Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-09

The Womans club will hold Colonial
tea at the home of Miss s. E Clark about
Feb "a.
The Congregational Sunday school voted
Sunday TO give $40 for the support of the
Sunday school in Wardsboro. The money
will be paid for the rent of a room.
F. j. Bailey has sold George G. Wrights
farm in Westminster village to Albert
Written of Gulford. Mr.. Wright takes in
part payment the e. g. Carpenter farm in
Guilford formerly occupied by j. T. Moves
of Brattleboro.
A hearing is in progress today before
Justice Mortified in the case of Isaac
Sprague Of Guiford against Samuel Boy
den of Guilford for assault and battery.
Boyden and his son Levi were mixed up
in the fray, and the son was fined $40 and
costs at a hearing before Justice Cudworth
last week.
Dwight Smith of Greenfield, the carpen-
ter who examined Odd Fellows block two
weeks ago, has reported unfavorably on
the plan to add another story to the block.
He says the plan could be carried out with
safety but the expense of strengthening the
supporting walls would be too great TO
make the venture profitable one
The new twin water wheels for the
Street Railroad company's plant at the old
factory in Centreville have arrived, and
Mr.. johnson, the contractor, from Bethel,
is here to put them in place. The wheels
are guaranteed TO develop - horse power
each. The boiler formerly used by the
Estey Organ company has capacity of
70 horse power, and the railroad company
will later put in new Slater engine of $50
horse power, making total OF 375 horse
pywer which can be developed at the
plant.
The Boston Journal published recently
the portraits of the four leading officers of
the Massachusetts Interclub league, which
includes eight clubs in cities near Boston.
These clubs compete in bowling, billiards,
pool and whist, The president of the
league is Arthur NJ. Willis of the Melrose
Athletic club, former Brattleboro boy
who has been connected with the Boston
Globe several years. The Melrose club
leads in general average, in bowling and in
pool. Mr.. Willis is a member of the bowl
ing team and ranks as one of the highest
individual bowlers.
The south bound train due in Brattle-
boro at 2:13 was nearly three hours late
Monday afternoon on account of the storm
which ragged Sunday night and Monday
morning. The 1876 express was nearly an
hour behind and the morning train from
the north due here at 9:06 was also de-
layed. The mixed train which comes down
the narrow gauge in the afternoon became
stuck in the snow near Jamaica and the
snow pillow was sent from here. The
pillow and train finally reached here at
about $3.50, which allowed the passenger to
start at 10 o'clock.
A settlement has been agreed upon be-
tween the water works company and the
city of Dubuque, Iowa, by which the
works will become municipal property
upon the payment of $545, 600 These
water works were built by Selah Chamber
lain, native of Brattleboro, and were
owned by him up to the time of his death.
They were in possession of his heirs
until last spring. n. w. Kimhall,
former Windham county man, has been
connected with the water works company
the past 20 years, holding the positions of
secretary and treasurer and general
manager.
Deputy Sheriff Starkey went to Newfane
Friday night with Timothy Dyton of Ash
uelot, n. H., the youth who was arrested
and fined for intoXication and disturbing
the peace as told in The Phoenix last week.
Dyton's fines and costs amounted to $27,
and being unable to pay he was sentenced
to imprisonment for 81 days, 20 days TO be
spent in Newfane Jail and 81 days in the
house of correction at Rutland. There Is
a strengthening that Bert Burroughs of AL
stead, n. H., who caused Dyton's arrest
and who admits that he was as drunk as
Dyton, should also have been pulled over
the Goals"
A class of young married men will be Or
ganized in the Congregational Sunday
school next Sunday with George L. Dun
ham as teacher. There is an excellent op-
portunty for such class. Lincoln Memo
rial day will be observed by the school next
Sunday with exercises arranged specially
for the occasion. The Offering will be de-
voted to a special cause. Last Sunday
Fred G. Adams gave an excellent render
ing of Rodney's Calvary" at the opening
OF the session. Next Sunday Miss Emma
Gregg and Miss Georgiana Cook will sing
a duet. This is in fulfilment of plan to
have special music at the opening of the
school every Sunday.
About 125 people went to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. David T. Perry in West Brat
tle0oro Monday evening to help them en-
JOY their 10th wedding anniversary. The
affair was first planned as a surprise party,
but 1t was finally decided that a much bet
ter time could be had we're Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry let into the secret. Accordingly they
were informed of the proposed raid and
therefore made every preparation for re-
Polling ~ the onslaught. The evening
was spent in cards and dancing, Norcross,
Knapp and Donahue furnishing music.
Refreshments brought by the invaders
were served. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry were
presented with handsome sum of money
before their guests departed.
The Woman's club met by special invita-
ton at the home of Mrs. l.. F.Adams Satur-
day evening, the meeting taking the place of
the one which was to have been held with
Miss Edith StOlte on Wednesday evening
OF this week. The program consisted of a
paper, Through the Rhine Country" by
Miss Stolte; paper, German Art Treas
ures," by Mrs. Adams, illustrated by nu-
merous reproductions of paintings by Ger
man artists; a paper, Life in German
Universities" by Mrs. Herbert Clark of
West Brattleboro, and a reading by Miss
Minnie Brasor on the difficulties of the
German language from Mark Twain's "a
Tramp Abroad" Mrs. Mary Howe LAWN
was made an honorary member of the
club, and three persons were admitted TO
the regular membership. At the Friday
afternoon meeting, which was held with
Mrs. Adams, Mrs. F. G. +. Cramer sang
"The Watch on the Rhine"
Lieut. Totten Fell Under a Train, but
Escaped Serious Injury.