Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-03-26

visited the breweries on the island owned |
by o. II. Ellis and Charles Bean, jr., Fri |
day. Beer was found at o. III. Elis's, and |
Samuel Lscom testified to having bought
at two different times some beer there.
Nothing was found at Beans, but Mr.
Liscom testified to having bought beer on
two different dates Ellis and Bean were
brought before Justice Horton, both plead
ing not guilty. Ellis was held under $500
bonds to appear at the April term of court,
and Bean was held under S40O bonds TO APP
pear at the same time
A picture of Robert w. Blanchard APP
peared in Tuesdays Family Herald and
Weekly Star, of whom the paper says
New Hampshires heavy weight, Robert
w. Blanchard of Hinsdale, n H., who is
IL years old, stands 6 feet inches in his
stockings and weighs 40j pounds. He is
bright, active, healthy boy, and has at
tended the Hnsdale High school this win
ter and is good pupil. He is well pro-
portioned, active, and says he will run,
jump or wrestlc with any boy of his age
and size in the world. He has signed a
contract with the Eclipse Bicycle company
of Boston to ride their wheel the coming
season at the meets while the racers are
warming up
One of the jolliest parties of the season
was the poverty party given 10y the Pill
grim Fathers Friday evening. All the
members were attired in the worst of cos
tunes, each one trying to see who could
, get on the most rags. The judges, Prof
and Mrs. c. II. Patterson, decided that
! rank Stafford had the worst, and he was
awarded a number of blocks for bed
| quilt, which the gentlemen had made dur
| ing the evening. The best essay was that
of Mrs. Frank Tlden telling how she lost
her money in western mortgages, in New
Hampshire savings banks and farming.
The story was so pathetic that 80 cents
was collected and given her, but she pre-
sented it to the lodge. During the evening
refreshments of apples, gingerbread and
water were serve !.
Thirty members of this section of the
milk producers union met with Dr. |. X.
Bascom Wednesday. The contractors in
Boston, where these men send their milk,
wanted to make the milk producers stand a
test of % per cent of the surplus. The di-
rectors of the milk producers union offered
to stand a test of 30 per cent of the surplus
for the first three months and 80 per cent
for the next three months. The contrac-
tors refused to accept this. On account of
this meeting of the different milk pro-
ducers' unions in New England was called.
This section unanimously voted to stand
by the directors. 1t is probable that the
contractors will stop the milk April /.
There is talk of starting the separator,
which has been stopped since last fall,
We are sure that much interest will be
felt in the following items taken from the
Mantle items in the New London, Conn,
Day of March IL "Miss Gertrude Leach S
chorus class had their dress rehearsal last
evening. If the Operetta eXcites as much
mirth in the audience tonight as the class
INDUCED in last night they will truly feel
: well paid for coming Thursday, March
IS: 1.-THE operetta, The Twin Sisters, by
Miss Gertrude Leach's chorus class will be
repeated this evening. Union hall was
crowded last evening and the performance
was a credit to all concerned. c. Haskell
Bush and VIM. w. Leonard were all thai
/ could be desired as managers of stage anC
business, respectively" Monday, Marcel
%: "There is talk of the operetta, 'Th'
I Twin Sisters, being taken to WATERFORD
! and to Flanders"