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

Mrs. S. A. Richmond was elected secre-
tary.
Unitarian church, Rev. T. Q. S. Osgood,
pastor. Service every Sunday at 1890.
Sunday school at 11.45. Theme for next
Sunday: None of us liveth to himself
alone" All are welcome
In the regular meeting of the Pilgrim
Fathers Tuesday evening f.. L. Parker,
representative to the supreme colony in
Boston. gave a very comprehensive re-
port. The committee on the rummage
sale which was held recently in the
Vinton building reported more than $50
received from that source.
Friday was Mrs. Henry II. Thomp-
sons birthday anniversary, and when Mr..
and Mrs. Thompson returned from a car
riage drive late in the afternoon they
found that some Of their women friends
had taken possession of their house.
Nineteen sat down to supper and enjoyed
a delightful evening. Mrs. Thompson re-
ceived a number Of birthday gifts
The Boston & Names summer pas
senger schedule will go into effect June
20. In addition to the usual through
White Mountain train each way there
will be a through parlor car service from
New York to Lake Sunapee via Brattle-
boro. This arrangement will be appreci-
ated by local people as it makes an
easy journey to the lake without the
usual change and wait at Claremont
Junction, n H.
a new label agreement was signed last
week by the Hooker, Corser & Mitchell
company, represented by w. II. Proctor,
and the United Garment Workers, repre-
scented by the board member, Miss NJ. c.
Daley of New York, and the president
Of the local union. Miss Minnie f. Devine.
An increase in rate of wages of about 10
per cent was granted, affecting the cut
ting, operating and shipping departments.
This is the largest increase given in any
agreement in the 10 years the factory has
been run under union conditions, and 1t
shows that the recognized company in
tends to pay high wages. Since the con-
troll OF the company was taken by Mr..
Proctor. II. r. Brown and w. c. Mitchell
the greatest unity and cooperation has
existed between the employers and EN-
ployees.
An unusual treat is in store for Brattle-
| boro people Friday evening Of next week,
when Rev. William Sturgeon of Lon
don, England, will deliver a lecture on
An Englshman's view of Brother Jona-
than and his country" in the Congre-
| tional church. Mr.. Sturgeon Is a cousin
Of the late Rev. c. II Sturgeon, and his
| record fully sustains the great name he
bears. both for graces and gifts DR..
| Sturgeon is blessed with a delightful
voice and his flow Of language Is easy and
| impressive. He is a man Of deep, gem
| uine, Christian spirit, acquainted with
| the wants and aspirations Of the masses
Of the people and in fun sympathy with
! human nature. He is an eXtempore
speaker, yet so fun Of resources that he
rarely repeats himself. He is heartily en-
! dorsed as lecturer, missioner and
preacher. Tickets for the lecture may be
obtained at the Brooks House Pharmacy
and will be sold by young women OF the
| church.
The efforts Of the Civic Improvement
| league and the people in the lower Canal
street section to keep the glen, near the
| junction of Canal and Elm streets. in a
| clearly and attractive condition met with
a discouragng setback this week, Some
one who evidently wholly fails to realize
| what a pretty little corner the glen is
| dumped at least two wheelbarrow loads
of waste paper and plastering from a
| house there. The rubbish will be cleaned
away a quickly as possible, but those who
| have been foremost in making the glen
| attractive will not forget soon the spirit
in which the rubbish was dumped
| There are several signs erected by the
bailiffs forbdding dumping anything or
| the grounds. and If there were any clue
l
the spirit of the order of the bailiffs &C
| ton would be taken against him. The
| rubbish was dumped at an early hour In
| the morning and no one in that locality
| seems to have seen the offence committed
| Considerable effort and money has beer
| expended in making the glen attractive
and those who have been most interested
in the work are highly indignant at the
occurrence.
The difficulty and delay in getting to-
| gether suitable equipment for the recov-
cry Of a body from the water which
was experienced Monday night and Tues
| day morning, led chairman +. j. Water
| man of the board of bailffs to take steps
| toward having an adequate equipment
| and left in onvenient place. He
had two graphing irons made
also number Of megaphone water
| telescopes like the one which was found
so serviceable Tuesday. one set of this
equipment will be kept in the Engine
| house on Elliot street and the other
| will be kept in the island boathouse
| through the summer season. 1t will be
| possible with this arrangement to get
| a properly equipped boat under way In
a very few minutes from the boathoust
and to follow 1t up with another boat
| with the engine house equipment. Al
| though 1t is not probable that n life could
be saved by these measures there would
| be much greater chance of recovering a
body IL work was begun at once. In
| case of any accident close TO the island
| help might arrive from the boathouse
in time to save a life. Several times
| graphing irons have been constructed
| but after the temporary need was past
| they were not taken care of. The new
| equipment is the property of the village
and it will be cared for in the same
spirit as the fire fighting equipment.
| The sewer nuisance which was taken
up by the board of health last week has
| been called to the attention OF the board
| of bailiffs in forceful way and they
| in turn have passed on the question OF
| abating the nuisance to the Connecticut
| River Power company. In accordance
! with the vote of the selectmen, sitting
as a board of health with DR.. Henry
Tucker last week. Town Agent Arthur
| p. Carpenter drew up an official order
which was signed by the members OF
the board of health and presented to
the baliffs. The order calls attention to
the situation in regard to the sewers
particularly those which empty into the
| Connecticut river near the Snowflake
| corn canning factory and the White
| River Chair companys factory, the bail.
| iffs to make such changes as are neces-
| sary to put the sewers in a sanitary
| condition. r. j. Waterman, chairman
of the board of bailfrs, promptly Sent
| a copy of the order to c. c. Fits, at.
torney for the Connecticut River Power
| company, also a letter calling attention
to the responsibility OF the company fol
the conditions. Mr.. Fits replied on be
half of the company, assuring the bailffi
that the company would assume thu