Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-04-21


day.
Quonektacut tribe of Red Men will con-
fer the adoption degree upon ~ candidates
this evening. Corn and venison will be
served.
William c.. Horizons agency has sold
for George Croll his home on Highland
street to F., II. Spauldlng, jr. Possession
will be given May Is.
A representative Of the Boston Post was
in town Monday looking for the ma
terial for a special story on the Better
Brattleboro campaign as something out
of the ordinary.
The teachers from grades one through
nine will entertain the parents of the
school children and all interested friends
at ar informal reception in the Canal
street building from 7.30 to $50 Wednes-
day evening.
Great Junior Sycamore Marshall Of
Beechers Falls paid an official visitation
to Quonektacat tribe. 1. o. r. M, Friday
evening. The chiefs degree was con-
ferred on IA candidates, IL from Brattle-
boro and three from Bellows Falls. Corn
and venison were served.
The water in West river came up this
week and overlooked a large part of the
Retreat meadows. No great damage will
result as the ice practically is out of the
river. but it is expected that a large
amount of sawdust will be deposited on
the meadows as was done last year.
The first baseball game of the season
was played Saturday afternoon on the
fair grounds and resulted in a victory
for the ~"Esteyvillcs," who defeated the
outsiders" s to Z. The batteries were:
Dowley, c., and Herbert and Sanders, p,
for the winners, and Wentworth, c., and
Halliday and Wheeler, p., for the losers.
Robert Mather Brown, IA months, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown of Birge
street, died Sunday after a brief Illness.
The child had been i'll with measles, fol-
lowed by pneumonia. The funeral was
held Tuesday afternoon in the home, Rev.
f. @. S. Osgood officiating, and the body
was taken to West Chesterfield for burial.
About 35 members of the Young Peo-
pies union of the Baptist church attended
the meeting Tuesday evening and listened
to a very interesting talk by Miss Char
lotte Macleod of the Mutual Aid asso-
citation on the work which that organtZa-
ton Is doing In town. Everett wentworth
was the leader of the meeting. Owing to
the woman's missionary jubilee to be
held in the church next Tuesday the reg
ular meeting of the union for that date
has been postponed.
The Brattleboro hose team will hold
a dance in Grange hall Tuesday evening.
This will be the first of the second series
under the auspices of the team this sea-
son. The first series continued until Lent
and every one was well attended. Lett
singers orchestra will play. Daniel f.
Riley has been secured to act as captain
in place of John j. Clune, who recently
resigned, and the team expects to have a
busy summer and to take part in several
contests.
n,aafinu nc fhn ~ ma uinT committee
elected during the Better Brattleboro
campaign to conduct a anvas to raise
$50. 900 for a boys club and building was
held in c.. C. Fftts's office Sunday to
make further plans. On account of the
magnitude of the undertaking and the
necessity of starting with a well organ
lied force it was decided to postpone the
campaign one more week. to start May l.
The ommitt will meet next Sunday
night to complete the organization.
The Italian laborers at the ledge OPP
posite the station are making good
progress in digging away the stone. The
noise of the blasts has not been heard
plainly on Main street since they have
been covered with heavy lumber, although
blasts nave been set off daily. Several
times each day the roof of the old barn
in which is located the donkey engine
catches fire from sparks from the o
stack and a volunteer fire company COM
posed of laborers climb to the roof to put
out the flames.
Before preaching his sermon SUNDAY
morning Rev. r. NJ. Houghton, of the
Congregational church, called attention
to a bronze memorial tablet which had
been placed on the south side of the
church west of the Cune memorial win
dow 1t is a gift from Mrs. 1. Chauncey
McKeever of New York city in memory OF
har p n1mnthar NfrS Mary Ann Cnpa
Rev. Mr.. H%oughton made fitting reference
to Mrs. Cune as one of the former devot-
ed members whose influence in the life
of the church had not ceased to be felt.
Capt. Walter o. Cooley of Company !.
V. n. c., is in correspondence with the
captains of the military companies in
Bellows Falls, Keene and Greenfield rela-
tive to the formation of an Interstate
military athletic association, with a plan
for holding target matches, competitive
drills, practice hikes and field days. 1t
is thought that such an association would
aid materially in securing good recruits
and in keeping up an interest in the
military organizations. 1t is expected
that a meeting of representatives of the
companies in the four places will be held
with a view to forming an association.
Keene has two companies.
A hole has been dug to a depth of
ABOUT 80 feet at the NeWtane silver mine,
which is operated by Brattleboro men.
and a good amount of ore, from which
the owners nope to extract enough to
warrant working the mine to a greater
extent. has been piled up beside the
mouth of the excavation. 1t Is the inten-
ton of the operators to ship the ore by
carload from Newfane to New Jersey and
there have 1t smelted, but the roads are
In such poor condition in the vicinity OF
the mine that It has not yet been possible
to cart any of 1t to the station. The mud
Is so deep and thick along portions OF the
road that a load Of lumber which recently
was being taken to the station was stuck
In the mud several times and finally was
taken in small loads.
Bingham chapter, o, f. S., held its
annual meeting Tuesday evening and
Guthrie; w. NJ. Isabella S. Lawrence;
A. NJ, jeanette NJ. Haywood; sec. Eugenia
NJ. Pettee; treas, Mary A. Randall; con-,
Marion c. Combs; asst. con-. Alice NJ.
Spaulding. The officers were installed by
Maverette A.. Fisher. After the meeting
exercises in memory OF Mrs. Pauline NJ.
Everleth and Frederic |. Swift were held.
The place formerly occupied by Mrs.
Everleth as "Adah" was decorated with
lilies and the place of Mr.. Swift who
was worshipful master, with a bouquet of
cut flowers. Mrs. w. f.. Hubbard sans
zone sweetly solemn thought and Mrs.
Carrie l.. Hamilton spoke feelingly of the
two departed members and was followed
by others who made brief remarks.
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