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


cepton expressly for the participants in
Iephra at the club rooms the evening of
March T.
Samuel Boyce was arrested in Keene last
week Thursday for drunkenness, and on
the following day he paid fine aggregat-
ing $50 with costs.
The first ladies' night of the season will
be given at the Vermont Wheel club rooms
next Monday evening Dancing and cards
will furnish the amusement
The compositions which have been taken
up by the Choral union for presentation
next May are the "Mass of Saint Cecilia, ="
by Charles Gounal, and the "Erl Kings
Daughter by Gade Another and lesser
piece may be taken up
ID. =. Cobb moved his backsmithing
tools yesterday from Fenton Brothers
shop on Main street to Walter Jacobs
shop on Canal street, where he will have a
forge, Mr.. Cobb was formerly proprietor
of the Canal street shop.
The board of civil authority will meet at
? O'Clock tomorrow afternoon in the select
mems room to revise the check list for the
coming March meeting All voters who
have not already done so should see that
their names are upon the list.
SOusa, THE March King" and his cele-
brated band will give an afternoon per
formance at the Auditorium March II.
Sousfs last great tour is unprecedented in
the record of great musical exploits. The
company travelled over 21,0OO miles, Wis
tied 1876 cities, and played a continuous
series of $50 concerts.
The friends of H. F. Weatherhead of
West BrattleborO announce that he will be
candidate for road commissioner at the
town meeting March l. 1t is understood
that he will have strong support from the
west part of the town. movement has
also been started at West Brattleboro in
favor of Warren Walker for second select
man.
Fisk G. Rogers, who has returned to
Brattleboro from Hardwick to resume the
superintendency of the West Dummerston
granite quarries, has bought, through a.
V. Mays real estate agency, Chief of Po-
lice Halls house on Western avenue Mr..
Hall may build on his lot in that vicinity
later For the present he will live in the
Leonard block over the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms
Mrs. Abbie f. Wallen of > Elm street
and Thomas Vim, who has boarded with
Mrs. Wallen for the past three years, we're
mai lNh ny lNtN. D. ~ DttilldH AT .sil
o clock yesterday in the presence of a few
relatives. The bride wore a brown travel
ing dress of novelty goods They will be
absent few days on a wedding tour after
which they will live at ? Elm street. Mrs
Walen has been well known as dress
maker for several years Mr. VIM is
employed by s. A. Smith d Co.
Arthur l.. Weeks of St. Adams. deputy
collector of internal revenue, has been no
titled officially that Windham county has
been added to his territory, making the en-
tire state of Vermont bis field Vermont
Is IN the district Of New Hampshire, and
all the counties but Windham have been
under the supervision of one deputy col
lector Windham county and three couu-
ties in New Hampshire were in the terri
tory of Deputy Collector S H. Brigham.
OF Bristol, y. H, who has recently re-
signed.
A large wild cat or lynx was discovered
Friday afternoon in the orchard north of
ID. ). Pratts Western avenue home by
Frank Corey, an employee of Mr. Pratt.
Arthur Roberts, the grocervmau, armed
with shot gun, and Frank Fisher, armed
with rife, started out to bring down the
animal. They followed it to the Brattle-
boro Retreat estate and both fired at the
beast from a distance of 10 to Il rods. but
failed TO bring ii down. The cat then
started over the snow at rapid pace and
was soon lost to view. G.. W. Pierce's |
hounds were put on the tracks. but re- |
fused TO follow them. Mr.. Roberts and |
Mr.. Fisher spent the rest Of the afternoon |
In attempting to track the animal, but |
were unable 10 get sight of his catship. |
| a rlT trrag los ,l.y 4 4
ength, and would probably have weighed |
% pounds
The Springfield Union contained the fol |
owing Tuesday in its Greenfield CORE
ipondence, which is of local interest. Mr.
Barber having been the proprietor of
estaurant IN Market block about 20 years
'go: WORD comes from the home of John
~ Barber on High street, that he is mel
Inchoy and not likely to recover. When
Mr. Barber returned from Brattleboro.
ONE years ago, he was worth several
thousand dollars He was for time the
proprietor of the Mansion House restau-
ant, and since then his business ventures
we're supposed to be unsuccessful For
eVera!'years he was manager of the res
aurant on the Boston a Maine side of the
mon station in Springfield 1t will be
ecalled that Mr., Barber lost his situation
here, went TO Boston to see the proprie
Or and endeavor to regain his place. and.
tier being unable TO do so, took a con
lderable quantity of laudanum as it is
harged, while at the United States hotel.
rlends went TO Boston and brought him
} Greenfield"
The contest for the postmastership AT
llltord, n. H., is waxing extremely warm.
mere are several candidates for the office.
mong them being Willis X. Emerson. |
rother OF 5. Is. Emerson of Brattleboro.
ne Nashua Telegraph says. "Wilis X. | {
lherson, one OF the pOst-oiiice candidates,
unique, In that he is so very quiet in his {
lnVass That no one can estimate his
renglh otherwise than mere conjecture. I
Is man who is counted as a good citi-
n, stalWart Republican. a man of good |
iolts and associates and a thorough bust q
tss man Perhaps he counts on too c
any candidates in the field and loses a
carr, or perhaps he is quietly laying plans L
at point to success. His strength will v
drawn mainly from stawart Republi- /
ms and the more religious portions OF our
hackers which are worthy of
~ mans zeal His chances are more
iely to be strengthened by some move u
at VIII detract strength from the other Il
ndidates than by any ordinary canvass. l
T. Emerson is worthy man and one who
1uld be honest and upright in the full Ii
Iment of any trust" c.
Judge Wheeler received on Tuesday l
WIS OF the death, last Friday, of his "
other, John A. Wheeler, in San Fran u
!, co; Mr. Wheeler was born in Chester =,