The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1908-10-08
BRATTLEBORO.

LIE oolH anniversary observance
IN st. Michael's Episcopal churcl
Sunday attracted large audience,
both morning and evening. The
principal feature was the historical
sermon by the rector, Rev. William
j. Hamilton, at the morning service
The funeral of Elbridge J
Knowlton, for many years sexto1
and superintendent of the Prospec
Hill cemetery, was held at his late
home on South Main street Sunday
Rev. Harry Miles, pastor of the
Congregational Church officiated
and Miss Emma Gregg sang. The
members of Sedgwick Grand Army
Post attended in body. The burr.
al was in Prospect Hill cemetery
members of the Post acting as bear.
ers.
Rally day was observed by the
Sunday school of the Center church
Sunday. Services were held in the
church. The new piano, for which
funds were raised by subscription
was used by the school for the first
time.
Union services were held in tie
Methodist church Sunday evening
In preparation for the Chapman and
Alexander evangelistic meetings
which will begin in Brattleboro
soon. The Brattleboro ministers
and members of the laity participant
ed in the services.
Joseph Foster, of Winchester, N i.
H., was hit on the head Wednesday
night of last week while lettering
near the midway at the Valley fair
grounds, Brattleboro, and a cash
was cut in the scalp long enough so
that six stitches were taken in dress
ing the wound. Foster was taken
to the Memorial hospital. Just
what took place preceding the as
sault or what provoked it is not
known, but Foster says he was hit
by a club. He says he had just
been paid $25 and discharged by his
employer. He had five cents left
when taken off the grounds. Two
well-known men befriended the
wounded man and when the latter
was able to recognize their faces he
charged them with having assaulted
him, and as result considerable fun
was had at their expense.
The funeral of Edward Crosby,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r.
Crosby, was held Monday at his
late home on High street and was
largely attended. Among those
presen6 were the members of the
Brattleboro high school class of 1910
of which the deceased was treasurer.
Rev. George B. Lawson oficiated
and Fred G. Adams sang. The
burial was in Prospect Hill GENE
terry.
A quiet wedding Of much interest
to Brattleboro people took place
Tuesday evening in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. W. Rockwell on Canal
street when Mrs. Rockwell's cou-
SIN, Miss Annie Mabel Lamb, was
married to L. Guy Tasker, book
keeper at the Peoples national bank
and son Of Dennis E. Tasker, the
veteran letter carrier. The cere-
mony was perform ed by Rev. D. E.
Trout, pastor of the Universalist
church in the presence of the imme
date families and few close friends.
The bride was graduated from the
Brattleboro high school in the class
of 1900 and has until recently been
clerk in Houghton & Simonds'
store. The bridegroom was grad
uated from the high school in 1899
and has been employed in the Peo-
pies bank since. He is an active
member of the Vermont wheel club
and is now serving as it's secretary.
Fully 700 men are now employed
on the Connecticut river dam at
Vernon and on the roads and rail-
roads which the Connecticut River
power company is raising or making
to protect the towns of Brattleboro,
Vernon and Binsdale from damage
by high water when the dam is COM
pleted.