Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-14

goods of all kinds. Out-of-town buyers
may rest assured that the Brattleboro mer-
chants were never better prepared than
now to meet this demand, and that in va
riety, quality and price their stocks of
goods leave nothing to be desired
New western corn is beginning to arrive
in the local market.
Peck's Bad Boy is announced to appear
at the town hall next Wednesday evening.
EX-Gov. Fuller's house has been con
nectcd with the metallic long distance tee-
phone line
Beginning this evening, the stores selling
holiday goods will be open every evening
in the week for the present.
The next meeting of the Current Topic
club will be Jan $. Arthur Piper will
discuss the subject of immigration.
The suggestion is made by several
parents that Wednesday was a good day TO
have tested the special school signal.
Daniel Mccarthy, the noted Irish come
dian, with his own company, is expected to
be the New Year theatrical attraction.
Pratt, Wright e Co.'S window will at
tract much attention with live alligator
sporting about in the miniature pond.
The annual meeting of the First Baptist
society will be held in the vestry next
Tuesday evening, Dec. Is, at 7:30 o'clock.
Crosby d Co. are putting into their block
new radiators to replace those which have
been in use since the building was first
opened.
The chief of police had his turn as
Joker one night this week, when he locked
one of the aldermen into the cooler with
six tramps.
The High school students had dance
in Red Mems hall Tuesday evening. The
Odd Fellows had an enjoyable dance in
their hall last evening.
Letter Carrier Knight drove the gray
mare Dolly throughout Wednesday, both
in delivering the mail and in other trips
about town, without using reins, the mare
possessing sufficient intelligence to be
guided entirely by her owners voice.
The Brooks library has recently received
from Miss Julia Chester Wells of New
York, daughter of the late VIM. II. Wells,
a gift of 7Oyolumes, miscellaneous in char
acter Miss Wells has also recently given
four valuable illustrated books, Museum
at Naples, secured during a trip abroad
with her father
About $50 people attended the silver
wedding festivities OF Mr. and Mrs, Archie
Melin at Guilford Friday evening. a large
number going from this village. The
evening was spent with games and social
enjoyment a bountifu supper was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mellin received numerous
tokens of good will and esteem from their
many friends.
a regular meeting of Columbian lodge
/ No. 80, +. n 4. NJ was held Tuesday
evening. AT the special meeting of Beau
/ seant commandery. No. :, X. T., Wednes-
day evening the Red Cross degree was
worked, followed by banquet. Fort
| hummer Royal Arch chapter worked the
1 Royal Arch degree at regular meeting
last evening. and Beauseant commandery
/ will work the Temple degree this evening.
/ Col. Bond has recently received a copy
of the report of a board of officers assem-
/ bled under orders of Hon. James Barbour,
! secretary of, war, dated Oct. 3, 1926.
/ The report is dated Dec. ), 1926. and is en-
/ titled "A system of instruction for the
militia infantry" Mai. Gen. Winfield
| Scott was president of the board This
book, which was the gift of A. Pettee. is a
valuable addition to Col. Bond collection
of works on military tactics.
The meeting of the Woman's Relief
corps for the election of officers was held
/ last evening at Grand Army hall and these
are the officers for the coming year: Presi-
| dent, Mrs. Emogene Cox: senior vice,
/ Mrs. L. A. Richardson; junior vice, Mrs.
/ A. j. Horton; treasurer, Mrs. Emily Al
len; chaplain, Mrs. Z. c. Reynolds: con.
( ductor, Mrs. c. Z. Currier; guard. Mrs. f.
NJ. Moore; delegates to department con
vention in January, Mrs. c. II. Bangs,
Mrs. f. Harmon, Mrs II. NJ. Newman; al
ternates Mrs. II. Miller, Mrs NJ. A. Bur
nett, Mrs. II. l.. Larkin.
Assistant General Manager Denver of
the New England Telephone and Telegraph
company of Boston, and Division Superin-
tendent Giles Taintor of Springfield, Mass,
were here yesterday to consult with the
BrattlebOro Gas company officials in re-
gard to the effect of the electric light cir
cult on the telephone wires. Mr. Denver
said that the telephone company would be
willing to pay for part Of the expense of
doubling the electric light circuit Expert
electricians, however, say that the only way
to completely remedy the difficulty will be
to put in a metallic circuit telephone line.
The death of Ellen L. Heath, widow OF
/ the late ID. Nj. Gay, TOOK place yesterday
noon at her Washington street home.
Mrs. Clay was a sufferer from rheumatism.
had not been in good health for long
time, and since an attack OF the grip wear
ago had never rallied. She was the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Heath, well
known residents of this town, and was born
in Reading, Mass, April 20, 1872. Much
of her life previous to her marriage, was
spent in Manchester, \. H., and Lawrence,
Mass Mr.. and Mrs. Clay came to Brattle-
boro from Thetford, this state, 10 wears
ago The death of Mr.. Clay occurred in
March, 1891. Mrs. Clay leaves three chill
dren-George, who is connected with the
Estey Organ company's Boston house,
Lulu, teacher of the Chase street primary
school, and Cora, of this town. In addi-
tion she also leaves her parents and one
sister, Miss Emma Heath Mrs. Clay
was a member of the Centre church and a
woman of sterling traits Of character. To
her own family she was sincerely devoted.
and the sympathy of wide circle of friends
goes out TO them in their aflliction. The
funeral will be held at $50 A. NJ. Monday
and the body will be taken to North Thet-
ford for burial.
The fac simile copy of the first number
of the Rutland Herald, published one hun
dred years ago, as elsewhere described,
contains among its half-dozen advertise
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