Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-02-04
LOCAL OVHRFLOW.

The sacrament of holy baptism was adj
minstered in st. Michael's church last
Sunday evening.
The Woman's auxiliary Of the Y. M. G.
A. has engaged the Canadian Jubilee sing
ers to give an entertainment some time this
month.
Richard infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin Burke of Reed street, was taken i'll
with commissions Monday night and died
in about two hours.
Lisle Carpenter, brakeman on the Brat
tleboro IL Whithall railroad, had one finger
on his left hand cut off while coupling
cars at Jamaica Monday.
There will be meeting of the Baptist
church next Thursday evening to hear the
report of the special committee on finance
and to take action upon 1t.
The check list for use at the annual
March town meeting has been put up in
the town hall corridor and all voters should
see that their names are upon 1t.
The class in University extension study,
conducted by Rev. Mr. Collins, will meet
on Monday evening, Feb 7, at the resi-
dence of +. ID. Whitney, so Green street.
Thirty-eigh couples braved the cold and
attended the pop and-hop given by +.
Wales in Grange hail Tuesday evening.
| Bags of pop corn were distributed during
the intermission. Mr.. Wales will give an
other dance in Grange hall next Tuesday
night.
Judge f. L. Waterman was in Grafton
yesterday as referee in the case of Mark
NJ. Fairbrother against j. Wells Farms
worth. The defendant bought a farm oc-
cupied by the plaintiff in 1896. The ques-
ton in dispute was as to whether there
was an agreement that the occupant of the
farm should move off at a certain time.
The WOman's Auxiliary voted at its
meeting this week TO hold an annual ex-
hibit in amateur photography. Thanks
were also voted to all who contributed to
the success of last weeks exhibit The
exhibit this year WAS largely experimental
! and 1t is believed that with longer notice
and more favorable season for making
pictures, greater success may be obtained
in the future.
The woman's club has extended an invi-
taton to the state federation Of woman s
| clubs to hold their next annual meeting,
which occurs in October, in Brattleboro.
The federation now consists of ii clubs,
including three from Barre, two from Lyn-
donvile, and one each from st. Johnsbury,
Morrisvlle, Rutland, Bennington. Bran
don, Middlebury, Rochester, Royalton and
BrAttleboro. Mrs. l.. d. Temple is presi-
dent of the federation.
The Phoenix job printing Office will open
a branch establishment in Hinsdale next
week. in the building formerly occupied by
the Valley Record. This office will be
equipped completely with new material and
will be in charge of Charles + Mamma we'll
known Hinsdale boy, who, is an excellent
printer, and who was formerly in charge
Of the Valley Record Office. He will be
prepared to handle all kinds OF job print
ing, and will receive subscriptions and act
AS agent for The Phoenix.
Subscriptions for between 1900 and 1906
shares OF stock in the new Grange store
have been secured by the committee APP
pointed for that purpose. Between 2OC
and 800 more shares must be subscribed
for before the Farmers n Mechanics ex
change can be changed 10 the "Grange
store" but probably no very active effort
will be made to secure them until L j
b. Cuiworth, who has the work OF solicit
ing chiefly in charge, finishes hi,du:ies II.
one of the town auditors.
The superintendent Of the Baptist Sun
day school was impressed with the earnest
ness and amused at the reply OF one of tn,
| younger H1tuutTe OF tue StnUlI IN ules
ton which he asked al last sundays ses
sion. One Of the questions was as To wha
book in the Bible the days lesson could b,
found and the answer was promptly an,
correctly given as Matthew. Now doe
any one know said he "what was tn,
nationality of Matthew" to witch a it'll
girl replied: think he was a Republican.
The Supreme court a'journed Tuesda
Of > 4
cision was announced in he case of Georg
2 Hidden vs.. George w. Hooker, judgm-n
5 being affirmed. This means that the cas-
is finally disposed of in favor of Col. Hook
er according to the verdict of the count
court The suit was for damages whicl
5 the plaintiff claimed to have sustained b
, reason of representations mtde TO him a
; the time the partnership existing hetwee
D the two men was diss lived. The decision
= has nothing TO do with the patent suit be
V tween the two overall concerns.
. There was a hearing before Justice S II
i Sherman Monday in the case of l.. II
= Weath-rhead aganst II. A. Moore c
Springfield, Mass, and II. w. Moore c
BrattlrhOro TO Recover on promissOry not
given Tor the purchase of a horse. II. A
+ Moore did not appear in court and ii. "
. | Moore made no defence for which reaso
n judgment was rendered in favor of tn
/ plaintiff to recover STA and costs OF s.
f 1t is expected that the Moorcs will brin
e suit claiming that the horse proved TO h
/ different from what it was warranted whe
r the note was given. G.. B. Hit appeare
Q for the plaintiff
5 Joseph Frrrlter left Brattleboro TUESDAY
# and he will start tomorrow from NJ
o York for Portland, Oregon, with a part
y of ten prospectors headed 10y Hugh Murral
y an old Alaskan miner. The party wi
r take passage TO Dyea the latter part of tn
/ month, and expect to make the overlan
= trip through the snow aud to reach DaV
'. sou about May l Frank Washburn,
l. clerk at the American House several veal
= ago, will manage party of klOndike 70,
e ayers who will start soon from Fitchburi
d Mass, where Washburn has been a men
d Der of the police force eral years. Fran
IS Turner, George Wilson, Hugh Adams
d John MOynlhan aud Bert Ware will prof.
ably make up party to leaN
here in the spring. Our Brookline co
respondent tells an interesting story
k two former Windham county men vi
If have gone to Alaska to seek fortunes, HI
!. who will not 60 into the Klondlke regio
< Change In Color or stamps.
J. A general order from E. j. RYAN
'e Boston, superintendent of the first dlvi
t. ion of the railway mail service, relative
a change in the color of postage STAMP