Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-28


running open cars last Sunday, April %.
w. NJ. Adams has moved his pool room
from Richardson block to the building
which he formerly occupied on Flat street.
The suit of II. A. Chaplin against the
Vermont Pharmaceutical association,
which was set for trial last Saturday,
was settled out of court.
Veterinary j. S. Dutton was in Putney
Tuesday to test the herd of 16 cows owned
by NJ. V. Sleeper. Nine of the animals
responded to the test and were slaughtered.
Secretary Bell of the board of cattle com
missioners was present,
The annual meeting of the village of
Brattleboro will be held in Festival hall
next Tuesday. The Australian system of
balloting will be used. The meeting will
open at O'Clock and the ballot boxes will
be turned at 2 o'clock.
w. II. Minor has bought of the o. d.
Esterbrook estate the house on North
street now occupied by II. A. Chaplin. He
has sold a strip of the land between that
house and the house of G.. l.. Durham to
Mr.. Durham.
All lovers of music in Brattleboro an
ticipate keen enjoyment in the Evening
of Song" to be given at the Unitarian
church next Tuesday evening. The con-
cert will begin at s o'clock. The program
is printed elsewhere.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
will be held next Tuesday evening in the
Brooks House parlors at Z 80. Members
are requested to bring items of Importance
in political current events.
II NJ
held in the Baptist church last Friday
evening upon his experiences as a mission
airy to Africa. The talk was very in
teresting one, being illustrated by large
collection of curios which Mr.. Morse gath
cred during his stay in the Dark Cont
nent
The Boston & Maine railroad company
will try the experiment the coming sum
mer of laying the dust on the southern di-
vision and other lines running out of Bos-
ton by the use of petroleum. The oil will
be distributed along the track and at its
sides by three sprinklers attached to big
tank car.
In accordance with the highway law of
1898, William b. Wall, state highway
commissioner, has appointed the times
and places of meeting of the road commits
sioners of the different counties The
meeting of the commissioners of Windham
county will be held at the Brooks House
Tuesday, May IL, at 10 o'clock.
j. NJ. Tyler and II. d. Holton, executors
of the W. F. Richardson estate, will sell
by public auction at the Peoples National
bank at o'clock tomorrow two life in
surance policies of $1,000 each issued on the
life of II. NJ. Adams. The proceeds will
be applied to the payment of notes signed
by Mr.. Adams and w. F. Richardson as
surety.
The directors of the Gardner, Westmin-
ster & Fitchburg Street Railway company
met in Fitchburg, Mass, Saturday night
and effected a permanent organization.
F. S. Coolidge of Ftchburg was elected
president. The work of building the
road from Fitcbburg to Gardner will be-
gin at once, and it is expected to have the
line open by July l.
The spring meeting of the Connecticut
Valley Teachers association will be held
at Newport, n. H., Friday and Saturday,
May . and G, in the Richards school
building. Principal II. K. Whitaker will
give paper upon discipline; What it is,
and What 1t is Not" Other parts of the
program will be taken by Superintendent
Cox, Principal Crawford, Miss Judd and
Miss Jackson, of Bellows Falls.
A session of the United States court
was held before A. +. Schwenk, referee,
Saturday, on the petition of A. L. Cud-
worth, trustee of the Stratton Lumber
company, to sell certain real estate owned
by the company. Lawyer Sargent of the
firm of Stickney & Sargent of Ludlow, at
torneys for several creditors of the STRAIT
ton Lumber company, and one creditor
were present. The petition was granted.
T. j. b. Cudworth and A. V. May have
been appointed commissioners of the Julia
Ferrlter estate at the request of the admin
istrator, Dennison Cowles. The will of A.
c. Davenport has been presented for pro-
bate by Elizabeth b. Davenport f. c.
Crosby, trustee Of Huldah Crosby's estate
for Helen Crosby Pierce, has filed his final
account, Miss Pierce having reached the
age of Is years, and the account has been
allowed.
The fourth article in the series, "Out-
side of One Hundred homes" in the MAY
number of the Ladies' Home journal, con-
tains half-tone cut of the residence of A.
d. Wyatt on North Main street. Under
the picture is the following: "The success
of an all-shingle exterior is well shown in
this Brattleboro, Vermont, house, even
the porch wall being of that material. The
little bay by the chimney, and the end bay,
add to simple and dignified design"
There was a large attendance at the fu-
neral of the late A. c.. Davenport, which
was held from the Methodist church last
Friday afternoon at 2:30. The services
were conducted by Rev. E. c. Bass of
Providence, r. l., former pastor of the
Methodist church here and an intimate
friend of Mr.. Davenport. Two selections
were sung by f. II. Brasor. The bearers
were DR.. George F. Gale, w. II. Vinton,
D. N. Tolles, Kittredge Haskins, James
Dalton, DR.. S. E. Lawton. The burial
was in Prospect Hill cemetery.
In London where the critics and play
goers have not been noted for their inclin-
alton to a favorable recognition of Ameri-
can plays, "The Heart of Maryland" up
on the occasion of its presentation at the
Adelphi Theatre, reversed the usual YER
dict in this regard. The play at once
achieved a triumph which ended in al
most an ovation when the curtain fell up
on the thrilling event of the belfry scene
in the third act. Mr. Belasco and the
leading members of his company were
again and again called before the curtain.
Crowded and enthusiastic audience, were
the rule throughout the II weeks of its
performances.
The COns-Partridge Wedding.