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

house grove in EsteyVille wednesday.
Rev. E. S. Harrison of West Brattle-
boro will conduct the chapel service at
the Retreat Sunday afternoon at 8
o'clock
The date for the lecture in Brattleboro
by DIR. Harvey w. Wiley for many
years the government pure food chemist
and now on the staff of Good House.
keeping magazine, is Oct. 26
George Metcalfs valuable bull dog, a
highly priced family pet, was run over
by a street car on South Main street
Wednesday night and so badly injured
that it was killed to relieve it of its
sufferings.
The Universalist Sunday school will
close next Sunday until after the sum-
mer vacation, re-opening the first Sun
day in September. Next Sunday there
will be surprise service, and all who
can are asked to be present.
In common with other first class
bands, the First Regiment band has de-
cided to adopt the international pitch.
This change will make necessary a large
outlay on the part of some members, but
1t is expected that the results unsteady
will abundanly justify the expenditure.
The new instruments are expected to
be in use after the next concert.
The Unitarian Congregational society
will meet in Wells hall next Wednesday
evening at o'clock to hear the report
of the parish house committee and to
act upon the report. A large attendance
Is hoped for. The committee consists of
Charles II. Pratt, Mr.. and Mrs. e. B.
Smith. Mrs. John D. Barrows and Rev.
E. c. s. Osgood. 1t is understood that
new building specially designed for
parish house needs Is contemplated.
Persons living in the northern part
of the town saw a balloon in a north
easterly direction from Brattleboro yes
terday afternoon about $50 o'clock. 1t
evidently had come from a southerly
direction on the other side of Mount
Wantastquet and after passing the north
end of the mountain could be plainly
SEEN 1t was fairly high in the air and
seemed to follow the course of the Con-
nectcut river. 1t was in sight about 10
minutes and passed from view in back
of one of the high hills up the Connec-
ticut valley.
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage in Oak Bluffs. Mass, Fri
day, June %, of Frank Alison Crosier
and Miss Enid Gouding Sinclair. Mr.
Crosier is a son of Mrs. Mary E. Crosier
of Spring street and is physical director
of the Y. NJ c. A. in Somervlle. He is
a graduate of the International Training
ly was assistant physical director in the
association in Brattleboro. Mrs. Crosier
is a daughter of Mrs. Laura Goulding
Sinclair of Oak Bluffs. She and Mr. Gro
sier plan to open a swimming school at
her home.
The members of Sedgwick Womans
Relief corps held memorial services Sat-
urday in Prospect Hill cemetery. Fol-
lowing the decoration of 26 graves in
PrOSnapt n pSil
teries the memorial service was con-
Quoted at the grave of Mrs. A. Louise
Putnam, the last member deceased, by
Chaplain Helen Miller. Three hymns
were sung, the members repeated the
Lords prayer and the 23d pslam, and
the regular memorial service was held.
Among the floral remembrances was a
large bouquet from the 10 past -presl-
dents of the organization.
Workmen are charging the public
kindergarten room and the Christian
Science church headquarters in the EN-
erson building on Elliot street. The
rooms formerly occupied by w. d.
Smith have been vacated by him and
carpenters are taking down the par
titions. Part of the extra room thus
made will be used by the kindergar-
ten and part by the church. Each in
stitution will have it's capacity about
doubled. Between So and so persons at
tended the services of the Christian Sci
ence church and the room they now
have makes their quarters crowded, but
with the additional room a good sized
hall will be made.
An exhibit of antiques in A. F. Rob-
erts's store window has been attracting
much attention this week. 1t consists
of pieces owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Harrie
G.. Pratt, P. F. Crown and Mr.. Roberts,
the exhibit including several guns ranging
from the old fashioned fint-lock to shot
guns of later pattern, antique crockery,
Bennington ware and jugs, swords, pis-
tolls, candle dippers and lanterns. An old
pewter teapot, owned by Candice Pratt,
who live here many years ago and who
lied at the age of 1O4, is an interesting
part of the collection. flute, once the
property of Isaac Bishop, a well-known
| musician of the earlier days of Brattle-
boro, has attracted much attention. The
entire exhibit is an interesting reminder
of the household and other articles used
by former residents of the town.
Rev. D. E. Trout, pastor of the Uni
versalist church, will begin his sixth
year of service as pastor here Sunday.
He will preach the sermon which he
used on his first Sunday as pastor here,
the subject of which is 1.-The higher
rock" Next Sunday will be the last
Sunday before vacation and the Sunday
school will have a surprise service. Rev
Mr.. Trout and family will go to Rock
port, Mass, Tuesday on a vacation and
| 1t is probable that Rev. Mr.. Trout will
spend part of his vacation in Hamilton,
| o., his former home. In recognition of
| his five years service in the church the
| trustees have given him an extra week s
| vacation, making it seven weeks. The
sewing circle have given him a purse OF
| $50 and the men of the church a gift of
equal amount. The church will reopen
| Sept. l.
The safe and sane" system of cele-
brating the might before" prevailed in
town to great extent again this year.
| Up to midnight Young America ana his
sister exploded firecrackers and blew
| horns, but there was no concerted at
| tempt on the part of the youngsters to
wake the echoes. The police officers had
| an easy time and after midnight there
were times when their own footsteps
| on the sidewalks were the only noises
| they heard. One band of celebrants
| carried out the time honored custom
| and started a bonfire at the corner of
| Main and Elliot streets, but is was not
| nearly as large as those of previous
| years and soon burned itself out An
| other small pile of rubbish was burned
| in front of the Brattleboro House and
| another at the summit of the South
| Main street hill.