Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-07-19
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The First Regiment Band will give
concert on the common next Wednes-
day evening. are arg yi&@ 1T a
The Ladies' Enterprise society will hold
their next regular meeting in the schools
house grove in Esteyyille Wednesday
Instead of the usual literary program
in the meeting Of Protective Grange
Wednesday evening. July "a, a social will
be given. Light refreshments f&fn be
served ~ Wt = e
NJ ]. Moran of the Island Park COM
pany is trying to- arrange a ba sebalI
game here in which the Chinese base
ball team, which is playing in Vermont
and New York will participate The
Cinnamon are good players and have
been winning a majority of their games,,
but they have. a tendency TO be weak
at the bat W. 3
Chief-of-P Police Wilson, with club as
weapon, Killed a big hedgehog which was
climbing up the door casing In front of,
the Geddis store about 10 o'clock Mon
day night The animal was first seen
on Mrs. Hooker's lawn. About two
weeks ago hedgehog was killed in the
new building which Charles Miner is
erecting on Elliot street, .i- I
Rev DR.. George b.. Lawson, principal
of Vermont academy and formerly pastor
of the First Baptist church here, will
preach for Rev. DR.. John r. Cow Sum
day morning. At the morning service
ia blet in memory of the late Mrs. Ellen
Holt Holton, wife of DR.. Henry D. Hol-
ton, will be unveiled. 1t Is placed on
the front wall of the church, near the
south entrance.
The Boston Evening Herald of Friday
said: Mrs. William d. Dinsmore of SO
Rosemont street announces the engage
of har al an
Jane Elmore, to Col. Kittredge Haskins
of Brattleboro, VT" The Gilmore family
formerly lived in .Brattleboro and Miss
Gilmore was a COMMUNICATE at st. Mich
aels Episcopal church. She has been a
lifelong friend of Col. Haskins and is
now head bookkeeper in the Boston
office of the International paper COM
pany.
A black bear was seen by Mr. and
Mrs. Sherman Abbott, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Tuthil and Miss Flora Tuthill Sat
urday evening as they were going by
automobile over Potter hill in Guilford.
The bear sat beside the road and at first
they thought it was a dog, but as they
drew nearer and the animal sat on his
launches they saw that it was bear.
Bruin did not move off, but remained
quiet as the automobile went past, but
before the party were out Of sight they
saw him roll over in the road
1t is expected that the 10th United
States cavalry of 800 men and 900 horses
will encamp on the Valley fair grounds
the night of Aug. 81. The superintend-
ent of the associa ton has replied to in
quiries as to whether the regiment
could have the grounds for use that
night and has informed the colonel in
command as to the cost to the gov
eminent, but no reply has been received.
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mile hike into Massachusetts and Con-
necticut and return to Fort Ethan Allen
by way of the western part of the
state.
The Windham county Democratic
convention will be held in Brattleboro
Tuesday July 80, and will be called to
order in Grange hall at 1890 o'clock.
The posters announcing the convention
state that the call is for 1.-The Democrats
of Windham county, and all others OPP
posed to a government of privilege and
extortion.' The representation will be
as follows: Athens 2. Brattleboro IS,
Broollne l, Dover 2, Dummerston 2.
| Grafton 2, Guilford 8, Halifax 2, ia
maica 2, Londonderry 2, Marlboro l.,
Newfane 2, Putney 2, Rockingham 10,
| Somerset /, Stratton /, Townshend 2,
Vernon 2. Wardsboro 2. Westminster 8.
Nottingham 5, Wilmington S. Windham
l, making a total of 10. The county
committee consists of Rollin S. Childs,
F. F. Shepard, A. P. Carpenter, Daniel
H. Cray, Leonard A. Brown, c. E. Skin
ner and T. w. Plimpton.
Weather conditions were ideal for the
seventh annual baby meet on the COM
mon Saturday afternoon and when the
| parade of the children and their parents
| began there were 125 children under five
years of age present to take part in it,
| and nobody knows how many older
| children. The First Regiment Band gave
| a concert, beginning at o'clock. The
| parade around the monument was led
| by Helen, the sX-months- old daughter
| of Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Thompson. Fol-
| lowing this feature the mothers and the
| children struck up acquaintance with
| each other and three group pictures were
| taken by Floyd E. Johnson. The pic
| lures may be seen in A. F. Roberts S
| store. The first meet was arranged seven
years ago by Mrs. c. C. Fits and Mrs
H. c. Rice and one has been held each
year since.
| In answer to queries, farmers in this
| locality reply that despite the long
| drought crops will average as we'll this
| year as in seasons when there has been
more rain. Hay crops, as a rule, are
about the same as last year although
| many farmers report that they have cut
more than in recent seasons. The crop
at the Retreat is about up to the aver
| age and although the south end of the
| meadow has not yielded very much hay.
| the north end, nearer the West river, is
above the average. In Dummerston,
| Walter Walker, who has a hill farm,
| says that his crop has been above the
average this year and that it appears
| that hill farms will yield more hay than
| river farms. Potato crops probably will
| be better than the average and many
| fine looking fields of potato plants may
| be seen about here A. w. Roel, super
| intendent of the Retreat farms, has a
| fine looking field on the former golf
grounds on Cedar street. He says 1t is
| the bess field he has had in recent years.
| Corn is growing we'll and a large crop
practically is assured.
| Frank Godfrey Morse, 81, died in the
| Retreat early Monday morning after an
| illness of several years duration. He
had lived in this town about eight years
| and until year ago last April was a
| house cleaner. He went from here to his
| relatives in Brooklyn, N. Y, and after
a few months was sent to an asylum in
| New York state and then was sent to
| this town to the Retreat. He was born
| on an English ship on the high seas and
| therefore was an Englishman but never
| had made England his home as he had
| roamed extensively about the world be-
| fore coming to this town. He came here
| from New London About seven Yea re-