Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23
The clothing stores will be closed all day


steam radiators.
j. G. Ullery received in one mail Mon
day orders for over S2100 worth of his
Gazetteers of the United States.
Will Pentand shipped Tuesday a Silver
Spangled Hamburg cockerel to Washing
ton, Ohio. He has also bought Of S. O.
Miner all of his high scoring Hamburgs.
A dozen or more Brattleboro people who
spent Sunday at Spofford lake found the
lake covered with several inches of clear,
smooth ice. A party of Keene young peo-
pie were there to spend the day in skating.
The engagement is announced of Law
yer A. +. Schwenk of Brattleboro, of the
firm of 1askius II Schwenk, and Miss
Mabel NJ. Goodhue, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Harlan Goodhue of Westminster
West
There were about 30 couples present at
the reception in Grange hall Tuesday even
ing given 10y +. Wales to his evening class
in dancing The program consisted Of p
figures, which gave enjoyment to the
dancers until nearly midnight. Music
was furnished by Dugau and Wales
The evening session of the Womau's
! club met with Miss NJ. +. Horton Tuesday
| evening, when Mrs. II. X Whitaker gave
an exceedingly interesting paper upon
| "The Realistic Novel Balzac to Howells."
! The next meeting will be held with Miss
| Minnie Brasor, when a paper will be given
| by Miss Eva NJ Gowng.
Fred Miner and Leon Walker exhibited
| four birds at the poultry show in ST.
| JOhnsbury last week and secured seven
! premiums. On pair of Black Breasted
! Red Game Bantams they received first on
! pullpt, second on cockerel and two special
! premiums and on a pair of Silver Duck
wing Bantams they received first on pullet
| first on cockerel and one special premium.
The New England Telephone and Tee-
| graph company has virtually made a re-
duction in the price of its service Here
after persons renting a long distance
metallic instrument will be allowed 800
calls year for the same rent they are now
paying for 400 calls. Manager Henkel
states that nearly all of the old instruments
have now been replaced with long distance
| Instruments
The Central Vermont railroad will sell
special round trip tickets for holiday travel
at uniform rate of fare and a third,
that is, one-third additional above fare one
way, between all stations, New London to
Brattleboro inclusive. Christmas tickets
are good going Dec. "a, p and 2G, and to
return to Jan. 4. New Years tickets are
good going Dec. 81, Jan. and and to
return to Jan. /.
These officers were elected for the en-
suing year at the last meeting of Alpha
lodge, Knights of Honor; p. D., l.. f.
Shields; d., John O. Stone: V. d, W. f.
Carpenter; A. d., August Anderson ;
chaplain, II. +. Taylor; reporter, c. l..
Piper; financial reporter, II. p. Freeman
treasurer, w. d. Perry; guardian, D.
Stolte; sentinel H. Sanginette trustees,
Harry Rowe, L. +. Shields, w. A. Gun
bingham; auditing committee, F. X. Bar
rows, II. 4. Taylor, Harry Rowe.
The annual meeting of the visiting com
mittee of the Home for Aged and Disabled
was held at the Brooks House Monday af-
ternoon. These officers were elected
President, Mrs. G. H. Ryder; vice presi-
dent, Miss Susan Clark; secretary aud
treasurer, Mrs. c. II. Davenport. 1t was
voted to have the date of the annual meet
ing come after Jan. l. The officers were
instructed to have a donation day after
Jan. l. Each member was assessed -
cents, the money TO be used for the com
mittee's necessary expenses.
Mrs. Moses B. Darling died Tuesday al
| ANOllu Audms, mass. Ill ntT Obtl wear.
She had not been well since a wear ago
last July, when she fell and broke her hip.
but the end came suddenly from apopeXy.
Mrs. Darling was native of Brattleboro,
her maiden name being Sophia Herrick,
She had lived in North Adams since 1S4S.
Her first husband was Chas. o. Hall, who
died % years ago. She was married to
Mr.. Darling eight years ago. Mrs. Darl-
ing leaves besides her husband one sister
who lives in Manchester, Vt.
The suit of Charles Squires of Guilford
against William Squres and Kate C..
Squires, his wife, which was to have been
tried Tuesday, has been continued to Jan.
IL. The trial will! be by jury. The suit
is to recover Sl99. - which Chas. Squires
claims for money loaned, labor expend ID
and material furnished Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Squires while they were carrying on
a farm which they leased of Chas. Squires.
John 4. Gale, attorney for the defendants,
notified II. &. Barber, attorney for the
plaintiff, that he must file his claim some
days before the trial or he should ask To
have the case continued. Mr.. Barber filed
his claim and notified the defendants at.
torney that he must file his claim in off
set, if he had any, or he (Mr. Barber)
would ask to have the case continued.
The defendants attorney refused to do so.
hence Justice Merriield granted Mr.. Bar
ber's request and continued the trial. The
defendants bill in offset amounts to
S104 80.
Two Windham county boys were chosen
to office at the city elections at North
Adams, Mass, Tuesday. VIM. =. Melon
aid, p, was chosen a councilman from
ward unanimously, as he had the endorse
ment of the Republicans, Democrats and
workingmen. Mr.. Mcdonald was born in
Bellows Falls, but was educated in Wash
ington county, n. Y, and learned the
printers trade in Bennington and Rutland.
He is foreman of the Sunday Democrat
printing office North Adams is Repub-
lican city but DR.. Martin M Brown, a
Democrat, was elected a member of the
school board for three years. He was
born in Jacksonville 35 years ago. He
is graduate of Drury academy at North
Adams and of the Rush medical college at
Chicago. He has been practicing physi-
clan in North Adams since 1891. James
Fl, Flagg of North Adams, who was elected
county commissioner last month, is a ma
tive of Wilmington, who has been in the
livery business in North Adams many
years.
The BSrnes-LarkIn Wedding.
The friends of Miss Louise Larkin and
Mr.. Louis Barnes we're given a genuine
surprise when they received cards an
nouncing their marriage on Friday even