Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-06-23
BRATTLEB


o'clock will be- conducted by one of
the conference speakers at Northfield,
Mass. The Brown university male quar-
tet will sing.
Rev. r. M Houghton, pastor of the
Centre church, will deliver the com
mencement address before the gradual
ing class of the Mortified, Mass, high
school this evening.
The Vermont society, United States
Daughters of 1872, will hold its annual
meeting in the home of Mrs. George ).
Dowley, Main street. Brattleboro, next
Monday evening at $50. All members
are urged to attend as important busi-
ness will be transacted.
with the brick walls up above the
floor of the second story and with car
penters busy at work the Fort Dunn
mer Mills cotton factory is being con-
structed rapidly. The windows in the
second story are being set and the work
is being pushed by a large force of
men.
The law offices in Brattleboro will be
closed at l p. m, Saturdays through
July and August. petition to that eff
fleet has been circulated this week and
signed by every law firm but one in
town. The members of that firm are
away, but it is known that they favor
the plan.
Leo council, Knights of Columbus,
conferred the first degree on IS cand
dates Wednesday evening. This is the
largest class to be installed by the To-
cal council and it also is the first to be
initiated in their new hall on Elliot
street. Within a short time another
class of IS will receive the first degree
Cecil C. Turner, manager of the Lake
side House at Spofford lake, will have
his opening tomorrow, Saturday. The
hosiery has been put in first class con-
dition and Mr.. Turner's excellent repu-
tation for furnishing his table leaves
nothing further to be said along that
line. The cottages also have been re-
paired.
A pleasant gathering of members of
Fort Drummer colony of Pilgrim Fathers
took place in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
A. j. Currier on Frost street Wednes-
day evening. The meeting was planned
to observe the birthday anniversaries of
five members, which were but a few
days apart. Mr.. Currier is governor OF
the colony, and seven past governors
were present. Games were played and
refreshments of ice cream and cake were
served.
Mrs Anna Endlch and Henry Pelham,
both of this town, were married We'd
nesday morning in the home of Mrs. NJ.
j. Larrabee on Clark street. Mrs. Lar
rabee was matron of honor and Miss
Grace Bracket was bridesmaid. The
bride wore blue striped silk poplin with
hat to match After the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Pelham went to Boston to stay
a few days. Then they will go tc
Hatfield. Mass, where Mr. Pelham is en-
gagged as a carpenter The couple were
the recipients of many handsome and
useful presents They will be at home
in Hatfield after Sept. 15
For the first seven innings the game
on the Creamery flats Saturday after
noon between the Outsiders of Brattle-
boro and the Guilford team was a close
contest, but in the eighth the home bat.
ters found Quinn's benders and after the
smoke had cleared away it was found
that six men had crossed the plate. The
final score was 10 to and up to the
inning when the Outsiders made theil
batting rally the score was tied most Of
the time. Herbert and Ryan were OF
the mound for the home team and theil
opponents made nine hits. BrattleborC
connected for 10 hits off Quinn. Ham
ilton caught for the winners and Thay
er for the losers. Whittemore was tn
umpire.
Mosher G. Cobb, liverymen, brough
suit against Charles Clancy, which wa
tried before Municipal Judge w. r
Daley Saturday, seeking to recover dam
ages for injury to horse. The evidenc
tended to show that Clancy hired tn
horse to go to Green River, but by
roundabout way went through Marlbor
to Greenfield. 1t also tended to shoN
that the horse was abused. The pro
prietors testified that the animal wa
worth $3.50 when let and $50 when re
turned. No evidence was offered by tn
defense. Judgment was for the plant
if to recover $40 and costs. The de
PENDANT appealed. Attorney Myron
Davis appeared for Mosher e. Cobb an
E. W. Gibson represented Clancy.
Following close behind Charles Herr!
who is inspecting weights and measure
here, as told in another column, Their
have arrived in town within the last fe'
days five representatives of as many dill
ferent scale manufactures. At preser
the competition in scales is hot an
when two or more agents for ditferer
makes happen to meet in a store there
enough talk to keep the bystanders in
terested Selling arguments stron
enough To sell scales to cigar stoI
Indian hy thick and fast and bel
mounting into the hundreds are freel
made. but rarely does any real coin
the realm make its appearance. Sewers
local merchants have traded decrep
scales for new ones with but con
paratively insignificant sum to boot,
keen is the competition.
The marriage of Frank W. Mike
and Miss Theodore NJ. Filion, both
this town, took place in the parish hous
of St. Michaels Roman Catholic churc
the evening of June 10, Rev. Father
j. Carmody performing the ceremon
They were attended by Miss Annie Fl
ion and Wilfred j. Filion, sister ar
brother of the bride. Mr.. Mickey f.
several years has been head salesma
In the store of Emerson & Son. A
though his friends expected the WEE
ding would take place he and his brit
surprised them as to the date After Il
ceremony they went by automobile
Vernon where they boarded train 4
New York, in which city they remain'
several days and then went to Alban
NJ Y for a visit of few days. Upt
their return they will live on Fro
street.
Two changes in the list of officers
the board of trade have taken pla
within few days. George r.. Fox resigl
ing as secretary and Horton ID, Walk
resigning as chairman of the postal, tel
phone and telegraph committee. Mr., 70
who has been secretary since the boa
was organized five years ago and who
work In that capacity Is responsible I
a large part of the boards success, ask
to be relieved at the annual meeting
account OF i'll health and pressure
other business, but instead he was r
elected and w. A. Shumway was elect
assistant secretary. Mr.. Fox insis
ed. however, or being relieved
the duties of the office and L
directors have appointed Town Gle
Carl S, Hopkins, Mr.. Shumways d
ties as tax collector and superintende