Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-03-09


village Wednesday evening
The schools close next week Friday for
the usual spring recess of one week.
The annual fair of the Roman Catholic
society will be held at the town hall next
Friday evening" the 10th
Emerson d Son have a new department,
for crockery and glassware, Oh the north
side of the first floor af their store.
The Wheel club and All Brattleboro
combination bowled the fifth and decisive
game for The local championship last even
ing, the Wheel club winning, PIGS to Pill.
Electrician Niles has been to Whining
ton this week to put in a small electric
light plant, in order that the people of
that village may have an opportunity to
test this system.
The young ladies who took part in the
recent minstrel entertainment held meet
ing at the Brooks House Saturday evening
and decided TO give the surplus fund of
about 500 to the home for the aged and
disabled.
Forty ladies of Boston and vicinity met
yesterday at the Parker House and formed
a society of Daughters of Vermont. Mrs
Sallie Joy White addressed the meeting
tee to draft a constitution.
An effort will be made by residents of
North Main street and vicinity to have the
new town officials make such permanent
repairs on the hill from Mrs. Krklands to
Mr.. Kimbalrs as will keep the sand from
washing in flood into the gutter and over
the lawns after every rain.
The Murray club is arranging for the
presentation of two plays at an early date.
One is "a Rice Pudding" and the parts
will be taken by d. Z. Tasker, c. L.
Stickney, Miss Minnie Haskins, Miss Myr-
telle Eason, Miss Belle Scott; the other is
"A Limb Of the Law and the characters
have not been assigned.
The first new sugar of the season has
appeared in the market. Had the trees
been tapped the sugar makers in many
places could probably have made a consid-
cradle quantity of the maple product dur
ing the past ten days, but they have had
the buckets filled with snow and sleet in
so many previous seasons that they are
cautious about an early beginning.
The Welsbach gas burners introduced by
w c. Horton, are giving excellent salts
faction wherever used, both in the quality
of light and on a basis of economy.
Among other business places which have
recently put them in are W. II. Bond S
new store, Barnes's market, Pratt's res
taurant, W. F. Richardson's d Co.'S office.
the Vermont Loan and Trust company S
Office and 5. Wilcoxs store. Several
burners have also been placed in private
houses.
Mrs Lima T. Hubbard has been en-
gagged as one of the soprano soloists for
North Adams music festival, to be held
April 30 May l. Three numbers in the
two concerts on the closing day have been
assigned to her. The North Adams festi-
val is expected to be one of the best in
| New England this year. The performers
| include Miss Emma Juch and Mrs. Gerrit
| Smith, sopranos; Miss Gertrude Stein,
| contralto; Z. c. Towne, tenor; Towns
| bend Fellows and Max Heinrich, bari
| tones. Instrumental music will be fur
nished by the Boston Festival orchestra
with Emil Mollenhauer as conductor,
assisted by George A. Mietzke when ac-
companying the chorus. Fritz Giese will
| appear as 'cellist and Arthur Friedhem as
| pianist.
A very strong attraction has been booked
at the town hall for Saturday evening,
March II. 1t is the famous "Dr. Biz
company from the Garden theatre New
| York city, and is now in its fourth year
after long runs at the leading theatres OF
| Paris, London, Boston, Chicago, Philadel-
| phia, San Francisco and all of the larger
cities. 1t is pronounced by the press and
public wherever it has appeared, TO be the
merriest comedy of the century. 1t be
| longs to the same class as Jane" Mr.
Wilkinson widow" etc, and the situa-
tions are said to be very ingenious and
very ludicrous. The kangaroo dance, So
which will be introduced in the first act
has made a great hit. Tickets for "Dr
/ Bill" will 20 on sale at Chaplin Il Co.
Wednesday evening at : 80 sharp.
The case of Edwin d. Harris of Towns
| bend against the estate of Chester Wilson
| of Jamaica was heard at Jamaica two
weeks ago and this week in BrattleborC
! before Col. Haskins as referee. The case
| involves an accounting of the dealings be-
| tween Harris and Wilson from January,
| 1873, up to 1889. The PLAINTIFF specifica-
| tions contained nearly 800 items and the
| defendants about 800. During this time
! Harris, who was teaming between Brattle-
/ boro and Jamaica, would buy -four, meal
and feed and put ii into the hands of VIII
/ son 20 sell, who was to account TO Harris
/ for the proceeds of the sales, receiving
| from Harris certain commissions for his
! services. The accounts are in a very
mixed condition, the plaintiff claiming a
| large balance to be due him, while the de-
| PENDANT administrator holds that the &C
counts must be about even. Col. Has.
| kins, as referee, is to sift the matter as
carefully as possible and report it to the
court at the March term.
The amusement course at the Retreat
this winter, it is safe to say, has been tn,
most successful for many years past, and
never before has there been so much inter
est manifested, nor the benefit so genera
and apparent. This good result is largely
due to the kindly interest of friends of the
Retreat in the village, who have so gener
| ously contributed their services. Perhaps
the browning event of the season TOOK
place last Tuesday evening, when the Yves
Brattleboro Dramatic club presented the
fiVe-act comedy-drama, "The Deacon Il
an audience which showed its appreciation
from the rise of the curtain TO the con
clusion of the last act, by a continuou,
round of laughter and frequent bursts OF
applauses. The parts were all we'll taker
but "The Deacon" Miss Amelia, and Pete
the colored innocent, quite surpassed the
point of amateur acting, and their appear
ance upon the stage was always a sigma
for renewed laughter and merriment
A special village meeting has beer