Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-02-18

Mrs. Sophia Sargent, 6S who died at
Hinsdale Friday, was a widow of Charles
X. Sargent, and sister of the late George
w. Baker, who died in Brattleboro Oct.
~, 1896.
The Bay State club of Holyoke has
challenged the Vermont Wheel club to a
duplicate whist contest. 1t is expected
that the Wheel club will choose eight
players to go to Holyoke at an early date
K. A. Starkey & Co.'S branch establish
ment in Wilmington has proved such
successful venture, that lease of the store
there has been taken for one year Fred
Cressy will remain in Wilmington as man
ager of the store.
Inquiries are made of the post Office as to
the Whereabouts of Mrs Reed whose faith
er, David Barrett, died some 20 years ago
and whose mother, Mrs. Annie Barrett.
is now supposed to be living at the age of
W. Any information will be gladly re-
ceived.
The winter term of Miss Fitts's Kinder
garten closes Friday. The spring term
will open the last of March, the exact date
OF which will be announced later Miss
Fits goes TO New York the first of next
week to spend the rest of the winter, in
the interests of her kindergarten work
Harper's Weekly of last week contained
a page devoted TO musical matters, and il
reviewing the grand opera season in New
ork the following was said madame
Stella Brazil is perhaps the most decided
acquisition as an absolutely newcomer
here, when we come to review the men and
women that Mr.. DamrosCh and Mr.. Ellis
put before us as importations. She has an
admirably full and, generally speaking, a
hrm cOutraltO; she constantly eXcrts that
quality of schooled stage-authOritv that
counts for much. Her dction is Italian of
the best kind
The memorial of Richard NJ. Hunt
architect, will be erected next month on
the wall OF the Central park, New York,
on Filth avenue, between Seventeen and
Seventy-hrst streets and facing the Lenox
library, with its strong and simple struc-
ture. The monument will consist of an
exedra, whose piers will be braced by sup
porting statues, one representing sculpture
the other architecture. and between these
will be placed a bust of Mr.. Hunt upon A
pillar. Daniel c. French is the sculptor.
and Bruce Price the architect. The
monument is erected by art societies of
New York.
The St. Adams correspondent Of the
Boston Globe, who is a captain in the
National Guard, in noting the recent cleo
ton of Capt. Haigh says. Capt. Haigh is
considered one of the best equipped officers
in the National Guard service so far as
knowledge of regulations and personal pro-
hciency in their execution is concerned"
He also recognizes the fact that Cant
Halgh is sharpshooter and that he won
the ilrst prize for drill and workmanship
in the regmental competition at Fort
Ethan Allen in 1894. Lieut.. Putnam.
then sergeant. ranked third in this rerj
mental competition.
Mary Ellen Baker, u, wife of Daniel F
Curtin died at her home in the rear of 81
Elliot street early Friday evening after an
illness of nearly three years with consump-
ton, The funeral was held at the Eo-
man Catholic church at 9 o'clock MONDAY
morning. The burial was in the Roman
Catholic cemetery. Mrs. Curtin was a
daughter of the late John Baker and was |
born in Bratteboro in the fall of 1866 !
She married Mr.. Curtin three Yeas ago. |
She leaves one sister, Mrs Thomas Rouse |
and TWO brothers, Nicholas and John /
Baker of Brattleboro. She was a younp |
woman OF excellent character and even |
temperament, and she occupied a position |
OF esteem among wide circle of friends.
The Burlington News contains the fol.
lowing in its Pittsford correspondence.
The Walker Memora library Just received
very valuable accession to its already
varied contents. Dr. Henry Walker of
New YORK city has presented to it several
volumes OF the new Library of Universal
History, 'Tennyson's Memoirs, by his
son; Forty One Years in India by Field
Marsha Lord Roberts. and Letters of
Barrett Browning. The library
was erected by DR.. Walker about .hree
years ago in memory of his brother Steph-
IN Ambrose Walker, and is a most beauti.
III building, the pride of all the inhabitants
u our Town, II IS open three days every
week and thousands of books have been
aKen from 1t and read. DR.. Henry Walk.
r IS brother of Rev. Dr. George Leon
Walker.
W. w. Norton, n, l. Hawley's former
partner in the firm of Mcknight. Norton
Hawley at Springfield, Mass, finds his
PRESENT residence III st. Louis, No, at
ehueu with considerable danger His two
aughters were held up and robbed on the
Ireet III broad daylight not long since, and
"sI week his home at AGO Laclede avenue
vas entered by burglars who captured a
urglars scaled the front porch of the house
hu entered through the second-story win I
O"s, While the family were at dinner.
hey took about $1,000 worth of diamonds {
no other ornaments belonging to Mr..
,orLon.s sister-in-law, Mrs West of New
ork, VINO was visiting the family. They
$50 look a diamond pin, diamond ring
nd watch and chain, the property of ,
HISS Alean Norton, the daughter of Mr. =
orton. :
Inc warrant has been posted for the an 7
ual town meeting TO be held Tuesday. /
larch /, beginning at 9 A. NJ. The ar il
cles relate 10 action on the auditors re- c
orI election OF officers; raising of money. S
ecIlon OF three trustees of the Brattleboro |
rec library; appropriation of money for z
lie maintenance of the Free library. an b
roprlatlon OF money for Memorial dav. n
King OF salaries of town officers: vote in II
'latlon to an appropriation not to exceed h
}Zo Tor the purpose of paying the excess Il
the expenditure of the road commission b
during the fiscal year, over and above q
lie amount of the highway taxes assessed c,
'Ce On Ine exemption from taxation of a
e poils OF the members Of the Western Ii
nglne company No !, of West Brattle- Il
'roi vote upon an extra highway tax of CT
'e per cent upon the grand list for the N
lrpose OF constructing stone roads. W
The Windham association of Conprepa- fl
)nal ministers TO the number of 30 in
ldlng invited guests, met at the BROOKS M
ouse last Monday The venerable Lewis h,
TOUT of West Brattleboro read toncbing 81
"a upllftlng paper, drawn from his own fl,