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


the part of the management the match |
was called off Hanson probably VIII |
wrestle the Finn later in the summer
Kennedy e. Peterson, the Boston con-
tractors who built the Austine Institu-
ton and are building G.. A. Eels's new
apartment house. The Abbott, have the
contract for erecting Keene's new high
school building Their bid was sS4,70S
They built the new passenger station In
Keene.
The Unitarian church will be closed
during the month of August and for the
first Sunday in September. Services VIII
be resumed Sept. 8. The minister of the
| church, Rev. e. Q. s. Osgood, will re-
| main in town until Aug. 8, after which
| he will be away on his vacation until
| early in September.
The Howe circus banners which are
suspended from the wires which sup
| mort the trolley wires were sorry look
| ing rags after the storms of Monday
| morning, afternoon and evening. The
wind and rain whipped them from their
fastenings, wrapped some of them
| around the wires and gave them de-
jected looking appearance.
The funeral of John Cavanaugh of
| Williams street who died July %, was
| held in st. Mlchaers Roman Catholic
church Saturday morning at O'Clock.
Rev. Father Bernard w. Mcmahon con-
| Quoted high mass of requiem and the
| burial took place in the Roman Catholic
cemetery. The bearers were John Lynch,
John Connell, John Guiheen and Frank
Adams.
An interesting exhibit of cloths made
| at the Fort Drummer Mills is being
| shown in one of the windows of Hough-
ton e. Simonds's store. The window Is
decorated tastefully with the cloth, which
consists of bolts of lawns, mercerzed
batiste, nainsooks and cloths in the gray.
I The latter are just as they come from
| the factory and have not been bleached
The company sells to brokers and they
have the cloth bleached at different
bleacheries in New England The ex-
hibit has been attracting much attention.
and 1t gives a good idea of the nature
and the quality of the material sent out
by the mills The mill here makes
nothing but fine goods, such as those
on exhibition in the store
The annual tournament of the Central
New York Tennis association closed in
Utica, n. Y, Monday, when Fred II.
Harris of Brattleboro defeated W. S.
McEllroy of Pittsburgh in the challenge
match for the Frisbee cup 60, 3-6, 81,
60 Harris won the cup last year and
a third victory will give him permanent
possession of it. McEllroy is one of the
most brilliant young players in the
country and before meeting Harris had
easily defeated Seaver, for several years
the Massa chusetts state champion. Har-
ris was much steadier than McEllroy.
Harris's driving power and his fine net
play brought generous applause from the
gallery Harris and Seaver won the
cha mpionshp in doubles at Utica. Mr..
Harris will defend this week the White
Mountain championship and next week
the Vermont state championship, both of
which he won last year.
The last of the log drive, which had
been more than two months passing
through here, went under the Conhec-
ticut river bridge Wednesday afternoon
Monday morning a large raft went
through loaded with boats and members
of the commissary department of the
: log driving crew and from that time
log drivers began to appear IN large
numbers. When the rear of the drive
passed, joists were strung together the
! width of the river and a rowboat wa.
: attached at each end. Husky log drivers
pulled at the oars and the thousand:
of logs were slowly pushed down tn'
: stream The drive this year consisted o.
a good part of that which should have
gone down last year and one of thu
largest cuts the Connecticut River Lumbe
company ever made When the river wa
clear above the bridge and the boat
houses the boat-owners in town enjoye'
the first good evenings sport since
| warm weather came.
| John c. Connors of Schenectady, N. Y.
who was awarded the contract to con
, struct approximately six miles of cemen
sidewalks by the town sidewalk com
; mittee last week, began work Monda!
morning with a force of about so Italian
, laborers. Shacks have been built for tn
men in a field near Elm corners. TIL
' first sidewalk which will be completes
is a three foot walk on the west, sid
of pleasant street. Within few day
; they will begin laying walks on Cherry
l Cottage Estey and other streets cas-
of Pleasant street Mr.. Connors expect
to have the work practically completes
Nov. l. If all the sidewalks have no
" been finished he will come here in tn
k spring in order to complete his con
= tract The specifcat ions call for the us
e of about 1000 barrels of cement, but
= Is probab BILE that much more than tina
g will be used as many abutters will wan
d to have private walks and driveway
V constructed.
:. A congregation which filled the churc
3 attended the ordination of Rev. Henr
e s. Weeks, pastor of the Advent Christia
Il church, Friday evening and listened t
d an interesting service Five minister
r participated, Rev. o. w. Heyer c
D. Wardsboro Centre, Rev Mr.. Purdy q
o Athol, Mass, Rev. A. E. Phelps @
u South Vernon. Rev II. A. Mitchell c
q North Adams, Mass, and Rev. Edwin +
|. Lombard of New Bedford, the last tw
= being former pastors 81 the church o
= Cottage street. Following was the pro
:, gram: Singing by the choir, 81 surren
II der all: hymn, Praise Him." congre
d CATION: prayer, Rev. o. w. Heyei
V hymn, "Consecration." congregation
?. sermon, Rev Mr.. Purdy; charge to tn
d candidate. Rev. A. E. Phelps; consecra
n ton prayer at laying on of hands, Rev
o II. A. Mitchell; remarks, Rev. Edwin
S Lombard; hymn, Coronation" congre
s cation. The theme of Rev. Mr.. Purdy
n sermon was THE three judgments,
e judgment by those about u.s. judgmer
n by ourselves and judgment by God TIL
= service was held under the auspices {
= the Hoosick valley conference, of whic
h Rev A, f. Phelps is president.
In the regular session of the probat
IS court Saturday Judge A. F. Schwen
20 presiding, business in the following case
- was transacted: The final account
~ Fred y. Worjen. administrator of tn
estate of George P. Worden of Guilfor
- was allowed. The final account of r. {
~ Collier, administrator of the estate
"a Martha NJ. Collier of Vernon was ALLOW
~ ~, ed. The petition of Grace Ray admir-
I; istratrx of the estate of Frank Ray
~ Wilmington, to sell real estate, was a
"a lowed. The will of Laura r. Field we
!" nresanted nv Asa Eield The natifif