Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-11-11

The second of the series of Masonic So
ciabes will be held tonight in Masonic
hall
William Collier has been engaged as as
sistant iAnitor OF Crosby block for this
winter.
John O'Connor has been appointed ad-
minstratOr of the Maurice O'Connor es-
tate an Wells Frost and II. =. Wellman
commissioners.
The J. A Weld farm of 125 acres in
Gulford will be sold at auction Monday,
the 2lst Hay farming tools. aud other
personal property will also be sold.
William Il Hastings has exchanged his
farm i'm Guiford with Harland H. Howe
for his house on Fairview street The ex
change was made through A Y. Mays
agency
Mrs. Judson Stafford accidentlv spilled
some grease on her stove in one Of W X
Geddiss houses on Green street Saturday,
causing a blaze which did damage TO the
amount OF about $50 The insurance was
with c. T. r. Jenne.
The women of the Unitarian society
/ held their first monthly supper and socIa-
/ bic of the season al Wells hall Wednesday
/ evening About 20 persons were present
/ at the supper. A musical entertainment
/ OF excellence followed the supper
/ Wesley H. Phillips of Keene, formerly
/ of Brattleboro. has bought of Mrs. L. F
/ BOcemsdes a building lot Oh the east side
/ OF South Lincoln stree, lust above Church
street in Keene for $3.50 Nj Phillips is
/ to spend the winter al Daytona, Fla
The afternoon session of the Womau's
club met with Mrs. C. F L. Jenne FRIDAY
afternoon and the evening session with
Mrs. Nora kenney on Monday evening
. Besides a discussion of current events
paper was read by Miss Helen Fletcher on
development Of the Analytic Move,
The next meeting will be soclaI one and
will be held with Miss Fletcher.
The men who are TO Law the road way on
/ the new Main street bridge are expected TO
arrive in Bratteboro so as TO begin their
work on wednesday of next wees. They
will come from Worcester, Mass The
roadway viii consist of concrete and Wit
rifed brick. The concrete will be allowed
five days in which to harden before the
vitrihed brick are placed in position.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Reed celebrated the
fifth anniversary Of their marriage Monday
evening The celebration instead Of being
prea ranged 10y them was a surprise and
was cotton up 10y - or 3D. Of their friends
Tie evening was spent IN card PLAYING.
dancing music and general sociabillty.
Rstres lments were served Tue guests
presented Mr.. and MIS- Reed with d hand
some carving set.
The hearing which was TO have been
held al Jamaica next Tuesday before the
commissioners in the case of Jamaica VS..
the state Of Vermont has been postponed
on account Of the Hines, OF P H. Kutter.
I Of
petition tor state aid iu maintaining and
repairing a certain highway boz Jamaica
The comm ssioners are 4 T. Schwenk. I
Il kuuer of Iownsheui and u. ". could
OF W ndhaM
Auciioneer c. =. Gibson will sell the live
stock consisting OF registered Jersey cattle,
horned Dorset sheep, Yorkshire swine auI
many varieties OF fowls az the !. O. Eros,
farm in Nernon today, Friday. Saturday
he has sale OF household goods a, the
Sioley house on Elliot street, On Tues
day next he will sell farm a d a large
amount OF personal property Tor Mrs
White IN Brookhue On the following
day be will sell large farm and three Jun
Der lots IN the same town for Loyeioy q
jerks
]. T. Amdon, formerly OF Hlnsdale
who NOW Is proprietor OF large wooden mill.
=, In Wilton. \ II was elected representa-
tive from that town on Tuesday, receiving
% out of 400 votes. The vote was the
largest ever cast by either party. Nj Ami
don was the only Republican candidate
VINO was elected running tar ahead OF the
ticket. W tou has always been considered
a Democratic stronghold, and only one
other Republican representative has beer
elected there IN 30 years Mr.. Amidou'.
, wife was Annie Estey Fullerton of Bratti,-
Doro
Rev. L. NJ, Powers OF Somervllle, Mas.
gave an interesting lecture on "Wuh Our
ARMY in Cuba before large audience a.
Tie Julversaist church Friday evening
Mr.. Powers WAS on the second vessel I,
land al Santiago after the surrender aul
he spent several weeks iu The ci,y and la
camp with the troop His lecture was a
narrative OF personal experiences. with per
unent observations IN regard TO the officer.
AM their merits or demerll. de- con
d-mnei Shafler roundly, hut praised
Wheeler and Wood saving that the iauei
had come ont OF the war with the creates
credit Of any general The lecture was DE-
lu,trated with stsreopucou
Mrs Lewis Rockford A.. of Bellows
Falls. daughter of Mrs. Catherine CROWLEY
OF so Frost street, died az her home FRIDAY
night Nj. koachtord vino Is employed
by the Internationa. Paper company
worked during the night ami upon his TT
turn Saturday morning found hls wifi,
dead IN bed The funeral was held Satur
day afternoon and the body was brought L,
BrattieOOro on the early train SUNDAY
morning. The burial was in the Catholl
cemetery. Mrs. Roachtord was born il
, Pulney. She leaves, besides her husnanC
and mother. one sister, Mrs. Mary Smith
, OF so Frost street, and two brothers, Dan
j lei and Cornelius Crowley OF Putney. Mrs
Roachtord was subject 10 spasmodlc atfrc
tons, which it is supposed was the caus
= of her death.
Lovers of Danl) music were given con
10 cert OF high artistic excellence in Grang
e hall Monday evening, when a program O
; IA numbers was rendered by Alfred a
( Farland of New York city, THE wizar
p Of the banjo Grange hall Is not spe
i, cialiy well adapted for music of this kind
. nevertheless the auditors were impresse
- with the fact that before them was ban
l. jpist of great technical skill, TO whom me
d chanca difficulties were no more an ob
II stacle than Is commonplace playing l
S many artists. Geniu was displayed Il
= his interpretations. and his expression wa
beautiful. Among the more enjoyable 81
lections If one were better than another
might be mentioned "W Iegenlied,' (Crs
= die song by Hauser, and Brahms's Hun