Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-07

Miss Mary Baker and Mrs John Law
renee We're in Boston Friday and Satur-
day of last week.
Gen. and Mrs. n. C. Williams and
daughters returned from their California
trip last Thursday afternoon.
Underhin Brothers advertise their old
established grocery trade for sale, and
the location and business is attractive.
A nickel social was held last evening
by the ladies of Emmanuel church at the
home of Mrs. w. c. Belknap on Atkn-
son street.
Tuesday evening the Bellows Falls band
gave their first open air concert of the
season in the square ana a large audience
greeted them.
Deacon c. w. Osgood will occupy the
pulpit of Rev. r. w Roundy in Ludlow
Sunday, Mr.. Roundy being absent on his
annual vacation.
Chldrens day will be observed at the
Congregational church next Sunday and
the unusual number Of 10 infants will re-
ceive the rite of baptism.
A musical recital will be given this
evening in the Baptist church by the
pupils of Mrs. Lula Parker, to which a
large number of citizens have received
invitations.
Owing to the material increase in the
business of the local post office during
the last year the salary of the post
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$26OO to $500.
A council of physicians was called Sat
urday to examine the condition of the
foot of S. S Villas of School street who
has already had two operations upon it
without permanent improvement. Dr.
Guild of Hanover was with the consult
ing surgeons.
Mrs. Louis BigelOw. who has worked
some months in a barber shop at the foot
of the SCHOOL, street stairs, has opened
shop of her own at the head of the
square in the Massucco building, taking
the room from which p. c. Exner moved
his shop last week into the Farr build
ing.
The Knights of Pythias last Sunday OBJ
served memorial Sunday for their de-
ceased brothers, and attended service at
the Universalist church, following which
they went to the cemeteries and decorated
the graves of their comrades The rain
Of the day seriously interfered with the
exercises.
officer D. J. Mcdonald of the police
force has resigned his position as night
Waterman and accepted a place on the
police force of Springfield, Vt, to which
place the family will soon move. His
place is being taken for a little time by
George /, Hapgood until a permanent
man is found.
Richard F. Barker, who was married
Saturday evening, was suffering from
what on Sunday developed into a case
of measles and he and his bride are
quarantined for the present at the home
of his mother on Church street thus de-
laying their departure for their future
home in Adams N Y.
The different grades of the public
schools have been having their annual
picnics this week, but number Of them |
have been sadly interfered with by the |
bad weather, All schools of the town |
close next week Friday for the summer
vacation except the high school and ninth |
grade, which will be in session a week |
longer.
More people visited Barber park on Me |
mortal day this year than on any previous |
Memorial day in its history. and the |
largest audiences attended the opening |
of the rustic theatre of any previous time |
OF its history. May Hillman and her |
company have reason to feel happy over
their reception on their return after so
long season spent here last year.
The selectmen of Walpole have placed
a temporary bridge over Cold river be-
tween here and Walpole where the wood
en- bridge was burned a few weeks ago.
me selectmen have offered a reward of
$500 for information leading to the con-
Nlcuon or the party or parties who set
the bridge on fire and a special town
meeting has been called for tomorrow to
see what the town will do regarding re-
building IT, a steel structure will prob
ably be voted.
Work is going forward rapidly on the
re-decoratng of the opera house and the
frescoing will be finished so the high
school can use IT week after next for
the commencement exercises. The con-
Germ doing the work is the one that
decorated the Congregational church four
or five years ago, Straus Brothers of
Boston. The tints of the walls and cell
ing are TO be much lighter than when