Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-07

Five were initiated IN the regular
meeting of the Garment Workers union
held in Union hall Tuesday evening.
BY vote of those present Friday even
ing at the devotional service In the Cen
tire church, the service tonight will be
omitted
Charles r. Crosby has bought Ford
runabout for his personal use In maxi
ing trips from his Office to the site of
his storehouse in process of erection.
Thomas Hale Parker, widely known
young man of Greenfield, Mass, and
Miss Mary Louise Green, daughter of
Mrs. Charles II. Green of Mortified,
Mass, were married in the Unitarian
parsonage Saturday by Rev. E. Q. s.
Osgood.
The track meet between the juniors of
the high school and the other classes
which was scheduled for Tuesday after
noon on the fair grounds was postponed
as some of the athletes thought the tenn
perature was too high to engage In siren
uous athletic endeavors.
Arrangements have been made for en-
tertaining the people July at Island
park but the management is not ready
to announce the full program. 1t is
planned to have something doing from
midnight of the Sd to midnight of the
4th. Boat races, a ball game, dancing,
ETC., VIII be provided.
. A Central Vermont railroad freight car
jumped the rails opposite the station
Friday afternoon about o'clock and
pulled several others after 1t. One of
the cars tipped and fell against the sup
port of the water tank but no damage
was, done although traffic was held up
while the cars were being put back on
the track.
10 hafe IF hn tItt,, 1.r
shower Sunday evening Mrs. F. l.. La
Frinea of 10 Main street heard a pc
culiar noise at a window and looking out
saw pigeon on the window sill, and
she let the bird in 1t was almost ex-
hausted from its battle with the storm,
but after taking nourishment regained its
strength. 1t was a carrier pigeon of
handsome plumage and had ring num-
bered A. b. 1904 on it's leg. Mrs. La
Frinea kept it in the house during the
night and released it in the morning.
Henry Bond of Brattleboro, formerly of
Greenfield. has been elected president of
the Northern Baptist convention, at the
meeting held at Des Moines, Ia. This
practically makes Mr.. Bond the head of
the Baptist church in the United States,
except for that portion of the church
that is connected with the Southern Bap-
fist organization. 1t Is a position of
er of 1t has the general oversight of the
activities of the church. including mis-
sions, besides the home work for the
churches.-[G Recorder.
The Connecticut river covered a large
part of the island Sunday and the rain
Sunday night raised doubts as to wheth-
err the island would be in condition for
use by Wednesday. A meeting of per-
sons interested was held Monday after
noon at o'clock to decide whether to
postpone the pageant, to give 1t on the
Valley fair grounds or to undertake to
carry out the original plans. 1t was
found that the water was going down
and a decision was reached to make
no change in the plans. The grounds
were wet Monday night and the re-
hearsal was held at a disadvantage.
A caucus of the Democratic voters
of the town will be held in Festival hall
next Tuesday evening to elect nine del
egates and nine alternates to attend the
Democratic state convention in Mont
pelier June Is, also to elect the same
number of delegates and alternales for
the second district convention In Mont.
divided into two factions this year, one
favoring Thomas H. Browne of Rutland
as party leader in this state and the
other favoring exMayor James E.
Burke of Burlington. The situation is
unlike that which, usually confronts the
local Democrats:
Guy d. Nelson, son of the late George
and Margaret r. Nelson of Pierre, S. D.,
and Miss Willimina Critchley of Town
shend were quietly married at the home
of Rev. DR.. ]. r. Cow, pastor of the
First Baptist church, Tuesday afternoon.
The bride was becomingly attired in
white, with a black picture hat and
white plumes. The single ring service
was used. Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson left vn
the afternoon train for Springfield,
Mass, where they will make their home.
Mr.. Nelson has been clerk in the Town
shend Inn and prominently associated
with the Baptist church there. For sew
eral years he was employed by the Will
lard Manufacturing company of Town
shend
The Windham and Bennington Asso-
citation of Universalists will hold their
annual meeting June II in Guilford
Centre. The morning session will be
given over to the general business. An
address on "Some phases of UNIVERSAL
ism will be given by Rev. c. l.. Eaton
of Bellows Falls. Dinner will be served
at noon. In the afternoon there will be
a short devotional service. A paper, His
tory of Universalism," by Mrs. l. D.
Bailey of this town will be followed by
discussion. The occasional sermon
will be given by Rev. F. NJ.
Bissell of Wilmington. Supper will be
served and there will be no evening
service. All interested. whether attend
ants of the Universalist church or not,
are invited to attend.
Recognition of constant and efficient
service in behalf of the local and state
organizations of the Woman's Relief
corps came to Mrs. Ida E. Goodenough
of Brattleboro this week in her election
as president of the Vermont department
in the annual convention in Burlington.
For many years Mrs. Goodenough, who
is the wife of III. s. Goodenough, has
been active in the work. and she has held
the various offices in Sedgwick corps in
GLIDING that of president. Others who at
tended the convention were Mrs. John
l.. Newman, Mrs. Nellie Benson, Mrs.
Henry II. Miller, Mrs, George H. Hall.
Mrs. Eugene Clark, Mrs. A, A. Park and
Mrs. George A. Stone. In the department
encampment of the G. r. Sedgwick post
was represented by F. B. Warner.
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