Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-02-20

BRATTLEBORO.
In answer to invitations sent out by Dr.
Holton, president of the Brattleboro Re
publican club, the officers Of the several
Republican clubs of the last campaign-the
Brattleboro Young Mems, West Brattle
boro and Esteyvile-met at the Brooks
House for supper last Saturday evening
About 40 covers were laid and the excel
lent spread was enjoyed by all. Following
the supper the company adjourned to the
parlor, where family conference" was
held, DR.. Holton presiding. Plans for flu
ture work were considered, nearly every
one present taking part in the discussion.
The sentiment of the meeting was that
there should he in town one strong Repub
licsn club, containing all the members of
the four organizations, and that in the
campaign to come the efforts should he
united, harmonious and systematic. 1t
was decided to call a meeting at an early
date to effect an organization. A unaDi-
nous vote of thanks was extended to Dr.
Holton for providing an opportunity for
this conference. 1t is the evident purpose
of the local Republicans TO make vigorous
aud well-Organized preparation for the
work which lies before the party in next
years campaign.
ing, which was posted yesterday, contains
only two articles calling for other than rou-
tine BUSINESS The first of these is to see
what action the town will take under act
/ of the laws of 1890 allowing 20 per cent
highway tax payable in labor or a - per
cent tax payable in money, to be levied.
The second is to see if the town will ex
empt the plant and capital of ID. H. Boyd,
the West Brattleboro brickmaker from tax
alton for period Of five years.
A Jury trial was held before Hon Roy
all Tyler. Justice, at his office on Wednes
day in the case of the Singer Manufactur
ing company against Philip NJ. Dwinell.
The plaintiff company claimed that OWN
ELL who had been their agent, held in his
hands some $50 which belonged to the
company. Dwinell claimed in offset that
the company was indebted to him for un-
paid commissions, services and use of
team, to the amount of 5000. The verdict
was for the defendant, from which the
plaintiff appealed Haskins x Stoddard
appeared for the plaintiff and Waterman,
Martin & Hit for the defendant.
E j. Carey. who has been in town this
week, is enthusiastic over the business Of
the Thorn Medicine company at West Fitch
burg, Mass. The company has just bought
out a retail drug store in the same building
in which the laboratory is located.
The amount realized from the "Deestrick
skule" by the Unitarian society was S246,
and by the Rural Improvement society
| $2l2, making handsome total of S45S.
A change of temperature of the kind for
which the New England climate occasion
ally distinguishes itself was that between
| Sunday morning and Monday morning last
| On Sunday morning the mercury marked
! 10 degrees below zero. On Monday morn
ing it was 40 degrees above-a difference
of 80 degrees. And still this is pretty
good winter,
Jerome Knight, the head inspector at the
Estey factory, was surprised on Monday
by the presentation by the men in hi,
charge of beautiful aud valuable watch
charm and lapel pin, with emblems of III,
order of Odd Fellows, of which he is
prominent member The occasion was Mr.
Knights birthday.
Washington's birthday falling on Sunday
the local banks will close on Monday t.
conform with the city banks.
At recent auction sale in Lexington
KY, the stallion Baronstein, by Baron
Wilkes els, dam Steinette dam of BaroI
I
record 2:25a, was sold for $4,000 Baron
stein was the property of Gorham b. Good
ell, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Carl Schooling, who has for some tim
been in the employ of A. q Barnes, the
meatman, has been admitted to partner
ship with him. Mr., Schooling is practi
cal man in the business, and is favorabl,
known TO the customers of the market
The Catholic society has engaged tn,
town hall for the evening of March II, st
Patrick's day, when it is expected that
supper and entertainment will be given.
The receipts from the presentation of tn
Kirmess at Provincetown, Mass, wer
$500
E. Wales's Washington party Wednesda,
evening at Harmony hall was a pleasan
occasion for company of 30 or NOR
couples.
Patrons of negro minstrelsy will hav
their innings next Thursday evening, whei
the Atkinson & Cook company will hold tn
boards at the town hall
The braves of QuonektAcat lodge of Re,
Men went olt on the Guilford trail las
evening and smoked the pipe of peace witt
Landlord Ellis of the Broad Brook House
Mrs, Herman Joy has bought H. w
Wheeler's house on Green street
A little breeze of excitement was cause,
at the Estey shops this week by some of tn
workmen who had missed a number of tool
having a search warrant sworn out agains
one of their number. The search, however
failed to reveal any of the missing tools
About go young people from the Ep
worth league and Methodist society took
] 1riA 70 oil cd laxr g.,
the purpose of meeting the young people 0
the Methodist church there. A very en-
joyable evening was spent in a social way
in singing songs, in extemporary speeches
and story telling. A fine chicken pie sup
per was partaken of, The Epworth leagu
now think Hinsdale is the place to 90
you want good supper and a pleasan
time.
Every woman in our list of readers wi
be interested in what Mrs. Sallie Joy Whit
tells in her letter this week of the work q
the free surgical hospital for women, whic
has been established in Boston during tn
past year and has already treated success,
, fully the cases of no less than % patient,
who must otherwise have gone without th
relief thus afforded The preliminary az
peal for the hospital, spoken of by Mr.,
White, was printed in The Phoenix about
, year ago and then attracted sympatheti
interest 1t would be a worthy and fifth
act should Brattleboro women now len
their mite of aid TO the fair to be held nez
week TO help this benefcent charity.
The meeting of the Brattleboro Profei
sional club, held on Monday evening, wa
one of the best in the winter series. Re,
Mr.. Sprague's paper on The problem {
! immigration, held the close attention {
the company for upward of an hour, an
. was filled with an array of fact and arg
2 men',. which proved the faithful and fa
,, reachirS study which had been given to il
preparation. An abstract of the papC
will be fonnd on our first page.