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


house in Esteyville.
The international concave Of the Cath
Ole Order of Foresters will be held in Bur
lngton June f. to 10 instead of June II
to IL.
Already numerous requests for tickets
for outof-town parties have been received
by Manager Fox for Della FOX IN lhe
Little Host" April 10.
II. G. Barber, for the plaintiff, and e
II. Bobb for the defendant, were the at
tornevs i'm the suit of Owen Chase against
Frank Senter, which was tried in Towns
bend Yesterday. The action was for deceit
in swapping horses Justice Hastings
verdict was in favor of the defendant. The
plaintiff appealed
F.C.F. Cramer of Claremont, y. H.,
has entered the employ of the Estey Organ
company. Mr.. Cramer is a musician OF
broad education and of considerable note
as pipe organist. His position will have
more immediate connection with the per-
fecting and projecting Of the Estey Phono-
rum. Many of our people Will remember
| his visit here in connection with the
Phonorum recital at the Baptist church
Jan. /, 1895.
The board of trustees of the Brooks Free
library held their annual meeting last even
ing and elected these officers: President,
Kttredge Haskins; treasurer, A. c. Day-
export; secretary, II. b. Chamberlain;
committee on library room. DR.. II. d. Hol-
ton, Kittredge Haskins, F. X. Barrows;
committee on librarian, A. G. Davenport.
Rev. Patrick cunningham, DR.. ). +.
Lawton committee on books, Rev. w. Ii.
Collins, DR.. James Conland, c. A. Miles.
More maple sugar has been brought in
by the farmers this week than at any other
time during this season. The quality OF
the product is up TO its usual standard,
but it is predicted that the crop will be
smaller than usual. Grocers are now re-
failing maple sugar at from IS to % cents
a pound and many of the farmers are sell
ing it for 16 cents. The weather during
this week has been more favorable for
sugar making than any other previous
week this spring. The makers are still
hampered in many cases, however, by the
large amount of snow in the orchards.
lions Herald contains reports from sew
eral of the Methodist societies in the St
Johnsbury district, the following being the
one from Brattleboro Pastor Beeman has
made 800 pastoral calls during the pas
year. He has also looked up the wheret
abouts of twelve persons removed without
letter. and given them certificates for their
new home-a good work, worthy of emula-
ton by all pastors. There has been an in
crease of II probationers and 10 full mem
| bers during the two years he has served
there-a net increase of so in all. Also
there has been hopeful deepening of the
! spiritual life OF the church,,
Judge f. L, Waterman and c. c. Fits,
for the contestants, and A. F. Schwenk
| for the proponent, were in Townshend
| Wednesday as counsel in the case of the
contested will of William F. Gould The
contestants proved the due execution of
will later than the one produced by the
prepayment, and also its destruction, and
claimed that the execution of that will in
validated the will now existing. Judge
Read, who presided, disallowed the former
will. Counsel for the proponent appealed,
and II. E. Hastings was appointed ad-
ministrator of the estate during the pen
dency of the appeal. The proponent did
not put in all of his testimony.
Mrs. Sarah T. Walker, wife of Chester
Fl. Walker, died suddenly at her home in
| Dubuque, Iowa, recently. The cause was
asthma. from which she had suffered six
years. Mrs. Walker was born in Warren,
r. l., April %, 1928. She moved with
her family to Brattleboro, and was married
here Nov. 81, 1852, to Chester Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker went to Dubuque
four years after their marriage. Mrs.
Walker was the mother of six children, of
whom three sons and daughter are liv-
! ing. Mis-. Walker united with the Con-
| gregatonal church in Dubuque in 1858
under DIR. Holbrook. She was a consist
ent Christian, devoted wife and loving
mother.
The Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton held meeting of unusual interest last
evening at the home of their regent. Mrs.
j. j. Estey. Sons of the Revolution and
husbands of the daughters were present.
Reports on the national Congress held in
Washington were given by Mrs. A. G..
Cobb, delegate, and Miss Susan Clark. al
ternate, the latter historian of the chapter.
Mrs. c. F. r. Jenne gave a report on the
social side of the Congress. The papers
covered the subjects thoroughly and
showed careful preparation. Several Sc
lections were sung by Mrs. Hazen of St.
Johnsbury and Miss Marian Minor, and
remarks were made by Mrs. Hazen. who
accompanied the Brattleboro delegation to
Washington, and who is regent of the St,
Johnsbury chapter. Refreshments were
served at the close of the exercises.
lue ISduuOlpn Herald names the small
army of candidates for gubernatorial and
Congressional honors in the state, and
during its discussion gives this section of
the state the following consideration:
"But when we get down to Windham
county we find the most embarrassing sit
uation of all. With three or four candi-
dates for CIRCUITS seat, all dead in earnest.
the spectacle is none the more pleasing be-
cause of its familiar features Windham
has very seldom shown capacity for get
ting together for any one of her favorite
sons. Windham county politics is harder
for the outsider to comprehend than French
politics, and after about the same pattern.
There are plenty of grudges and old sores
and the great difficulty seems to be that
the politicians have uncomfortable good
memories. Abont all that can be anticip-
ated from Windham is that the several
candidates will succeed in killing each 9th
er off. With single good candidate, in
stead of several, Windham could without
much doubt carry off the prize easily"
Della Fox Coming AprnI5.
That Brattleboro is a music-loving COM
munity and much prefers good opera over
any other form of entertainment has been
fully and fairly proved in the part and this
fact will again be demonstrated pbap