Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-11
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hearsals and working on a quantity Of new
music in order to be ready Tor the concerts
/ next season.
The new teacher for the special grade is
| Miss Jones, from the Westfeld normal
school, who arrived Tuesday, and will
board at Mrs. NJ. E. Shattucks
The sale of $4,000 of property at the
| Corser farm, one-half mile below Putney
station, will take place at auction next
Tuesday, beginning at o'clock.
The supreme court met at Montpelier
| Tuesday. All the Windham county cases
were settled or continued, the Marlboro
pond case being continued to the May term.
Tax Collector II. +. Gordon has about
| SIS, 600 of uncollected taX-bills in his
| hands. The total amount should be paid
before Feb. l., when the collector makes
his settlement with the town.
The Current Topic club resumed its
meetings Tuesday evening. The subject
for discussion was Immigration and
Arthur Piper opened the meeting with an
interesting paper on that topic. -
Mrs. Howard of Walpole, n. H., is ex-
pected here to morrow to meet a commit
tee of the Murray club to make arrange
ments for bringing out Giving whist"
The date fixed Tor the presentation is Feb.
| 2G.
A new half-medum Colts Armory print
ing and enclosing press is the latest addi-
ton to the facilities of The Phoenix Job
Printing Office. 1t is the best piece of ma
chinery of its class ever brought to Brattle-
! boro.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union held an interesting and affecting
memorial service on Tuesday afternoon in
honor of Mrs. G. w. Wyman, who was for
| for a long time an active and interested
member of the organization.
Mrs. Francis w. Crosby gave whist
party of eight tables Wednesday afternoon
in honor of Mrs. Charles Risbey of New
York The first prize was won by Mrs.
+. r. DIggin and the second by Mrs. Geo.
Eels. Refreshments were served.
Assistant Manager Denver and Division
| Superintendent Taintor of the New Eng
land Telephone company were here yester-
| day for another conference with the Brat
tleboro Gas company officials in regard to
the electric light-telephone trouble, but nc
decision was reached as to a solution.
Meetings in observance Of the week q
prayer have been held at the churches as
|
church meetings have been held each even.
ing. The young men of the Epworth
league conducted the Monday evening ser
vice, and the young women that of last
evening.
The Mortified News contains an inter
esting article on the newspapers of the
state. After speaking of the four dailie,
it says The weekly press has a number
of the best newspapers to be found in New
England. The Brattleboro Phoenix is q
complete newspaper and perhaps the hand
| soonest sheet in Vermont"
Frank Ellis, who had a leg brokon By
being thrown from team several week,
ago, was beginning to get about on
crutches, but on Tuesday one of then
slipped and he fell, frActurng the bone
again. The last accident took place al
Mr.. Waite's, but since then he has beer
brought to the house of his brother, O. II
Ellis, in this village.
The East Boston Argus contains half
column article on the reception given in
that place last week to Rev. and Mrs. F
w. Sprague. 1t was very elaborate af
fair, which was largely attended. VIM. b
Pigeon, chairman of the trustees of the
parish, presented Mr. and Mrs. Spragut
with token of the high esteem in which
they are held by their people, consisting Of
an envelope containin $50 in gold.
Here is another case of going away from
home to get the news. An attempt is be.
ing made at Adams, Mass, to form board
of trade and the following is from a report
of meeting of its business men this week
Judge n. Ii. BiXby, in his remarks, gave
valuable information in regard to the work
ings of board of trade, and the great good
such an organization had accomplished al
Brattleboro, VT, where it had been the
means of securing large number of new
and tlOurishing industries for the town"
The joint installation of the officers OF
Sons of Veterans and Ladies Aid took
place at Grand Army hall Friday, the in
stalling officers being Arthur |. Howe and
George f. Root The officers of both or
CARNATIONS were given in The Phoenix at
the time of election. The appointive Off
GERS of the Sons of Veterans are as follows
First sergeant, A. |. Howe; quartermaster
sergeant, A. l.. Harris; color sergeant,
G. K. Scribner; chaplain, George f. Root
corporal of the guard, G.. Z. Thurber
corporal of the camp, II. Fisher; corporal
picket, E. l.. KnowltOn, During the even
ing refreshments were served.
Thomas Duggan, the swindler of Grand
Army men, who now languishes in the
county Jail, undoubtedly carried on his OPP
erations in many New England towns. He
worked his games successfully in Brattle-
! bOro and five or six other towns in this
! vicinity, and later evidence shows that he
| fleeced confiding veterans at Ludlow and
Mount Holly, this state, Hillsboro and
5 Tanzey, ". H., Holyoke and Gardner,
Mass. Peter 5. Chase, with whom Dug
gan stayed two or three days, visited the
swindler at Newfane Thursday. Duggan
admitted his guilt but declared that he saw
service at the front. He was, however,
very wary in his conversation, and seemed
particularly anxious to know what The
Phoenix said about him.
The annual meeting of the Swedish
Lutheran society was held Saturday, and
the following officers were elected: Secre-
tary, c. j. Berg; deacon, Eric johnson;
trustees, j. X. Strand and Andrew Kugge
sexton, Andrew Johnson; collectors, An
drew Kugge and Alfred johnson. The an
nual reports were presented and acted up
on. A minister has been with the society
about nine months, and all expenses have
been paid The society is arranging for a
fair and festival in the hall in the lower
part of the church Saturday evening, the
10Th, to which the public is cordially in
vited. Supper will be served and articles
offered for sale, and an interesting enter
tainment program given.
The tragic death of j. g. Davis of High
lawn farm, Lee, Mass, who took his own
life in November, was the immediate cause
of the sale of the noted stallion Alcantara
at auction at New York Wednesday. The
stallion was foaled in 1876, and made a