Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-05-20

season.
The Red Men are preparing to give a
big public dance in Grange hall the
evening of May 81. The warriors will
appear in an exhibition drill and there
will be other special features.
Brattleboro lodge, N. E. o. p, will hold
a regular meeting Wednesday evening in
Red Mems hall at 730. After the meeting
supper will be served by the men. Fol-
lowing the supper dancing and card play
ing will be enjoyed
Sedgwick post, G. A. R., has voted to
invite all old soldiers and sailors, whether
members of any post or not; also mem
bers of its associate body to attend the
Baptist church with them May 30 and to
join with them in the march and all eX-
ercses of Memorial day. A full program
of the exercises including the march, will
be given next week.
The suit of Frank o. Carpenter against
the town of Brattleboro to recover for
work alleged to have been done on the
highways in the west part of the town,
scheduled to be heard before Justice
Lewis Lynde of Dummerston Tuesday,
was postponed indefinitely as E. w
Gibson attorney for the plaintiff was
so occupied with county court matters
that he could not attend to the case.
date will be fixed later which will be
convenient for all parties
d. +. Curtin camp. Spanish War Vet
Grams, went on a picnic Saturday after
noon. About 40 members of the camp
and friends assembled at the armory at
2 o'clock and marched to the Valley fair
grounds where the celebration was held.
a variety of sports were INDUCED in, the
feature being an erratic ball game. The
later afternoon was spent in singing and
fol gtA ri md ha ~.
home in small groups at intervals through
the early evening, The outing was a de-
cided success from every standpoint.
News has been received in town Of the
death of Van Buren, Perry, "a. of Qurk,
Iowa which occurred April 80. He was
a son of Fayette and Gratia (Howe) Per-
ry and was born in Dover Jan. Il, 1886.
His father was killed in June, 1S49 at
the raising of a barn on the premises Of
Ruel Boyd, leaving a wife and six chill
dren. In the spring of 1857 the widow
and her family removed to Iowa. Van
Buren, Perry married there. but his wife
died many years ago, leaving no children,
and Mr.. Perry never remarked. He was
highly respected in that community. He
was a cousin of John c. Howe and Mrs.
Winthrop II. Adams of this village.
The selectmen gave their undivided at
tention last night to highway questions.
Road Commissioner David T. Perry pre-
scented his plans for work during the next
few weeks and told what had been ac-
complished recently. He reported that
about 1000 feet of the permanent highway
on the Vernon road had been completed
and that another 1000 feet would be built
by the end Of next week. The surface
drain on Washington and Central streets
is nearly completed. Mr.. Perry plans to
do some tar macadam work near the
Main street bridge and on North Main
street between the fountain and the COM
mon. He intends to do away with the bad
crosswalks at the Bratteboro Retreat by
constructing a strip of tar macadam
there. All his plans received the hearty
approval of the selectmen.
The tuberculosis camp management
kept open house al the camp Tuesday
afternoon and received about 10 guests
who went out to see the camp in its
reorganized form. The visitors expressed
much surprise and pleasure at what had
been done and many of them showed
their interest and appreciation of the
work by leaving substantial contributions
of money or supplies. The visitors were
shown through the camp by Miss Alice
Lindgren, who is in charge Of the work.
Miss Lindgren expects to be there reg
ularly through the summer and she will
-
from the Memorial hospital The camp
staff will include also a cook and an
| orderly. The camp was opened for pat
| tents Wednesday, when five of the per
sons who were cared for at their homes
| during the winter went there to remain
through the summer. There are a num-
| Der more who will go later.
The effort of the board of trade to make
| the recent census as complete and accu-
! ~ 100
| names being added to the lists turned in
| request of the board of trade, Lynn NJ
! Hays, state supervisor of the census. eX.
| tended the time for the completion of the
! census until today. Hugh Agnew, who
| served as enumerator in one of the dis
| tricts was given the task of looking VI
the cases which We're reported to the
| board of trade as unenumerated. In one
| days work he secured the names of about
| so persons and a number more have beer
added since. AS it was impossible fol-
! him to complete the work to his OWL
| satisfaction in the time allotted him Mr.
| Agnew asked Mr.. Hays for an extension
| of time and he was given until Tuesday tC
! file his last returns. The people of the
| town are urged again to send in names
| to the board of trade of anyone who has
not been enumerated. The greater part
/
those of the Italians who are working on
| the water works.
Henry A. Bowen, 70, father of DR.. E. S
Bowen of Brattleboro, died suddenly from
heart failure in his home in Shelburne
| Falls Wednesday morning. He attended
| to some of his regular work and was
| seated in a chair waiting for a team tc
| take him to the railroad station with the
| intention of making a trip to Westfleld
| when he died without warning. His wife
| coming into the room, found him dead
| Mr.. Bowen was a native Of Whitingham
| in this county. but had lived in Franklin
| county, Mass, most of his life. He was
| station agent in Shelburne Falls 10 years
| and between 1884 and 1887 filled similar
| position in Greenfield. For the past &c
| years he had been engaged in the manu-
| facture of paper boxes He was past no.
BILE grand in the Odd Fellows and had re-
eregn grand lodge. He had been an ac-
| tive worker in the Universalist church
| many years. He is survived by his wife
| son and a daughter, Mrs F. H Amsder
| of Shelburne Falls, and three sisters, Mrs
| ID. l.. Jackson and Miss Diana Bowen Of
| North Adams and Mrs. Otis Maynard Of
| Philadelphia. DR.. Bowen was called Il
| Shelburne Falls by his fathers deatf
| Wednesday, and was there again today
to attend the fuenral. held at o'clock.
Fire Department Elections.