Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-06-10
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Patriotic people generally are urged to
display their flags.
John Nesbitt has sold to Henry e.
Shipman a lot on Gulford street ad-'
Joining the property which Mr.. Shipman
recently bought.
Owing to the commencement exercises
the band concert for next week Will be
postponed to June % The program will
be announced next week.
The annual meeting of the Daughters
of the American Revolution will be held
Tuesday, June IA alag day.. Miss Su-
san E. Clark will be the hostess in her
home in West Brattleboro.
DR. F. H. O'Connor, who is moving
from the house above the Baptist church
to the so-called Durham house above
the Unitarian church, now has his Of
fees in rooms and T. first floor of the
American building.
mass meeting of all the Free Masons
of Brattleboro is called for this evening
at o'clock in Masonic hall to consider a
matter of great Importance to the craft.
Refreshments will be served and the Ma
sonic glee club will furnish an entertain
ing program.
The handsomest business sign in Brat
tleboro was hung over Durham Brothers
company's shoe store Wednesday, 1t
was made by F. f. Wyman of 6 Myrtle
street with the exception of cutting out
the letters in the rough. The letters are
of the extended type, and Mr.. Wyman
finished them, covered them with gold
leaf and fastened them to the sign with
brass screws. The sign is 81 feet long
and % inches wide, and the lettering
reads Durham Brothers Co.
Invitations to the high school alumni
reunion are being sent out this week
The reunion will be held in the high
school room Wednesday, June %, at
D. m, and the program will be similar
to that of the last three years All
former members of the high school
whether graduates or not, are invited,
also husbands and wives of former mem
bers. The general committee suggests a
discussion of the purposes of the organ
ization. Refreshments will be served
by w. II. st. Germaine.
Another conference was held Monday
between the committee on the new rail-
road station and officials of the Central
Vermont railroad. Substantial progress
was made and the committee hopes that
ii will be able to announce next week
the details of the plan for doing away
with the grade crossing. The represent
atives of the town and the railroad Off
Gals practically have reached an agree
ment as to the terms on which the work
shall be done, and unless something un-
foreseen comes up a new station is as
Sured.
Road Commissioner David T. Perry is
very popular with Elliot street people
and all who have to pass that way be-
cause of the work which he has done
on the street. The westerly end of the
street from the corner of School street
to the iron bridge has been in very bat
condition some years. Mr.. Perry die
not have money available to make per
manent improvement in the road, bu
by blowing it up and bringing up {
foo Ln 1aI IL, oil itolti nt
the mud holes. The street is in gooC
condition, and it is Mr.. Perrys belief tina
the repairs will keep it so several years
Similar work is being done on Eros
street.
The beer which was seized at the raj,
on the Italian camp at Elm corners tw
weeks ago was ordered destroyed b.
Judge f. w. Gibson of the municipal
court Monday. The beer was seized OF
Il warrant issued by the states attor
ney, but none of the Italians We're pres
ent at the camp at the time and n
arrests were made. The state was un
able to learn to whom the beer beonge
and no claimant appeared no furthe
action was taken, 1t was the belief o
the prosecuting officer that beer ha
been furnished to men and women q
Brattleboro by the Italians, but Their
was no specific charge against any on
of the Italians.
tee of the Brattleboro Civic improvement
league Tuesday night in the home of tn
president Dr. II. d. Holton, a commit
tee consisting of Mrs. c. c. Fits, Mrs
c. A. McRae and II. l.. Piper was electe
to simplify the constitution in som
ways. The question of Sunday stree
Sprinkling was turned over to Richar
g. Averill, and a special meeting will b
called soon to- hear his report The chair
men of the various committees reporte
hat hnl don. 4
ned for the remainder of the year. Tn
program committee of the BrattebOr
Woman's club asked for suggestions 70
a civic day a feature of the Clu
program next season. The league LEI
1he matter with the secretary to sugges
10 the program committee that a lectur
.~on Fairgrounds would be profitable an
helpful.
The marriage of John J. Leonard
Chihuahua, Mexico, and Miss Alice Luc
Whitney of Brattleboro took place in tn
parochial residence at 1890 o'clock Nor
day morning Rev. George L'Ecuyer OF
ficiated, using a two-ring service. Onl
the brides parents and members of tn
family We're present as guests. The bird
wore a blue travelling dress and was al
tended by her brother and sister, HarOl
IL Whitney and Miss Edwina Whitne
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard went by auto
mobile to New York city and sailed frol
Thence they will go to Chihuahua to be-
gin housekeeping. Mr.. Leonard former
was proprietor of the Empire theatre, an
he is now in the same business on
much larger scale in the prosperous Gil
OF Chihuahua. Mrs. Leonard is a daugl
ter of Mr. and Mrs. e. d. Whitney
Green street She graduated from IL
Brattleboro high school in 1906 and a
forwards spent year in Simmons colleg
The end of the work of putting
MIGRANTS is in sight The Brattlebol
Water Works company has installed
of the SO additional hydrants called Il
in their contract with the village, ar
the others will be put in as quickly
possible All the hydrants north
MILESTONE brook have been Unstable
with the exception of two for whiC
special arrangements have to be maj
on account of the sewer pipes. The pre-
sure at various points on the. high
levels of the village has more than con
up to the expectations The highe
hydrant in the village, at the corner
Locust and Maple streets, registered
pressure of 65 pounds when it was test
this week. This is the pressure whit
the company guaranteed at the low
level of Vine street. Although the lar
water main has not been laid throul
Maple street or Chestnut street the Sc
vice in Esteyville is good, as there a
connections with the high pressure Sc
vice from both directions, through t
ICIn1 CORNERS line and through the ne