Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-07-29
BRATTLEBORO.

Road Commissioner d. T. Perry has
had the road roller working on High
street several days this week repairing
several bad places and leveling the sur
face.
Deputy Sheriff c. l. Knapp has report
ed to Town Clerk C. S, Hopkins that his
duties as killer of unlicensed CANNES mas
not resulted in the death of any dogs
this year as most of them have been IL
censed by their owners.
Miss Anna Holder and Charles =.
Griffin were married Tuesday noon in the
parsonage of the Methodist church by
Rev f. A. Wells. They were unattended
and the single ring ceremony was per-
formed. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Griffin are
employed in Warmers bakery. Mrs.
Griffin has been an active worker in the
Methodist church, of which she is
member.
Island park continues to attract pleas
ure seekers each evening and the man
agement is continuing the fine moving
picture shows and the dancing parties
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday even
ings. The merry go-round is on its sec
ond week and the children are riding to
their hearts content The afternoon
concert Sunday attracte a large crowd
TO the island and the First Regiment
band rendered fine music. The crowds
appreciate the efforts of the management
TO give them a place for amusement and
nothing to mar the pleasure of anybody
has occurred.
The board of seectmen have authorized
Town Clerk c. S. Hopkins to install
card index system in his Office for future
use Mr.. Hopkins has been anxious, ever
since he took Office assistant to for
mer Town Clerk, Newton, to install an
up-to-date system that would effect
greater saving of time than has been
possible under the Anticipated scheme
now used for filling the various town
records. 1t is difficult to find what is
wanted in the books in many cases and
the addition of a card index system will
greatly facilitate the work of lawyers and
others who wish to find something in the
records.
The local officials of the Twin state
Gas & Electric company which controls
the Brattleboro street railway, expect
that l. l.. Mellon Of New York city, gen
eral manager of the National Light q
Power company, of which the local COM
pany is a branch, will arrive within a
few days and go over the plans to extend
the street railway line to Fort Dummer
Heights. Land has been broken for the
erection of ~ more two-tenement houses
on the Heights in preparation for the
coming of the employees of the cotton
mill, and when these are completed by l..
T.. Holden, who has the contract for their
erection, there will be 81 tenements ready
for the workers. 1t is expected that if
the street railway line is extended the
eXtention will be through Pine street to
South Main street thence to the Heights.
The annual regimental rifle COMPETE
ton will be held on the state range
from Monday to Friday, inclusive, and
Company l of this town will be repre-
scented by 10 members. Six of them will
take part in the workmanship tourna-
ments, two will act as scorers and two
as markers The men who will go from
here are, Team Captain ID. II. Gilman,
Capt. w. o. Cooley, Lieutenant Helyar
Sergeant Jones, Corporal Whidden and
Corporal Miner, and Privates Ellis. Bus
by, Harrington and Thayer To the win
ming company team will be awarded a
cash prize of $25 and the centennial
trophy for one year, and special cast
prizes will be given as follows: To the
highest individual aggregate for the
whole match, 500; second highest aggre
gate, $40; third to eighth highest aggre
gate, IS each; to the individuals making
the highest score at 200 yords. 500 yards
1000 years, rapid fire and skirmsh run
prizes of IS each Only one prize viii
be awarded to one person. If one MAJ
wins more than one prize the additiona
prizes will be given to those standing
next highest. The national competition
will be held at Camp Perry in Angus
and Is men will be chosen from tn
First regiment to represent it there, tn
men making the best scores at the stat
shoot probably being the ones to b.
chosen
The marriage of Miss Mabel DeGraux
well-known nurse, to Edward S. Clarl
of Detroit, son of DIR. and Mrs. Charlie
S. Clark of West Brattleboro took plac
at l o'clock yesterday afternoon in tn
home of the brides mother Mrs. Abb.
DeGrauX of Harris place. Only nea
relatives and friends were present mum
bering about %. Promptly at the ap
pointed hour the lines Of the Episcopa
wedding ceremony were pronounced b,
Rev. James S. Clark of North Bennng
ton, brother of the bridegroom, the wed
ding VOWS being symboliZed by a ring
The couple We're unattended and a ban
of goldenrod furnished a charming back
ground while bouquets of sweet pea
made a fitting contrast of color TIL
bride wore a dark blue travelling sui
and carried a large bouquet of brid
roses. Mr. and Mrs. Clark left on tn
l.55 train south for Detroit, where MI
CLARK has position as civil enginee
with a large concrete contracting com
pany. They will board for the presen
Among the guests present We're Mis-
Rachael Hammond of the Brockton hos
pital. a classmate of the bride in tn
Bratteboro Memorial hospital. Superb
tendent and Mrs. Wesley f. Minis {
Warren, Mass, and Miss Helen r. Leon
ard of the Wesson Memorial hospital
Springfield, Mass. Mr.. Clark is grad
uate of the University of Michigan
Mrs. Clark is a graduate of the New
port N. H. high school, class of 1870
and the Brattleboro Memorial hosplta
class of 1907. and since then she ha
done private nursing here, They r.
ceived many beautiful and valuab
gifts.