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

The Grange Dramatic CLUB Will go TO
Putney, the 10th, to present 1.-THE Hick'ry
Farm"
The Springfield Republican of yesterday
contained poem of six stanzts entitled
THE Poor Mans Plant" by Dayton Err
win, Lawyer Frank Stowe of Brattleboro.
On account of rough weather the Daugh
| tiers of the American Revolution did not go
to Bernardston, Mass, on the sleighride
which they had planned for Tuesday even
| ing.
The Grange Dramatic club is preparing
| and will present at an early date the ro-
mantle drama in two acts entitled "Mi-
chael Erie, or the "Fayre Lass of Litch-
field"
The afternoon session of the Woman's
club will meet in the Brooks House next
Friday evening by invitation of Mrs. II.
K Whitaker, H. F. G. T0dt will give
talk on German home life.
Mrs. Benton, who lives with her son, NJ.
S. Benton, in Vinton building, caught her
foot in her skirts last Friday evening and
fell, breaking her right hip. The injury is
considered serious as Mrs. Benton is over
20 years old.
The ladies of Vernon willgve their mid
winter festival at the Vernon House Fri
day evening, Feb 16 They have made
preparations for a very successful festival
and an excellent chicken pie supper. The
funds are to be used for rebuilding the
| church.
There will be several candidates for road
| commissioner at the annual town meeting.
1t is understood that David Perry, who
once served acceptably in the office and
who has built a large amount of stone roads
| l., 81. Il
but that he will not make contest Cor the
| office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hector Phaneuf were
In Orange, Saturday, TO attend Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Phaneufs house warm
ing when a merry company gathered
at the new house on Walnut HILL which is
one of the finest in town. Many towns
people aud 20 or more from a distance
were present.
The Y. NJ. GA. basket ball team will
| play the Holyoke, Mass, association team
at the armory tomorrow evening. The
Holyoke aggregation is one of the strong.
est in this section, being rated equal to the
Holyoke High school which played here
last week and defeated Bratteboro by a
score of lQS The Brattleboro boys will
go into the game with a determination to
| win.
The severe blizzard of Monday prevented
the meeting of the Windham association Of
Congregational ministers, which was to
have been held that day at the Brooks
House. 1t will now be deferred until the
22d, at $3.50, occupying the forenoon. In
the afternoon and evening the Christian
Endeavor county convention holds its Feb
ruary meeting in Brattleboro. This will
make it convenient for the brethren TO at
tend both meetings on the same day.
Miss Lillian Sterne, a graduate of the
Boston Cooking school, is demonstrating
the Old Grlst Mill products in the store of
Freeman Scott this week. The list in
| cludes rolled wheat, entire wheat, toasted
| wheat, rolled oats, coffee, brown bread and
cooked speciaities. The products are
served free, and souvenir spoon is given
with each purchase of the products. The
north window of the store contains a min
iature grist mill propelled by water power.
The Holyoke High school basket ball
team, which won from Bratteboro here
last week, was defeated at Hanover, n. H.,
Saturday evening by the Dartmouth college
team, the score being 1910. According to
the statements which the Holyoke team
has been giving out this is its first defeat
in three years, although the Cushing acad-
envy team which played here two weeks
ago claims to have defeated an aggregation
supposedly representing Holyoke High
school last season.
Lawyer j. K. Gale of Gullford, as attor-
| ney for Frank Z. Wheelock, has brought
suit against Eugene Weatherhead of Gull
ford for the alleged alienation of the affec-
| tions of Mrs. Wheelock aud demanding
damages in the sum of 5000. The writ,
which was served by Deputy Sheriff F. W.
Mcclure, also alleges criminal relations be-
tween Mr.. Weatherhead and Mrs.
Wheelock. The case will probably be
tried at the September term Of the county
court. Mrs. Wheelock has left her home
in Guilford and returned to Chesterfield,
where she and Mr.. Wheelock formerly liv-
ed.
The st. Adams Messenger of a recent
date had the following in regard TO the
opening engagement there by the organ-
cation which will appear at the Auditorium
every evening next week: "At the opera
house last evening, the Robinson Comic
Opera company presented the popular
opera-Fra Diavolo-in a very pleasing
manner. The various solos were univer-
sally well received, the different artists being
obliged to respond to hearty encores. II
was IN fact an evening of encoIes. Frank
d. Nelson in the title role, w. II. Kohnle
and Edward Eagleton, as the two villain
GUS brigands, Miss Laura Clement and
Miss Essie Barton as Zerlina and Lord ALI
cash demand especial mention"
A hearing in the matter of Mellen &
Proctor against A. V. Kerr, Vermont Ma
tional bank, trustee, was held before Com
missioner Kittredge Haskins Monday. The
question was as to the ownership of the
money, $50, in the hands of the trustee.
j. K. Perkins of Antrim, N. H., entered
as claimant. The testimony tended to
show that in 1898 Perkins engaged Kerr to
buy apples for him and sent him a check
TO be cashed, the money to be used in bind
ing bargains in Perkins name. The bank,
not knowing Mr.. Perkins, refused to cash
the check. Mr.. Kerr put the check in the
bank for collection and Mellen & Proctor
trusted the bank on an account between
themselves and Kerr.
Herbert A. Clark, AZ, was arrested in
Boston Monday night by request of the po-
lice in Everett. He is accused of the lar
ceny of $3.50 in connection with business
transaction, from Sidney R. Worthington.
Clark is former Brattleboro man. His
parents were respected people who owned
farm near the Norcross ferry. Clark in
herited this place, and owned it only few
years ago. He worked at one time in the
Elliot street bakery and also for the Estey
Organ company. This is the third time
that Clark has been arrested within few