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

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ciables will be held in Masonic hall one
week from tonight.
The exhibition by the Y. NJ. G. A.
physical culture classes, which was TO have
been held Feb. %, has been put off one
day and will be held March 1.
In addition to the numerous birds which
are given the attention of number of
Brattleboro women several squirrels are
being fed daily with nuts by different fam
lilies.
A horse driven by Charles Clark attempt
ed to outstrip an electric car on Main
street Sunday afternoon, but at the Brooks
House the sleigh collided with the granite
curbing and the driver was thrown out and
the sleigh damaged
l.. K. Pierce, inspector of butter for the
Boston Chamber of Commerce, died Mon
day from pneumonia at Lincoln, Neb.,
where he went to act as one of the Judges
at the national convention of butter-mak-
ers. Mr.. Pierce had been widely known
for many years as an expert judge of but
ter. He was formerly a partner of E. X.
Goodall of this town in Boston.
The public schools closed Wednesday
night for the remainder of the week.
Thursday was legal holiday, and as there
is no break in the long term from New
Year to Easter it was decided to give the
teachers an extra day, which, with the
regular holidays and Sunday, would allow
them four days of rest The schools in
many of the states give a short regular
mid-winter vacation.
Edwin F. Mayo, of the "Pudd' nhead
Wilson" company, dropped dead in the
Chateau Frontenac, Quebec, Monday. He
was the son of the late Frank Mayo, for
whom the play "Pudd'nhead Wilson"
was written. Upon the death of his father,
Mr.. Mayo, who had been playing one of the
less important characters in the piece, as
sumed the business management and title
I6le. He has continued in the play ever
since. Mr.. Mayo and his company were in
Brattleboro last May.
Over 30 persons interested in amateur
photography met in the Y. NJ. G. A. par
lors Monday night to witness demonstra.
ton OF Nelox paper by a representative Of
the Nepera Chemical company. The
demonstration printed by lamp-light a large
number of photographs from negatives
borrowed from local amateur photograph
ers, answering the various questions of
his audience and explaining the causes of
so many failures An interesting feature
Of the demonstration was the reducing of
over printed photographs by washing them
in solution Of red prussiate of potash.
hypo and water.
The Robinson Comic opera company,
which closed an engagement here last
week by playing Mariana Friday evening,
The Bohemian Girl Saturday afternoon
and Olivette Saturday evening, left early
Sunday morning for Boston, going from
there to Gloucester, Mass, where they are
playing this week. The company's stay
in Brattleboro was hardly success from a
financial standpoint, and it is probable
that this town will be crossed off the
troupe's schedule for next season. Lizzie
Gonzalez, wife Of Manager French, was
taken i'll at the Brooks House during the
first part of the stay here, and she and her
husband did not leave Bratteboro until
Tuesday. One of the male performers of
the company was given his walking papers
here for appearing at the theatre in an in
toXlcated condition, and a new man Join
ed the company at Boston.
Miss Frances Gertrude Simonds, %.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Fred R.Simonds,
died at their home in Hartford, Conn, Feb
-. Miss Smonds graduated at the High
school in Hartford in 1894, and she after
ward took post graduate course of one
year and also full year in the Normal
school at New Britain. Toward the close
of her course in the Normal school her
health failed and for two years she lived in
the Adirondacks, returning to Hartford last
October. She was a young woman Of
great promise who always had the love
and respect of her teachers and school.
mates She had been member of the
Memorial church in Hartford since her
eighth year. The Hartford Times had an
extended obituary, in which she was spok-
en- of as "a loving daughter, devoted sis
ter, true friend. In her relations to
church and Sunday school always faithful,
never refusing to perform a known duty,
always ready for service"
The annual convocation of the fifth dis.
trict of Royal Arch Masons was held with
Fort Dummer Royal Arch chapter the 10th
instant. About 70 Masons were present,
including those resident in Brattleboro.
In the afternoon the degree of Mark Mas
ter was exemplifed by Fort Dummer chap
ter, George l.. Spofford, high priest. At
O'Clock they partook Of banquet at the
Brooks House In the evening the past
masters degree was conferred by Harry
r. Thompson of Bellows Falls, deputy
grand high priest, after which the most
excellent masters degree was conferred by
Skitchewaug chapter of Ludlow, Arthur
w. Gibson, high priest. Remarks then
followed by Charles r. Montague. grand
lecturer, of Woodstock, Charles A. Calder
wood, grand high priest, of st. Johnsbury,
Col. Kittredge Haskins, past grand high
priest, of Brattleboro, Rev. c. F. Partridge.
assistant grand chaplain, of Windsor, ii.
G. Abel, past grand high priest, of Stafford
Springs, Conn, and Rev. S. j. Smith of
West Halifax.
A hearing before the clerk in chancery,
j. H. Mortified, was held Monday on the
matter of assigning the sum due in equity
on the foreclosure of a mortgage held by
Taft and Stewart of Jamaica, against
Frank Hescock and NJ. f. Perry of STRAIT
ton. The mortgage was given for $2S7 on
timber land in 1892 by Hescock. Hescock
drew logs to the plaintiffs mill in Stratton,
part of the pay for which was to apply
on the mortgage. The plaintiffs had en-
dorsed Sl36. 1t appeared that Hescock
had drawn logs so that his credit should be
$3.50 OF $54 more than was endorsed. The
plaintiffs claimed that they had suffered
damages to the extent of S54 by the failure of
Hescock to draw as many logs as he agreed.
The defence was that there was no contract
for any specified number or amount of LOGS
and that the whole credit should be en-
dorsed. The defendant had money on
tender to pay the amount due as claimed.
Waterman q Martin appeared for the
mortgage; G. C. Fits for the mortgagor.
The following is from the Brattleboro