Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-07-19
BRATTLEBORO.

BRATTLE8oRo.
Sunshine society, branch l, will meet
with Mrs E. A. Starkey No. 5 Oak
street, Friday, July 20, at o'clock.
Hayes Bigelows advertisement of the
Mullins pressed steel boats will attract
the attention of all those who are be-
coming interested in motor boats on ac-
count of the construction of the Connec-
ticut river dam.
The city of Salem, Mass, has voted
100000 for a new central school building,
which has long been needed, and the
plans are now being drawn under the
direction, as to general arrangement of
Principal II. X. Whitaker. Work of con-
struction will begin the present season
Floyd Henry Prouty of Elliot street and
Miss Lena Mabel Wheeler, daughter og Mr..
and Mrs. Emery Wheeler Of Wardsboro
were married Wednesday evening by Rev
A. II. Webb, pastor Of the Methodist
church. in his home on High street. They
were unattended. For the present they
will live at So Elliot street.
Refreshments of cake and ice cream
were served after the meeting of Protec-
tive Grange Wednesday evening. On ac-
count of the small attendance the pro-
gram prepared was not given. Miss
Marion Peterson of New London, Conn,
who is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin
II. Combs, gave several recitations.
The largest mortgage ever recorded in
Cheshire county has just been placed on
record at the registry of deeds in Keene.
1t is a first mortgage for 81, 900 600 by
the Connecticut River Power company of
ory Trmst co,orary ~ Tostar ad 20
rnada to SECURE < nor cant bonJs 1,tioh
the trust ro,nnonv win Issue nm tho nlart
of tho comDany ~ rho big dan, ho+r,eo,,
Vernon and Hinsdale.
Manager FOX announces the engage
ment OF The Toy Makers to appear at
August IA. rms attractive piece OF
merry making is fresh from the
pen OF charles FELTON, Plugin, who
wrote the book OF the same name.
After he had written the play he
not+ 70 ,yrito tl,, net s,,, Jis o. i,i,i,,
and the result is said IN he n nrodlction
which ..i,,s+ b,,rt,i,s ,,,,-,, ,.i+L g., 80
melody
Workmen began yesterday to clear
away the prush ana small trees on the
oank between South Main street and
prospect street This bank was once
clear OF all but the biggest trees but has
recently been allowed to grow up until
the view from the houses on Prospect
street was cut on IN that direction AS
IL is one or the hnest outlooks in the
town the residents on Prospect street and
the owners of the property united in hav-
ing 1t cleared: The large trees will be
lett standing but the small growth will
be entirely cut away.
The preliminarv announcement % +ba
third annual meet of the Odd Fellows and
Rebekah's field day association to be held
In Brattleboro Sept. 2, is out and the best
program yet has been arranged. The
meet will open at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing with a band concert, followed by
pail game between Ludlow and Springfield
teams. Dinner will be served at noon and
the afternoon will be taken up with drills
ana athletic contests for which substan-
ual cash prizes are offered. The meet
Will be at the Valley Fair grounds, and
Will be held rain or shine as there is
plenty OF shelter,
James Griffin n ,,a+aro, 90 It, ,t
war. who snent his carly dove IN D.
tleboro. died in Los AnqeIes inc 90 IT,
was about "a vears oId ma go - D
tIeboro when vonrg NO., r,itt, IL
mother and sisters HE rootha- ,5iaI 80
before he went 70 war and the onIy go
WING sister is Mrs. Mary Higgins of Ell
Hot street Mr.. Grimm Is pleasantly re-
nIelilpeIeu ny many OF the older resi-
uIh's III to"h anu by the comrades with
"HoH ne served IN the war On his re-
urn from tne war ne married Miss Mary
HIauy ol TINS town ana shortly after
~aIu9 went west tor many years his
-iS iIiS ueaIu HothlnS from MIN put
~ tT , years correspondence has
peeh kept up, news OF MS death reached
mem ldst frlday night lie leaves
"iuo" ana Iour daughters
Repairs and alterations began this week
on Ullery building. The store occupied nv
M. ]. Moran is being completely refnished
also the floor below, which IS being
fitted up into first class undertaking mar
lors for Mr.. Moran The store occunied
by e. ]. Fenton before his removal to
the American building is being refnished
throughout and made into an attractive
barber shop for w D. Lenihan. who will
move in as soon as the repairs are com
DIetad C1ass doorc bo,,a Lao,, ,,Ioo,l