Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-06-24
PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, JUNE "a, 1910

An increase in pension has been allowed
Amasa Eddy at the rate Of $15 a month
from June 6.
Lloyd II. Robinson. recently partner
of the firm Of Geddis & Robinson. has
sold his interest in the painting and wall
paper department to w. II. Geddis.
The women's association of the West
sBrattleboro Congregational church will
serve supper on the European plan
Wednesday fro $50 to s, under the di-
rection of Miss Olive Weatherhead.
Every one is invited
Children's Sunday was observed by the
Unitarian church Sunday with a carol
service in place of the morning sermon.
Rev. Il. Q. s. Osgood gave a short talk
to the children and +. II. Miller was
assisted In the musical program by Clint
Dugan, violinist. one infant was bap-
tised
Quonektacat tribe OF Red Men as
sembled in their wlgwam Sunday at
2.30 and held a memorial service for 10
| deceased members, after which Sachem
George a. Collins as marshall, the COM
mittee consisting OF f. +. Clark, John
Wilson and r. l.. Parker, and 80 mem
bers went to Prospect Hill and Morning
side cemeteries and decorated graves.
The annual convention of the Street
Railway association of the state of New
! York will be held in Hotel O-te-sa- ga,
! Cooperstown. n. Y, Tuesday and We'd
nesday. The annual banquet will take
place Tuesday night and the speakers
| will be James S. Sherman, vice president
| OF the United States and James Fisk
| Hooker of Schenectady, n. Y, formerly
/ Of Brattleboro.
! Brattleboro chapter, d. A. r., will hold
| its July meeting In Deerfeld Friday, July
! Is, at the time Of the Old Deerfield his
| torical pageant, and all who wish to go
are asked to notify Mrs. G. L. Stickney
/ as soon as possible so that tickets may be
! secured program Of IL scenes Of Pu-
| ritan times has been arranged, including
Indian hostilites, and there will be ex-
/ hbiton Of village Industries. 4 limited
/ number of automobiles win be provided.
! II is expected that most OF the Brattle-
boro people will leave on the 1.55 train.
Morris Silverman of Rutland, a travel
ing salesman, was taken to the Memorial
| hospital Tuesday night in great suffering.
He was in great need OF an operation but
| he had been operated upon 1--WE times and
he would not give his consent to another
operation. He Is still in the hospital and
everything possible is being done to make
him comfortable until the consent OF his
relatives can be obtained to perform an
operation against his will. The man went
into Dr. Gregg's Office that evening and
men that he was taken to the hospital.
Three concerts will be given by the
First Regiment band next week. The
Wednesday night concert will be given in
Esteyville, on Thursday night the band
will play on the Bridge street bandstand
and Saturday afternoon at o'clock the
band Will play on the common for the
baby meet A special program has beer
arranged for the baby meet, including q
I IaggTinttPg IA ha
bies," which has proved very popular
everywhere that ii has been heard. The
three concerts are to be given in one
week in order to make up for part of tn,
time lost through bad weather since the
season opened.
Memorable events marked the 110tf
commencement a Middlebury college thi.
week President Thomas preached tn,
baccalaureate sermon Sunday morninl
and in the evening was the anniversary o
the Young Mems and Young Women.
Christian associations with a forceful ser
mon by Rev. Guy c. IAmson, Middle
bury. 90. of Hyde Park. Mass. formeri,
OF this town. Class day exercises tool
place Monday and in the evening the an
nual prize speaking contest was held
one OF the best speakers was Hugh Thay
er Of West Brattleboro. On Tuesda,
were given two presentations OF the Ro
man drama, 'Temporlbus Hominls Arma
us, portrayal OF scenes from the If
OF Cicero. especially the events which
occurred in connection with the discov
cry and overthrow OF the conspiracy
! OF Catiline against the Roman govern
5 ment. one hundred and thrty-five stu
dents participated. rejecting great credi
upon the Latin department. The Difficult
: part Of Catiline was strongly pla yed b,
J. Gordon Peach OF Brattleboro. In tw,
OF the scenes were introduced Grecial
5 choral dances showing graceful and beau
. tlful effects. Miss May Thayer OF Yves
l Prattleboro was one OF the participants
2 The presentation from first to last was
' brilliant spectacle and gave truthful
idea of life in Rome 1000 years go Tn
scenery was painted for the college by III
best artists i'm scene painting In tn
T. country. beginning Of the Roman
b. drama at Middlebury was made 10 year
: | ago, when the class OF 1900 reproduced II
costume certain OF the odes of Hora CO
t | The next year the events OF Catiine'
! conspiracy were woven together and pre-
. scented and were repeated at the colleg
e | centennial in 1900 in a building erecte
% for the occasion. The dramatiza ton O
. the present year was the same as the tw
| former, with certain additions.