Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-30
BRATTLEB ORO.


All of the Brattleboro banks will be
closed ON Monday, Labor day.
Tickets are now on sale for Hadley's
moving pictures. which will be seen at
the Auditorium next Monday evening.
The post office will be open from Z to
IL in the forenoon on Labor day The
village carriers will make the morning
delivery only. The rural carriers will
not be on duty that day.
Bratteboro will send a good delegation
to the 4lst annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic to be neld
in Saratoga Springs Sept 9-14 People
from here will make the journey via
Greenfield.
The ladies of the Unitarian society
will hold their annual fair at Festival
hall on Thursday. Sept. 3. Doors will
be open at 4 o'clock. supper will be
be served at o'clock followed by a
concert and dance. All are cordially in
Vited.
A brief letter from Judge Charles II.
RObb, written from Fort Bayard, New
Mexico, August 90, brings the welcome
news that his summer in New Mexico
has restored his health and that he will
return to good old Vermont" Septem-
Der l. The letter says: Il began to mend
the moment | stopped work. which tends
to prove the doctors were right for
once"
The cables of the New England Tee-
phone and Telegraph company connecting
with the old office in the Crosby block
were removed Tuesday. When the cut
over to the new switchboard in the Am
erican building was made the wires were
simply disconnected ana left in the I'M
derground conduits until the workmen
finished the more pressing work made
necessary by the change.
DR.. George r. Anderson and Joseph
Martin received a bad shaking up Friday
by the breaking of the front aXle~of DR..
Anderson's automobile while coming down
a steep hill near Winooski The axle
broke in going over a waterbar and Mr..
Martin was thrown to the ground, in
juring his ankle slightly. DR.. Anderson
was uninjured and stopped the machine
quickly. The was towed to Win
oosk and was repaired so that they could
come home to Brattleboro Saturday. 1t
was reported in Brattleboro that both
were seriously injured. but they rode
into town in good health Saturday night.
James Harding, who has been local
reporter on the Reformer staff the past
year and correspondent of the Boston
Herald and Springfield Union. will finish
work here tomorrow. He will go to
Boston Sunday and on Monday will sail
on a fishing schooner for the Newfound-
land banks. He expects to return in
time for a few days of duck hunting on
the Connecticut shore before going to
New Haven, where he will enter Yale
university about oct. l with the inten-
ton of pursuing a four years course in
mining engineering. He will be succeed
ed in local newspaper work by Myron p.
Davis.
The Snowflake Canning company's fac
tory is ready to start as soon as the corn
is ripe 1t is probable that operations
will begin about the middle of next week
but rain tomorrow or Sunday might
hasten matters a little. The excessively
dry weather of the past few weeks has
put back the ripening of the corn and
the start will be later this season than in
any recent year. All depends on the
weather now and an average crop would
he made into a good one by a rainfall.
There are about $50 acres Of sweet corn
in this and adjoining Downs planted for
the factory, and it is expected they will
yield from 600 900 to 100000 cans when
packed This will be a fair output from
this factory but not an unusual one. Con-
sidering the unfaVorable conditions which
prevailed early in the season the crop is
good.
Sunday observance from a local stand
point was the theme of Rev. L. NJ. Ken
eston's sermon at the open air meeting
on the common Sunday afternoon. Mr.
Keneston spoke especially of the Italians
who are employed by e. C. Crosby in
laying the water main above West Brat |
tleboro working Sunday the same as
week days. He said that he was moved |
to speak on local Sunday observance by |
seeing and hearing the special car carry |
ing the Italians to their work that morn |
ing He did not think that it was a |
square deal to expect these men TO come |
here and become good citizens while we !
expected them to work seven days in the /
week of bo
people to get these men into rational |
habit of Sunday observance. He also |
spoke feelingly of the Sunday excursinos
with their attendant unnecessary labor
for employees.
Royal r. Scudder, a youth of is, gave
himself up Monday to Lieut. Thomas F.
Ryan at his recruiting office in SPRING
field Mass, stating that he was a de-
serter from Troop E of the 18th Cav
airy. He was put under guard at the I
United States armory and will be held
until disposition is ordered by the com
handing general of the department of !
the East. Scudder, whose home was
in Halifax and Whitngham en-
listed at the sub-station in Brattleboro
January q. He was assigned to Troop
10 OF the 18th Cavalry, stationed at Fort
Meyer, Va, near Washington Scudder
left the fort without permission April
10. He says that he was induced by
!
elapsed he became a deserter and he was
afraid to go back He has been work.
ing in Connecticut a large part of the
time, but finally decided that the best
way to clear his record was to surrender
himself and take his sentence.
Company I, Fourth Vermont Volun-
Leers, held its annual reunion here We'd
lesday and made up in enthusiasm what
hey lacked in numbers, Only eight mem
)ers of the company were present but
etters were received from two otners
Through the courtesy of Sedgwick post
!. A. r.. the reunion was held in Grand |
Army hall, where the old veterans
gathered and lived over the old times in |
"reminiscences. Those present were S. c. {
Jooley of Williamsville, Charles Dunklee
# Greenfield, C. A. Allen of Baldwinsville,
Mass F. II, Niles of Halifax, r. M.
Austin of Westminster, Francis Seaver of '
orange, Mass, f. j. Hosmer of Green
ield and W. II. Miles of Townshend In [
he business meeting Mr.. Niles was elected {
resident, Mr.. Dunklee vice president and {
ar Niles secretary and treasurer. These S
Ulcers were made an executive commit [
ee, who will arrange for the time and [
lace of the next meeting. Mrs Seaver !
nd Mrs. Niles attended the reunion {
The veterans took dinner at Halls restau- [
ant. A letter was received from Mrs. | L
J. r.. Rawson of Jamaica announcing the 1
cath of her husband since the last re- a
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