Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-09-16

ana evening.
The members of the Brattleboro boat
club have been invited to a days out
ing at the cottage Of Commodore c. r.
Crosby Sunday.
II. G. Streeter's real estate agency has
sold for Zenas Perry his farm in East
Dummerston on the Putney road, to Carl
ton Upham of Wilmington, possession to
be given Nov. 1.
The woman's exchange will have its
first meeting after the summer vacation
on Monday Sept 10, at $50 p. m, at the
rest room. The governing board will
meet at o'clock.
Charles Miner is harvesting and mar
keting his peach crop, making several
trips to the village daily. The crop this
year is short. but the quality Is good
Mr.. Miner set out 1000 trees 10 years or
more ago, but about 800, have died He
intends to set out 300 more next spring.
Anyone who knows Of graves of Revo-
lutiunary soldiers i'm Brattleboro or ad-
joining towns that have not been marked
by Brattleboro chapter, ID. a. r., Is re-
quested to notify Mrs Charles Akeley
of South Canal street, or Miss Mary F..
Smith of Guilford, committee for mark
ing such graves.
Sunday. September %. will be observed
the Congregational church. Miss Mar
garet Slattery of the Fitchburg Normal
school will be present She will tell the
children's story at the morning service,
conduct a conference for Sunday school
workers i'm the afternoon and give a pub
lie address in the evening
So many people remarked upon the
absence of decorations ON the street
| during the Valley fair last year that "a
| committee has been appointed this year
| to carry out this work To aid the COM
mittee inNhaving the town look it's best
during the fair days. an urgent request
| is made that everyone owning a flag
display it on his building or residence
| wherever tine location.
Rev. John II. Elliott of Oak Park Ill.
| a preacher with Il national reputation
will begin a series of special meetings II
| the Baptist church. Wednesday night
| Sept. % at $50 o'clock. lie will be as
sisted by Merrill r. Naftzger, an ac
compished and very pleasing singer. Pear
| r. Downing, secretary to DR.. Elliott, wh'
| is a fine pianist. will accompany Mr.
| Naftzger during the meetings a chorus
of singers of the Baptist church an,
Bible school was organized Monday even
| ing, and several of the pieces which vii
| be used i'm the meetings We're sung. Their
| will be rehearsals Of the chorus eacl
| Monday night until the meetings begin
| During the week several cottage praye
| meetings have been held i'm different sec
tions of the town. all Of them being pre-
paratory To the work of DR.. Elliott
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| \ WuShOut occurred on the Cascade roa
near the South Main street end, and "a
r,n INTO II " d,r,,,,e vas dona Inn
SOM Inn and inreunit,. varo renuire
to .xtri..,ta tbo bf, r,4,birc Nn,tbo
washout occurred nm \ortb Main sire,
NOT far from, Harry I t,n,erson's ne,
bouse Iiphtring did some DAMAGE a
| tho bon1a Of John Veyiar al, the yVes
river road Mr. and Mrs Nayia, were n
supper when the lightning entered tn
kitchen. and after tearing off board an
loosening the water pipes 1t went of int
the air not far from them They felt tn
| shock slightly How the bolt got int
| the house is Il mystery as there was n
external evidence Of its entrance
may have struck nearby and followed /
WI '''' P'P''
one Of the features Of the Valley faI
will h. a big health exhibit showing IN
work of the state board Of health. tn
| local board of health and the variou
, | agencies working
| for the betterment Of physical condition
and the prevention of the spread c
| disease The exhibit will be in a lare
| tent and some novel features will l
| put in to make il an attractive place Il
the chance visitor as we'll as for thos
who visit the exbibltion with an earn.,
desire to know what Is being done an
what can be done. Since the BrattIeboI
part Of the exhibit was planned it ha
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town are especiallv good and there n,
very few places where general improy,
ment can be made The prInciuaI exbIl
II will be the tuberculosis exhibit of n
. state hoard Of health which will I
shown under the direction Of officers ,
the board. Another educational featul
5 will he the clean milk exhibit which W
I supplement that Of tho state hoard
health along that line The most mode,
| sanitary dairy appliances will he show
< in miniature The exhibit is being n
} ranged tinder tho Joint ausnices Of n
various nublic and semi-nrIbIic orro,
izations which are working for the nh,
: steal betterment of the community.
I
y an organization exclusively for tlbe
culosis work was started Wednes1a
| evening, in a meeting in tho rest roor
when a committee CONSISTING of Re
| Roy NJ Hougbton col I GRAY Este
I | Clarke G Fits Mrs i r smith Mr.
@ TT Tbomnson and Mr. O. = Fit
q u-as annoirtad to norsidor rta, g.
q sucb an orgonizotion and to rarort iate
. Tho meeting vas called nv, Tho tnherc
: Iosis committee If tba Eon,or,s oIu
o | under u,bose a,s,nicas +ba ,,ras.,+ 90
D | cient vvorl, has baap do,.eIoned ord NJ
= @ @ Fitts chairman of the commit,
e presided The tuherculosis commit