Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-16
BRATTLBBORO.

Daniel Frohman's Lyceum Theatre COM
pany will present ga Colonial Girl at the
Auditorium on Friday evening March 80.
This is genuine Frohman attraction.
The Roman Catholic society will cele-
brate st. Patrick's day tomorrow by hold
ing fair and festival in Festival hall in
the evening. Refreshments will be served
and fancy articles sold.
1t will undoubtedly interest the new
board of fence viewers to know that st.
Louis judge has just decided that a man
has right to chop down the door if his
wife locks him out, but he must pay for the
door.
The First Regiment band will close its
assemblies with a masquerade Easter Mon
day. Buchholz of Springfield, Mass, has
been engaged as costumer and will deco
rate the armory. Several prizes will be
given to the dancers and there will be 9TH
er attractions to make it the event of the
season.
A small fire occurred this morning in the
tenement over the Elliot street fish mar
ket, occupied by Clark Frost. While Mrs
Frost was asleep her young child set fire to
a lace curtain with some matches. The
curtain was destroyed, and some damage
During the term of years 20 to 20 years
ago, when "the organ case" was the local
excitement, Edward j. Phelps was a ia
miliar figure in Brattleboro and had many
acquaintance here He was associate
counsel with K. W. Stoughton of New
York for plaintiffs. Mr.. Phelps did large
part of the work in the preparation of the
case, and was often here at the hearings.
The Y. NJ. C. A. gymnasium exhibition
will be repeated in the Auditorium next
Wednesday evening. The exchange of
seats will begin at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms
Tuesday morning at o'clock. People
who hold unused coupons from the last ex-
hibitiOn may change them for coupons for
the coming exhibition. In view of the ex-
cellent work done by the classes at the last
exhibition there should be a large attend
ance next Wednesday evening.
There was a hearing in the United
States District court in the office of Water
man Il Martin Wednesday, before Judge
Wheeler, on petition for the issue of a
warrant for the return to the Massachu-
sets district of Robert j. Farley, charged
with robbing the mails at Palmer, and who
has been confined at the house of correc-
ton in Rutland for some time. Farley
was brought here by United States Marshal
Field and he was taken to Massachusetts
by Deputy Marshal Stoddard
There was a hearing at the Brooks
House Wednesday in the United States
court on the intervening petition of Jose
Parker & Co. and others in the case of
the Bibber, White Co. against the White
River Valley Electric Railway company.
Among other things, the petitioners asked
for the removal of the rece yer recently
appointed by the court, on the ground
that he was not a fit person to hold the
office. The intervening petitioners were
represented by Frank Plumley of North
field, w. b. c. Stickney of Bethel and
VIM. p. Dillingham; of Montpelier; the
receiver by Judge Charles M Bruce of
Boston; The electric railway company by
Il. l.. Waterman, and the Bibber, White
Co. by X. Haskins.
Colonial Danes at Squire HasIins's.
esquire Haskins's mansion house on
Terrace Lane" was the meeting place of
the local members of the Vermont Society
OF Colonial Danes Friday evening, the
meeting being called on that evening be-
cause it was the anniversary of the birth
OF Dame Haskins and also the 10th ami
versary OF the marriage of her parents,
who rode TO their home on horseback. The
tallow dip, the perforated tin lantern, the
warming pan, the foot stove and various
other conveniences were not wanting, and
some luxuries were supplied, such as car
nations, roses, etc. Some fresh pumpkin
vines and blossoms were put around in
the dining room for the visitors to admire
while eating the victuals, among which
was cake made from recipe $50 years
old Mrs. II. K. Bond presided and gave a
short talk on Colonial times, and after a
prayer and song, "Blest Be the Tie that
Binds" Miss Della Sherman read "The
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga," by Mrs. r.
.. Bascom. Mrs. Bascom was unable to
be present, and her letter of regret was
read by Dame Haskins. After a piano
solo by Miss Pauline JENNIE Mrs. F. III.
Holden read an excellent paper upon the
settlement of the pilgrims and the trials OF
the colonists. Mrs. f. w. Weeks read an
article upon the massacre at Fort Warren,
written by her great-great-grandfather
Capt. Jonathan Carver At this point
Louis knight and Harry Wales arrived
and furnished some enjoyable music on the
piano and banjo, after which Squire Has.
kins delighted the 'visitors with some hu.
morous stories of early times. Then fol.
lowed the singing of "America."