Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-03-12


The late Louis ID. Greene was insured
for about $4,000 in the New York Life In
surance company with A. w. Childs n Co.
The patrons of the Rainy Day clubs as
semblies are invited to be present as the
guests of the club at the next assembly next
Tuesday evening.
The street railroad company's snow
plough went clean off the rails at the cor
ner of High and Green streets Sunday
morning because of the ice on the track.
Mrs. Eunice NJ. Hawes, who died in
! Chesterfield, y. H., Tuesday, was a sister
OF Mrs. l.. ID. Reyes of Brattleboro, who
| lives near the Guilford line. The body
was brought here for burial
c. p. ellison is now located here and
will devote his attention to auctioneerng,
and as a commission dealer i'm horses, real
estate and personal property. He adver-
tises to sell at his Elliot street stables next
Tuesday 25 horses for w. NJ Phelps of
Mclndoes, this state.
C. L. Aliens annual catalogue has
been issued from the press of The Phoenix
job printing office during the past week
1t is well arranged manual of nearly go
pages which all prospective gardeners will
be glad to have in hand in readiness for the
work of the coming spring.
Clarence Wulsin, of The firm of ID. II.
Baldwin ~ Co. of indianapolis, who cover
a large territory in the middle West for
the Estey Organ Co., died on the 10Th
ult., and Gen. Estey was called from
Washington to indianapolis on Monday of
last week to attend his funeral
The stockholders of the Farmers IL Me-
/ chanics exchange will hold a special meet
ing next Friday afternoon to act on the
! proposition to make a division of the
stock as between the real estate and the
| personal property and store business. The
formal call for the meeting is printed else
where in this paper.
The braves of Quonektacat tribe of Red
Men held a very enjoyable ladies' night at
Red Mems hall Wednesday evening. A
rabbit supper was served at o'clock by
Landlord Turner of the Brattleboro House,
about 100 covers being laid After supper
peace dance" was held for two hours,
Ambrose Knapp and Henry Norcross fur
nishng music.
II. b. Haus has bought the lot and build
ing in the rear of the Frost street overall
factory, formerly occupied by c. p. ellison,
and Will move his cigar box and hosiery
business there. He expects to employ from
II to 20 hands, and has submitted a propo-
sition to the board of trade, which, among
other things, will be acted upon at a meet
ing of the board this afternoon.
Maj. F. w. Childs left Brattleboro yes
terday morning for Aiken, S. c. He went
by the early morning train to New Lon
don and was to 90 by boat to New York
last night. At Jersey City through car
for Aiken would be taken this morning.
The journey is undertaken in the hopes
that the outdoor life which Mr.. Childs
will be able to live in the South will hasten
his recovery. He was accompanied by his
: nurse and by his sister, Mrs. Kdder.
Chief of Police Hall saw a blaze in the
second story of the Brattleboro House Fri
day night and rushed up to the room TO
find the flame from large oil heater
streaming up in such way that fire
would have resulted in short time. Sun
day morning an embryo fire was discovered
in the Valley Machine shop. A coal from
a stove had fallen out and had started
lire on the floor, but it was discovered by
an employe of the electric light company
before it had gained serious Roadway.
The board of trade will meet in the rooms
of the Peoples National bank at 4 o'clock
this afternoon to consider several PROPOSE
tions which it has received from enter
prises wishing location. One of these
concerns is shoe company which EMPLOYS
100 hands, and there is prospect that it
may be brought here. The name of the
company will be made public as soon as
anything definite regarding it is decided
upon. The committee which was appoint
ed to solicit pledges for a guarantee fund
has nearly finished its work and the neces-
sary amount has been pledged.
Three hundred people attended the re-
ceptlon given by the Murray club to Rev.
and Mrs ii. d. Maxwell at the Universal
ist church parlors Tuesday evening. Mr.
and Mrs. Maxwell were assisted in receiv-
ing by Col. H. <. Taylor, Mrs. F. II. Har-
rls, {. l.. Stickney and Mrs. F. i. Burnett.
The guests were presented by Mr. Tasker.
the president of the club, and Miss Lam.
son, the secretary. Dugan's orchestra of
seven pieces furnished music during the
evening. Refreshments of cake and coffee
were served under the charge of Mrs.
Warner, Mrs. Rockwell and Mrs. Phillips.
and the evening proved one of informal
but delightful socability and good fellow
ship.
The young ladies of the Unitarian socie-
ty gave very pleasant sociable at Wells
hall on Tuesday evening, A good supper
was followed by some charming songs by
Mr.. Miller, two duets rendered with feel
ing and correctness by the Misses Law
renee and Harris, and pathetic little rec
ltation by Mrs. James NJ. Pullen. The
entertainment closed with the gay little
comedetta, IAN evening at whist" the
parts in which were taken, and well taken,
by Mrs. James Dalton, Miss Woodland, C..
A. Miles and Chas. A. Boyden. 1t was
very amusing performance, and the actors
were much applauded. 1t is to be hoped
they will soon give another play equally
good.
The postponed foreign mission meeting
OF the woman's society of the Baptist |
church was held Wednesday, and was of |
unusual merit Excellent papers were read |
by Miss Hortense Hall, on the work of the |
earliest Protestant missionaries, the Nor |
ayians, and by Miss Mary Croker on |
Medical work in missions" A specially |
interesting paper was also given by Mrs. |
Mary E. Smith, containing history of the |
Teiegu mission in India. The writer paid
tender tribute to the memory of the late
DR.. Lyman Jewett, and many personal |
"reminiscences of the early days of Baptist
missionary enterprise added interest and
effectiveness to the paper. A solo was
rendered by Miss Ethel Bruce, and poem.
The lone STAR" was read by Miss Florence
Wellman.
Mary French Field, the daughter of
Eugene Field, to whom the poet and hu-
morist inscribed his book of "Profitable
tales" as "My severest critic, my most
loyal admirer, and my only daughter"
has been giving readings from her fathers
works in Boston this week, and has evil