Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-21

Odd Fellows hall Thursday evening. Feb
27.
Letsinger's orchestra Of IL pieces play
ed for a leap year ball in South London
derry last evening.
The Sons OF Veterans 60 tomorrow
morning to Wilmington, where they will
muster in a camp of Sons of Veterans.
The marriage of Charles L. Blake of
Saxtons River and Miss Bernice L. White
of Brattleboro was celebrated at Keene, y.
H., the 18th inst.
Parents will do well to caution their chill
dren not to run in front Of the electric cars.
Many children have Of late INDUCED in
this dangerous sport.
A large party will 90 to Guilford Centre
tonight when the new grange hall in
that place will be opened with a drama,
followed by a dance.
Nearly all of the schools were dismissed
Monday because Of the intense cold. and
sessions were not held intwo or three rooms
of the High school building Tuesday.
Testimony is being taken al the Brooks
House before Clarke c. Fits as special ex-
aminer TO show the defendants side in the
Corser- Brattleboro Overall company patent
case.
About 40 members of the Junior MUIR
raw club met at the Universalist vestry
Monday evening, and enjoyed a program
Of singing, Rotations, etc, followed by
games
F. J. Bailey and Charles Miner. who
were formerly in the real estate business,
have formed a copartnership again, and
have opened an office in room 4, Ryther
building
The loss OF E. F. Graves at South Yer
non by the recent fire has been adjusted at
S225, and paid through A. W. Childs &
Co. Joseph Greenwood. who owned the
barber shop which was burned. had two
policies on his property, much in excess Of
its value. His insurance has not been ad-
jusled.
Fire caused some $50 damage Friday
evening in the Washington street home of
Nj and Mrs. Frank Z. Perry. MI Perry.
who is suffering from sore eyes. started TO
light a banquet lamp, and accidentally set
fire TO the shade. a lace curtain. carpeting
etc. We're damaged before the blaze was
smothered with rugs, The insurance has
been adjusted and paid through a. W
Childs & Co.'S agency.
4 very large and particularly enjoyable
card party was given by Mrs. @. ". Hook
er Friday evening, when y tables Of guests
were entertained with X-handei euchre
/ Following the game refreshments occupied
the attention OF the party for time,
after which the prizes were awarded as
| follows: Mrs b. d. Harris, Mr. c. O..
| Robbins, Mrs. +. L. DurEin. o. D. Pratt
Chas. W. Durham, Geo. Eels.
The Boston Sunday journal will be sold
by the BrattlebOro News company each
Sunday, beginning Feb. -, and will be
delivered anywhere in the village limits
| There has been a demand for this paper on
/ Sundays by Republicans and the company
| has decided to have the papers brought
/ here from Millers Falls by team. The pub
| fishers are willing 70 send the paper here.
/ provided expenses are met, but formerly
/ the delivery of the paper here resulted in a
/ loss. The journal being a strong party
paper it ought to be literally supported,
| and this question rests wholly with the
local Republicans.
| Mrs. Caroline Z. Upton, mother Of Mrs.
| 5. Z. Lawton, died Tuesday evening at
| her home in Roxbury. Mass. Mrs. Upton
| and her husband, Capt. James VI. Upton.
! spent last week with their daughter at the
| Retreat. returning home to Roxbury Fri
! day. On Saturday Mrs. Upton was seized
| with acute bronchitis and the disease re-
| fused to yield TO medical treatment. Mrs.
| Lawton went 10 her mother on Monday.
! The funeral will be held in Roxbury this
afternoon. Mrs. Upton has been greatly
admired and esteemed by the Brattleboro
| friends whom she has made during fire.
| quent visits to the Retreat since her daugh-
ter's marriage nearly three years ago. TIE
| sympathy of the community is extended 10
the family in this sudden bereavement.
The first public exhibition game of basket
ball ever played in Brattleboro will be con
tested Saturday evening at the armOry al ;
| o'clock, between teams representing the
| local Y. NJ. c. a. and Vermont Academy.
! The local team has been practicing steadily
/ of late, while the academy boys have al
ready met the keene Y. NJ. c. A and
other organizations. Basket ball was in
troduced by James Nasmith of the training
school team at Springfield, Mass. Il pos
sesses many of the attractions of foot ball.
while the roughness OF that game is elimi-
mated. The players are not allowed to run
with the ball, but it is passed from one 70
| another, goal being made by throwing the
| ball into baskets at the end of the hall.
! The game is very popular in colleges, among
militia companies, etc. The contest 10,
morrow evening will bring out clean sport,
and ought to attract large audience. The
battalion will drill al :, in order that the
| gallery may be ready for the game al s.
The subscription sale for the Riyarde
concert is progressing so well that there is
| little doubt that the entertainment will be
! given on Thursday evening, March l., and
| that large audience will be present to
! hear these eminent artists. The concerts
/ that they gave in Springfield, Holyoke and
/ Washington in January were so popular
! that return engagements have been made
! in each city. In Hartford, Conn, the
! Governors Foot Guard has secured them
/ for special benefit concert. The enthu-
| siasm of all their audiences has been
| greater than any received by the world
| greatest artists who have preceded them
| during the past year, and the people who
| went with the idea that the concert OF
/ Rivarde and Lachaume would be toe
| classical for them have been free 10 &C
| knowledge that il was the most enjoyable
entertainment of their lives. There will
| be parties made up in Putney and other
| towns near BFattleboro, and a special train
run to Mortified if enough will come from
there. A canvass subscription sale of tick
/ cts will be continued in Brattleboro, and
| everyone who is Interested Is urged 10 aid
| in bringing TO Brattleboro one Of the best
musical entertainments to be had.
Michael l.. is a son of Erin's Isle. His
facial expression and his linguistic accom-
| plishments would be conyulsive proof Of
this before a jury. Michael is not afraid
OF trichinOsis, and recently bought two in