Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-16

OllaS W. hlcnafdSOn mas Deen granted
an increase of pension to S24 a month.
The Brattleboro Jelly company has re-
ceive several carloads of pickles and on
ions from the West this week.
The refreshments which were taken to
the town hall Monday evening for the par
Elephants in the Republican parade and
which were not eaten we're placed In the
hands of the associated charities for distrl-
button.
Flagg Brothers opened the MILESTONE
cafe and bakery Monday. They have fit
ted up the north store of MILESTONE block
very handsomely. 1t is painted In white
enamel, and the furnishings and furniture
are of solid oak.
Watch out for the shooting stars. There
is always display about this season, but
this year the astronomers are looking for
the great shower of Leonids, which was
expected last year, but which did not put
in an appearance.
Mrs. s. w. Richardson has bought the
property of the Collins Clark estate, in
Guiding the house occupied by Freeman
Scott on High street and the four tenement
house on the adjoining lot. She has car
penters at work on the tenement house,
putting it in thorough repair.
John j. Martin, the painter, Familiarity
known as Jack" Martin, enlisted Tues
day at the recruiting station in Springfield,
Mass, for foot service in the Philippines,
His term is for three years. He was sent
at once to Fort Slocum, and will go from
there in short time to the Philippines.
Several repairs are being made on the
fire departments Washington street els
tern. A new brick wall will be laid around
the cistern, and steel rails placed over the
top of the wall. The rails will be covered
with stone, insuring safety against the
caviug In Of the road. The old covering
OF plank had become rotten, and would
would have made the road at this point
dangerous in a short time.
Next Friday night at the Auditorium
William Gillette's greatest comedy success
will be presented in Brattleboro. The
piece is an adaptation of a French farce by
Bison and Leclercq and 1t is hard to be-
lieve such a clearly and innocuous plot
ever saw Paris or that Paris ever laughed
at it. Unlike "Never Again" or "The
Gay Parisians," because She Loved Him
So" is comedy which causes no offence.
Over three inches of rain fell in the
showers beginning Wednesday night and
| Thursday night of last week Snow fell
on the Marlboro hills, and from Wantasti.
quet Sunday, the hills north and west of
Marlboro were covered with snow. No
snow fell in the Connecticut valley towns.
The snow fall in some towns in Northern
Vermont amounted to 10 inches. A fall of
10 inches was also reported In Norfolk,
Conn.
Mrs. Katherine Gregg, So, wife of Pat
rick Gregg, died at her home on Williams
street Monday after an illness which ter
minated in pneumonia. The funeral was
held at the Roman Catholic church Tues
day morning, and the burial was in the
Roman Catholic cemetery. Mrs. Gregg S
maiden name was Lillis. She was born
in Ireland and came to America when she
was child. She was married TO Mr..
Gregg in Bridgeport, Conn, and they
have lived in Brattleboro nearly all the
time since. Besides her husband she
leaves two daughters, Miss Annie Gregg
and Mrs. William Howard, son, James
Gregg, two brothers, Patrick and Michael
Lillis, and two sisters, Mrs. Charles Hen
KEEL and Mrs. Hannah Chandler.
W. o Powers, who bought the Brooks
House hack and coupe line last week, took
possession Monday. Mr.. Powers bought the
entire business, including the barge, hacks,
mail and express wagon, horses, carriages,
etc. he will conduct a livery business
this winter with what horses he now has
on hand, and in the spring he will increase
his equipment considerably. Mr.. Powers
has had "a years of experience in the bust
ness and is we'll equipped to give satisfac-
ton. He will run the barge between the
Brooks House and depot himself, spending
the rest of his time in the stable. He has
reengaged Charles Ellis TO run the village
hack and will retain Herbert Harris in his
present capacity of transporting the mail
between the depot and the post-office.
The little folk of Chase and Oak streets
imbibed the spirit of patriotism and fore
stalled the Republican parade of Monday
night by holding parade of their own on
Saturday evening. They assembled at the
foot of Oak street and marched up Oak
street to Chaplin, to Common, TO Chase
and to the home of Paul Dinsmore, where
refreshments were served. A number of
houses on the line of march were illumi-
mated, and the paraders carried transpar-
encies inscribed "No 10 to l for u.s."
"Hurrah for Mckinley" etc. Another
transparency had on one side rooster and
on the other full dinner pail. At intervals
of few minutes the little folk gave the
following cry, followed by three cheers:
Who are we? Who are we?
We are the voters that are TO be.
Hurrah for Mckinley One, two, three.