Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-02
VERMONT PHGNIX, BRATTIEBORO, FRIDAY,

G. II. Halls driving horse, Robert, "a
years old and owned by Mr. Hail 20
years, died Wednesday.
The Ladies' Enterprise society will |
meet "Wednesday afternoon In the |
schoolhouse grove in Esteyville.
Workmen are excavating for a cellar |
between the two Ryder houses on South |
Main street. house will be placed |
there soon.
A. number of Progressives are In town
toay to select Windham county ticket
to be nominated by petition. The meet
ing is being held in Grange hall.
The Democrats of Brattleboro are con-
siderlng who they will ask TO run for
town representative, and it is probable
that they will decide on DR.. e. r. Lynch
Mrs Charlotte Morse, who lives at
the Home for the Aged, was 81 years
old Saturday number of her friends
called to extend greetings and she re-
ceived several gifts.
The Estey Organ company is build
ing a brick engine house, larger than
| the one now IN use. The structure Is
| being built around the old one and when
| 1t Is completed the old one will be re-
| moved.
No band concert will be given next
week, but two concerts will be given
the following week, one on Monday
| evening on the grounds Of the Home for
| the Aged on Western avenue and one
| Wednesday evening on the common.
The letters sent out last week by the
committee having in charge the tuber-
culosis camp, in which an appeal for
contributions was made, have met with
gratifying response In the way of
money, although more is needed to meet
the needs of the camp.
This summer there are 20 boys, 20
masters and in all 100 people at Camp
| Namaschaug, Rev DIR. Griffin's camp for
boys at Spofford lake. At the camp for
girls which was opened by DR.. Griffin
| this summer, there are 20 young women
from the Notre Dame college in Balti-
more Md. Mrs. Crafts of Washington,
widow of an army surgeon, is matron of
the camp
Brattleboro people interested in the W.
c.. T. U. work will be pleased to know
that a temperance rally will be held in
Mortified next Wednesday under the
auspices of the Massa chusetts w. c. T,
u, at which the speaker will be Mrs.
L. M. N. Stevens of Portland, Me- pres
ident of the national w. C. T. u, and
vice president of the worlds organiza-
ton. The rally will be held In the Au-
ditorium at O'Clock.
Beginning this week Amasa T. Eddy
entered the employ of f. B. Barrows as
weigher of coal at the latter's scales in
the railroad yard. In the past the
teamsters have weighed the coal and
they will continue to do so, but their
figures will be checked by Mr.. Eddy.
This will insure full weight for the
consumer well as prevent teamsters
from delivering more than the amount
ordered, through careessness in weigh
ing.
Company I, First Vermont regiment
will leave here on a special car on the
S.5S train Sunday morning for the annual
muster. They will go to the state camp
grounds near Fort Ethan Allen and will
remain there a week, during which
craftsmanship tests will be held. or
Saturday they will board a special train
with the other companies of the regi-
ment and go to Bridgeport, Conn, tc
take part in the summer maneuvers II
that state and New York. They will re-
/ turn to Brattleboro Aug. IS.
, At one time 1O1 couples were dancing
, in the casino at Island park Saturday
, | evening and seating room was at pre-
, MUM at the moving picture and vau
| deville show. Bratteboro's popular
. | summer amusement place is proving
more popular than ever and the patrons
. | of the park are being given good amuse
> ment The first three days of this weel
u u
| ture that pleased and beginning las
! | night Bert Howe 1.-The rube with thu
: | green umbrella" was a mirth provoker
Next week Billy Kennedy, musician ant
imitator, is booked.
] The women and children of the Con
gregational churches of Windham coun
| ty will send a Christmas box to tn
Gedik Pasha school in Constantinople
: Each year some county in the state pre-
2 | pares such a box. Mrs. Eta d. Marder
: who is in charge of the school, is pleas
v antly remembered as one of the speak
n ers at the Little jubilee held in Brat
Q teboro a year ago. Books, toys, espec
@ tally dolls, pictures simply mounted o.
a cardboard, pads and pencils, clothing
o new, or second hand if in good condition
6 and fancy articles will be very accept
,, able. AS the box must be sent to Bosto
4 the latter part of August, articles shout
6 be sent not latex than Aug. 10 to Mrs
a IT. e. Bond, IS Linden street, Brattle
4 boro.
The annual outing of the employees o
= the Wells Brothers Co. and the Vile
= & Russell Manufacturing Co. will brin
= several hunderd men from Greenfiel
= to Island park tomorrow, Saturday.
= of the visitors will carry canes of uni
form pattern and all will wear whit
caps. There will be a program of ath
IL letlc sports at lne park III uile HioiHiHt
The minstrel show comes at / p. m
n with j. Tennyson Seller interlocutol
o and with Ed. Shea, Thomas Raleigl
s Harold I.illey and Michael Dunn as en-
" men. The ballad singers are to be Georg
II Porter and j. j. Walsh and Miss She3
# pianist. From to p. m. the Greer
If field band will give a concert. At
:. o'clock the two factories will conte:
o at baseball. The entire cost of tn
n outing, including regular halliday pa,
y will be furnished by the two manufact
l. uring companies. This will be tn
= largest party of picnic visitors that ha
:; visited Brattleboro in recent years. TIL
l; special train is scheduled to arrive 6
lie $50 a. m. Gold, silver and bron7
= medals will be given as prizes in tn
V. athletic events.