Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-06-24

Ernie Arthur Brazer and Ellie Maria |
Jones, both Of Brattleboro, were married
Sunday by Justice William S. Newton.
A regular business meeting Of the w.
G. T. L. will be held Tuesday at o'clock
in the rest room, when the report Of the
county convention will be given.
The next meeting of Protective Grange
will be held Wednesday night, and will be
a patriotic meeting" The program will
include an address by Col. Kittredge
Haskins.
a meeting Of the Sunday school board
of the Methodist church Hill be held
Monday evening at o'clock in the league
room. All members of the board are
requested to be present.
The Judge Shea place on Oak street
will be sold by public auction tomorrow
afternoon at O'Clock Attention is called
to the sale as a rare opportunity to secure
one of the best residence properties in
Brattleboro.
Excavation for the new hydrants in
Main street began yesterday and it is
expected that the last Of the SO new hy-
drants will be in place by the end of
next week. Only three remain to be
installed.
The Springfield Republican of Saturday
said: IF r. Hawley real estate broker,
has sold for j. E. Mann of Brattleboro.
Il
A. F. Leonard, who has contracted for
modern two-family house. and will build
at once
Adjutor Champoux, one of the BARRIERS
in the Brooks House shop, and Miss
Dorothy Provencal Of st. Johnsbury were
married Tuesday in st. Johnsbury. The
ceremony was performed by Rev Father
a. p. Derochier Of Central Falls, r.. l., an
uncle Of the bride.
The following is from the bankruptcy
| court news in the Windsor Journal:
Edward G. Crosby of Brattleboro. trus-
tee, reports to the court that he has been
1 to New York city and has succeeded In
obtaining possession of a part of the
| books, records and papers of the Rae
| Electrical Equipment company, and eN-
| poets to secure the remainder very soon
The commercial department OF the high
school has demonstrated its worth in full
| measure. This year number Of girls
| have completed their course Of two years
and are ready TO enter upon practical
office work Several Of them have taken
positions. Principal +. b Smith would
be pleased to confer with men who desire
expert stenographers and bookkeepers, to
assist them in making good selection
The suit of Frank O. Carpenter against
the town of Brattleboro will be heard in
the municipal court room Monday morn
!
| Lynde OF Dummerston. Mr.. Carpenter
! brought suit 10 recover for work which he
claimed he did on the highways. The
hearing has been postponed several times,
but the attorneys have agreed to try the
case Monday.
The last Of the Van Dyke log drive pass
ed Brattleboro Saturday leaving the
river free for boating for the first time In
four weeks The logs came along 50
alt,a 11,. hot thnr mn
time when the boatmen could not go out
with ordinary care, but all are glad to see
the river free again. The last of the logs
were run through the logway at the Yer
non dam Monday. The logmen expert
enced less difficulty than usual in getting
the drive past Brattleboro
The sidewalk on Elliot street next to
the Vermont National bank building
| caved in yesterday as the result OF eN-
cavations which were made beneath it In
laying a water pipe recently. tunnel
was run under the side walk and the
earth which was shoveled in after the
pipe was laid was not tamped down. II
settled and left the tar sidewalk hanging
In the air a few feet The weight oil
traffic crushed in the sidewalk and ii
had to be dug up for several feet in order
to give an opportunity TO lamp down
the earth
Fred W. Hyer and Miss Alice Louise Tt
tus, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c
Titus. were married Saturday night in the
home of the brides parents on South MAR
street. The ceremony was performed at
o'clock by Rev. Roy NJ. Houghton. pastor
of the Centre Congregational church, only
the families and intimate friends being
present. The bride wore whites messaine
The couple were unattended. An infor-
mai reception to the neghbors and friends
was held directly after the ceremony. Mr.
V.rf1T Ii
street. The bride is a graduate OF tn,
Brattleboro high school and has man,
friends. The bridegroom is a designer anC
wood carver in the Estey organ compan!
works.
All the graded schools in the incorpor
ated district closed Friday for the sum
mer vacation. The pupils of the primar,
schools and in the third and fourth
, grades went on car rides and gathered a
The schoolhouses for refreshments after
I wards. Some of the teachers have gon,
on their vacations but most of those
whose homes are in Brattleboro are rest
) ing before going away Miss Ethel NJ
Goodale and Miss Abbie l.. Starr wen
with Miss Ruth A. Sprague to the latter!
home in North Wilbraham to visit. Mis-
Nina NJ Sheldon went to Woodstock
, Miss Gertrude l.. Marston went to he
home in Grafton and Miss Inez c. Axle!
= went to her home in Vernon. Miss Grac,
I ! \. l'lke Is NlSlllnB III OITtctllltlu anu MIS-
I | Ethel A. Eddy has gone to her home ii
Wardsboro. Mrs. A. NJ. Harlow PLAN
to spend July and August on Cape Cod
5 and Miss Florence I. Goodenough will
2 go to Ogonquit Me, to spend the sum
= mer.
The graduating exercises of the nintl
E grade Of st. Michaels parochial schoO
/, were held Wednesday evening with
8 large number of the relatives and friend
= of the members of the class in attend
Y with red and white. the class colors
e which made a fine setting for the brigh
faces of the young people, All the mum
bers on the program, as given in Tn
a | Phoenix last week, were rendered in
way that drew enthusiastic applause
After the exercises by the pupils Rev
Father NJ. J. Carmody gave a stirring
= | address to the class, urging upon then
> the new responsibilities which had beei
q | given them at the close OF their schoo
: | career A few members OF the class will
= enter the high school in the fall. Afte
: the indoor exercises the company ad
journed to the school lawn, where
, lawn party was held. John Baker wol
the boys prize of S in gold for the bes
q conduct in and out of school and Ern
, | estine Paquette won the other IS prize
e Herbert r. Chamberlain. of the boar
e of listers, has made footlngs from tn
s taxpayers lists for the assessment o
d taxes. The village grand list-is $4S. 4O1 OF
= which will raise in taxes $21, 7S2. 60. Tn
= district school grand list Isl $4S, 4Sl II
e but the amount which 1t will yield 4
a taxes cannot be stated until after tn
l. village school meeting, when the tax rat