Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-23


The Grange Dramatic club expects to
present the play "Hick'ry Farm" in Ches-
terfeld next week.
R. G. Cressey has sold the old Cressey
farm in Chesterfield, occupied by Will
Brown, to j. o. Hubbard of Chesterfield,
who buys the place for his son.
Sousa's latest production, "The Man
Behind the Gun" will be given in the
concert program preceding the dance to
be given by the First Regiment band at the
Armory next Tuesday evening.
Mrs Reynolds of Boston, editor of Home
Mission Echoes, the official organ of the
Woman's Baptist Home Missionary society,
spoke in the Baptist church Sunday morn
ing. In the afternoon she addressed the
women of the church.
There will be a session of the United
States district court in the office of A. f.
SchWenk this afternoon to hear the appeal
of VIM. j. White of Williamsville from the
decision of the referee dsmissing a petit
ton for the appointment of appraisers and
commissioners to set out homestead.
The New York State National bank at
Albany, N. Y, has been approved by the
treasury department as the reserve agent
of the Vermont National bank at Brattle-
borO; of the Lyndonville National bank
of the Middlebury National bank; and of
the Weldon National bank at st. Adams.
The next regular meeting of the Wom-
ans club will be held with Mrs. F. Fl.
Holden, % Oak street, next Friday after
noon. 1t will be "Housewife's Day" and
the four subjects for discussion are: The
question of domestic service; the art of
economy; hostess and guest, and the ounce
of prevention. Each member present is
expected to speak or to read a paragraph
on some one of the subjects.
The directors of the Mount Lake Cream
cry association of Louth Londonderry met
in the Vermont National bank Yesterday
afternoon to take action upon the matter of
getting settlement with j. w. Farwell.
former manager of the creamery. Mr.
Farwell, through his counsel, presented
statement which he considered a basis
for an equitable settlement. The directors
were not satisfied, however, and they state
that they will not settle on that basis.
They appointed a committee, consisting of
DR.. b. f. Millington of South Londonder-
ry, W. II. Minor and j. L. Martin of Brat
tleboro, to close up the affairs. The cream
cry is progressing finely under the manage
hhCh1 Vi Jim III l1OW6 VI EllCnDurg, MASS,
who is stakeholder and director.
Sag Harbor," which will be given at
the Auditorium Saturday night of next
week by James A. aerne and company, is
production of the highest class, which
has met with phenomenal success. After
long engagement in Boston a short trip
on the road is being played in New Eng
land before going to Chicago, where the
play will run the remainder of the season.
People have been turned away in all the
New England cities. Next year the same
company which will appear here and in
Chicago, will go to New York for year 5
engagement. Manager Fox has made ar
rangements so that the people along the
lines of the Boston & Whitehall and Bos-
ton & Maine railroads may come to Brat
tleboro to see the performance and return
the same night. The visitors will arrive
in town on the regular afternoon trains.
A special will be run from Brattleboro to
South Londonderry after the performance,
tickets being sold to Brattleboro and re-
turn for fare one way. Passengers may
leave BrattlebOrO for Bellows Falls and
way stations at II o'clock.