Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-03-01

vacation March Is.
The Catholic fair will be held at the
town hall the 18th.
A valuable gray mare owned by w. F.
Richardson died last night from collie
To-day, March 1, is the annual 'Dunlar
hat opening of spring styles the world
over.
DR.. Webster's dog and a hound owned
by Mr., Blake of Reed Hill have died,
this week, evidently from poisoning.
The directors of the home for the aged
and disabled held their regular meetina
Tuesday evening at DR.. II. d. Holton's.
There is general wish in the Metho
dist society to have Rev. A. j. Hougl
appointed for another years service here,
at the conference to be held at Waterbury
in April.
Van Doom q Morris's window is at
tracing much attention with its display OF
curios and photographs which Lewis Gregg
and c. II. Thomson gathered on their re-
cent trip to Bermuda.
Harry Barrett of Brooklne was brought
before Justice f. o. Burditt of Newfane
Friday charged with drunkenness. He
was fined IS and costs, amounting to STA
GA. States Attorney Fits conducted the
prosecution.
A pleasant hop was given to an invited
party of about so couples at the Brattle.
boro House Monday evening. The large
dining room was cleared for dancing, and
E. Wales was the prompter. Refreshments
of ice cream and cake were served
Major Childs has in his possession what
at first sight appears to be a $50 gold piece.
On pressing hidden spring, the back of
of the piece is lifted, revealing place for
inserting miniature photograph. The
piece is from the well-known firm of Tiff
fany & Co. 1t is made from two coins and
is a delicate and ingenious piece of work.
The Vermont Wheel club voted in favor
of adopting plan for small investments at
the meeting Friday evening The question
of new quarters for the club were consid-
cred at meeting Tuesday evening, and
e. d. Whitney, A. d. Wyatt, Leslie Scott,
III. l.. Emerson and C. H. Thompson
appointed committee to make an investi-
cation.
E. II. Van Doom has been all the week
at Rutland, where the store of Van Doom
& Tilson, in which firm he is a senior part
ner. was damaged Sunday to the amount of
$4,000 to $4,000. The firm had insur-
ance of $4,000 1t is now thought that
the fire did not start in the basement of
Van Doom q Tilson's store, as first sup
posed.
A large number we're delightfully."- enter
tanned Friday afternoon at Mrs. G. f. r.
Jenne's Oak street home at 5 o'clock tea
Mrs. JENNIE was assisted by Mrs. II. d.
Holton. The rooms were prettily decorated
with potted plants, and the dining room,
with windows darkened, was bright with
electric lights. The occasion was pleas
antly informal.
The case of A. f. Miller, collector of
taxes, VS.. Benjamin Stickney, was heard
before Justice S. II. Sherman of Brattle-
boro at the town hall in Dummerston Sat
urday. 1t was brought to recover $43. Is
in taxes for 1894. The Judgment was for
the plaintiff and the defendant appealed
to the county court. Waterman, Martin
& Hit appeared for the plaintiff and c. C.
Fits for the defendant.
The Centreville schools, taught by Miss
Hunt and Miss Johnson, close today for
the March recess. The following are the
names CT the pupils who have been perfect
in attendance during the term: Carrie
Stone, Eta Phelps, Georgia Donelson,
Dollie Wheeler, Leon Walker Clarence
Randall, Daisy Higley, Josie Phelps, Law
renee White, Arthur Crouch, Edgar Bige.
low Those not absent during the year:
Carrie Stone, Eta Phelps, Josie Phelps,
Clarence Randall, Leon Walker, Edgar
Bigelow, Arthur Crouch, Lawrence White.
News is received OF the death at Eagle.
Nebraska, Feb. :, of f. O. Robbins. Mr.
Robbins, whose home was in Marshall
Wis, was visiting his daughter, Mrs. Earl
Judkins at Eagle, remembered by many
Bratteboro people as Miss Cora Robbins,
and his illness was very brief Mr.. Rob
bins was born in Athens, this county, May
], 1925, but his parents moved in his
youth to New York state, where he lived
until his marriage in 1852 to Miss Mary B.
Pettigrew of Ludlow, this state. They
moved at once to York, Dane county, Wis,
where his wife died in 1888. He leaves
seven children, four sons, all of whom are
employed at the Brattleboro Retreat, and
three daughters, who live in the West.
Mr.. Robbins visited his sons here about
four years ago, his daughter, Miss Cora,
returning with him to Marshall at that
time
Mrs. Emeine S. Bartlett, a native of
Vernon and former resident of Whining
ton, whose death in Springfield, Mass.
last week was recorded in The Phoenix,
willed her property to the Second Con-
gregational church of Holyoke, to be used
for poor children. Luther White of
Chicopee is named as the executor of the
Will. A rumor which was without founda-
ton made the will bequeath the property
for the establishment of home for needy
women in Wilmington. About $4,000
which Mrs Bartlett had in savings banks
has been fonnd, and it Is thought she had
much other property, although the execu-
tor has not found the government bonds
she was supposed TO possess. Mrs Bart
lett had worked hard for nearly 40 years In
Springfield, Chicopee and vicinity, a part
OF the time as a rag sOrter in paper mill.
She lived penurlously, and during the
recent blizzard walked long distance in
Springfield, thinly clad, with the result
that bronchitis caused her death. Mrs.
Bartletts direct heirs are her brothers,
Il. +. Reed of this place, ami Otis Reed of
Meriden, Conn. They will contest the
will.
A very pleasant social, comprising some
unique features, was that given by the
Epworth league last Monday evening at
the vestry of the Methodist church. IL
was called "Washington" social, but
along with Washington and his wife were
a number of the succeeding presidents of
the country, down to the present time,
each in the appropriate dress of his partic-
ular period. These were personated by
the following young people: Gen. and Mrs.
Washington, Clayton Matthews, Mrs. Mer-
ton Staples; Mr.. and Mrs. John Adams.
Merton Staples, Mrs. M. E. Wardner; Mr.
and Mrs. John Tyler, Harry Ford, Miss
Hattie Smith; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jack
son. Harry Smith Miss Sadia VTalIs. AZ,