.
James H. White, formerly of this town
has been chosen vice president of the
Merden Theatre company organized
with 100000 capital for the purpose of
erecting a theatre in Meriden, Conn
The marriage banns of Miss Bernadette
Cormia, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs T.
Cormia of Vergennes, and Leon Young
of Brattleboro were published in St
Peters Roman Catholic church in Yer
gennes last Sunday. Mr.. Young is now
employed in the office of the Daily En-
terprise in Brockton, Mass.
Two Mormon elders came to town this
week and are engaged in an active cam
paign for the Mormon cause. They held
meeting in the Grange banquet hall
Thursday evening with an audience of
four women and one man. They say that
they intend to run a meeting on the com
mon Sunday afternoon at the same time
as the union church open air meeting
Rev. w. ]. Hamilton of Delaware City.
Del, who is to be the new rector of St
MichaeIs Episcopal church. wrote the
vestry of the church this week that
he was suffering from severe
throat trouble and his physician adj
vised him to defer coming to
Brattleboro for a time. He is unable
TO speak above a whisper and if he came
work as rector 1t is hoped that the
trouble will be over shortly His house
hold goods have already arrived and are
stored at the rectory.
Clinton w, Sawyer sold his stock in
trade and fixtures with which he had
carried on jewelry business in the Judge
building Tuesday night and left town
Wednesday forenoon. His present where
abouts are not known to his family or
friends. He sold part of his stock to J.
Is. Dunton and a notice was placed on
the door of the vacated store saying that
all who had left watches for repairs
could get them at Mr.. Dunton's He
packed up his goods in the store Tuesday
night and was last seen on the street a
little after eight o'clock the next morn
ing
Rev Arthur Bryant Whitney of Saco.
Me, and Miss Alice Adeline Low of Pas
sale. N. j., were married in the Unitarian
church in the latter city last evening by
Rev. Ebert w. Whitney of Milford Mass
father OF the groom and a former pastor
Of the Universalist church in Brattle-
bpip ilc "tuulIB was an elaborate at
fair and over 300 guests attended the re-
ception in the home of the brides pa
rents. Rev. and Mrs. A. B. Whitney will
spend their honeymoon at the whitney
summer home at Lake Chesham, n H.
near Keene. Mr. Whitney will be in Saco
to occupy his pulpit next Sunday.
Plans are now being formulated for
Beauseant commandery of Brattleboro
Holy Cross of Bellows Falls and Yer
m mt Of I'D
conclave of knights Templar in Saratoga
the second week in July together The
trip will probably be made via Bellows
Falls, with the expense for carfare and
hotel four days 500 for each person. The
three communicates are expected to oc-
cupy the quarters for 100 people engaged
by the Triennial club of Brattleboro at
the Strong hotel A special meeting of
Beauseant commandery will be held this
evening at 7.SO in Masonic hall to make
arrangements.
The local theatrical season will close
next Friday evening, June IA, when Mary
Mannering, one of the most famous act
resses on the American stage, will appear
in the new play, GLORIOUS Betsy" in
which she has starred successfully
throughout the past season. 1t will be
recalled that Miss Mannering was booked
for an appearance in Brattleboro early in
March but was compelled by serious i'll
ness to cancel all engagements for a
period of several weeks GLORIOUS Bet
sy' was written by Rida Johnson Young.
the author of Brown of Harvard" Miss
Mannering began her stage career in
England at the age Of r. and since her
American debut in 1896 has been one of
the greatest favorites in this country.
William PIERCE Brown Of Brattleboro.
who was appointed to the naval academy
in Annapolis last year by Congressman
Haskius will have the honorable dis
unction of wearing a star on his collar
the coming year owing to the high rank
which he has taken for the entire years
work. He stands fourth in the class of
III representative young men from all
parts of the country. The star is given
20 the nine members i'm each class who
have obtained an average of IS per cent.
or better in all studies. Midshipman
Brown is a son of the late Commander
Brown of the United States navy, who
during the last years of his life was pres
ident of Norwich university in NorthfeId
His mother, Mrs Brown is a resident of
Brattleboro, living on Tyler street with
Mrs, George w. Tyler.
Brattleboro chapter D. A. r.. will cell
citrate Flag day on Friday, June IA, at
J p. m, when Mrs ]. r. Hall will enter
tain the chapter at her home on Chaplin
street, The paper for the afternoon will
ne ny MTs' r. H. Slnlth, upon Lafayette
and the contribution of France to the
colonies during their struggle for in
dependence" Mrs. II. r. Brown will
read paper on current events. Members
are requested to respond to the roll call
by giving names of ex-governors of Yer
mont. Two flags which were loaned to
the committee for February % were not
marked and are still in the possession Of
Mrs. c. f, Barber. If the owners will
communicate with Mrs. Barber she will
return them.
telegram was received from F.. L.
Houghton this morning announcing that
he was unanimously reelected secretary
Of the Holstein- Friesian Association
of America in the annual meeting
held in Syracuse, n. Y, yesterday His
rival for the position as secretary with
drew from the contest and left him n
clear field. The association voted to pay
a fixed salary of S25O0, instead of ap-
propriating a sum to cover all expenses
His associates in the Office and
friends I'm town viii rejoice that he
is to continue in office and that the head
quarters OF the association will not be
transferred from Bratteboro. ]. C.
Ulery, A. b. Clapp and George w. Pierce
attended the meeting with Mr. Houghton
MI Pierce arrived home this morning