Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-03-20
Frost & Proctor have been selling straw

Julius lOl otNtiol hhgos
DR.. Prescott, the oculist, will take rooms
at the Brooks House next Monday.
The spring term of Miss Fittss kinder
garten opens Monday, March 30.
L. c. Parkess has bought w. H. Hast
ingss fish market and taken possession.
A. V. May made the sale.
The next evening dancing class con-
Quoted by Mr.. Wales will be held next Fri
day evening, March p.
The wood yard of A. E. Fletcher has
this week been sold to Chas Rider of
Wilmington through Morse Il Edgetts
agency. Mr.. Ryder has lumber interests
in Wilmington, but will move with his fam
lily to Erattleboro at once.
An enjoyable social of the Daughters of
the American Revolution was held at the
pleas mt home of Mrs. Fred Holden on
Terrace street Tuesday evening. The pro-
gram consisted of readings from American
history. Choice refreshments were served.
The HUosck Valley Democrat last week
published poem composed by Mrs. Mary
Moore Staples a few hours before her
death, which occurred at Buskirks, n. Y,
recently. Mr.. Staples has returned to
Brattebo.o and taken his former position
in the employ of A. j. Falcon.
The Womans Christian Temperance
union have on hand about 40 books and
pamphlets as a start for their loan Ii
brary." Most of these books are gifts.
If any one has books to contribute for this
use they may be left with the president at
No. Williston street, and they will be re-
ceived and acknowledged with thanks.
The annual meeting of the Benefit asso-
citation of the Vermont Wheel club was
held Tuesday evening. These officers
were chosen: President, c. l.. Stickney;
vice president d. p. Dewitt; secretary,
F. b. Putnam; treasurer, A. Ii. Pettee;
auditor, G. f. Bingham; trustees f. ID.
Whitney, c. w. Richardson, Martin Aus
tin, jr.
Representatives of the Vermont Wheel
club and the Monadnock Cycle club of
Keene will have a duplicate whist contest
in Brattleboro next Tuesday evening. The
home players will be f. l.. Smith and c. A.
Harris, Frank S. Pratt and f. c. Gale, F.
l.. Hunt and c. o. Robbins, F. w. Kim
ball and w. II. Perry. A second game
will be played at keene in few weeks.
Mrs. Sarah E. Temple gave an address
Sunday evening in the Baptist church on
"The doctrine of spirituality" The ad-
dress, which was delivered in an earnest
and forceful manner, told of some of the
forces in the busy life of today that tend to
detract from the highest and best spiritual
life and of some ways in which this ten
dency may be overcome.
The Farmers and Mechanics exchange
is becoming noted for the novelty and at
tractiveness of its window displays. Some
thing different is shown each week. This
week one of the big windows is occupied
by an exhibit of prize winning game ban
tams by Goddard Il Pentland. Next
week Geo. w. Pierce and w. +. Goddard
are to show fancy pigeons.
horse owned by j. w. Betterly in
dulged in some long-distance running Sun
day afternoon He was frightened by an
erctric car near the West Brattleborc
bridge and breaking away from Mr.. Bet
terly, who was thrown against telephone
pole, ran down the avenue, leaving the
sleigh near the watering trough, across the
Centreville bridge, through Esteyville to
Canal, down Canal to Main and up Main
to the rear of Crosby block, where he was
stopped.
The fourth quarterly conference of the
year was held at the Methodist church
Monday evening, Rev. l.. L. Beeman, pre-
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Officers were elected for the ensuing year
the board of stewards being the following
o. L. Miner, A. c. Davenport, W. r. Ged
dis, Jno. c. Howe, D. P. Webster, F. F
Gleason, F. A. johnson, II. p. Matthews
D. N. Tolles, A. V. May, f. w. Harlow
F. E. Beeman, F. A. Bagg. A. C. Daven
port was made financial steward and F. A
johnson recording steward.
In affair xpbicb orOpead vnnoh ;pJirpo
tion and talk of prosecution was the strik
ing of Harry Greene son of Louis Greene
by H. B. Soule Sunday afternoon. Mr.
Soule was walking down the Church stree
hill when Harry and his younger brother
Ray, came up behind him on their sled
AS they came near the boys think tina
Soule struck at them with his cane, hitting
Harry in the eye. AS the result of tn,
blow the boy has been housed all the weel
with badly bruised optic. Mr.. Soul'
claims that he heard something coming be
hind him and threw up his arms and acct
dentally struck the boy.
Miss Mary n Chase, A. B., spoke unde
the auspices of the Vermont Woman
Suffrage association at the Universalis
church Tuesday evening to a small but in
terested audience on the subject of eth
enfranchisement of woman" The lect
urer gave many interesting facts in rela
ton to the history of the woman suffrag
movement as well as to the results of Civ
ing the ballot to woman as shown by actua
experience in states where it has beer
tried One OF the speakers arguments TO
her position was that the woman who pat
taxes should have voice as to how, b,
whom and for what they should be ex
pended, From this it is but a step to tn
broader position of giving all women tn
right to vote. Col. IL. f. Taylor preside,
and introduced the speaker
Bradley C. Newell and Prof. and Mrs
l., A. Butterfeld of Brattleboro were a
Randolph, this state, last Friday, and th,
hotel was crowded with people who wished
to be treated by the healer. The sensa
tional cure of the day was that of Mabe
b. Dewey, 10, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Harrison Dewey of South Royalton. Tn,
little girl suffered an attack of tonsiliti.
and measles when she was Is months ole
and since then her throat has been para
lyzed, and she has been unable to speak
Soon after she was treated she began L
speak, told her age and place of residence
and went to dinner, where she gave her or
ders quite plainly. Newell went to Hart
ford, Conn, Monday to treat A. F. Burr
the editor of the Hartford Times, who ha
been suffering from a nervous trouble TO
some time. The Dewey girl was on the
train which carried Newell to Hartford
and many people crowded around her t,
hear her repeat words.
st. Patrick's day was celebrated by tn
! people of St. Michaels Catholic churcl