Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-07-08
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The excursion to New London Monday
proved popular, 100 going from Brattle-
boro.
For the fiscal year ending June 80 the
gross receipts of the Brattleboro post
office on postal account, were $46,S4IS6, a
gain over the corresponding period Of
previous year of SS16O.77
Many anglers have tried their luck bass
fishing in Spofford lake within the past
few days On Friday the first day of the
open season. b. o. Ware and Paul Cobb
and two companions caught AZ fish.
The entire issue of stock, $4,000 for the
Masonic Building association, has been
subscribed The cash pledges received to
date amount to over $1l 900 A. F. Haynes
of WATERFOWL Mass, the architect OF
the building, has the plans nearly ready
and it is expected that contractors VIII
have an opportunity to submit bids with
in few days.
lanes II. Hyde of Brattleboro and Miss
Annie F. Parmenter of Springfield, Mass,
were married Saturday in the home of the
brides sister in Springfield. The cere-
mony was performed at noon by Rev Eu-
gene NJ Antrim, pastor of Trinity Meth
odist church, in the presence of a few
friends They were unattended and the
single ring service was used. Mr.. ana
week They are living at 80 Elliot street.
Mr.. Hyde has been employed by the Estey
Organ company many years.
Walter II. Damon of orange, Mass,
brother in-law of Mrs. George H. Bond
Of this town, was killed in Mechanicsville.
n Y, Saturday. He was a carpenter ana
was at work on a large dam when the
accident happened. He lost his footing
while stepping from one staging to
another and fell backwards 30 feet, break
ing his neck He lived but a few min
utes. Mrs. Bond and her husband went
to Orange that day to visit Mrs Bonds
sister, Mrs. Damon, and had just arrived
there when the news of the accident came
Mrs w. F. Root went to attend the
funeral which took place Wednesday.
The warrant for the annual meeting of
school district No. 2 has been posted. The
meeting is called for Tuesday evening,
July 10, at 8 o'clock. All the articles in
the warrant are routine and it is not eX-
pected that they will bring out any dis
cussion unless the subject Of receiving
tuition pupils should be aired again Two
members of the school board will be
elected. Rev. e. Q. S. Osgood's term of
three years will expire and a member to
serve two years to fill out the(uneXpired
term of the late L. F. Adams will be
elected There is a general desire to re-
tain Mr.. Osgoods services on the board
ana tneTe Is uIIle uOuDl lIldl lie Will ne
reelected. There is a general desire,
also, that a strong business man be
elected in Mr.. Adamss place in order to
preserve the balance of the board.
One of the Brattleboro Water Works
companys horses driven by Fred Adam
ran down the Main street hill late Tues
day afternoon and smashed into one OF
the plate glass windows of H. NJ. Wood 5
store. The animal became frightened
by the shifting of its load of iron pipes
some of the pipes showing forward and
hitting him in the back. Mr. Adam
was walking beside the wagon and ne
did all that he could to turn or stop the
runaway. He had narrow escape from
being crushed when the horse ran upon
the sidewalk at the Flat street corner
and he escaped the broken glass of the
window by a narrow margin. He was
left between the kicking horse and the
other window and for a minute or more
he was in great danger large crowd
gathered and the horse was quoted with
out any further damage. The ANNA
was scratched somewhat and Mr.. Adam
was slightly bruised, but the only ma.
teral damage done was to the window.
with referepce to the drop from 80 tC
60 in ]. X. Batchelders vote for the
governorship nomination in the state
convention it is interesting to note tina
the Batcheder delegates did not leave
the hall between the first and SECOND
ballots, as the total vote on the secont
ballot was only nine less than the first
The table Of the vote by counties show,
also that they did not go over in a bod,
to DR.. Mead. DR. Mead gained one vot,
from Bennington county and one vot,
from Wndham county on the seconC
ballot. The Bennington county vote wa'
as follows: First ballOt-Mead Q. Bat
chelder a. Hapgood .; second ballot
Mead 10, Batchelder SO, Hapgood ?
Windham county's vote was: First bal
lot-Mead &c. Fleetwood II, Batchelder %
Gates ;; second ballot-Mead' II, Fleet
wood u, Batchelder %. Gates :. Wind
ham county stood well by +. w. Gibson
of this town in the vote for the lieuten
ant governorship nomination. Its vOt
was as follows: First ballot-Gibson 80
Leland 4, Slack !; second ballot-Gibsol
SO, Slack l.