Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-03-04

The new board of seectmen will meet
at the seectmen's room in the town hall
| Saturday at 9 o'clock The old boards
hour of meeting was in the afternoon.
All persons interested in American his
tory are invited to the Brooks House next
Tuesday evening. at S o'clock, when Prin-
cipa Whitaker will deliver his lecture on
the career of Thomas jefferson, under the
auspices of the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
A meeting of those interested in the
! "Grange store" project will be held in
Grange hall tomorrow for completing the
organization of the new company. A
charter has been obtained and it now re-
mains to adopt bylaws and to elect
board of directors and other necessary
officers. The committee appointed to So
licit stock has obtained subscriptions for
nearly 100 shares, which is 200 shares
more than it was necessary to obtain be-
fore the organization could be completed.
ID. n. Bartlett has this week placed
desk in the Office of County Clerk Merri-
field where he will have his headquarters
as agent for the Equitable Life Assurance
society under the direction of j. W. Shell
ley, as announced in The Phoenix last
week. MIR. Bartlett comes here at the ad-
making It imperative for him to give up
his work as assistant secretary for the
state organization of Young Mems Chris
tian associations of Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island. He has not given up the
! idea of continuing in association work,
however, and he will return to it when
ever his health will permit. His family
| Will come here in month or two If at the
! end of that time he finds il advisable to re-
main here.
Unless prevented by some unforeseen
! contingency the Brattleboro Klondkers
are now on their way from Portland. Ore
! TO Dyea. letter written by Joseph Fer
| ritter at Portland Feb. "a was received by
! his father, Luke Ferrter Tuesday night
! The letter stated that the Murray party.
with whom Ferriter is travelling. had com
! pletely equipped themselves for the iourn-
! ey and expected to leave Portland the
next day In Mr.. Ferrters equipment
are two dogs which he describes as being
''as big as elephants" and for which he
! paid $50 He wrote that he would have
! Photograph of them made before he left
! Portland and that he would send it home
Hugh Adams, George Wilson and John
Frost are with the party, having arrived
IN Portland several days ago. There are
|
pected that Dyea will be reached about
March II, when the journey to Dawson
through the Chilkoot pass will be begun.
A regular session of the probate court
was held last Saturday. The account of
! Z, {. Turner, administrator of the estate
of Bridget Manning was allowed. John +
| Gales final account in the estate of Char
| lOtte l.. Squires Of Guiford was allowed.
In a.. 6
fame the final account of y. NJ Morga
was allowed and a distribution of the bal
ance in his hands was ordered distributed.
Dr. James Conland was granted license
| to sell the real estate belonging to the es
tate of Catherine Foley. S. W. Edgett
was appointed administrator of the estate
! of F. W. Grauhering to succeed j. G..
| Eddy, who had resigned. The will of
| Orion Clark was probated and allowed and
j. j. kstey was appointed administrator
with the will annexed. The wills of the
following persons were also prohated and
allowed: Lucy Clark, j. j. Estey execu-
tor; Jane Clifford of Wilmington, Hosea
Mann executor: Asenath Campbell, c. +.
Allen executor.
The attendance at the second perform
ance of 'Bibi, Comedy of TOYS" al the
Auditorium Friday night, was slightly less
IMAM al the hrst performance, but larger
audience than usual at matinees was pres
ent Saturday afternoon. The net receipts
OF the three performances was $3.50. which
was equally divided between Mrs Hughs
ton, the director, and the Woman's club
Tor the benefit of the free kinderparten
Mrs. Hughston contemplates bringing out
the operetta in Keene little later. but
meanwhile it will be given in several Mas
sachusetts towns. "Bibi" was presented
in Boston last week. In a half-coumn re-
port OF the performance the Advertiser of
last Saturday said How this play came
to be is quite little story After having
witnessed the presentation of The Brown |
les, Mr.. and Mrs. Hatch went away
pleased with the dazzling effect of the |
electric lighted spectacle but they realized |
that there was no plot and no story to keep |
the interest. This gave them an idea and |
they asked Mr. Barnard if he would not |
write play for toys that had a story. 1t |
took him year to finish the MINIS. Then |
the stage business was put into the hands !
OF clever playwright and he labored a |
year perfecting his ideas"
oOth Wedding Anniversary.
The 50th wedding anniversary of Mr.
and Mrs. David c. Ellis was celebrated at
their Chestnut street home Monday. A
delegation from the Baptist society
called upon them in the afternoon and pre-
scented them with variety of gifts in adj
dition to $40 in gold. Mrs. William Mix
er read poem appropriate to the occa-
sion and there were remarks by Revs.
Temple and Beeman. In the evening
there was family reunion, 10 persons, in
GLIDING four generations, being present at
the supper. Mr. Ellis is native of Rich
mond, y. H., and Mrs Ellis of Northum-
berland Falls, \. ii. Her maiden name
was Emeline Gilburt. Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis
have lived in Brattleboro since 1861, Mr..
Ellis being employed as a teamster much
OF the time Mrs Ellis has three sisters
living, one in Brattleboro. another in Bos-
ton and third in Springfield, all of whom
were present at the wedding 80 years ago.
-Four children were born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ellis, OF whom three are living-Geo. M.
and Franz F. Ellis of Brattleboro and Mrs.
Sarah A. Morey of Amherst, Mass.
A Collision In which y. II. sherman
Had Two Ribs Broken.
S. II. Sherman was seriously injured in
a collision at the West river covered bridge
soon after O'Clock Saturday night. Mr..
Sherman and G. c. Fits had been ont of
the village on business connected with the
suit of sherman VS.. the Estey Organ com +;
pauy, which is the first case set for trial
by jury at the term of the county court ,
which begins next Tuesday. AS they en-