Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-07-05

their regular monthly meeting Tuesday
evening in Union hall Three were in
itiated.
Miss Maysie Calvin, violinist, and Miss
Ruth Conway, 'cellist, are filling
three days engagement in the Empire
theatre. They are playing solos and
duets and will continue today and to-
morrow.
The board of bailiffs have cards post.
ed near the fire alarm boxes announcing
that reward of $25 will be paid for in
forma ton leading to the arrest of any
one ringing false alarm on the fire
signal system.
Health officer Henry Tucker made an
official visit to the railroad station Sat-
urday and carefully inspected the sani-
tary conditions there. He reported that
affairs at the station were as good as
the average and much better than a
short time ago.
The tuberculosis camp was opened
Monday There are now three patients,
and more are expected soon Miss Schu-
macher, superintendent of the Memorial
hospital, has the oversight of the work,
and the patients are being cared for by
| nurses from the hospital.
Quonektacut tribe of Red Men en-
| tertained Squakheag tribe of Hinsdale
| Friday night Three candidates were
worked In the chiefs degree, after which
| corn and venson were served gen.
| eral good time was enjoyed, with speak
| ing until late hour.
| Miss Daise Emily Brown and Ever
EFT James Taggart were married We'd
| nesday evening at Z o'clock In the home
| of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
| William M Brown, by Rev. d. E. Trout,
who used single ring service. Only a
| few Immediate relatives witnessed the
ceremony and the couple were unattend-
| ed. The home was decorated with
| maidenhair and white daises and the
| bride and bridegroom stood under a we'd
/ ding bell of flowers suspended from
| canopy of white ribbons. The bride wore
| a gown of white net over white messa-
| line, will pearl trimmings, and carried a
| shower bouquet. Mrs. Taggart was born
| in Brattleboro and attended public and
| private schools here and for the past
six years has been a teacher in the
public schools. Mr.. Taggart is a native
of Prescott, Ont. He graduated from
| the Albany business college seven years
| ago and since then has been employed
| as bookkeeper by the Carpenter Organ
| company. Mr.. and Mrs. Taggart went
to Boston Wednesday evening and from
| there went by steamboat to Portland,
| Me. They will spend 10 days in Maine
| towns.
The faculty at the high school next
| year will consist of the following: Prin-
| cipal, e. B. Smith; assistant principal
and teacher of mathematics Miss Mary
| d. Henshaw; teacher of Latin, Miss
| Florence C. Allen; teacher of German,
| Miss Harriet f. Rallion; teacher of
English. Miss Orlana Ranney; teacher
of French, Miss Ethel L. Osgood; teach
| er of history Frederick d. Hayward
assistant in the commercial department,
| n of col
ences, Richard Hughes; teacher of
drawing, Miss Ruth L. Buxton; super
| visor of music, Miss Emma ]. Gregg
Miss Brewer, who will assist in the
commercial department, lives in Thomp-
sonville, Conn., and is a graduate OF
Mt. Holyoke college, also of Bay Path
| Institute, Springfield, Mass. Mr. Hay
ward recently resigned as pastor of the
Congregational church in Westminster
| Richard Hughes, teacher of sciences
| who succeeds Miss Stevenson, lives In
| Greene, N. Y, and is graduate OF
Hamilton college. Miss Ruth L. Buxton
who will succeed Miss Lillian v. Whit
ing, who has gone to Los Angeles tC
accept a position, has made her home
in Springfield, Mass, and is a graduate
of Pratt Institute. Mr.. Hayward and Mr.
Hughes are married and will bring their
families to Brattleboro.
Charles H. Thompson of this town Is
receiving prominent mention as one of
| Col. Theodore Roosevelts campaigners.
| A special from oyster Bay to the New
York Times of Wednesday quoted Roose-
velt's comment on the outcome of the
Baltimore convention and said: "At lun-
cheon with him at the Aldine club were
| Senator Dixon, Frank A. Munsey, Balm
| bridge Colby, Charles II. Thompson his
Vermont leader Herbert Croly and The
odore Roosevelt, jr." The Springfield
Republican said while the Democra tic
convention was nominating Gov. Wilson,
Col Roosevelt and his lieutenants were
hard at work making plans for the new
party The colonel spent the day in
New York in conference with Senator
Dixon, Frank A. Munsey of New York,
Charles II. Thompson of Vermont and
cambridge Colby of New York. He said
that the call for the national convention
was drafted yesterday and was virtually
ready" The Boston Journal of yester-
day said that the national committee OF
the third party practically had entrust-
ed the care of the New England states to
| Matthew Hale of Boston for organiza =
ton, and added: ITO help Hale in his
organization work Charles H. Thompson
member of the national committee OF
IS, will arrive in Boston today. Thomp-
son comes fresh from the conference
with Col. Roosevelt, and new vigor will
be added to the campaign"
The official year book of the Vermont
Automobile club has been received this
week and it shows the total number Of
automobiles registered from Windhan
county to be 304 Brattleboro has 13
automobiles registered, exclusive o.
dealers cars, and II motorcycles Six car!
are registered from West Brattleboro
In Bellows Falls there are SO motorcars
exclusive of dealers cars, and six motor
cycles. Wilmington and Putney eacl
have 10 cars registered, East Dover 3
Halifax a; Jacksonville 8; Jamaica 2
Londonderry 2; South Londonderry 7
Marlboro 2; Newfane 4; East Putney 2
Townshend 3; Saxtons River 6; Vernon
b; Westminster Z; Westminster Station
2; Williamsville 3; Windham 2; Dunn.
merston North Townshend, Wardsboro
Westminster West, Nottingham ant
Bartonsville, one each. One motorcycle
is registered in Vernon and one in Val
ley. The list was taken from those or
record in the office of the secretary o.
state June l. There were 300 automo.
bile numbers issued, exclusive of dealers
of which there We're 49, There are 2O
motorcycles in the state