Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-01-05

| The officers OF SedgWlck posi-, ". a. w.
were installed Wednesday evening by Col.
II, E. Taylor.
FL. Bailey has finished off a private
| telephone booth in his real estate office ana
has equipped his office with electric lights
A pleasant social event was the New
Year dance given at the armory Friday by
the Estey Guards. About 30 couples par
ticipated.
The Greenfield Gazette says: "Nate
| Allen. who bought Burlington Boy, 2 To-
ia. of Porter & Sons, this fall, has sold
him for about 500 to Mr.. Aldrch of Cobb,
| Aldrich & Co., of Boston,"
Liveryman C. S. Stockwel sent to
Springfield, this state, Saturday, one OF
his finest driving mares, a brown one, hav-
ing sold it to Adna Brown, president OF
the Springfield Electric Railroad company.
Manager Pratt of the Vernon House in
Vernon announces the first dance of the sea
son next Wednesday evening. The 5Oth an
niverssry of the opening of this hotel comes
Jan. s. Many of the older people remem-
Der the anniversary balls at the Vernon
House, which for years were important So
cial events.
Fun, fast, constant and effective, is one
feature of "a Hot Old Time" which will be
presented at the Auditorium tonight. Jolllty
! begins with the rise of the curtain, and new
err ceases until the end of the performance.
In addition to this it is thoroughly un-
Objectionable piece, suited to refined audi
ences and free from anything that could
possibly offend ladies.
The third act of Faust" the garden
scene, which will be given at the operate
concert in the Auditorium Jan 2j, will be
rendered in English. Clemente Bologna
of New York, distinguished Italian basso,
will sing the part of Mephsto, and the 9th
er parts will be as follows: Faust, William
LAWN; SIebel and Martha, Mrs. Harriet
Brasor-Pratt; Marguerite, Mrs. Mary
owe-Lavin.
Mrs. Eliza A. Dubois Frost, 70, widow
of DR.. C. p. Frost, dean of the Dartmouth
medical school for 25 years, died Wednes-
day at Hanover, Y. Ii. For many years
she was teacher at Thetford academy.
She is survived by two sons, DIR. g. ID.
Frost, secretary and treasurer of the Dart
mouth medical school, and Prof. +. b.
| Frost, formerly of Dartmouth, aud now at
the Astro-physcs University of Chicago.
Mrs Frost aud her husband lived in Brat
tleboro several years after the Civil war.
Manager w. r. Micott has completed
his trip of inspection among the patrons
of the Brattleboro creamery, and reports to
the directors that there are 172 patrons
| furnishing cream from 1880 cows, separat-
ing the cream by the use of 800 separators,
| 102 creamers and II dluteTs. On the
whole the diaries are in a satisfactory con-
diton. The management earnestly re-
quests the patrons to make special effort
to provide ice the coming season to ensure
proper care of cream and milk.
A horse owned by NJ. j. Dowley Of Es-
teyville, and driven by his son-n-law,
George Bishop, ran from Canal street TO
Stockwel's livery stable on Elliot street
| Wednesday morning, but little dam
age was done. The two men had start
ed for Greenfield Mass, but when they
reached Canal street one side of the
thills dropped down and the horse jumped,
tearing the thils entirely off. On Elliot
street Henry Stockwell attempted to stop
the horse, grabbed one of the tugs, and
was thrown heavily.
Seventy-five children we're made happy
| by the annual observance of cbildren's fes-
tival by the Grange Saturday night. A
bountiful supper was served at $3.50 in the
| Grange banquet hall. After supper the
company gathered in the Grange hall and
| joined in a peanut hunt, the prize being
won byJu Dix. The entertainment be-
gan at and consisted largely of vocal and
instrumental musical numbers and recita-
tions by the children, and a comical song
| by f. NJ. Goodenough. Bags of candy
were distributed at the close of the enter
tainment.
| H. 4. Taylor & Son moved their head
| quarters Monday from Hooker block to the
room in Crosby block south of the office of
| A. W. Childs & Co. Childs & Co. moved
| Wednesday to the Ullery building, and
Taylor & Son will occupy the office vacated
| by them as soon as some needed repairs
are completed. Taylor & Son took pos
session of Childs g. Co.'s fire insurance
business Monday in ful6llment of trade
announced two weeks ago, and on the
same day Chlds g. Co., state agents in
Vermont for the Travellers Insurance com
pany of Hartford, Conn, added to their
territory the state of New Hampshire.
Sara Putnam Lowell Blake, the widow
of Geo. Baty Blake, died, after a brief ILL.,
ness, at her home in Boston Saturday.
Her husband was a Brattleboro man, who
became leading banker of Boston. She
was the daughter of John Amory Lowell
and was born in Roxbury. She had been
prominently identified for many years past
with philanthropic and charitable work,
and was also active in matters connected
with patriotic societies She was president
of the Massachusetts society of Colonial
Danes. Mrs Blake also belonged to the
Massachusetts society, Daughters of the
American Revolution, and was a member
of the Liberty Tree chapter of Boston, OF
which Mrs. Julia Ward Howe is regent.
A. j. Bailey of Buckland Mass, has
entered suit in the superior court against
Stacy & Stetson of Shelburne Falls fol
$1,000, in an action of tort. The plaintiff
declaration states that he bought a quaint
ty of beer in bottles known as "Brattle.
boro" beer, to sell again, and that in or,
der to induce him to buy more the de
PENDANTS represented that the beer was all
right to sell as small beer. He claims
that the beer had more alcohol than the
law allows, which was known by the de
PENDANTS, and that it led to his arrest ant
conviction for the illegal sale of intoxi
cants. The declaration further recite,
that the plaintiff has suffered in reputa
ton and in his business by this act of the
defendants.
Murray Club Banquet.
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