Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-29

The voting at the village meeting next
Tuesday will begin at and close at >
o'clock.
An addition is being built on to the
house occupied by j. E. Mellen on Walnut
street
There was no auction sale of horses at
the Gilman stables Tuesday on account of
the rain.
Dr. c. S. Pratt examined a part of the
recruits for the Estey Guard and Fuller
Battery Tuesday night.
F. W. Meendy received 40 600 trout
Yesterday. with which to stock the brooks
III Londonderry and vicinity. Mr. Melendv
Is distributing the tsh Wednesday.
The open season for trout fishing will be
gin next Monday. Sunday will be the
trst day Of May but it is presumed that
all enthusasti2 sportsmen will wait until
Monday
Joseph Graves of Cherter6eld, Y. H.. is
arranging TOR the burial al Winchester of
his wife Who died in this town March >.
Inc BODY is in the tomb at Prospect Hill
cemetery.
h j. Henke was with the University of
Vermont team as left fielder in the game
at Syracuse, n. y, yesterday against SYRIA
cuse University which resulted in a tie,
%, at the end of IL innings,
The Evening Phoenix is one Of eight
papers on special Associated Press CIR
cult. There are two evening papers on
this circuit in Lawrence, Mass, two in
Fitchburg, Mass, one each in Keene,
n. H.. Montpelier and Barre.
Ezra Wilcox, who was manager of his
fathers New York bargain store at Athol.
Mass, year or more. began as CONAN
ager with Lewis f. Ellis in the Greenfield
store Saturday. Mr.. Ellis has managed
the store successfully for several years.
Samuel c. Betterey, a well-known resi-
dent of Newfane and Miss Minnie c. Col
burn of Dummerston, were married last
week by Rev. j. D. Beeman. Mrs Better
ley formerly lived in Brattleboro and
graduated from the High school in the
class of 81.
At the annual meeting of the Society
for Prevention of Cruelty TO Animals
held in Brooks library Tuesday evening
Dr. George F. Gale was elected president,
Mrs. Mary G. Warder secretary and James
Dalton treasurer. There were a few
changes in the board of directors.
The Brattleboro academy and High
school base ball teams will cross bats on
the island tomorrow for their second
game. The first game was played last
Saturday when the academy won by a
score of - to Is. The teams will prob
ably be made up the same as in the last
game.
Mrs. w. d. Perry received news yester-
day of the death of her father John
Shatter, al Newcastle. Penn Mr.. Shatter
had been I'LL for over 3j years and he had
been seriously III for over q year He
leaves six daughters, two in Canton, Ohio,
two in Newcastle and two in Brattleboro,
the latter being Mrs Perry and Mrs A
c. TTendal MI Skaters only son died
in Portland, Ind, last July.
The annual meeting of the BrattleborO
lodge, f. and A. NJ. was held last night
in Masonic hall and these officers elected
D. Cowles, W. NJ; W. II. Vinton, S. w;
II. Il. Randall, j. W.. Frank Nichols, sec
rotary: w. II. Bracket, treasurer; NJ. c.
Houghton, S. d; W. 5. Pratt, j. D.,
Harry Walters, S. 5; Harry Rowe,J. S: D.
A. Young, chaplain; P. F. Corners, tyler :
f. +. Vaughan, marshal.
MIR. BIOdgett withdraw
f. w. Blodgett, who was nominated for
third bailitt in opposition to the present
board at the village caucus last week, has
withdrawn and will not allow his name to
be printed on the official ballot. Ii is too
late for the opposition to file name in his
stead so that the fifth name will have to
be written in at the annual meeting MI.
Blodgett states that he will vote for the
ticket headed by S. b. Emerson.