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


Rev. E. E. Barrett, who has been wide
ly engaged in mission work in New York
city, will speakat the afternoon meeting
in the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms Sunday.
The Woman's club will meet with Mrs.
F. II. Holden, % Oak street, March 2, at
3P. NJ. Members are invited to contrib
ute something towards the discussion of
the afternoon, topics TO be found in the
year book.
Mrs. j. j. Estey, who is in Washington
attending the national congress of the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
has teegraphed her resignation of the re-
gency of the local chapter. This action is
taken in consequence of her election as
state regent. The local chapter sent to
Mrs. Estey yesterday telegram congratu
lating her upon her election.
DR.. j. w. Gregg read his Professional
club paper on Christian Science before the
Alliance Study class in the Brooks House
Monday evening An abstract of the pa
per, which opposes the Christian Science
doctrine, was given in The Phoenix when
the paper was delivered before the Profess
sional club.
The Rutland Y. NJ G. A. basket ball
team lost the first game on the home floor
Monday night, being defeated 50 to 80 by
Vermont Academy in hot contest. The
score at the end of the first half was % to
Il in favor of the Academy Thirteen
fouls were called on the Academy and
three on Rutland.
There is no truth in the report that f.
Il. Durgin has withdrawn his suit against
Charles II. Clark and Henry G.. Clark for
the alleged alienation of the affections of
Mrs. Durgin. The case will not be tried
at the coming March term of the county
court, however, it having been put over for
trial at the September term.
The knights and Ladies of Honor held
the second social meeting of the year at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Lawrence
on Green street Monday evening, with a
good attendance. After a business ses-
sion cards were played and refreshments
were served. These meetings are proving
very enjoyable, and they will probably be
continued through the year.
Rennie e Pine is the name of firm re-
Gently formed at Providence, to conduct a
business of seed merchants, dealers in
florists supplies and horticultural sun
dries. Mr. Pine, former Brattleboro
boy, has been connected with VIM. Elliot
& Sons, New York, several years, and his
partner has been for II years with Hamlin
johnson q Co. and their successors, Wal
ter A. Potter & Co., of Providence.
The warrant has been posted for the
annual town meeting, to be held at the
town hall Tuesday, March 6, at 9 o'clock
A. NJ. There are II articles, all relating TO
routine business except two, one to see if
the town will vote to exempt the property
of the Brattleboro Hosiery company from
taxation for a period of five years; and
the other to see il the town will appro-
pirate money for the care of the common,
and If so how much.
The Windham County association of
Congregational churches met at the Brooks
House on Thursday at 10 o'clock. On &C
count of the storm only five of the pastors
of the churches were present, viz. Bah
btt, Goodhue, Hankemeyer, Kimball and
Miles. A sermon was read by Mr.. Miles
and brief synopsis of last Sundays dis
course was given by each of the brethren.
A report was made of the work in the va
rious churches so far as the brethren were
informed A program was prepared for
the next meeting, which occurs May II.
Eight months ago yesterday, June 20,
1899, the fire department was called out to
a fire in the house of Michael
Lilis on Elliot street. Since then there
has not been a fire in Brattleboro of suf-
hcient proportions to warrant calling out
the department, and only once since has
there been an alarm. That was on July
when some boys played joke on the de-
partment by ringing in an alarm from the
box on Prospect Hill. 1t is said that never
haF LII, g.. -
so long period
Elgin Sherwin, 80, of Orange, died
Wednesday in hospital at Boston after a
lingering illness. Sherwn worked several
years in the sewing machine shops at Or
ange, but five years ago went TO Chicago,
where he was employed by Marshall Field
& Co. When the Spanish American war
broke out a company was formed in the
store. This company went TO Cuba, at
tached to the lst Illinois regiment. Mr..
SherwiD, who was a sergeant, contracted
a disease of the kidneys in an acute form
while in the service. He received medical
treatment in Chicago and the Field COM
pany sent nurse and attendant with him
to Orange last summer, but since that
time he had been cared for by his mother.
About ten days before his death he went
to the hospital in Boston. He was a
young man of fine qualities, and had many
friends in Orange. He is survived by his
mother, a brother and two sisters, one of
whom is Mrs. n. A. Cheney of Brattle-
boro.
The Boston Herald of yesterday had a
article in regard to trouble in the
High school at Lawrence, Mass, where
James d. Horne, formerly of the Brattle-
boro High school, is principal Two
of the senior class have been sus-
pended this week by Mr.. Horne, who
charges that they were present in the
school with malicious intent. Mr.. Horne
has been "roasted" on several occasions In
a Sunday paper owned by Mr.. Morrison,
the father of one of the boys, but the at
lacks were directed even more fercely
against Miss HALEY, teacher of mathemat-
les. Young Morrison failed to pass his
in mathematics last fall.
Mr.. Horne charges young Morrison with
asking boys of the senior class to write
''roasts" for his fathers paper. The sec
ond boy who was suspended admitted
writing the article which appeared last
Sunday. The elder Morrison has en-
ployed counsel and says he will take action
in the case soon, claiming that his son is
unjustly deprived of privileges in the
school. Brattleboro people who remem-
Der how well Mr.. Horne taught and con-
trolled the school here feel sure that he
has the right of the matter in the contro-
versy at Lawrence.
Meetings OF the WOmsn's Club.
The afternoon session of the Woman's
club met in the Brooks House Friday by