Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-03-04


Ter on Linden street The subject will be
"Kipling"
The Sunnower chorus entertainment
which was given so successfully at the
Universalist vestry recently, will be re-
peated during the present month.
Nine members of the Junta and one in
vited guest were taken to Winchester Sat
urday evening in one of Liveryman Brown
large teams. A special supper was served
at 9 o'clock by Landlord Richards. and il
was followed by vocal selections, i'm
promptu speeches and general merriment.
Mrs. Albert Duquette of Vergennes was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. James lizard
over Sunday, and sang the Ave Maria by
Willard as a solo at the 1890 mass at the
Roman Catholic church. 1t was very beau
tfuly rendered and was esteemed one of
the finest musical numbers ever heard in
the church.
G. G. Averll and O. d. Esterbrook,
commissioners of the estate of the late
Catherine Driscol, filed their report in the
suit of Mrs. Carrie Lavelle against the es-
tate Monday. The suit was for $500 for
services and material which Mrs Lavelle
elaine to have furnished Miss DriscOll.
The commissioners report allows the
plaintiff to recover $3.50.
The uncollected accounts due the estate
of A. f. Miller of Brattleboro and in the
hands of the assignee. T. j. b. Cudworth,
were sold by public auction at the store of
Mr.. Miller Monday afternoon. Only a
small number of bidders were present.
Bills amounting to about $500 were sold to
F. ID. L. Stowe of Keene. y. H., John +.
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The total amount realized was about $40.
Mrs. S. Cordelia Daggett, IS, whose sud
den death in Hinsdale, \. H., was record
ed last week was the step-mother of Capt.
{. =. Hall of Shelburne Falls, j +. Hall
of Brattieboro and Mrs. NJ. ). Leach of
Hnsdale, After the death of her first
husband, G. X Hall Of Westmoreland,
n. H., she married Deacon Lewis Daggett
of Lockport, y. Y. Her home had been
with Mrs. Leach the past II years, or since
the death of Deacon Daggett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Schuster are now fill
ing the most important engagement they
have ever had, as leading members of the
Carl Rosa grand opera company in Lon
don. Mrs. Schuster opened the engagement
as Micaela in Carmen, following this as
Marguerite in Faust Mr.. SChuster opened
as the Herald in Lohengrin. Carl Rosa is
noted German viOlinist and manager of
operas, and his first wife was Parepa- Rosa,
whose success in this country is remem-
bered by many of the older musicians
The third meeting of the creditors of
Israel Hall of Halifax was held in the in
solvency court Monday, p. +. Crown. as
signee of the estate, was prepared to make
final settlement, but some of the creditors
believed that the balance in his hands
could be increased if several suits were
brought, and the hearing was continued
to allow this to be done. Owing to the
small amount in the hands of the assignee
the latter did not feel warranted in bring
ing the suits without the sanction Of the
creditors
Arthur Pryor, Sousa's trombone soloist.
is phenomenon Audiences in every
city in the United States and Canada have
applauded him to the echo. Pryor will be
one of the regular assisting solOists on the
present tour. He numbers in his roper
tore several new compositions The band
will be assisted in the concert here by
Maud Reese Davies, soprano, and Jennie
Hayle, violinist. Sousa's great patriotic
march, 1.-THE Stars and Stripes Forever
THE American Flag set to music will
be one OF the features of the great concert
in the Auditorium the afternoon of Friday,
March II.
There died in Morrisville on Sunday.
Feb. 20, Mrs. Hiram Dodge, a longtime
resident so years old, and Mrs. ID. d.
Hickok, "a, woman of great and helpful
activity in that village. The Morrhville
News and Citizen notes it as "a peculiar
fact that three women, intimate friends for
years, should have died so nearly at the
same time The reference is to the fact
that the death of Mrs. Dodge and Mrs
Hickok took place on the day of burial, in
Bratteboro, of Mrs. 5. d. Slayton, the
mother of Mrs Edward Clark. The News
and Citizen speaks of Mrs. Slayton as a
Well-known former resident of Morrsville.
here atfectionately known as Aunt
Hannah Herrick, widow of Elisha Her
lick her marriage to Mr.. Slayton taking
place five years after the death of Mr.. Her
lick.
Alice G. Newton, IS, wife of Harry
Newton, died Saturday night at her home
II 81 Elliot street after an illness of two
'ears with consumption. The funeral
vas held at the house at 2 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon, Rev. Edwin f. Mitchell of Put
ley ofhciating. The body was placed in
ne tomb in the Prospect Hill cemetery,
nd in the spring it will be taken to MARI
,oro Tor burial. Mrs. Newton was a
laughter OF Wesson Goodell of Marlboro
nd was born in that town in June. 1869.
about five years ago she went to West
noreland, y. H, and for two years she
vas matron of the county house at that
'lace. She married Mr. Newton three
ears ago and came to Brattleboro to live.
Notwithstanding the fact that her illness
revented her mingling to a great extent
q social circles she made many friends to
'hom her death comes as a great sorrow.
he was member of the Baptist church
South Newfane. Besides her husband
nd her father she leaves young daugh-
ar, three brothers, Wells and Albert
Ioodell of Marlboro, Marshall Goodell of
outh Royalston, Mass, and three sisters.
lrs. Asa Whitman, matron of the West |
loreland county farm, Mrs. Lola Goodell |
Athol, Mass and Miss Abbie Goodell, |
no has cared for her the past two years. |
IOlden d Martins I25-HOrse Power
Engine.
A new engine is expected to arrive at
he plant of Holden d Martin on Frost
rect next week and the work of enarg-
lg the engine room preparatory to re-
Ewing it will probably be begun next
-onday. The plant will probably be shut
own from week to 10 days. The new
lgine is about seven feet longer than the
ne which it is to replace, which makes it
ecessary to lengthen the engine room
bout four feet. 1t is being manufactured
c. L. Brown d Co., of Fitchburg.
ASS, and is high grade automatic en-
ne of l25-horse power and has a long