Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-23

day morning to confer in regard to the
campaign in this section.
Mrs. Jessie Booth and daughter, Mil
dred, of Montpelier are visiting Mrs.
Booths mother, Mrs. George Underwood,
on Atkinson street. having stopped over
here for a few days on their return
home from a visit with the family of
Rev. l. P. Booth in Stafford. Conn.
Gerald c. Page, grandson of Clark
Chase, has opened his boot and shoe
store in the Gray building, He will
move his stock to the new quarters in
Union building when the rooms are COM
pleted. Mr.. Page succeeds the firm of
Hatch & Bellows. who were burned out
in Union building in March.
The Progressives of the town got to-
gether last week and organized by elect
ing a town committee and arranging for
filing a list of nominations for the Sep
TENDER election The town committee are
Albert G. Rice, chairman, Walter w.
Berry, Frank Proctor, Henry c. Bacon,
William L. Mandigo, Michael j. Barrett
Dean r. Kendall.
Labor day will be celebrated here this
year by the usual parade of labor or
CARNATIONS, which start from the square
at o'clock with Wheeler's band fur
nishing music. The different organiza-
tions will make Barber park very
which various contests and a baseball
game will be enjoyed
Charles F. McGreen, formerly local
agent of the International Paper COM
pany. and son of Thomas McGreen of
Atkinson street was married July 81.
in New York city to Miss Edna NJ,
Goodrich of that city. He has been
connected with the New York Office Of
the paper company a few years He
is well known here.
Everything looks promising for big
ger and better old fashioned street fair
here this fall. Nearly $500 has been
raised and about 500 more is needed,
and Treasurer w. c. Jewett Is ready to
receive subscriptions The third annual
fair viii be held Tuesday, Oct. l. Pos
tiers of bright red. with large black let
tiers, have appeared announcing the
event
Col. Roosevelt will be in Bellows Falls
Saturday, Aug. 81, and preparations are
being made to take care of a large
crowd from surrounding towns who are
expected to come to hear his address
1t win be given out Of doors so that all
can be accommodated, possibly on the
Morgan field, where he spoke several
years ago under somewhat different con-
ditions.
During the past week two prominent
H. j. Horn, vice president of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
road visited the family OF Clark Chase
on Atkinson street and Timothy F..
Byrnes, vice president of the Boston &
Maine was in town Monday and called
on his cousin j. II. Byrnes, on his way
to Woodstock by automobile
Thomas e. O'Bren has been engaged
by the Republican state committee to
speak in different towns. He was in
Bennington Tuesday evening with c. c.
Fits. Last night the same speakers
were in sudbury Tonight Mr.. o Brien is
in Moretown with Frank f. Howe, and
tomorrow they will be in Planfieli. Dur
ing the week he will speak in Warren,
North Fayston, South Fayston, Putnams
vile, Worcester, Barre and Marshheld.
Congressman Frank Plumley stopped
at Hotel Windham Monday and Tuesday
nights on his way north from Washing
ton. With Judge F. ID. Thompson of
Barton he went to Weston Tuesday and
spoke at their old home week celebra-
ton returning here at night and to his
home in Northfeld Wednesday. He will
spend the next two weeks speaking in
Vermont for the Republican state COM
mitee
An attempt was made one day last
week to bunco the Trust company into
cashing a bogus check for $3.50, and the
slick young fellow escaped, but not with
the banks money, The check purported
to be signed by II. f. Lake of Keene
and was drawn upon the Franklin Trust
company of Brooklyn. Treasurer
Chandler required an Identification or To-