Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-10-18

boat house and barn next season on the |
lot he bought recently on the west shore
OF the lake.
"Shut the door is the conspicuous in |
scription which confronts visitors to our /
government building in the rear Of the /
Brooks House. Some mute, inglorious /
Mark Twain was moved TO write under 1t /
"Buy a spring, see?"
A wedding Of interest TO many Brattle-
boro people was celebrated at Wardsboro
last Sunday, the contracting couple being
Harrie G.. L. Pratt, now proprietor OF the
hotel at Newfane, and Miss Angie f. Bish-
Cd of Wardsboro,-both former Brattleboro
young people.
The National Life Insurance CO npany
of Montpelier, through their local agents,
has paid the widow OF the late b. A. Clark
S2OiO.s so on a policy held by Mr.. Clark.
The proof Of death was filed in the agents
| Office Saturday evening and the check was
| received on Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Lucy Doolittle sustained a second
/ loss by fire Friday. A large quantity OF
/ corn stoyer had been drawn together on
| her farm. 1t was very dry and it took fire
| from some unknown cause, possibly
/ smokers pipe, and was soon consumed. 1t
is estimated that 300 bushels of corn on
the ear were destroyed.
The annual meeting of the Murray club
will be held at the Uniyersalist vestry next
Tuesday evening at s o'clock All men,
bers are requested TO be present Officers
will be elected, refreshments served and an
interesting program presented. The an
nual meeting OF the Junior Munay club
will be held Monday evening
Mrs. Octavia Scott, So died Saturday
morning at the Canal street home of Mrs.
Eunice Alexander. Mrs. Scott formerly
lived in Montague, Mass. She was sister
of the late W. H. Alexander and the last
of a family, of,10 children. She fell about
three months ago, soon after coming here,
and fractured her hip, this injury finally
resulting in death. The funeral was held
at the house Monday afternoon, Rev. Mr..
Leavittoffieiaiing
The annual meeting of the Forestville
book club was held Monday evening with
Miss Nettie Phillips. Officers were elect
ed as follows: President, Mrs. II p. Well
man vice president, Mrs. II. A. Walker
secretary and treasurer, Miss Marion Ad-
ans; book committee, Mrs. George B.
White, Mrs. II. P Wellman and Mrs. c.
w. Durham. A, book auction was held,
the receipts Of which were larger than last
year. II was voted to change the name OF
the organization to the Standard Magazine
club.
Two sales made this week through the
real estate agency of A. V. May are said
= to be the direct result Of the trolley rail
road in increasing the value of property in
+ West Brattleboro. George W. Knowltor
] has bought Of Hiram F. Weatherhead lo
s on the level tract west Of the village, anC
1 IL Il.
a head is already building on an adjoinin!
lot Mrs. 5. II. Sawyer has sold he
e house to J. c. Newton of Fishers Island
NY. Mr.. Newton buys the property a
an investment and Mr.. May will have tn,
d management of it.
s A Brattleboro branch of the Granite Stat
S Provident association has been forme,
this week by c. II. Nudd of Rutland, tn
general agent for this state. A meetin
e was held at the Brooks House Tuesda
evening at which these officers were chos
n en-: President, c. o. Robbins; vice-presi
dent, o. Z. Randall; secretary and treasur
h er, Z. II. Putnam; directors, above officer
and K. E. Gordon, L. d. Taylor. J. a
Taylor, and DR.. D. p. Webster; advisor
board, r. K. Gordon, DR.. d. p. Webster
and J. A. Taylor. The local branch repre-
!, sents capital stock of $4,000. The oh
ject Of the company is practically the sam
= as that of other building and loan assccis
= tons. The local branch is now in a DC
sition to make loans among its member:
- The local secretary is the officer to whor
applications for loans and other bushes
II should be addressed.
= The boys battalion is now fairly starte
for the winter. 1t has taken some time {
IN reorganize on account of changes in men
= bership, and the various prescriptions {
early autumn. Officers were appointe
and elected for Co. A last Saturday nigh
The full list is as follows: Captain, Wi
cox; first lieutenant, T. Adams; secon
lieutenant, +. Adams; first sergeant, HoI
: kinson; second sergeant, Rice; third Sc
a. geant, Baker; fouth sergeant, Clune; fit
sergeant, White. Co. A will begin TO dri
in earnest Saturday evening. A thre,
fold competitive drill is talked Of betwee
., the several companies. In order to reali7
" the benefit of the battalion for our boy
one has only to see the physical exerci:
of the drill and read the moral condition
taken in the pledge. Taken in connectio
with the new Y. NJ. c. A. rooms il is ev
Ill dent that the interests of Brattleboro boz
IS are not to be neglected. The election
.. officers for Co. b will be held at the Y
ne c. A. rooms at 6:45 this evening.
Vi. The Fortnightly club held their fir
ra meeting Of the year at the Centre churC
sc parlors Tuesday evening, and enjoyed
a very pleasant occasion of a social and M
We steal character. The subject for som
Dr. and recitations was Life in the sunr
on South" and the members of the churC
rs choir, accompanied by Mrs. Knowlton ar
Miss Fits, rendered very acceptably seve
Is al of the sweet southern melodies. Rec
tations were given by Misses Minnie Bras
and Florence Clark. A varied program
subject to changes if desirable, has be-
rst arranged for the winter. The topics to
100 taken up are: 1.-THE development OF Anne
ay lean character, national and individual
res "The Atlanta exhibition; what it is ar
Us what IL MEANS" electricity" Gamer
au can weather, how made, observed al
avoided" with other evenings of a dr.
matte, social and musical nature. II
meetings will probably all, or nearly all,
M held at the church parlors. The membe
on of the committee in general charge of d
ct. meetings are Miss Fletcher, Mrs Avert
Miss Clark, Mr.. Menzies, H. L. Emers,
and L. A. Gregg.
led The spirited discussion which was c
eet pected to mark the proceedings of Il
he special town meeting which was held la
& Monday afternoon, was entirely lackin
Town Clerk VIM. S. Newton called to
. der at o'clock and read the warrant
about 100 voters. L. +. Adams was chos
III moderator. Col. Hooker offered a resol
10 ton THAT the town appropriate the su
80 of 5000 for the purpose of additional ]