Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-08-26


Barden. a native of Wells and a sister of
Herbert Barden of this town. who is now
in the Soldiers Home i'm Bennington. She
was the mother Of five children.
The Boston II Maine engineering crew.
who made surveys for a proposed line
between this town and South Vernon, to
run on the New Hampshire side of the
river, have completed three surveys for
an Independent line to parallel the Cen
trail Vermont track between Windsor and
White River Junction.
The automobiles owned by Col j. Cray
Estey and l.. Il. Holden collided near
Lewis Lynde's farm in Dummerston
Thursday night of last week, but none of
the occupants Of either car, Mr.. Estey's
and Mr.. Hoden's families. were injured
The principal damage to the automobiles
was the tearing away of the top from Mr.
Holden's machine.
All the labor organizations in the town
have united in making plans for big
family picnic Labor day at Central Park,
Vernon to which the public Is invited
The members of the unions with their
families will go down on the early
morning trains and the day will be spent
in true picnic fashion with an outdoor
dinner at noon and dancing afternoon
and evening. As this is the first gather
ig of the kind since the labor unions were
formed much interest in 1t is being shown
A fine opportunity for persons in this
locality to see airship flights at small eN-
pense and little travel will be afforded i'm
Greenfield, Mass, tomorrow ana Monday
as may be seen in an advertisement In
this paper Charles +. Willard, who is
affiliated with the well-kuown aviator
Glen Curtiss. will make flights from the
Rock Dam aerodrome in the big Curtiss
hiplane Monarch both afternoons
There will he no flight sunday. but the
aerodrome will he open in the afternoon
and the admission that day will be free
Band concerts have been arranged for
from . to 1 o'clock. The management
has decided to make no charge for exhlb-
itlng the bplane TO all Corners.
Vermont is assured of visit from ex-
President Theodore Roosevelt within the
coming year through the invitation of a
former Brattleboro man, Attorney Wal
lace n. Batchelder of Bethel, who was a
lieutenant in Roosevelt's Rough Riders
in the Spanish American war. While in
New York last June to meet his former
colonel on the latter's return from his
African hunting expedition Lieut.. Batch
elder asked Mr.. Roosevelt to come to Yer
mont. The eX-presldent promised to ac-
cept if possible and said he would advise
later whether he could come. Mr. Batch
elder has received a letter from Colonel
Roosevelt, accepting the invitation. and
saying: II shall certainly visit you within
a year, hut it is out of the question for
me to say now when"
The Swedish people Of this town will be
pleased TO learn that Rev. J.. A. Zcdreu
who had charge of the Lutheran church
here the summer Of 1902, has had "a flour
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minister. Mr. and Mrs. Zcdren have
many friends in the city, and are work
ing very hard, for the parish is large
one and there is no assistant pastor or
helper u tighten their lahorS. Mr.. Ied-
ren's health is better. however than II
was when he was here. Just at
present Mrs. Iedren is visiting relatives
In Kansas. She expects to return in Sep
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Lynch was named and consented to
run. He was given the nomination
unanimously by reclamation. Dr. Lynch,
in a brief address, expressed his pleasure
in serving the party, and others spoke on
the need Of activity. W. \. Shumway. A.
F, Roberts and John T. KANE were
elected a committee to raise funds for the
campaign.
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ihS Tor me Freehheld concern II mas
oeeh lurIher reported that the Cohhrcu-
cut River Power company would seek an
entrance 10 'ireehlleid to sell power from
the vernon Jam II inns Shoud ever nap
pen the Hreehheld Electric Light ana
rover company would oppose the en-
trance mere before the Gas ana Electric
Light commission. The local company
Holus that theN nave spent a great deal
OF money to put their plant in good con-
clear field here. They feel that the com
mission has recognized this kind Of busi
ness as \ natural nononoIv subiert ia
the control of the commission. as respects
fair rates.-IGreenfield Gazette and Con
rier.
Orrin Harvey watson, 81, native and
longtime resident of Chatham, NH, died
Monday morning in the home OF his
daughter, Mrs. r. b. Gibson on Flat
street, after an illness of more than |
year with tuberculosis and heart disease