Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-07

Plans are being made for a subscription
dance to be held at the Brooks House
April 20.
Mrs. W. F. Meals millinery opening
will take place today and tomorrow at her
store on Elliot street.
Thomas Cain of Brattleboro has been
appointed administrator of the Edward
Higginson estate of Hinsdale, y. II.
About - friends of Charles Newell gave
him surprise party at his Elliot street
home last Friday evening. Hearts and
other games were played during the even
ing, at the close of which refreshments
were served.
Teachers examinations were conducted
in the High school room Wednesday and
yesterday by County Examiner II. d.
Ryder of Bellows Falls. Twenty five
teachers took examinations. About one
third of the teachers were from Brattle-
boro. Ten were given examinations for
the first time.
The women of the Congregational church
will hold their regular foreign missionary
meeting in the church parlors Wednesday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock in accordance
with request sent by the woman's board
of missions in Boston that Wednesday,
April II, be set apart as a day for special
prayer for foreign missions
The annual thank offering meeting of
the women of the Congregational churches
of this village and West Bratteboro was
held in the Centre church last Friday
The meeting was led by Mrs. f. A. Wells
Miss Emma Gregg sang. The offerings
amounted to S42, which will be expended
in the interest of home missions in Yer
mont.
Rufus Flynt, IS, who died at his home
in Palmer, Mass, Monday, was a member
of the Flynt Granite company of Monson,
owners of the West Dummerston granite
quarry. His father was the founder of the
firm. and when the latter died in 1895 Ru-
fus Flynt was elected president of the
! Flynt Construction company of Palmer.
He leaves a wife and four children.
The funeral of Private George Brooks,
! Company +, Orange, ID Massachusetts
regiment, will be held in the Baptist
church at Orange, Sunday, April 9th, at
2:30 p. NJ. Brooks was the first volunteer
to meet death in action in the war against
| Spain, and his death was mourned in
Townshend, his former home, and in Brat
tleboro, where he was member of Beau
seant commandery, X. T.
A horse driven by John z. Mack got
tangled up in the wheels of one of Bar
| rows's coal teams Tuesday morning near
| Browns stable The horse was thrown to
the ground and badly cut about the head
and legs, and the harness and one shaft Of
the wagon were broken. Mr.. Mack was
| driving down Main street in the rear OF the
coal team and collded with it in attempt
! ing to pass as the coal team was turning
out Flat street.
The complication in the settlement of
the estate of Edward A. Tyler and Leila
f. w. Tyler, growing out of the legal
question as TO the priority of death, were
disposed Of in the probate court this week
BY the terms of the agreement between
the administrators of the two estates Mrs.
Tyler's estate will pay to Mr.. Tyler's es-
tate enough to make that estate solvent
The remainder Of Mrs. Tylers estate will
| go TO |. II. Williamson, Mrs. Tyler's
father.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Wheel club Tuesday evening was attended
by 80 members. These officers were
chosen: President, Charles r. Crosby;
vice presdent, w. +. Hubbard; secretary,
{. +. Bingham; treasurer, c. w. Richard
son; board of governors, the above four
officers and A. d. Wyatt, DIR. G. +. Bar
Der and Il. X. Lawrence: captain, l.. II.
Henkel; first lieutenant, A. F. Schwenk;
second lieutenant, Luther Miller. The
club voted to increase the monthly dues
from 81 to S1.25. The board of governors
were directed to appoint committee to
consider plans for renting club rooms in
the proposed Uilery building or elsewhere.
United States District Attorney j. L.
Martin returned yesterday from Rutland
where he went to represent the govern
ment in the prosecution of Raffaele Defal-
co, an Italian, who was arrested in North
Adams, Mass, some months ago for pass
ing counterfeit money. Judge Wheeler
presided at the hearing. Defalco was
suspected of being one of a gang who pass
ed counterfeit 25-cent pieces in Benning-
ton. Two witnesses testified to the circu-
lation of counterfeit coin in that place.
The jury returned verdict of guilty, but
recommended mercy. Judge Wheeler
sentenced Defalco to a year and half in
the state prison in Windsor. He said the
prisoner appeared to be tool rather than
a principal in the crime. Two or three
cases against Cinnamon charged with en-
tering the United States unlawfully were
disposed of, the Cinnamon being appel
lants from deportation orders. The de-
cisions in the latter cases have not been
rendered.
Another Reception to MIR. Clayton.
Ex-Postmaster j. w. Clayton, left for
his new home in Texas yesterday after
noon, and is followed by the kindest feel
ing and best wishes of the whole commu-
nifty. We have few citizens who could be
so i'll spared or who would be more sin
cerely missed. Mr.. Clayton has received
several pleasant testimonials of esteem, the
last one being in the form of a farewell re-
ception given him at the Baptist church,
with whose choir he has been connected
for ten years. There was a piano duet by
Mrs. Shipman and Mrs. Harry Foye, solos
by Miss Winnie Cleveland, Mrs. A. n.
Ellis, W. A. Forester and j. w. Clayton,
and remarks by the pastor, Rev. j. n.
Shipman, who gave fattering testimonial
to Mr.. Clayton's helpfuness to himself to
the church and to the community. He
concluded by presenting a fine set of
Shakspere to Mr.. Clayton. The latter,
though taken by surprise, responded hap
PLY. Afterward there were remarks by
Andrew j. Hamilton, representing the
Young Mems Christian association, who
testified to Mr.. Clayton's services in behalf
of that organization Athol Transcript.
Annual Meeting OF the BrattebOro
Creamery Association.
The Brattleboro Creamery association