Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23


will pay to its policy holders at this Christ
mas-tide S1,000,000 on matured endow-
ment policies.
Estey factory No. 3 will be closed, be-
ginning Saturday, for about two weeks,
while the new 300.ton engine from Provi-
dence is being put in place.
The adjourned annual meeting of the
! Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals will be held at the Brooks Libra
ry next Tuesday evening at 1880.
/. +. Adams has contracted with the
! Winhall Lumber company, of which A. +.
! Park is manager, for the timber and
boards for his new house on Western ave
nue..
II. + Bond has sold his farm below the
Hunt farm to L. l.. Whitney. Mr.. Bond
takes in exchange Mr.. Whtney's house in
Esteyvile Mr.. Whitney will take pos
session OF the farm Jan.
II +. Weatherhesd has sold through A.
! v Mays agency his North llinsdalc farm,
now occupied by +. G. Miner to ID. b..
Stedman of Springfield Mass. The sale
includes all the stock, hay aud farming i'm
! plemenls.
Almira A. Goats, -, who died at Hamp-
ton, Va. Thursday, was sister of Mrs.
! y l. Hawley and Mrs. Ialcott of Brattle-
boro and Of Johl and William II Nc
knight of Springfield Mass, and Mrs G.
| f. Hewins of Hampton
The Biattleboro members OF the Catholic
! Order Of Foresters are planning to bring
out minstrel show in the Auditorium in
about six weeks They voted when com
pany | enlisted in the United States ser
! vice to pay the dues and assessments Of
q. tl...Wa Of A Inlfr
who were in the company. The minstrel
show will be given in order to replenish
the treasury.
Rev. Frederick NJ. Gardner Of Winthrop,
Mass, formerly president of the Massa-
| chusetts Christian Endeavor union, will
deliver the address before the Windham
county Christian Endeavor uuion at West
| Brattleboro on the evening of Feb. -
The union will hold services both in the
afternoon and evening Rev. Mr.. Gardner
was one of the most interesting speakers
at the recent Christian Endeavor cOnven-
ton in Bellows Falls
FF. Crosby will begin cutting ice on
his pond on the Putney road as soon as
the weather permits. The ice is now abou;
IL inches thick, and Mr.. Crosby expects
to find the quality OF the best on account
OF the thorough cleaning out Of the pond
during the past season and the removal OF
water grass and weeds. He says measure
ments made by him show the pond 10 be
80 rods long, Is rods wide at the south end,
and six rods at the upper end.
The associations Of Vermont DAirymen,
Vermont Butter and Cheese Makers and
Vernon. Maple Sugar Makers will have a
banquet at ST. Johnsbury the night of Jan.
3. Gov Smith and other prominent men
will be among the speakers. Mrs. Sarah j.
X. Whitman of Brattleboro will respond 10
the toast "Vermonts Best Product Her
Sons and Daughters John +. Gale OF
Gulford will respond to The Women OF
Vermont" Mr.. Gale will give paper on
Suggestions How to Produce Gilt-edge
Creamery Butter that VIII Command the
Highest Market Price" at the Dairymen' :
meeting the 9Th inst.
The annual reception given by f Wales
TO his dancing classes will take place next
Tuesday evening. Among the special
features which will interest local people
will be what Company | would have
done at Santiago" The drill, which will
consist Of marching, making camp, throw
ing up breastworks, etc, will be executed
by two companies Of girls and two OF boys.
The scene will end with an effectively ar
ranged bombArdment. The Ada Rehan
dance, La Beatrix, the Mccarthy sisters
and the Highland Fling will also be on the
program Besides the special figures the
class will execute many of the more COM
mon dances.
The Knights and Ladies OF Honor held
their annual election of officers Monday
evening. The officers are Past protector,
Mrs. j. f. Lawrence; protector, Mrs.
Harry Rowe; vice protector, Mrs. y. II,
White secretary, Mrs. A. Louise Putnam
financial secretary, f. II. Putnam; treas
urer Mrs. Lucy Sargent chaplain, Mrs.
c. 5. Stockwell; guide, j. +. Lawrence
guardian, w. A. Cunningham; sentinel,
Harry Rowe auditors, w. II. Haywood,
II. w. Sargent and +. X. Barrows trus-
tees, w. II. Haywood, +. d. Hobart and
W. A. Cunningham. These officers will
be installed on the evening of Jan. = The
installation will be followed by refresh
ments and social hour.
The seventh annual report OF the Estey
Organ Company Benefit association shows
the whole number of members to be 302
There were PC accidents among the men,
bers the past year; claims were paid for IA
accidents, and there were seven accidents
for which no claims were presented. The
| llduClal report SHOWS ludl lue DdlduCt IN
the treasury last year was 1884 IS, the re-
cepts for membership fees during the year
was 1902, and the receipts from the Estey
Organ company 20 per cent Of the mem
bership fees, were $50 40, making a total
of S747.0j. The expenses for printing the
past year were 50; payments for 10 claims
amounted to 1926, so that there is a bal
ance of S445 05 in the treasury The eX-
ecutive committee recommends in its re-
port that the annual dues from zach mem
Der be reduced from 81 to 80 cents.
1t is not likely that the Groton Bridge
company, against whom the Brattleboro
Street Railway company has claim for
$1,000 damages alleged to have been sustain
ed by reason of the delay in completing the
Main street bridge, will send its representa-
tives to Brattleboro TO settle with the Sc
lectmen, as was expected last week. The
bridge company understands that the Brat
tleboro sheriff has a writ TO serve upon its
agents whenever they appear in this state,
and it prefers TO have the writ served in its
own state so that the case will have to be
tried there. Newton c. Bond of North
Adams, Mass, the civil engineer employed
by the selebtmen TO make the specfca-
tions, etc, for the bridge, was in Brattle-
Z boro the first of the week to examine the
bridge preparatory to its acceptance by
the town. The selectmen will demand of
the bridge company 5000 rebate to which
| they claim thew are entitled according tn