Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-13

of Holyoke in the Brooks House barber
shop.
S. W. Edgett has sold the Charles f.
Davis farm In Vernon to Fred T. Lyndes
Of Brooklyn, N. Y.
The public schools closed Wednesday for
the Easter vacation. They will reopen a
week from next Monday.
Oasis encampment, |. o. O. F., will
work the Royal Purple degree on three
candidates next Thursday evening.
The creditors of Edgar F. Carruthers
will hold their first meeting April 20, in
the office Of A. F. Schwenk, referee in
bankruptcy
Edward j. Lavele has been given the
position of cashier at the freight office in
place Of 7. Boivln, who mas gone to his
home in Canada.
The will of Mrs Mary Ann Cune, which
has been filed in the probate Office, be-
queathed $1,000 to the Brattleboro East
society for the support of preaching.
Charles Berry has been engaged as jani-
tor of Ullery building. Mr.. Berry is also
ianitor of Bank block, the Congregational
and Episcopal churches and e. c. Crosbys
house.
State Road Commissioner Wall will meet
the town road commissioners of Windham
county in Bratteboro April II, when
methods Of building roadways will be dis
cussed and instructions given.
Rev. Father Griffin of Washington, ID.
c., whose cottage at SpOfford lake was
burned last fall, has been guest at
Michael Bakers on Blrge street this week.
His new cottage is nearly completed.
Capt. II. E. Tutherley, we'll known to
the National guardsmen of Vermont, has
been ordered from Fort Yates, n. OAK. -,
to Alaska, where he will be inspector gem
eral of the military department of that ter
! ritory.
Mrs. r. p Bushnell of Elliot street has
bought the house which stands between
the road and the l. of the jelly mill on
Flat street, and she will repair it through
out and convert it into three-t tenement
house for rent.
+. G.. Frost is moving his bottling works
from the Valley Grain company's building
on the south side of Flat street to the
building west of the Brattleboro House in
order TO have more room. The Valley
Grain company will occupy the rooms va
Gated by Mr.. Frost for storage purposes
The company has also rented the basement
of Milestone building temporarily for
storage use.
f. c. Crosby and L. F. Adams have
been considering this week the feasibility
Of building a block in the rear of the
Brooks House. The structure, which
thus far is only in the minds of the
projectors, would probably be of brick
and three stories in height. Should
the block be built the two lower floors
would be occupied by +. l.. Hildreth &
| Co.'s job printing business, which is fast
outgrowing its present quarters in Harmo-
ny block.
The reception in the Brooks House next
| Tuesday evening by the Daughters of the
American Revolution in honor of Mrs. j.
j. Estey will be in charge Of Miss S. f.
Clark, the regent Of the chapter, Mrs. c.
F. r. Jenne, Mrs. II. II. Thompson and
Mrs. S. o. Miner. Mrs. c. II. Davenport
will act as POSTMASTER. Mrs. Nettie Starr
Clement of Brooklyn, Mrs. Miner and Mrs
| G. 5. Pratt will read papers upon the ma
tional congress OF Daughters of the Revo-
luton in Washington, to which they were
delegates.
The growing business of the Brattleboro
| Overall company under its new manage
ment is necessitating more room for the
concern, and Henry A. Haywood, the new
| proprietor, is casting about for q plan
whereby he can either enlarge his present
quarters or secure larger place for his
business. The Brattleboro Street railroad
company is anxious to have the overall
company remove to the Centrevile factory
and j. T. Hildreth has offered a part
of his Elm street carriage shop TO Mr.. Hey
wood. There is also a probability that
the present quarters will be sufficiently en-
larged to allow a number of new machines
to be put in and also give more stock room.
Frederick X. Simonds, formerly of Brat
tleboro, who disappeared suddenly from
his home in Hartford about three weeks
ago, has transferred his property at 80 and
35 Ward street to his wife, Lucy Alice
Simonds, and she in turn has decided the
same property to her son, Ernest Smonds.
The transfer was dated Tuesday, the 10th,
and it was recorded at the town clerks
office in Hartford Wednesday afternoon.
The first transfer was made by Ernest
Simonds, by power of attorney. A re-
| porter visited the Simonds home yesterday
morning. The son stated that nothing
had been heard from his father, other than
the letter he left when he went away from
Hartford. They do not know where he is,
and no effort is being made TO trace his
whereabouts. The young man refused to
impart any additional information, saying
| that he did not care to talk further about
| the matter.