Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-18
BRATTIEBORO.

May & Crown have sold w. NJ. Howe's
30-acre Brown lot in Vernon to Warren
Gushing.
1t is expected that the county conven-
ton of Christian Endeavorers will be held
in Pntney next month.
Miss Harriet Webster gave an informal
whist party of four tables Wednesday after
noon. Mrs. l.. d. Greene and Mrs. Chas.
Harris secured the prizes. Miss Webster
entertains again tomorrow afternoon.
Horace Warren of Templeton, Mass,
and Dennis Farmer of this village have
bought Bert Thatcher's general country
store at Chesterfield and will take posses
sion next week.
The Swedish Lutheran society will give
fair and festival in the lower part of their
church tomorrow, Saturday evening. There
will be supper, sale of articles and enter
tainment. The public is invited.
At the sale of the Frank Reed property
Saturday, F. X. and E. B. Barrows and
G. A. Harris bought the homestead for
$29l0 and one lot for $40. The othe1 lol
was bid off by P. Fleming, for P. Manning,
as is understood.
The women of the Universalst society are
preparing for their annual success at their
fair and festival, to be held at the town
hall next Thursday evening. Supper will
be served from to S, and there will be a
series of special attractions, the evening
closing with dance.
The stockholders of the Vermont Loan
and Trust company held their semi-annual
meeting at the office in Crosby block yes
terday. The treasurer's statement showed
very satisfactory condition of the com
pany's finances, and the usual semi-annual
dividend of 8 per cent was declared.
w, G. Doolittle has bought the lot west
of l.. H. Barrett's residence on Canal
street of Mr.. Barrett and will build there
on an apartment house. Architect Francis
W. Crosby is at work on the plans and the
building will begin as soon as possible.
The site is that of the Ward building
which was burned several years ago.
There is a sad story for cgarette-smok-
ing boys in the committal of Clayton n.
Morgan, Vermont Academy student, to
the BrattleborO Retreat. He was ill last
term from nicotine poison, and has since
suffered severely in his attempts to over
come the habit. He became insane Sun
day. 1t is, however, expected that he will
recover in time.
A meeting of much interest is expected
next Thursday afternoon and evening at
Grand Army hall. Members of the Re
lief corps will gather at 2 O'Clock to meet
Mrs. Burleigh, the department president
of the Massachusetts Relief corps, and be
instructed by her in certain phases of the
work of the order. In the evening the
regular meeting will be held, when Mrs.
Burleigh will also be present. Mrs. Henry,
department president of Vermont, is eX-
pected to be here also. A large attendance
is hoped for.
The death of Oscar Gassett occurred
Saturday at Ludlow from Bright's disease
and other complications, after a long i'll
ness. Mr.. Gassett went to a Boston hos
pital for treatment, and for time seemed
to improve, but when failure was again no
ticeable he resigned his position as postal
clerk on the BrattlebOro d Whitehall
route and returned to Ludlow, his former
home. He served during the Civil war in
Company II of the 10th Vermont regiment.
AT one time he was a merchant at Ludlow.
He leaves a widow and one daughter.
The annual meeting of the Prospect Hill
(cemetery) association was held Monday
evening. The treasurers report showed
the following receipts: Sales of lots, $500
81; perpetual care, 1919; interest on funds,
1852 interest on bonded funds, 1921 SO
total, $2342.67. The expenses were S443.-
%, leaving a net gain for the year of
$500. 45. The regular cemetery fund at this
date is S9032. GA and the bond fund S5325
Total, $l4,357.64 These officers were elect
ed President, DR.. Geo. F. Gale; clerk, VIM
S. Newton; treasurer and collector, A. C
Davenport; trustees, A. G. Davenport
Geo. e. Greene, Gen. j. j. Estey, Geo. A
Hines,E. w. Stoddard and o. d. Ester
brook.