Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-03

Durham Brothers announce a special cut
in prices on rubber goods
Dennis Rebekah lodge initiated seven
new members at their meeting Tuesday
evening.
The women of Rebekah lodge are pre-
pairing for their annual masquerade ball,
March 10.
Mrs. c. L. Glidden has completed an oil
painting to be exhibited at the Columbian
Exposition.
Tickets for the Peary lecture will go on
occurs April >.
The engagement by the Baptist ladies
of Mrs. Mountford, who was TO lecture here
upon Palestine, has been cancelled.
George b. Hit and Principal Horne are
going TO Hinsdale to night to act as judges
at the High school speaking contest.
The young ladies Helen Margaret soci-
ETY. of the Episcopal church held their an
nual meeting Tuesday evening with Miss
Helen Brown.
Friendship circle, to the number Of so,
met with Mrs. GoodenOugh and Mrs. New
man Wednesday afternoon. In the even
ing card playing and recitations were en-
Joyed by the company.
A reception given by the Y. NJ. c. A.
last evening was attended by about IS boys.
Will Fisher, Dan Stolte and Fred Adams
took part in a program, and Mr.. Menzies
related his experiences in the woods of
Maine. Refreshments were served.
New uniforms are to be furnished by the
state for Fuller Battery, for the trip to
nf no
have already been measured, and all others
are requested to be present next Tuesday
evening, when the measurements will be
completed.
On Monday the case of F. F. King of
Marlboro VS.. W. d. and j. L. Stockwell of
West Brattleboro was head in Sherman d
Jeune's office before 5. H. Sherman as
Justice, and jury. The suit was to recoy-
er pay for ten bushels of potatoes. Yer
diet was given in favor OF the defendants.
The Order of the Eastern Star gave the
last of a series of social assemblies at Ma
sonic hall last evening. \ company of
about 22J were present. Cards and dane
ing were enjoyed, and choice refreshments
were served by the ladies of the order. The
series throughout have been very enjoyable.
The lecture committee of the Young
Mems Christian association find the enter
tainment season just past the most success
full financially in the history of the associa-
ton. On account of the free tickets to
sustaining members there is always de
ticit, but this year the deficit has been great
ly reduced.
The young peoples society of Christian
EndeavOr of the Congregational church
held logomachy party in the vestry Tues
day night. Maud Emerson, Rev. c. .. Day
aud Edith Clark took the prizes. Other
games were played, refreshments were
served and the evening closed with singing.
In spite OF the stormy weather about 80
were present
The Georgemalinn quartet was well re-
ceived al Putney Friday evening. notwith-
standing that the program had to be changed
after the tirst number. Mrs. Hubbard not
being able TO sing on account OF a severe
cold. Mis-, Brasor's three rccitations were
encored. as we'll as most of the selections
by Misses Cook, Neet and Gregg. About
20 Brattcboro people attended the concert
The organization of the Brattlcboro
Overall company was completed Saturday.
these officers being chosen Directors, II. =.
Welman, W. II. Childs C. II. Pratt: clerk
and treasurer, W. II. Bracket; manager.
George Hidden. The capital stock of the
concern is $4,000. Possession was taken
of the upper floor Of Harmony block, We'd
nesday morning, March ], and since then
rapid progress has been made with the ar
rangements TO begin the manufacture of
goods. Twenty-Five sewing machines will
be started at first, and it is expected that
they will be running next Monday,
The directors of the Brattleboro Street
Railway company were in Springfield, Fri
day, TO obtain information as to the road
there, and especially to see how the cars
behaved in stormy weather. The directors
now believe that the road can be built
here and equipped with three cars for less
than $4,000, as at first roughly estimated.
They also say that, judging from the grades
in Springfield, the hills here will not be an
obstacle TO the success OF the road. 1t is
expected that the directors will make a re-
port to the stockholders within two weeks
The theatre of arts and letters in New
FORK will soon begin the reproduction of
ancient plays, including The contrast
by Royal Tyler afterward chief Justice of
Vermont, and the father of Judge ROyall
Tyler of the probate court for this district.
This was the first American play. 1t was
brought out in the Park theatre in New
York about 1889, and had an unprecedent-
ed run of several weeks. 1t was after
ward presented in Philadelphia and Balti-
more. Its object was the patriotic one of
showing that the plain American could dis
count the false Britisher. The cast in the
production at New York will include that
eminent actor, Joseph jefferson.
DIR, o. C. Gage died at his home in New
York city Tuesday Death was caused by
rupturing an artery in one leg two or three
weeks ago. DR.. Gage was a Vermonter,
having been born at Vergennes in 1871.
He learned the printers trade in the Yer
monter office at that place and was con-
nected with that paper for some time. He
served during the war in a Vermont regi-
ment. Afterward he graduated from the
Eclectic medical college in New York. He
had an extensive practice in New England,
especially in New Hampshire and Vermont.
He usually made monthly visits to Brattle-
boro, Bellows Falls, Keene, and the larger
towns. His Office for compromising med-
cines has been in Concord, n. H., for the
past II years He leaves a son and three