Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-21

NoIlu WtIt dppOluleu commissioners OF tn
E. II. Van Doom estate Wednesday fore
noon.
Retting Brothers have disconnected tn,
gas pipes in their furniture store this weel
and are putting in a system of electric
lights throughout.
Rev. E S. Morse has sold half interes
in his Williams street wood yard to S. H
Lazelle of Dover. Mr.. Lazele is alread,
here and he will move his family her,
later.
Mrs. G. II. Smith advertises Something
new" this week in the sale Of miliner,
! goods. The price of the hats in her win
dow will be reduced 20 per cent every day
until sold.
A sleighng party of II, composed Of
Brattleboro business men and their wives
rode to Winchester, n. H., Wednesday
evening and were furnished a turkey sup.
per by Landlord Richards.
Benjamin Butterworth. United State,
commissioner of patents, who died al
| Townsville, Ga, Sunday, is well remem.
bered in Brattleboro, where he spoke dur.
ing the campaign of 1892
A. W. Childs and Co. have been appoint
ed local agents of the Norwood Fire In.
surance company of New York. Presi.
dent Murray of the Norwood was former.
~ secretary of the German-American.
About 40 couples were present at +.
Wales's reception to his adult dancing
class in Grange hall Tuesday evening.
Dancing began at 5 o'clock aud continued
until l., Harry Wales and Clinton Dugau
furnishing music.
Ten carloads of granite were shipped
Tuesday and Wednesday from the West
Dummerston quarry to Holyoke-the first
consignment to the Holyoke dam builders
on the big contract which will give en-
ployment to large force Of men at the
quarry next summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Pratt received tel
egram Tuesday afternoon at ? o'clock,
summoning them TO New York, and they
left on the 4:3j train. Mrs Pratt's first
rehearsal was on Wednesday at the Met
ropolitan opera house, with the DamrOsch
n Ellis grand opera company Mrs. Pratt
will make her American debut next Mon
day evening with Melba in AidaJ
Mrs. c. F. K. JENNIE will issue invita-
tlons to- morrow to the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution to attend a special meeting
OF the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton at her home on Oak street a week
from tomorrow. The presentation of the
gavel which has recently been made from
a piece of the old Westminster court house
Will be the feature of the meeting.
The Free library has had nearly 12j vol
umes Of new books placed upon its shelves
this week through the generosity of Miss Jul
liza Chester Wells Of New ork whose name.
in connection with that of her father. will
long be remembered by the patrons of the
library. Some of the books are to replace
desira Die ones which have been worn out.
but among them are many volumes of
recent fiction
l.. p. Suffer of Chicago and G. A. Bill
lings, the Connecticut Valley agent of
suffer Brothers, came to Brattleboro last
night TO look over the stock of tobacco in
the Brattleboro packing house. The house
was opened Monday and work begun for
the winter. How much will be done de-
ponds on the willingness of growers 10 sell
tobacco at prices which the firm consider
it worth. So far only four crops of last
years growth have been bought.
The following real estate exchanges
were made this week at F. j. Bailey's
agency: The George II. Hall farm of 100
acres in Dover was exchanged for house
and lot in West Springfield, Mass. The
farm was then reGxchanged for a house
and lot on Highland street and house and
lot in Bernardston, Mass, owned by Hosea
Mann OF Wilmington. The Highland street
house and the Bernardston house were
then exchanged for II. B. Haus's three
story tenement house in Worcester, Mass
An SO-acre pasture in Putney and house
and lot IN Florida were conveyed in the
deal.
The 9th annual meeting OF the corpo-
rators of the Brattleboro Savings bank
was held yesterday. Two new corporators
were chosen, c. W. Richardson and c. W.
Durham. The old board of officers vas
elected, with b. D. Harris president O.
d. EsteIbrook vice president, c. A. Har-
-is treasurer and J. c. Dewitt assistant
treasurer The banks annual statement
S published in another column. The bank
mas bought 500, 600 of government bonds |
turing the year, The surplus account. to-
yether with the premiums on the govern
nent bonds and other bonds held by the |
lank, which are just as available for an |
Isset as the bonds themselves, shows the |
'ank TO be in the strongest condition in its |
history. Twenty-siX corporators and one |
invited guest partook of the annual corpo- |
alton dinner at the Brooks House. The /
pinon was general that this was one of
he finest dinners ever served in Brattle-
'oro.
The Photographic exhibit which is to be
eld at the rooms of the Young Mems
,hrlstlan association next Thursday, Fri
ay and Saturday, promises to be very in
eresting. Brattleboro and vicinity affords
nusual opportunities for ine views. and
his is the first exhibit of this kind ever
cid here. Among those in the competi-
i've list are II. F. Jordon, II. NJ. Wood.
liss Eva Gowing, Mrs. c. 5. Pratt.
lrs. Henry II. Thompson, Jesse HAYNES,
liss Ruth Hawley, Earl Titus and
theirs. DR.. Miller, Miss Mary Cabot.
liss Belle Smith, c. II. Thompson. Sewall
lorse and Others will have their work on
Exhibition. The exhibit will open at s
clock Thursday evening after which
liss Mabel Freeman will read a paper on
he development, of photography, and
laud and Minnie Leitsinger will sing some
uets. The admission fee will be so small
TO permit all to enjoy the collection.
committee of judges will critically view ,
he work and announce their verdict, prob
ply on Saturday afternoon or evening.
The annual meeting of the Centre Con !
'esatlonal church Friday evening was no.
.Ole not only for the large attendance of
em6ers, upwards of POO being present
III also for the earnestness and LOYALTY of {
Ilrit displayed. The business meeting !
as held in the main audience room. Lei. s
RS were read from ~ members who were {
laOle TO attend the meeting. The report a
the clerk showed the total II embershin {
be 2IS, about 80 members being non.res- a