Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-04


Life Insurance company.
The Knights and Ladies of Honor will
hold their regular meeting at Red Mems
hall next Monday evening, May Z.
Brick masons have been at work this
week replacing some of the brick on the
top Of Ullery building, which were dis
placed by the action of the frost during the
winter.
The body of Mrs. Julia E. Marshall a
daughter OF the late David Miller of Brat
tleboro, was brought here from Boston
last Saturday for burial in the Prospect
Hill cemetery
Veterinary j. S. button killed four cat
tie in Townshend last week, one owned by
j. II. Ware and three owned by Fred
Reed. They were found to be badly dis
eased with tuberculosis.
Martin Dunn closed the pool room in
the MILESTONE building Monday. Leon
Parsons has moved the table and fixtures to
the quarters on Flat street formerly occu-
pied as bowling alley.
The receding waters left large pike in
shallow pool west of Mr.. Tsylor's barn
on the island one day this week, and
Charles Horton, by the vigorous use of a
club, was able to secure the fish.
Dogs have recently killed all but five
sheep in the flock owned by John Cornell
on the Chesterfield road. Mr.. Chickering,
Mr.. Connells nearest neighbor, also had
Ia sheep killed. All of the attacks were
made at night, after the sheep had return
ed to the barns.
Mrs. Alice Lego, 49, sister of c. l..
| Sturges of Bratteboro died in Worcester,
Mass, Sunday after an attack of grip,
which followed diabetes The body was
taken to New Haven, where the burial
took place Wednesday. Mrs. Lego leaves
a husband and one son.
The Woman's auxiliary of the Y. NJ. c..
| A. met in the association parlors Tuesday
afternoon to hear read the appointments Of
the various committees for the ensuing
year. Plans we're discussed for making
repairs and improvements on the rooms
and meeting will be held today to consid-
er the matter further
Individual members of the state court of
| Foresters, Of which n. T. Ryan is treas
urer, presented Mr.. and Mrs. Ryan hand
some silver service at their home Monday
evening. The presentation, in behalf of
the donors, was made by John Calvin
Mr.. and Mrs. Ryan returned from their
wedding trip Saturday.
George II. Judd, SO, of Hubbardston,
Mass, brother of Mrs. Alison Harris of
Brattleboro, died Saturday of consumption,
after an Illness of about three years. He
leaves a wife and two children. He for
merly lived in Jamaica. Mr.. Harris went
to Hubbardston to attend the funeral,
which was held Tuesday.
The trustees of the Brooks Free library
held their annual meeting in the library
| Tuesday evening. Col. Kittredge Haskins
was elected president, Il. B. Chamberlain
secretary and G. A. Miles treasurer. Rev.
Ii. r. Miles was elected member of the
committee on librarian. Otherwise the
committees are the same as last year. The
bequest of 500 by the will of the late Dor
man B. Eaton was announced.
Claude Thardo's own company, under
the direction of L. j. Devine, will open
the rustic theatre season at Brookside park
June Is for one week. This big vaudeville
show comprises the five divers, Swiss bell
ringers; Carl Charles, the noted equilib-
rist; Oliver sisters, chic singers and dane
ers; Beretta and Be Lair, in grotesque ac-
robatcs; Guy Oliver, whistling phenome-
non; jules Fulgora, ragtime pianist, and
the only Claude Thardo in white and black
face comedy. All these acts are now APP
| pearlng az helths theatres.
A rare treat is in store for Brattleboro
bird lovers in the form of a lecture on
some OF our native birds, to be given I'M
der the auspices of the Bratteboro Bird
club, on the evening of Saturday, NAV II.
by Mrs, Kate Tryon, now of Attleboro,
Mass. Although this is Mrs. Tryon's first
visit to Vermont she has been lecturing on
birds for nine years, and now has engage
ments in Mortified and other nearby
Massachusetts towns. The lecture teaches
how TO find and know about "a of our ma
tive birds. 1t is illustrated by water-color
paintings, which present the birds in til eir
natural surroundings. Mrs. Tryon also
gives limitations of their songs. The lee.
ture will be given in the High school room
on date named above, at o'clock.
The report of the building committee of
the Brattleboro board Of trade on account
of the corn canning factory is being placed
in the hands OF the stockholders by the
trustees, L. F. Adams, c. W. Durham
and G. o. Robbins. The cost of the build
ings to date has been SAIL, of which
| $4,000 was on the contract with w. H,
Fletcher, the rest being paid for material
and repairs. The receipts have been as
follows: Subscriptions, $3.50; Baxter
DIOIueIsi TeuJ OF Dullulng ana lanQ, SOl4,
making a total of S4364. Deducting the
cost of the buildings, the insurance, ETC.,
leaves balance on hand of $161. The
trustees state that they hope to be able to
pay to all subscribers a dividend of 8 per
cent on July 1T
Mrs. Emily Morse, "a, widow of H. A.
Morse, died at her home in Brooklyn, 419
Quincy street, at 1890 o'clock Wednesday
morning after an illness of two years with
consumption. The funeral will probably
be held today at the house. The burial
will be in the Morse family lot in Leomn-
ster, Mass. Mrs. Morse was born in Hub
bardston, Mass. A large part of her life
was spent in the West with an aunt and in
Brooklyn where her husband, who died
about three years ago, was superintendent
of the Butterick company's pattern manu-
factory. Mrs. Morse was mother of Mrs.
W. II. Bond of Brattleboro, who died two
years ago. She leaves sister, Mrs. W. G.
Shaffner of Brattleboro, and brother, j ohm
Clark of Jamaica. W. Fl. Bond went to
Brooklyn Wednesday afternoon to attend
funeral. Mrs. Shaffner had been with her
sister since Saturday.