Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-20


in the part of "Uncle JOSH" which he has
made famous the world over, will pack the
Auditorium Jan. %.
The annual meeting of the Valley Fair
will be held at the Brooks House at IL
o'clock next Friday. The society will give
a complimentary dinner at ] o'clock.
S. W. Edgett q Co. have sold H. f.
Bonds farm in Vernon to Hazen A. Smith
of West Brattleboro, Mr.. Smith giving his
house in West Brattleboro in part pay
ment.
Mrs. Minnie Dean of Brattleboro and
Arthur J. Schell of Westfeld, Mass, were
married in Putney last Saturday. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. K. F.
Mitchell, pastor of the Baptist church.
A. V, May, real estate agent, has sold
for Sidney o. Miner the two farms in
Marion county, Fla, which we're owned
by the late Arnold Wyman, to Mr.. Fergu-
son of New York. Mr.. Ferguson will
move to Florida to live.
The pupils of Miss Phillips's room in
the High school building were taken to
Mortified, Mass, Friday evening by Liv-
eryman Brown for a sleigh ride. They
were chaperoned by Mrs. II. II. Crosby
and Miss Winnie Hodgkins.
Rice's Comedians have engaged the
Auditorium for the nights Of Jan. 80 and
81. The company comes here this time on
its own responsibility, and consequently 1t
is not known what plays will be given.
The caste of of the company is practically
the same as when it was here few months
ago.
The next regular meeting of the Wom-
ans club will be held this afternoon with
Miss Jessie Gregg. Miss Gowing will read
a paper on "Modern Analytic Develop
ments." The next meeting of the evening
session will be held with Miss Jennie Rose
on Canal street Monday evening when the
same paper will be given.
The '9S club met with Mr.. and Mrs. T.
A. Austin Wednesday night. The pro-
gressive prizes were won by William Nc
Carthy and Mrs. G.. G. Turner and the
BOBBY prizes we're won by Patrick brisbane
and Mrs. Timothy Aher. The next meet
ing will be held at Patrick Drisane's.
The funeral of Mrs. Mark H. Wooster
was held at the house at = o'clock Satur-
day afternoon, Rev. f. Q. S. Osgood Off
ciating. The body was placed in the vault
in the Prospect Hill cemetery, and it will
be taken to Manchester, this state, for bur
ial. The bearers were A. w. Chids,
Charles Clark, K. Z. Perry and Gerry
Messer.
Mrs. Ada Scott entertained 16 ladies
Wednesday night in honor of the presence
of Miss Ella Scott of the Mystic, Conn,
Oral school. The evening was spent in
playing progressive dominoes. The first
prize was won by Miss Scott and the sec
ond prize by Miss Carrie Shattuck Re-
freshments were served.
Among the winners at the Boston poul-
try show this week were several of the
leading exhibitors at the Valley Fair.
Pierce Brothers of Winchester, n. H.,
won nearly all of the prizes on bantams.
II. w. Higgins of Orange, Mass, was a
winner on Buff Plymouth Rocks; Edward
Reidel, Northampton, on White Plymouth
Rocks; +. K. Weir of Drewsville, n. H.,
and Wood IL Freeman of Fitchburg on
Silver Wyandottes.
An epidemic of sleigh rides seems to
have broken out in the public schools.
The High school seniors go to Demands
ton tonight and the High school freshmen
to Newfane this afternoon. Miss Part
ridges pupils Of the fifth grade will 60 TO
Hinsdale tomorrow and Miss Freeman's
eighth grade students will make Newfane
their rendezvous.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Congregational church gave "trio social"
in the church parlors Tuesday evening.
There was a good attendance, including a
number of young people from the society
in North Hinsdale, n. II. Games and
guessing contests made up the evenings
entertainment, the participants being d.
vided into groups of three and working to-
gether. The program was concluded with
a trio march after which refreshments
were served.
There was a hearing before Justice Mer-
rifield Wednesday morning in the case of
the state VS.. Stephen Crossman of Guiford
for non support of his family. Cross.
man left his family, which consisted
of wife and three small children,
about month ago and has refused to do
anything for them since. They have lived
for the past year in one of the water. cure
buildings but are legal residents of the
town of Guilford. Crossman plead not
| guilty to the charge. but evidence was
against him and Justice Merrifield admin
istered fine of $40 and costs, amounting
to $22.04.
August Anderson, one of the Estey Or
| gan company's employees, lost $40 of his
months pay last week in a peculiar man
ner The money was in an envelope,
which Mr.. Anderson left on SHELF after
taking out all but two $40 bills. Some
| hours later he came into the room, and,
seeing an apparently empty envelope lying
on the shelf, threw it into the fire. He
realized his mistake in time to save the
ashes of the envelope and its contents,
which he took to Gen. j. j. Estey. The
ashes were put in tin box and forwarded
to the treasury department in Washington
to see If the remains of the bills can be re-
deemed. The result is awaited with inter-
est, especially by Mr.. Anderson.
When Manager Fox opened the box Of
fee at the Auditorium at 8 o'clock yester-
day morning for the advance sale for "The
Old Homestead" there were about 35 peo-
pie in the line, which grew at one end and
shortened at the other for about two hours
The first man to secure seats was John
Lawton, who had remained at his post at
the head of the procession since II O'Clock
Wednesday evening. A part of the night
he spent in the seectmen's room until a
line began to be formed in the office of the
Brooks House, when he went there and
waited until the town hall was opened at
@ o'clock. He was joined by the second
in line about o'clock Nearly all of the
best seats were gone last evening, and Mr..
Fox's sign, standing Room Only" will
undoubtedly have to be brought into use
on the night of the entertainment.
The CentreviIIe Factory Project.
Charles Miner has modified his proposi- |
ton in regard to the establishment of a |