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

Chas. G.. Staples has been appointed adj
mnistrator of the estate of f f. Stock
well.
Rev. II. X. Marvin officiated at the
funeral of Elliott Harris at Dover Centre,
Tuesday.
Oasis Encampment will work the Golden
Rule and Royal Purple degrees at its meet
ing next Thursday evening.
The Catholic Order of Foresters will
hold their second soiree de gala in Red
Mems hall tomorrow evening.
Leitsinger's orchestra furnished music
at the annual reception and ball OF the
Amherst club at Amherst, Mass., last
night.
Rev. Father Corcoran of North Walpole
celebrated mass at the Roman Catholic
church Sunday, Rev. Father Cunningham
saying mass at South Vernon.
A number of Windham county residents
will join the excursion to Washington
March 10. Superintendent Charles P. Hall
of Shelburne Falls, Mass, was in Brattle
boro Tuesday arranging the details.
+. W. Mcclure, trustee of the estate of
F. r. DurgD, insolvent, has this week ad-
vertised the Durgin drug store as for sale
in one of the New York drug trade jour
nails The store inventories about $4,000
Through the kindness of their teacher,
Miss Clara Simmons, and Mr.. Higgins, the
veteran liveryman 81 Of the kindergarten
children had a sleighride Saturday morning
1t was a red-letter day for them, as their
faces plainly showed.
Probably the last basket ball game to be
played here this season will take place
March "a, when the Brattleboro team will
have for an opponent the 1902 team of
Dartmouth college. This aggregation has
been defeated only twice this season, once
by the Chicopee Parish House team on the
latter's floor and also by the Burkes of
Lowell, Mass, a semi professional team
using military rules. At the end of the
season the college boys will have played
nearly 40 games If their present schedule
is carried out.
j. o. Smith has won his case against
the Brattleboro Street Railroad company
on the first hearing. 1t is probable, how
ever, that the railroad company will APP
peal to the county court. Justice Merri-
field rendered his decision Wednesday AT.
ternoon, judgment being for Mr.. Smith to
recover 500 and costs. The suit was TO
recover damages done to Mr.. Smiths horse
and express wagon by being run into while
- ID.
Emerson's house On Oak street. The cir
cumstances of the case are well known.
The defence put in no evidence at the JUS
tce trial, claiming simply that the plaintiff
was guilty of contributory negligence
The many friends Of Mrs. Katherine
O'Donnell were greved to hear the sad
news of her death at her home in Bridge
port, Conn. Mrs O'Donnell came to this
country some 10 years ago and has always
lived in Brattleboro until five years ago.
when she left for Bridgeport, Conn, to
make her home with her children there.
She was the widow Of Eugene O'Donnell,
who was killed while blasting on the
Crowell ledge Is years ago. She is sur
vlyed by four children, Timothy, who for
many years has been in the navy; John,
Frank, and one daughter Miss Mary,
The body was brought here Tuesday and
taken TO St. Michaers Roman Catholic
church. The funeral was held from there
Wednesday morning, the interment being
in the Catholic cemetery.
First Regiment Bands Concert and
Dance Next Tuesday.
The second of the series of assemblies civ.
en- by the First Regiment band will be held
at the Armory next Tuesday evening. The
band boys are rehearsing a lot of new mu-
sic and they will do their best to make the
affair pleasant one. The following con-
cert program will be given before the dane
ing begins:
MArch' In Camp Won Blon
Selection. The Wizard OF the Nile Uarhart
Popular Airs, In Sunny Tennessee Beyer
Clarinet Solo, Concert Polka, Bendix
+. G, Leitsinger
Finale, THE Man behind the Gun" Sousa
Capt. Haigh will have charge of the
hoor assisted by the following aids: Lieut..
r. B. Putnam, Eric Landry and A. f.
Schwenk.