Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-08
BRATTLEB0R0 LOCAL.

cluD meets tonight with MRS. II. Is. Bar
rows.
Luke Ferrter has sold his express busi-
ness to Fred H. Davis, who will carry it
on hereafter.
The trustees of the Vermont Savings
bank will meet next Wednesday to declare
their semi-annual dividend.
The first school of the non.commissioned
officers of company this season was held
at the armoIy last evening.
The striking "Christmas Goods" sign at
the Brooks House Pharmacy was drawn
by Ernest Harris, 16, son of Il. e. Harris.
Today being the Feast of the Immacu-
late conception, mass was celebrated at 8
o'clock at st. Michaers Roman Catholic
church.
Mrs. A. V. Cox and Mise Mertie Cox
were called to Enfield, N. H., yesterday,
by the death of Mrs. johnson, an aunt Of
Mr.. Cox.
The six-year-old daughter of Myron
Chamberlain has been seriously i'll this
week with scarlet fever, but she is i'm
proving.
A regular meeting of Bingham chap
ter, Order Eastern Star, was held in
Masonic hall Tuesday evening when two
candidates we're initiated.
Ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed has been
elected to the directorate of the New York
Life Insurance company to succeed the
late Vice President Hobart. The company
has this week paid Mr.. Hobart's family
$75, 900.
Charles Gould of Greenfield, Mass, who
formerly attended the Righ school here,
has been visiting in town this week. Mr..
Gould is recovering from a severe attack
of typhoid fever, with which he has been
i'll several months.
The body of Mrs. Ida Roscoe of Omaha,
Neb., sister of George A. Eels and Mrs.
Charles knight of Brattleboro, was brought
here today and taken to Putney sor burial.
Mrs. Roscoe formerly lived in Putney and
Brattleboro. Mr.. Eels received telegram
Sunday night announcing her death.
These scores have been made in the
Vermont Wheel club billiard and pool
tournament, first preliminary round: Three
ball billiards, Pettee 65, Cnilds 80, Pettee
winning on the handicap; Ullery 10, Allen
81. -Four ball billiards williamson 110,
Dunlevy 6S. Pool-Miller So, Thompson
80.
Richard Coleman, the confessed muir
derer of Mrs. James Lashbrook, wife of
his employer, expiated his crime in day
light Wednesday at Maysville, KY, at the
hands of mob, consisting of thousands of
citizens, by burning at the stake after suf-
fering torture and fright beyond descrip-
ton.
A meeting of the Windham County Bap-
tist ministers conference was held at 2
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon in the church
parlors. Rev. f. G. Boughton of Saxtons
River gave homiletical study on the Life
of Elijah, and Rev. Mr.. Morse read a pa
per upon the Problems of Country Pas
torate.
Station Agent J. N. Cabana returned
yesterday from Montreal, where he was
called by the death of his father, Napoleon
| Cabana, who was run over and killed by
an engine last Friday while crossing the
tracks near the Montreal depot Mr..
| Cabana was passenger conductor on the
Canadian Pacific railroad.
Work on the Morningside cemetery is
being pushed rapidly by force uf about
20 men. David Perry has nearly complet-
ed the work of grading the driveways, and
Chas. Harris has set numerous maple trees
along the drives. The foundation for a
tomb is being laid by David Downer. The
first lot sold was taken this week by a
Brattleboro citizen who will erect a maui
soleum thereon. Papers were served this
week on a resident of South Main street
who cut down several trees on land be-
longing to the cemetery association.
The Tooth anniversary of the death of
Washington will be observed at the Audi
torium next Thursday night, Dec. Ia,
under the auspices of the Daughters of
the American Revolution. The exercises
will include the reading of Washington's
farewell address, patriotic music and
speeches by prominent men. Members of
the Grand Army and their families will be
seated in body and there will also be
separate seats for the veterans of the Span
ish-American war and their families.
Members of the Grand Army and soldiers
of the Spanish American war are request
ed to wear badges Clnspicuously.
The Brattleboro chapter of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution held their
regular monthly meeting at the Brooks
House Tuesday evening, Dec. 5. The
Chapter voted TO celebrate in public way
the Tooth anniversary of the death of Geo.
Washington, Thursday, Dec IA, of which
further notice will be given. During the
evening two very interesting papers were
read, one by Mrs. G.. B. White, subject,
"Whst Happened 100 Years Ago." and
the other by Mrs. G. NJ. Love, subject,
"The Part the United States Takes in
Defending Cuba, and Why This Step Was
Taken" Walter Gilbert sang a solo,
which was enjoyed by all.
Negotiating with a New Industry.