Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-27

G. W. Wyman has been appointed adj
minstrator of the Isaac w. Cutler estate
of Brattleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Williams of Rut-
land, formerly of Brattleboro, are rejoicing
over the birth of a daughter last Saturday.
The belt was placed on the big new en-.
CINE at the Estey organ factories yesterday
ana IL is expected that the engine will be
In use regularly beginning Monday.
U. I. ellison announces that he will sell
by public auction his entire stock of furni-
ture and housekeeping goods in Grange
Dlock tomorrow. He will also sell guam
tity of horse clothing. The sale will be-
gin at III O'Clock In the morning and will
continue until night
| Dennison Cowles has been appointed
administrator of the estate of Eugene
Ferriter of Bratteboro The guardian of
Honora Cummings's estate has filed his
account in the probate office. The ac-
count has been allowed and the balance
ordered paid to II. II. Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs II. X. Whitaker met the
members of the senior class of the High
| school at the Brooks House last evening
for the purpose of forming a reading club
to be made up of the members of the class.
Much interest was aroused in regard to the
matter. The first piece of literature to be
read and studied will be Shakespeare
King Lear.
W. L. Graves, formerly of Burlington,
and O. W. Butterfeld have formed a part
nership and bought the fixtures in the
meat market in the Grange building for
mery occupied by G. M. c. Richardson
They will open the market tomorrow, Sat.
urday. Both are experienced marketmen,
and Mr.. Butterfeld has an extended ac-
quaintance, which will prove of advantage
to him.
The Brattleboro Woman's club has been
fortunate enough to secure the Lyman II.
Howe's Moving Picture company TO ex-
hibit in the Auditorium on Tuesday even
ing, Feb. %. This attraction is strictly
high grade, and is without question the
best of its kind in America. Not only are
the pictures larger than those ever seen
he.e before, but they are reproduced with
all the realism of life.
Gov. Smith has selected States Attor-
ney +. l.. Fish of Vergennes, a former
Newfane boy, to represent the state in the
bill OF complaint Of the stockholders of the
Rutland railroad restraining the Rutland
Railroad company from issuing or offering
for sale mileage books good to bearer at
the rate OF two cents per mile. Chairman
d. j. Foster will represent the railroad
commission in this case as in that of the
st. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain rail-
road.
Arrangements are now almost complet-
ed for the Masonic ball, which takes place
in the armory Wednesday evening, Feb. l.
The decorations, which will be in charge
OF Bucholz of Springfield, Mass, are ex-
pected TO be more elaborate than any seen
here recently. The catering will be in
charge Of T. Frank Turner. Leitsinger's
orchestra will be reinforced by artists from
Boston and other cities. 1t will probably
number about 20 pieces. The gallery
tickets went on sale at Durgin's drug
store Wednesday evening and nearly all Of
the best ones have been taken.
Miss Lizzie Forest was called to her
home in Middlebury last Thursday to at
tend the funeral of her sister, Mrs. George
keenan,, who died Tuesday night at her
home in St. Paul, MINI. Mrs. keenan,
was i'll in the night, and she went to a
shelf in the dark to get some medicine
BY mistake she poured out and drank a
large dose Of wood alcohol. She was
found unconscious and remained so to the
end, although two doctors worked over
her two hours. She leaves a husband and
two little girls. Mr.. Keenan, is yardmas-
ter for the Great Northern railroad.
David c. Ellis, II, died at his home on
Chestnut street Tuesday morning after an
illness of several weeks. Rev. +. Z. Mar
BILE OBLIGATED at the funeral, which was
held yesterday from the house. Mr.. Ellis |
was a native of Richmond, n. H., coming |
to Brattleboro in 1861. Since then he had |
always lived here, having worked az
teamster He was first employed by |
Linirey & Knowlton and afterwards |
worked for f. +. Stockwel. For the last |
few years he had worked in the livery sta
bes of l.. S. Higgins and III. r. Brown. !
Mr.. Ellis married Emeline Gilbert of |
Northumberland Falls, n. H., in lS4S,
and they celebrated their 50th wedding an
niversary last February at their Chestnut
street home. Besides widow Mr.. Ellis
leaves three children, George and Frank
of this town and Mrs. Sarah A. Morey of
Amherst, Mass.
Manager Fox has been fortunate in Sc
curing for the patrons of the Auditorium
several tiIst-class attractions which will
appear in Brattleboro during the next few
months. The first of these is AL Fields
Minstrels, who will play here Feb. 81.
This company is one of the three first
class minstrel shows now travelling in the
United States. On March 25 "a Milk
White Flag" will be in town. This one of
Hoyts satires has never been seen in
and it should be especially in
on account of its being a travesty
on Vermont militia. 1.-THE Heart of
Maryland" will appear here April 20 with
! company of between 80 and 40 people.
This play, which was made famous by
Mrs. Leslie Carter, will undoubtedly be
one of the best entertainments ever seen
here. Mr.. Fox is now making arrange
nents for the appearance of "Under the
Red Robe" the dramatization of one of
stanley Weyman's best novels.
Death OF Marshall M. miller.
Marshall Milton Miller, 6S, died at his
nome on the Putney road last Saturday
lfter long illness with cancer. He was
he last surviving member of the family of
10 children of Luther and Lurena Knapp
Miller. He was born in Dummerston
April 5, 1880. When he was 10 years old
he went to Lynn, Mass, where he learned
he jewelers. trade. He afterward learned
in Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
IN 1856 he went to California, accompan-
ed by Ira G. French of Brattleboro. Mr..
Miller established Photographic business
n San Francisco. The art of photography
vas not far advanced at that time, never
heless Mr.. Miller and Mr.. French made
ONE photographs which have not been