Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-30

The annual meeting of Sedgwick Grand
Army post will be held next Wednesday
evening, Dec. g. A large attendance is re-
quested.
The lumber to be used in II. L. Emer-
sons new building on Flat street which
was delayed in Virginia last week, arrived
in Brattleboro Saturday. Both the wood
work and the brick work are now being
carried forward rapidly.
Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer had a short
article in last Sundays Boston Globe in
answer to the question "Whst is the Best
Means of Self Education?" Answers
were also printed from four others, promi-
nent in Massachusetts, educational circles.
The Comet, the paper published at Bel
lows Falls in the interest of the St. Charles
fair, contained the following: "The pic
ture of Father Reynolds is the best speci-
men of the photographers art yet seen in
Vermont. Howe of Brattleboro is the ar
tist"
James Easton, 81, who died in Hoosick
Falls, N. Y, Wednesday, married Lucinda
Herrick of Brattleboro, Dec. 2, 1S41.
Mrs Easton's death took place in 1885 in
North Adams, where Mr.. Easton was
manufacturer of shoes and also owned a
shoe store.
The Hartford Couraut of Wednesday
had an extended notice and portrait of
Herbert W. johnson, 81, who dropped
dead from heart disease in that city Sun
day. He is survived by wife, baby and
by his mother and sister, the latter Mrs.
Henry Cudworth.
Landlord T. Frank Turner's handsome
driving mare was unfortunately entered in
the wrong class at the New York horse
show, and therefore had no opportunity of
winning. She attracted much admiring
attention, and several offers for purchase
have been made 10 Mr. Turner.
j. G. Ullery and F. L. Houghton are in
corporators of the Bellows Falls Trust COM
pany, which has been granted a charter by
the legislature. Other incorporators are
G. Il. Robb, E. L. Walker and G. E. How
ard of Bellows Falls, and +. E. Pierce of
Chester. The capital stock is $50, 900,
with power to increase to 100000.
The November session of the probate
court was held Saturday. The account of
E. 81. Stetson, executor of the will of
susanna Carley of Nottingham, was allow
ed. The will of James II. Metcalf of
Dover was allowed and Fred E. Ryther
was appointed executor. The account of
I. E. Barnard, administrator of the Jane
w. Bowker estate of Wilmington, was al
lowed. The account of Sarah B. Thurber,
administrative of the Emerson H. Thurber
estate of Halifax, was allowed.
The Y. P. G. U. celebrated the 10th an
niversary of its organization at the Uni
versalist church last Sunday evening
President, Miss Ella Newman, was in
charge of the meeting. Letters were read
from Rev. +. W. Sprague, who was pastor
here when the union was formed, and
from Rev. Merrill G. Ward of bingham,
Mass, formerly of this place. Revs. K. 0,
s. Osgood and R. K. Marvin, and D. E.
Tasker, the unions first president, made re-
marks appropriate to the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter e. Sturges were
very happily surprised Monday evening by
a large number of friends, it being their
fifth wedding anniversary. A family gath
ering was held at Charles Cleaveland's in
the early part of the evening, and then
Mr.. and Mrs. Sturges were invited to
Grand Army hall, where they were well
coined by so of their friends. The even
ing was passed pleasantly with games and
dancing, and Mr.. and Mrs. Sturges were
presented with handsome dinner set
Refreshments Of ice cream and cake were
served.
Candidates for the Y. M. G. A. basket
ball team are practicing regularly, two
nights week, in the gymnasium. OF last
years team only Cundiff and Ferriter will
play, but there is some good material,
which, if only properly developed, will put
Brattleboro to the fore again as one of the
best teams in New England. Among the
candidates trying for the team are: Tufts,
Ellis, Crosier, Young, Stolte Stafford, Gun
diff and Ferriter. Games have already
been arranged with Gushing Academy and
Vermont Academy.