Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-05-27


in the social rooms of the church June
16
The .balustrade over the portico in
front of the town hall building has been
removed this week, having rotted so
that 1t was in danger of falling.
Services are conducted every night in
the Salvation Army hall at O'clock
The services will be conducted by Mr..
Marshall of Charlestown, N H. and
Ed Langille the treasurer, Saturday even
ing, Sunday afternoon and Sunday
evening. All are invited to attend.
Daniel V. Manning was arraigned in the
municipal court Monday morning on the
charge of intoxicatlon. On recommended
ton of the town grand juror plea OF
guilty of a first offence was accepted
Manning paid a fine of IS and costs. He
was arrested Sunday by Chlef-of- Police
George Wilson.
Protective Grange held a special meet
ing Wednesday evening and conferred
the third and fourth degrees. The third
degree was conferred by the women's de-
gree team with Mrs. II. w. Sargent as
master. The regular harvest supper was
served after the work. The next meeting,
June l, will be a memorial meeting. The
program will be in charge of Mrs. A. ].
Currier.
The Young Women's association was
formally organized in a meeting in the
congregational chapel Sunday evening. A
constitution and bylaws were adopted
and these officers were elected: Pres, Miss
Florence II. Hemenway; vice pres, Miss
Ruth H. Hubbard; sec, Miss Elsie L.
Smith treas, Miss Gertrude A Bailey
The executive board consists of the Off
GERS, Miss Ethel a. Millington, Miss Mir
lam Howard, Miss Bessie l.. Farnum and
Rev. Roy NJ. Houghton.
The Vernon Electric company has filed
articles of Incorporation with the secre-
tary of state. The capital stock is $4,000
and the object of the company is to fur
nsh electric power for lighting in Yer
non, Guilford, Hinsdale and Mortified
f. II. Akey, John T. Wright, II. A. sta
ten and a. G. Barnes. all of Vernon, are
the ones chiefly interested, and they and
others in Vernon have been given esti-
mates as to the cost of electric lights
for their homes, the current to be taken
from the power house at the Vernon
Hinsdale dam.
The Baptist Bible school has bought
new suits for the baseball team organ
lied among the boys of the school. The
suits arrived this week. The team has
won five out of six games played this
! season, and the boys are looking for
an aggregation to give them real
| contest. The reorganized team is made
up as follows: +. Herrick, 2b; G. Her
| rick, IF; r. Adams. C and manager
| V. Adams, II; L. Thayer IS and captain
E. Gray, Of; II. Hall, p; j. Estey, lb; l..
! Wheeler, 3b; r. Sanders, IF; r. Brown.
! II.
DR.. william Sturgeon of London, Eng
| land who will speak in the Congrega-
tional church this evening at o'clock.
| ha NJ nv.
! Chautauqua assemblies, and he will con-
| tinue that work this summer Those in
| town who have heard him speak of him
| in the highest terms. His subject tonight
will be- AN Engishman's view of Broth
er jonathan and his country" 1t is
| hoped that many will avail themselves of
this opportunity. The lecture will be
| given under the auspices Of the new or
ganization in the Congrega tional church.
the Young Women's association. Tickets
may be obtained a the door.
Road Commissioner David T. Perry will
begin paving the cutters on Elliot street
! with granite blocks this week. The gut
| tiers on both sides OF the street will be
paved from the junction of Main street to
the Grange store building. Some paw
| ing will be done also in the cutters on
Flat street. Mr.. Perry has bought some
material for constructing concrete side
|
the walks within the next 10 days, al
though he has not decided definitely as tc
where all of the work will be done. He in
tends to spend $4,000 or more in sidewalk
construction Mr.. Perry has had -four
gangs of men at work in different parts
of the town, and he says he ought to en-
ploy them the rest of the season in order
to get the highway repairs caught up, but
the funds available probably will not al.
low him to do so.
King Jollity was presented last evening
| in the opera house in Springfield, thi!
state, under the auspices of the Univer
salist society and under the direction o
+. Wales and his son, II. c. Wales o
Brattleboro. This charming musiCa
comedy has been brought out $50 times
| by Mr.. Wales and has always been a pro
nounced success. At Springfield Mr.
Wales introduced a new feature in con
nection with the dance Of the fairies, II
the form of an esthetic dance to gavott,
music by the queen of the fairies. imper
sonated by Evelyn Fisher of this town
The Springfield Reporter describes Mis-
Fisher as the "child wonder" and says
Miss Fisher, who is only seven years o
age, is the embodiment Of grace and eX
ecutes the most difficult steps with eas
and precision. His work is truly re
markable. She also danced the sailor
leadership of II, c. Wales, furnished mu
sic for the PRECIPITATION,
The commencement week program O
the Brattleboro high school has beer
mapped out definitely. Glass day exer
cises will be held Saturday. June IS
instead of Monday as usual on accoun
of the examinations of the college en-
trance board which begin Monday, Jun,
20. The exercises will be held at 3 o.
clock in the afternoon on the hgl
school lawn. The baccalaureate sermon
will be preached by Rev f. O. S. Os
good Sunday morning. June 10, in th'
Centre Congregational church. Tn,
commencement exercises will be held IL
the Auditorium Tuesday evening, June
p. The speaker will be Prof Herman
H. Horne of New York university
formerly of Dartmouth. In a meeting o
the general committee of the High SchoO
Alumni association Monday evening 4
was decided to hold an informal recep
ton and gathering of the alumni Wed
nesday evening, June %. The higi
school will close June D. The graded
schools will close June II.
The annual meeting Of the Windham
Union Congregational ministers was helC
in the parlors of the Congregations
church Monday at 10 o'clock Rev. II. H
Shaw of Marlboro was chosen moder,
ator. Rev. Roy NJ Houghton conducted
the devotions. The essay by Rev. w. ]
Ballou of Ludlow, based on the passag,
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