Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-05-06

/ Merton =. kODDlnS is one OF the class
day officers chosen by the seniors at the
University of Vermont. The address tC
undergraduates has been assigned to him
Charles Anderson, a npehew of Mrs. j
j. Estey, is in camp at Peekskll, with a
New York regiment. Young Anderson
will be remembered as having attended
school here at one time.
The E. II. society, composed of girls OF
the Sophomore class of the BrattleborC
High school, held an auction party at the
home of Miss Gertrude Croker on High
street Friday afternoon.
William Cray, brdgemaster on the New
London railroad, injured his right foot
Friday by dropping a heavy timber upon it.
He was taken home but he anticipates nc
serious trouble from the accident.
The young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F
H. Howard of North Main street gave q
birthday party to IA little girls Friday aft.
ernoon. The chaperones were Miss Flor.
ence Lamson and Miss Stella Stickney.
Mrs. Lillian Royce gave progressive
So party at the house of G. A. Boy.
den Friday night in honor Of Miss Barker
of Bellows Falls. The first prizes were
won by Miss Florence Brown and Harry
Randall.
The Barre Times says: "Col. II. X.
Stoughton is in receipt of a communica-
ton from Senator Redheld Proctor in
which he is urged to enlist, and promising
to use his influence to have him made a
igadier-general."
Clough & Reed, Holyoke architects, are
drawing plans for $4,000 house and sta
BILE for T. l.. johnson of Vernon. 1t is
Mr.. Johnson's intention to erect the build
| ings on a site few rods northeast of the
Vernon hotel.
Z. J. Henkel played fast ball for the
U. V. NJ. team on the trip through New
York state He led the team in batting
against Cornell Thursday, and his two two
baggers were timely hits and factors for
winning the game for the Vermonters 8 to
5.
There was new arrival Friday at Mr..
Gilman's Elliot street stables, a second
Shetland pony being born. This one is
strong and lively, and will probably live.
1t weighs about p pounds. 1t is black
and white in color, and as pretty as a kit
ten.
One of the New Hampshire companies
which will go into the service is from
Claremont, and its captain and first lieu
tenant are both former Brattleboro boys
who received their first military training in
the Estey Guard. C. Timson and Wal
ter F. Walker.
The Claremont, n. H., Advocate has
the following which will be of interest to
many Brattleboro people: MRS. George
A. Briggs returned home last week from
New York, where she has been spending a
month under the instruction of Bischoff, a
most eminent teacher in china decoration
and also one of the leading figure painters
in the country. Two of Mrs. Brggss
| finest pieces were retained in New York
| for display in the ceramic exhibition at the
| Waldorf Astoria-a distinction to which
Gov. Grout has pardoned Perey Baker
of Westminster who was serving term of
II years at hard labor in the house of cor
rection. Baker was one of the three
youths who feloniously assaulted Mrs.
John Jeffrey in the woods in Putney, Oct.
6, 1895, the others being Charles and Har-
ry Ellis of Westminster The boys were
arrested after long chase and at the trial
at Newfane in November Judge Tyler SEN
fenced Charles Ellis to II years at hard
labor in the state prison, and Baker and
Harry Ellis to II and 10 years respectively
in the house of correction.
Letters from George A. Dinsmore, who
went last week to take temporary posi-
ton in the works of the American Ord
nance company at Bridgeport, Conn,
state that work there is being pushed at
the fastest possible rate. Mr.. Dinsmore
has been made foreman of the night force
on the gun job, and will have 80 or more
| men under him, the day foreman on the
same job being George Bartholmes, who is
well known to many people here. Chas
W. Bartholmes, formerly of the firm of
| Dinsmore IL Bartholmes, is in charge of
the limb work department. Clayton Mat
J thews, Brattleboro boy, is also in the
employ of the Ordnance company.
Brattleboro people were greatly surprised
to learn of the death of Mrs. f. b. Stewart,
On Thursday evening at her home in Col
| rain, Mass. The cause is said to have
been pneumonia. Mrs. Stewart had been
a remarkably healthy woman, hardly hav-
ing had sick day in her life, previous to
the fatal attack. Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart
lived in Bratteboro the past year, while
Mr.. Stewart was making important addi-
tions and Improvements in his large tene-
ment house at the corner of South Main
and Canal streets. They moved back to
their former home in Colrain about ten
days before her death.
Special Town Meeting.
The selectmen of Brattleboro have post
ed warrants calling for a special meet
ing Saturday forenoon, May II, lat 10 o'clock
to discuss the matter of building a new
bridge across MILESTONE brook at Main
street.
Estimates as to the cost of repairing the
present bridge and of building new wood