Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-06-17
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There will be a band concert tonight
on the common by the First Regiment
band Next weeks concert will be given
Thursday night on the common.
There will be no midway at the next
Valley fair A few attractions like the
Ferris wheel and merry-go-r round will
be given space on the grounds, but the
fakirs will be excluded.
In a meeting Of the directors Of the
Brattleboro Boat club last night It was
decided to have no regatta July 4 on ac-
count of the celebration which is being
planned by the boys Of the town
regatta committee, consisting of Charles
A. Harris, chairman, Martin Austin and
II. G. Rice was elected to make arrange
ments for a Sunday run and picnic up the
river as soon as convenient. These Of
ficers were elected: Commodore, Charles r.
Crosby; vice commodore. DR.. 4. L.
Pettee; rear commodore, Harry r. RAN
dali
The class day exercises Of the senior
class of the high school will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock on the
high school lawn, the program being as
given in The Phoenix last week. All
friends Of the school are invited to be
present. The baccalaureate sermon will
be preached Sunday evening in the Com
gregatiOnal church By Rev. E O. S Os-
be held Tuesday evening in the Audito-
rum and the alumni reunion will be held
wednesday evening in the high school
building.
The Dial appointments for next year
are: Editor in chief, S. F Breeze Morse
II; assistant editor. Evelyn Emerson,
II; representatives of senior class, Adele
A. Cowles. Joseph A. Eckels, Edith F.
Kendall, Helen B. Kenney, Appleton T
Miles; representatives OF Junior class, Es-
Their A. Barrett, Dorothy NJ Denning
Harriet Emerson. Carlotta F. Hopkins,
9. Warner Hopkins, Margaret Mellen,
Helen F. Morris, Harold NJ. Newell, Alice
r. Spencer and Ben Weeden; business
manager, Robert Knowlton, II; assistant
business manager, Julius F. Kuech. 70.
Stephen w. Cushman of Westfeld.
Mass, and Miss Emma Maria Derose Of
Springfield, Mass, were married yester-
day afternoon in the home Of the bride
groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs w. f.
Cushman of Birge street. The ceremony
was performed at 5 o'clock by Rev d r
Trout pastor of the UniversalIst church
In the presence of the immediate rela :
tives and a few friends. John Carhuff
was best man and Miss Tracy Cushman
and Miss Violet Johnston were brides
maids. A luncheon was served after the
wedding. Mr.. and Mrs. Cushman will
spend their honeymoon in Brattleboro.
Miss Ruth Sprague, assistant teacher in
the ninth grade, has resigned, and will go
TO Springfield. Mass, the coming wear.
Miss Hope Bolton. a graduate Of tbe
F1tchburg normal school, who has taught
In Greenfield the past year will be her
successor. Miss Abbie Starr. teacher in
the eighth grade, who has also resigned.
VIII pc succeeded by Miss Alice Johnston
or thls town, graduate of WestfeId nor
NAL school and a teacher in Greenfield tho
past year Miss Nellie Prouty, teacher in
the sixth grade, Canal street school ba .
asked for years leave Of absence. which
VIII be granted, and her place will be filled
ny MISS Hortense Switzer, who has taught
III hasthampton, Mass, the past year.
Health Officer Henry Tucker notified F
). waterman, chairman Of the board of
pallins' this week to abate the nuisance
caused by the lack of a sewer in Vernon
street The drainage from the sinks now
noWs along the gutter and emDties into
the freight yard, where it stands in n
stagnant foul smelling pool some
tIouple mas been experienced in other
Se5rs' nut never before has It been so
pad as 1t Is this year. It will be a simple
matter to lay n sewer through the street
to' connect with the Prospect hin sewer
Whlch crosses Vernon street near tho oil
tanks. Complaints were made bv the
General vermont Railway company sew
BOARD
CaHed the attention of the bailiffs to the
trouble at that time.
The bailiffs viewed the old cistern IN
Cedar street Friday night tn ,io,i.
covering of which had become rotten
inc bailiffs decided that in view Of +ba
Hsh pressure hydrant service the cistern
was no longer necessary and they order
60 II hlled up and abandoned The bail
ms also considered the subject of
mousse Tor Esteyville and voted TO rescjnd
thelr former vote to build a combinations
structure on Fuller park A new hose
mouse had been suggested because of the
excessive cost OF housing the Estevville
hre company. 1t was found on investiga-
tlon that the present rate was far above
"hat the owner of the present quarters
would ask, but that he never had been
asked TO name a reduced rate. In view,
Oh the low rate which finally was Sc
cured II seemed inadvisable to incur the
expense OF a new structure.
Mrs. Arabelle H. Smith. wife of Joseph
w. smith, formerly of Brattleboro died
N heT nome In Mlddletown N. Y, Mon
Jay after an illness Of about a wear Mrs
: smith lived in Brattleboro more than IN
years, ana she had a wide circle of
friends in the community, although her
quiet home-loving nature did not lead
her 10 enter freely into the social life of
image one was devoted to her home
ana her chief delight was in her flowers
ana in all living things about her She
was born in Newburyport, Mass and
was daughter of John and Harriet
Ckrench) Belknap, formerly of Dummer-
SION. When she was a small child her
parents returned to Dummerston, and she
aLtlsnded school in that village and in
I'utney. She was married to Henry H.
hathan' youngest son of the late John
Kathan of Dummerston, in 1863 They
lived in Dummerston, Putney and Brat
tleboro until his death in 1873. She was
married to Mr.. Smith in Brattleboro in
1876 and they lived here until 1901, when
they moved to Peterboro n H. going
from there to Middletown four years
ago. Besides her husband she leaves one
sister Mrs. ]. B. Hosmer of Brattleboro
a daughter Mrs. Lila j. Timson of
'Claremont, and two granddaughters. Miss
Catherine B. Timson of Claremont and
Miss Hazel H. Timson of the Westfeld
normal school. Mrs. Timson had been
with her mother several months The
body was brought to Brattleboro Tuesday
night after prayers in the home IN
Middletown. The funeral was held Wed
nesday morning at 10 o'clock in the home
OF III. 70. Bond, Rev. d. r. Trout, pastor
OF the Universalist church, officiating
The burial was in the West Dummerston