Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-06-09

George and Howard ,Wellman went
Saturday to Chicago to attend the ma
tional convention of clothing manufac-
turers.
A. b. Ashley has resigned as quar-
termaster of Sedgwick post. G. AAR,
ana F.. H. Warner has been appointed
in his place.
F.. l.. Houghton was reelected secre-
tary of the Hostein- Friesian Association
of America in the annual meeting held in
Syracure this week.
The executive committee of the Brat
tleboro Civic Improvement league will
meet in the home of the president, DR.
H. ID. IIolton Wednesday evening at
7.3O.
w. II. Geddis, a. f. Roberts and
Servetus Wilcox have been appointed
appraisers of the stock of G. A. Gibbs
who filed a petition i'm bankruptcy sew
eral weeks ago
Fourth of July will be celebrated with
league baseball game in the forenoon
between Brattleboro and Keene and spec
ial attractions on the island both after
noon and evening.
Rev Father Gricius of South Boston
was at st. Michaels Roman Catholic
| church Sunday to administer the sacra-
ments to the Lithuanian people who be-
long to the parish.
The Prospect Hill Tennis club opened
| It's season Monday evening on the court
| ON Pine street. The club is represented
| by some good tennis players and is on
! the lookout for others and anyone wish
| ing to join may make application to II. ID.
Tasker.
| The plan for a half holiday for clerks
| in the stores through July and August
| has been abandoned The situation was
| discussed bN pba in,
| held in Grange hall Tuesday evening.
| Some of the large employers We're op-
| posed to the plan, believing that a large
amount of trade from outside sources
would be diverted elsewhere if the plan
| was adopted.
Miss Edith Stote's class of the Con-
| gregational Sunday school having had a
| better average attendance than the other
| classes of the intermediate department
| for the past three months, the losers
of the contest rendered them a
supper Wednesday evening in the chapel
of the church. About IS young people
were present and after supper was served
general good time was enjoyed.
Contagious diseases have been report
! ed to Health officer Henry Tucker the
4 past week as follows: AIumps at j NJ
! lamiltons on Canal street, DR.. f. II.
O'Connor's on North Main street, j. +.
'h'h'ii = VII W dlllul street., I. y. IllI-
| ris's on North street, NJ j. Cavanaugh's
on Elliot street, j. w. Buffers on Myrtle
! street and at the AuStine farm; scarlet
| fever at John Dummette's on South
Main street ana G.. II. Oakes's on Clark
| street.
Mrs J. j. Estey viii go tomorrow to
Cambridge, ~ Y, to remain there over
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Gull on
| Monday Mrs Estey and Mr. and Mrs
| Gull viii go to Philadelphia to attend as
delegates the meetings of the Worlds
| Baptist Alliance, which vii be in session
| from June ~ to %. Mrs. Esteys head
quarters in Philadelphia will be at the
Bellevue STAFFORD hotel. Before return
| ing home she will go to Atlantic City and
| Washington.
The State Federation of Women :
| clubs met in Lyndonvlle Wednesday
and yesterday and the attendance was
the largest in its history Among the
notable persons present who are active
| in Womans club WORK We're Mrs Eva
| Moore, president of the General FEEDER
alton of Womens clubs, and DR.. Evan
| geline Young of Boston, both of which
made addresses. Those who went from
| here Tuesday to attend We're Mrs. +.
Il. Smith, Mrs. +. =. Blake Mrs. q. o.
Abbott, Mrs. G.. +. Warner and Mrs. /.
| D. Bailey. Mrs. c. c. Fits was elected
| second vice president.
Mrs. c. b. Thompson, who came to this
country from England in May, lost $25
ON the common Friday afternoon. Since
her arrival here she had been in Towns
bend until last week, when she came to
| Brattleboro to stay at the Melrose. on
Friday afternoon she was on the common
"a short time and came away leaving her
handbag, containing the money, on a
seat. Mrs W. O. Young Of Spruce street
found the money ON a seat in the COM
mon and posted a card in the town hall
corridor. Seeing card which Mrs,
Thompson had posted she called her by
telephone and told her of the find The
money was restored to the owner, who
has "A fine opinion of the honesty of
rattleboro residents.
+. Soukenick, the Hungarian who dis
appeared from the Brattleboro House
last week, appeared at the railroad sta
ton Tuesday. Mr., Carey, the ticket
agent recognized him and told him &c
| sit down a minute and then notified
Chief of Police Wilson. The officer came
and took him to the lookup and thai
evening he was examined as to his san
ity by DR.. Z. r. Aldrich and DIR. II. p
Greene and committed to the Retreat
Soukenick said he had been in Strattor
and West Wardsboro. When he left
here last week he had 81 and when he
returned he had 81, but could not tel
where he got the money The town il
paying for his keeping at the Retreat
but it is expected other arrangement
will soon be made. He has a wife anC
two children in Hungary.
The high school room was crowed las
| evening by parents and friends of thu
students and musical program of un-
, | usual excellence. was given by the school
The 10 numbers on the program wer'
well rendered and enthusiastic out
! bursts of applause at the conclusion o
| each showed that the audience was wei
pleased. The number by +. c. Adams
and chorus was particularly pleasing
At the close of the musical those pres
ent inspected the schoolrooms Follow
, ing was the program: Overture "Trum
peter of the fort" high school or
chestra; I'VE meet again tonight,
high school chorus; "Old black Joe,
boys gee club march, The winning
fight" orchestra; Filing forth our ban
ner," chorus; The night-bells. girls
chorus; Floating mid the lilies f. c
Adams aud chorus; Rocked in tn
cradle of the deep" and YOU" boys
glee club; reverie, Apple blossoms,
orchestra, "Esmeralda.' semi chorus
when the wind boweth in from tn
sea-" girls chorus; Antique mosaic
adapted from Songs of all the col
,, | leges'O, chorus; Soldiers farewell" an
; DE skeetah," boys glee club; "Walst
"Loin du bal" orchestra; Discovery,
: chorus; school song, chorus.
; The Brattleboro baseball team of tn
; | Twin state league is now complete wit
e | the exception of a third pitcher VIII