Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-25


town, Conn, will preach in the Congre-
gational church next Sunday.
The First Regiment band will give
its 18th concert of this years series
Wednesday evening on Prospect hill.
A corn roast on Melrose hill in West
Bratteboro was enjoyed by 20 en-
ployes of the Holstein Frieslan office
Monday evening The party went by
trolley.
Manager Sherman. of the Brooks
House has posted signs this week in
front of the hosiery notifying the pub
lie that the chairs there are for the use
of the hotel guests only.
Capt Luke w. Bckel, in command of
the gospel ship Fukuin Maru, will con-
duct the morning service in the First
Baptist church Sept. 3. For over 10
years Capt. Bickel and the ship have
been working among the islanders in
the inland sea Of Japan.
Thomas Coane and William Belleville
were arrested by Chief Police Wilson
and Policeman Worden Tuesday night
ana on pleading guilty to the charge of
intoXication "Wednesday were fined 50 and
costs by Judge w. Il. Daley in the mu-
nicipal court. The fine and costs i'm each
case amounted to 40, which was paid.
Allen Bracket entertained 30 young
1t being his ninth birthday anniversary.
The first and second prizes in the donkey
game were won by Gordon Mack and
Graydon Wells and i'm the peanut hunt
by Stanley Clapp and Emerson Dunllee.
Refreshments were served. The young
host received many gifts.
Quartermaster L. d. Taylor has this
week enlarged the band room for the
First Regiment band, also large room
httil I'd INF for Stnr fper
uniforms state and government proper
ty, making fine quarters. The band will
go to camp with the regiment Sept. II,
returning the 26th to play for the Valley
fair. The band will consist of 80 players,
cook and drum major.
The sixth annual convention of the
great council of Vermont Independent
Order of Red Men, was held yesterday at
Barre, delegates from every one of the
l. tribes and 10 Pocahontas councils being
present. Among the new officers installed
were II. +. Harris of Brattleboro, great
junior sycamore land +. l.. Parker of
Brattleboro, great keeper of wampum.
The delegates from this town We're Mr..
Harris. Mr. Parker, George Twitchell
and Charles Brockington.
Fred Wolff of Central street was
knocked from his bicycle by an automo-
bile Saturday and was hurt badly about
his head. He was riding down the Canal
street hill toward the Brattleboro House
and turned out to pass a team just as
the automobile came up from behind.
The car kept on and the young man was
taken into Prudent Rates barber shop,
where he was attended by DR. c. h. AL
drch.
Brattleboro will get a large amount of
free advertising during the next few
months through the Island park pavilion.
The Nulcanite Roofing company of Chi
caSo will use three views of the park in
illustrating its catalogue, and 500, 900
copies will be sent to all parts of the
country The j. y. 4 w. Bird company
with offices in Boston, Chicago, New
York and other cities. will use pictures
of the pavilion in advertising Magnite
cold water paint.
Road Commissioner D. T. Perry began
this week to lay the cement sidewalk in
front of the town hall building. Two
steps from the sidewalk will lead up to
cement flooring and two steps will be
placed at the entrance to the corridor.
The cement walk will extend to the
south end of Hooker building and will
be lower than the present walk, neces-
stating steps in front of the stores. On
the north 1t will extend to G. H. Clapp's
driveway The highway work on Main
street is progressing well and the as
phalt- macadam surface will be laid soon.
n severe hailstorm swept across Wind
ham county Friday shortly after noon,
doing damage in parts of Wilmington
Marlboro, Dummerston and Putney The
principal damage was done in Putney,
where some tobacco crops We're ruined
and it is said that some of the owners will
pillow the remnants under rather than at
tempt harvest. Numerous gardens in
Dummerston were riddled. In Whining
ton hail could be scooped up by the pail
ful. In several places the roads We're
quilted badly In Brattleboro rain fell
heavily, but there were no hailstones and
little damage was done.
Mrs Charlotte r. Pratt, IS, wife of
James H. Pratt died in her home, Wells
street, Greenfield, Thursday, August "a,
her death occurring on her birthday an
niversary. She was a native of Brattle-
boro, her parents being Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathan Il. Haley. AS a child Mrs. Pratt
moved with her parents to Leyden She
was married at Guilford, August s. 1852
to Mr. Pratt, and they celebratde their
golden wedding in 1902 Their married
life was spent in Worthington, Bernards-
ton and Greenfield Beside her husband
Mrs. Pratt leaves one son, Albert, and a
daughter Mrs. Lizzie Wright of Fitch
burg The funeral was held Saturday
and the burial was in Leyden.
An ice cream parlor has been fitted up
by the Island Amusement company at
the east end of the veranda at Island
park and has been equipped costly. The
paror was opened Tuesday, and it has
been well patronized. The company has
| built some picnic tables and seats near
! the trees on the vest side of the island
for the free use of parties on application
to the management. An excursion party
from Greenfield and Sunday school
party from Putney have visited the park
this week. A company will come from
Vernon next week. on Labor day, the
day of the last league ball game on the
island. the management expects to have
boat races in the forenoon.
The Central Vermont railroad is about
to begin carrying out the order of the
public service commission to abolish the
grade crossing at Bridge street Work
has been suspended temporarily on
blasting out the ledge and the few
Italians working on that part of the job
have been transferred to the top of the
ledge, opposite the station, to shovel
away the dirt. Last evening between 80
and 40 Italians from Boston arrived here
and more are expected today. 1t is said
that the original plans, drawn last fail,
for an overhead pass from Vernon street
with ramp leading down to the railroad
level will be followed out. There have
been no developments in the Boston &
Maine plans this week. The New Hamp-
shire railroad commissioners have noti-
fled Chief Engineer Tompson of the re-
ceipt OF the Boston u Maine petition for