Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-11


lington has been given the contract to |
advertise this years Valley fair, which |
will be held Sept. g. q and %. Hand |
some posters have arrived in town ana
have been placed in prominent places.
Workmen have been re-settng the
granite retaining wall on the high school
grounds this week. Each piece leaned
more or less out of plumb and the
workmen Strengthened each section. To
strengthen the wall a cement foundation
was put in.
An interesting postcard has just been
issued by w. H. Gedds 1t Is a picture
of the old home of DR.. John Wilson,
"Thunderbolt' and Is taken from an old
newspaper cut. The house was built in
1896 and stood on the site of the present
railroad station.
The people from Brattleboro will be
given an opportunity this year to at
tend the big fair and carnival in Rut-
land, Sept 4, 8, g. and 8, as the rail-
roads are to run special late trains out
of Rutland, enabling all to remain
through the carnival and return home
The carnival this year promises to be
record breaker in point of general eX-
celenCe.
About % members of Brattleboro chap
ter d. A. r., went to Echo park on the
Connecticut river Wednesday afternoon
for a basket picnic, going in one OF Blg-
CLOVIS large motor boats about 3 CLOCK
and returning about $50 The weather
was excellent and all fully enjoyed the
outing. A short business meeting was
held at which a committee to marx
graves of Revolutionary soldiers was
| elected consisting of Mrs. Nj. |. Reed
| and Miss Della f.. Miller, also a com
| mittee on resolutions, consisting OF Mrs.
| Ella G. Starkey Mrs. Frank W. Weeks
| and Miss Lillian G Newton. Inc rest
| of the time was spent in social way
Arrangements have been made for a
| change in the management of the BROOKS
| House. George f.. Sherman, who has
been with Cooley's Hotel in Springfield,
Mass, the past two years, will become
! manager next Monday, succeeding John
| f. Brasor, resigned. Mr. Sherman is
well known to many of our people as a
man of experience and is prepared to
serve the public to the best of his
ability. Mr. Brasor, whose resignation
| was accepted some days ago and who
had been manager about three years, is
| undecided as to his future location. I'm
| til Mr.. Sherman comes the affairs of the
hotel are in charge of the proprietor,
| f.. G. Crosby.
Company Is rifle team stood ninth in
the state competition at Mortified,
which closed Friday. Carl w. Ellis won
the prize of IS in gold for scoring
highest in the 1OOO-yard range. The
scores of the several companies were as
follows: First, Company f, Mortified
score TAG; second, Company NJ, Burling-
ton, 1l21; third, Company a. Rutland
1011; fourth, Company H. Montpelier, 932
fifth, Company b. St Adams, S97; sixth
Company l., Newport, S54; seventh, Com
pany G, Brandon, S35; eighth, Company
d, st. Johnsbury, S17; ninth, Company |
Il, 4I1l,,, 4 Il
Bellows Falls, S11; eleventh, Company G.
| Woodstock, 1871. Company f of North.
field was awarded the state trophy anC
$25 in gold.
The famous Young-Adams compan!
will be at Island park all next week il
a repertoire of all new plays and vau
deVlle. The opening play Monday nigh
will be Under Two Flags" High elias
vaudeville will be presented between tn
acts. There will be no long waits, but
, continuous show from start to finish
, lasting two hours The company mum
= bers 20 people. Lovers of good, whole
some amusement are assured of salts
| faction. The plays are as follows: Mon
, day and Tuesday, Marie Adams's ow
/, version of Ouidas famous play, "Unde
Two Flags; Wednesday and Thursday
"Thorns and Orange Blossoms by Der
tina NJ. Clay; Friday and Saturday, 9TH
The company carries special scenery an
5 a fine wardrobe.
, Frank Demarco, 65, an Italian employ
\ | ed by Crosby & Parker, died Saturda
k morning about o'clock after an lines
e | of only one day. He was i'll Friday an
. | went to a Doctors office, but as tn
e physician was not in he returned home
e | He had not been well for several month
= and his employers had given him ligh
t work to do and he continued his labor
e up to Friday. He had been in this tow
d about eight years and had worked fo
e Crosby & Parker the greater part of tn
5. time. He was well-known and popula
S with the Italian residents of the tow
e and was especially fond of the childre
k of his fellow countrymen and was ger
e erous to a fault. The funeral was hel
e Sunday afternoon in Bond e Sons vi
d dertakng rooms and the burial too
: place in Meeting House Hill cemetery.
. Mary, the elephant which is "bgge
- than Jumbo" the steam callope the hi
w. brass bands and all the other requisite
= of real circus are advertised to appea
y here in a grand street parade neg
. Tuesday. Sparks World Famous Show
will appear on the Thomas flats aero.
the river, and Little Johnny and prof.
y ably his pa. will get up early Tuesda
= morning and watch the circus unload ar
II | then of course dad will take the lit
ones to see the performance on accoul
e of the educational value to the Xxi,
. dies" This will be the first show in tW
years to appear in this locality, and
~ will be the first opportunity that mar
W youngsters ever had to see a real eli
" Gus. According to the public statutes
circus must pay to the selectmen fl
- the privilege of a street parade n
~ more than $50 or less than SO TT
70 circus here two years ago was assess'
s25 for its parade.
l. Mrs. Abbe Ann White, 81, died
of Westerly, r. l., Thursday, Aug. 3, aft
ct an illness of several months with con
a plication of diseases. She was born
is Dummerston and was a daughter
re Captain and Mrs. James Chase. 81
II attended the schools of Brattleboro al
J. was married to Albert S. White, wi
as died about "a years ago. They spent Il
MT greater part of their married life in 30
a ton and New York city. After her hu
II bands death Mrs. White lived in tn
m town until two years ago, when 81
ne went to Westerly. She leaves two 81
he ters, Mrs. Emma NJ Hescock and Mi
v Lavina Chase, both of this town r
On body was brought here Saturday afte
'n | noon and the funeral was held in t
w family home at II Cherry sire
s. Monday afternoon, Rev. DR.. John
e. Cow of the First Baptist church {
al Upiotinp Mrs William II 10