Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-06-24
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girls will be held in Festival hall Thurs
day evening at 8 o'clock. A large attend
ance Is desired.
The biggest crowd of the season at
nended the band concert on the common
last night All the numbers received APP
,preciative recognition and one number
A baritone solo by Fred Swift, introduce
ing the echo quartet in the distance,
proved so popular that an encore was de-
manded.
Clifton H. Fox won the speed cham
pionship on the river by defeating Com
modore Charles r. Crosby in number
of brushes yesterday afternoon Mr.. Fox
installed new Gray engine, rated at
from - to Is horsepower, and gave the
boat it's first trial yesterday. Mr.. crosby
was told that the newly equipped boat
could beat his and the trials took place
Immediately. The commodore will have
a new engine put in his boat as soon as
he can get it here.
Mrs. Lydia CHakes) Higley, 81, widow
Of Warren Higley of Marlboro, died We'd
nesday afternoon in her home on Western
avenue after brief illness. She was born
in Petersburg, n. Y, and came to MARI
boro as a young woman. Her entire mar
ried life was spent there and she came to
Brattleboro II years ago, about year
after her husbands death. She leaves
two daughters, Miss Lillian Higley and
Miss Flora Higley of Brattleboro. The
funeral will be held tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock. Rev. d. E. Trout will offieiate
and the body will be taken to Marlboro
for burial.
A large Packard touring car owned
by j. II. Beal wealthy resident of
Boston who is spending the summer on
the John Lowell farm in Putney, ran
over and killed Robert Chester French
~, son Of Mr.. and Mrs George A.
French, in Greenfield yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Beal is an invalid, and in the
car with him were a nurse X. M. Day
of Boston, and the chauffeur, Brice
Blakely. They were going to Springfield
and reached a point in front Of the
Deerfield street school just as the pupils
were leaving the building at the close Oh
the term. Just after a trolley car passed
The building in the opposite direction the
boy started across the street running
IN front of the machine. His skull was
fractured and he died almost instantly
The chauffeur was arrested and taken to
the Franklin county Jail but he was
released on 5000 bail, furnished by MI
Real He will appear in the district
court today. The boys father is Bos-
ton G. Maine engineer.
George A. Twitchell, painter, fell from
a ladder while painting the Westgate
house on Walker place yesterday fore
noon. and he is now in a critical condition
in the Memorial hospital. His skull was
fractured, his left leg was broken between
the knee and thigh and three ribs were
broken and he was bruised in many
DIaces He is conscious, but what his
chances for recovery are cannot be
stated at this time. He rested well last
night, and he is comfortable TINS morn
ing. At the time of the accident Mr.;
Twitchell was painting on the second
story Mrs c. R. Slmonds, who was
at
mast a window and she rushed to his as
sistance with some water and then had a
physician summoned. DR.. G. r. Ander-
son arrived in a few minutes and had Mr.
Twitchell taken to the hospital. MT
Twitchel injured one foot the day before
which may have been the cause of his
losing his footing on the ladder. He
struck in a driveway.
The lawn of c. A. Harris's home on
North street was a gay place yesterday
afternoon, when the girls of the j. II. {
gave their fifth annual fair in aid of the
Sea Breeze fresh air work carried on toI
the poor children of New York. the
lawn was decorated attra ctively with the
flags of all nations, with Japanese Ian
terms to add to the effect. The lawn was
roped in with red cord, and the tables
from which the varied assortment OF
pretty, useful and toothsome things were
offered for sale were set about in tempt
ing places. throughout the AFTERNOON Ni'
friends of the girls came in to buy gen,
erously, and the tables were well cleared
before night. When the accounts were
all turned in at the close it was founc
that about $50 had been cleared. Dona'
lions from women who are Interested II
the work will swell this amount consid
erably. The receipts of the fair have in
creased steadily each year The flower
table, which was close by the entrance
was in charge of Gretchen Goldsmith anC
near it was a novel grab, cart drawn
by two huge butterflies, presided
over by Margaret Mellen. The Lemonade
table was in charge Of Allethaire Este!
and Gertrude Robbins. The cake tabl'
bore a large and tempting assortment
(which found a ready sale under the direc
7tion of Lillian Lawton. Margaret MelleT
and Marion Durham were kept busy a
the candy table disposing of the larg'
stock Of homemade sweets. Fancy ar
ticles made by the girls and their friends
were offered for sale at the fancy table II
charge of Evelyn Harris and Evelyn Dun
ham. The sultriness of the day made
the ice cream table, looked after by Mar
-garet Robbins, a very popular place.
The July celebration under the
management of the Magnet club is oc
'cupying the attention of a large number
of the boys, and for the morning parade
sSrcne curious and amusing features arr
in process of construction. There viii
be keen competition for the IS prz'
which has been offered for the best grouI
feature, and several prizes for the bes
individual features will be given. Tn
bows will gather on the grounds in thu
rear of the high school building sooI
after o'clock. The parade will form a
o'clock and the line of march will b
through the Oak street district, aroun'
by the common and then through Mail
street to Elliot street and there ma!
be side excursion through Church
Green and High strets before starting
for the Valley fair grounds. They viii
be reviewed by the judges from tn
Brooks House veranda and will marcl
to the fair grounds by way of Cana
street An hour will be spent in sport
and at 10 o'clock a match ball game be
tween the Baptist Sunday school and
picked team from the Magnet club vii
be played. Free luncheon for every bo
who goes into the parade will be serve
at noon and about two hours will be al
lowed for exercises afterwards. Tn
public Is especially urged to be presen
in the afternoon A ball game betwee
the professional men captained by Fran
E., Barber will play a business meR
team ,captained by Richard c. Averil
Arrangements are being made for a
open air concert on the common earl
in the evening by colored double quar-
tet nom Springfield, Mass, with fire
works on the river to round out the da!
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