Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-27
BRATTLEBORO.

BRATTLEBORO.
About 35 couples attended the "soiree
de gala" by the Foresters in Red Mems
hall Monday evening.
The next meeting of the Woman's club
will be held Friday, May A. with Miss
Maud Emerson on Oak street.
Andrew Horton has leased the quarters
in the milestone building formerly occu.
pied by Pullen's meat market, and will
open plumbing establishment therein.
E. j. Henkel has signed to play as out.
fielder in the Derby club of the Connect.
cut state league. Jerry Denny, formerly
one of the best known third basemen OF
the National league, is manager of the
Derby club. Mr. Henkel will Join the
team next week.
The south bound freight, due in Brattle-
boro early Wednesday morning, was de-
layed several hours by one of the cars
jumping the track at the switch about
one-half mile below Putney depot. The
accident also delayed the 9:10 mail train
nearly an hour.
The water in the Connecticut, which
was at freshet pitch several days, has been
falling since Monday. Many acres of
meadow land along the valley were sub.
merged from Thursday to Monday, and
some people were obliged to leave their
homes at Northampton.
At the annual meeting of the ladies,
missionary and aid society of the Baptist
church the following officers were elected !.
President, Mrs. j. j. Estey vice president,
Mrs. +. K. Marble; secretary, Miss Hor-
tense Hall; treasurer, Miss Izetta Stew
art; committee on home missions. Mrs.
Rufus Smith; committee on foreign mis-
sions, Mrs. l. Q. P. Smith; parish com
mittee, Mrs. Lucy Cox; hospitality COM
mittee, Mrs. j. +. Hall.
Mrs. Elizabeth K. (Hudson) Downs, Sc.
died Tuesday at the home of her daughter
mrs. Frank Z. Davis, at "a Estey street from
the effects of a fall which she sustained some
Time ago. The funeral was held from the
mouse this morning and the body was tax
en- to Newfane for burial. Mrs. Downs
was native of Dummerston, being one of
the children of Seth and Sybil (KendalN
Hudson. She had lived in Dummerston a
number of years and was at one time a
resident of NeYfane
e. j. DeVine, who put together the vaude-
vile shows for E. J. Fenton last sum-
mer at the Rustic theatre, will not be con-
nected with the Park this season, but in
stead viii be business manager for Thardo
o. Miller's players, opening June 4, and
playing all summer at the New England
and Middle states parks. This show, con-
slsting of six big vaudeville acts, includ-
ing Claude Ihardo, the ragtimer, and Mil
ler's electrical novelty DIVISIONS of Art. "
VIII open the brookside Park season June
IS, for week
The Lowell Daily Mail of yesterday con-
tanned in ha!f-column report of the Mary
Howe-Lavin concert in that city the fol-
lowing in regard to Mr.. LAWN: "Too much
cannot be said. AS a tenor. he ranks
among the best in the world today. When
heard here last time, he was excellent. but
last night at the opera house, he was a
surprise to his audience. His voice has
developed in the last four years, and now
richness and fullness of tone combined with
his perfect iutonation and wide range. are
unrlValled. he was vociferously applaud
ed, as were all the others, and encores
were demanded at all times"
Few comedies have won so complete and
so long a succession of triumphs within the
last decade as has ''At the White Horse
Tavern" in the last two seasons. Adapted
from the German comedy 'Im Weissen
Roess'P' of Blumenthal and Kadelburg nv
sydney Resented, it fairly captured New
York about year ago, when presented at
Wallack's with a magnificent cast and A
wealth of scenery and stage effects. Its
long run there was followed by enthusiastic
receptions at Chicago, Boston, Washing
Ton, Pittsburg, Cleveland, and numerous
other cities eagerly looked for its arrival.
Twenty Chinese cases were disposed of
before Judge Wheeler in the office of the
United States District Attorney Martin
Wednesday. The hearings were on ap-
peals from the deportation order of United
States Commissioner Young. DR.. All Fuv
Moy acted as Interpreter and ex-Mayor Full
er G. Smith of st. Adams was counsel fortbe
Cinnamon. Sixteen cases were disposed
OF by submitting the recorded testimony
taken at the former hearings. The other
four were tried and three of the respond
ents were ordered deported and the other
was discharged. The three who were Or
dered deported were placed in the lookup
wednesday night and were taken to Rut-
land yesterday by United States Marshal
Field.
The olst anniversary of the Independ-
ent Order of Odd Fellows was celebrated
in Odd Fellows hall last evening by the
members of Wantastiquet and Dennis Re-
bekah lodges and their families. The hall
was crowded, the number present exceed
ing $50. A very pleasing program of
music and recitatiOns was first rendered.
The recitations were by Gertrude Plum
mer, Grace and Eva Cooper, Hattie
Young, Willie Haigh, Sarah Dimes,
Pauline and Helen Morris, Inez Stoweli
ana angie Persons, the latter being ac-
companied with song by Arthur Mayn-
ard. The other numbers were selections
by the male quartet of the West Brattle-
6oro Baptist church, chorus from the
UniVersalist church, a violin and piano
duet by Helen Reyes and May Spear and
song by Mamie Hooker. During the lat
ter song two pretty tableaux were given
by Elizabeth Hildreth and Lena Batchel-
der Rev. N. A. Wood of West Brattle-
6oro spoke in the highest terms of odd
Fellowship and what it stands for, after
which refreshments of cake and coffee
were gpryad