Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-02-03
In ordering a change of address OF
The Phoenix always give the OLD AID
DRESS as well as the new one.
BRATTLEBORO.

The town auditors began their annual
: duti6s last Wednesday.
e~-fne directors of the Grange store will
choose a manager this evening.
The Monday club will meet with Mrs
E. D. Whitney next Monday afternoon.
The Washington dispatches today an
nounce the granting of an original pens ion
of So a month to Sylvanus Fox and an in
crease from So to So for +, B. Coates.
Mrs. w. F. Mixer is spending several
days with Mrs. W. F. Clay at Oxford, N.
II. She will give entertainments in sever
al towns in Vermont and New Hampshire
before returning.
Mellen q Proctor have bought of George
L. Townsend of Putney pair of fine dap
ple-gray horses. They are good workers
and roadsters, and they will be used for
both purposes.
A probable sign of Rudyard Kipling's
return to this town is the fact that his
coachman has recently bought horse to
be driven with the one already owned by
him. The pair formerly used by Mr.. Kip
ling was sold when he left Brattleboro.
Miss Christa Park entertained her pri-
vate school at her home last evening. The
entertain ment consisted of music, games,
refreshments and an interesting exhibition
of amateur photographs by Dana and Les
lie Stafford The school will be given a
sleighride in few days.
The '9S club met with Mr.. and Mrs. j.
j. Eckles Wednesday evening. The pro-
gressive prizes were won by Mr.. and Mrs
p. II. brisbane, and the BOBBY prizes by
Timothy Aher and Mrs. William Nc
earthly. The next meeting will be held
with Mr.. and Mrs. James lizard next Tues
day evening.
Charles A. Harris authorizes this state
ment in regard to the estate of the late
Hon. Broughton d. Harris: The property
remains intact for the use of his family
during their lifetime. Eventually, in ad-
dition to personal requests, there are the
following public legacies: $1,000 to the
Home for the Aged and Disabled; $500
to the Vermont Home Missionary associa-
ton, the income to be expended in this
state; S2500 to the Associated Charities of
Brattleboro. The executors named under
the will are Mrs. Harris, Henry Fl. Hol-
lister and Charles A. Harris.
The Boston Globe of today contains the
following as a despatch from New York
"Rudyard Kipling was passenger on the
steamship Majestic which arrived this
morning. With him were Mrs. Kiplng
and their three children. Mr.. Kiplng
wore a suit of dark clothes, a heavy over
coat with fur collar and a derby hat.
His wife wore a short sealskin coat. Both
appeared to be in good health. Mr.. Kip
ling when asked why he was here and how
long he expected to stay, replied: Il have
absolutely nothing to say With his fam
lily he went to an hotel. He will remain
here for 10 days. Then he will go to Brat
tleboro. Later he will journey down into
the southwest and after that to Mexico"
Durham Brothers have just finished a
complete renovation and remodeling OF
their Main street stores. The most nota.
BILE change has been made in the store de.
voted to their wholesale trade. In this a
deep show window has been built CORE
spending to that in the retail store. Rows
of shelving have been built along the sides
of the store to relieve the floor of the stock
and the front of the store is left free fol-
receiving and shipping goods. In the real
a commodious Office has been partitioned
OFF. This store and the retail store have
both been thoroughly renovated with new
paint and all needed repairs. In the retail
store valuable room has been gained by the
removal of the stairway in the rear to one
side of the store. The most conspicuous
improvement is the introduction of hand
some combination fixtures for lighting the
stores with electricity. The firm are to bt
congratulated on their very complete equip
ment for the prosecution of their larg,
and successful business.