Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-14

The district meeting of the Masonic
lodges Of this district will be held at Bel
lows Falls bet ween Jan. 10 and 80.
Committees have been appointed from
Columbian and Brattleboro Masonic lodges
TO confer in regard to a Masonic ball.
The petition which was presented to the
bailiffs last week asking for an arc light
on Green street has been tabled for the
present.
An inventory Of the Cornelius Wander
bllt estate in the New York World Tues
day showed holding Of 46S shares Of Yer
mont Valley railroad stock.
The Athol Transcript states that Wayne
M. Reed, the jeweler, Is closing out his
business there, with the intention of NOV
ing from town about Jan. 1.
II. W. Boyle, proprietor Of favorite re-
sort at Spofford lake during the summer,
now has a position as clerk in the Win
chester House, Winchester, N. H.
The next meeting of the Woman's club
has been postponed from Dec. 81 to Dec
% and will be held at the latter date at
the Brooks House with Mrs. L. d. Greene
The brick mssons are raising the last
story on the addition to the rear Of Hook
er building. The third story of H. L.
Emerson's building on Flat street is being
raised this week.
At recent postal stamp auction In
Hamburg, the first of the kind ever held
in Germany, $500 marks was paid for a
blue para Roumanina stamp Of 1858. One
of the Brattleboro stamps of 1916 brought
1000 marks.
A. V. Mays agency has sold for A. A..
Willis his farm in Jamaica, known as the
Adams Twitchell place, to H. K. Kings
bury of Mortified, Mass, who also bought
a valuable timber lot, stock, farming tools,
etc. Possession will be given at once.
The Brattleboro Woman's Indian asso-
citation last week sent we'll filled barrel
to the Crow Greek hospital for women and
children in South Dakota. The barrel
was filled with warm clothing, toys and
books, and will aid the sick children TO
have merry Christmas.
The Universalist parish held Its annual
meeting Tuesday evening. After reports
of the officers of the past year had been
made these officers were elected: Presi-
dent, James L. Martin; clerk, Guy Tas-
ker; treasurer, G. L. Stickney; trustees,
G. f. Reed, Charles w. Richardson and
A. j. Currier.
Thomas Ryan was struck on the head
Sunday morning by q limb which was
blown from tree near the corner of Wal.
nut and Main streets, and was knocked
down and long cash cut In one side of his
face. he was taken into DIR. Holton's Of
tce and three stitches were taken In dress
ing the wound.
The ladies' association aud the Fessen-
den Helping Hand society, of the Congre-
gatlonal church, are holding a rummage
sale in the vacant store in Retting building
and are meeting with success. The sale
opened Tuesday morning and will continue
through the week, closing with an auction
sale tomorrow evening.
The case involving the validity of pat
ents for a relief valve used on steam fire
engines decided against the city of New
York by Judge H. II. Wheeler some years
ago has just resulted in the entering Of a
judgment, which, including costs and in
terest will amount to about 81 200, 900.
The case has been in litigation % years.
The Mellen Chamberlain will contest
has been postponed indefinitely In Boston,
but the contesting heirs have signed re.
lease to the trustees of the Boston public
library, whereby that institution will re-
ceive the collection of autographs, por-
traits, photographs, genealogical, histori-
cal and literary property left by Mr.. Cham
berlain. This collection is valued at
$1,000
People sending Christmas packages out
of town by express would confer a favor
upon those who have to handle them and
at the same time insure the packages
against loss if they would put their own
address in one corner of the package.
Then If the person TO whom a package
is addressed cannot be found the express
company will be able to return the pack
age TO the sender.
The following is from the Northampton
correspondence in Mondays Springfield
Republican,: "John Garvey of Brsttle.
boro and Edward Schillaire of Northamp-
ton were found guilty of assault upon
Special Officer Mcclellan Dow at the
Academy of Music, and their cases were
continued to the 18th for sentence. When
the assault was committed a cry of fire
was raised, with the purpose of calling off
Mr.. Dow, who Is a fireman, and the false
alarm caused the house to be quickly va.
Gated by the audience"
Prof. Marshall Henshaw, so. died sud
denly at his home in Amherst. Mass.
Wednesday. Prof. Henshaw graduated
from Amherst college in lS45. He stud-
led at Union theological seminary and was
ordained In 1849. He was principal of
several educational institutions, including
Wil!iston seminary, where his term ex.
tended from 1868 to 1877. He was profess
scr of natural philosophy in Amherst col
lege from 1881 to 1891. He is survived by
his second wife and four children, one of
whom, Miss Mary L. Henshaw, is a teach
er in the Brattleboro High school.
When Rev. Sheldon Davis founded the
little Emmanuel church in West Ansonia
he may not have imagined what lusty
and healthy parish 1t would grow to
be in time, but If he were alive TODAY. we
think he would be pleased to know how IL
has grown and thriven until 1t has become
strong influence in the religious
life of the West Side. Much of this Is
due to the Rev. Edward T. Mathison, who
has just concluded his rectorship in that
parish and departed for larger fields where
his abilities and strong personality will
have more room In which TO work, The
parish itself regrets to part with him, and
the people of AnsOnia, among whom he
has won many warm and devoted friends.
are sorry to lose him. But they wish him
we'll and trust his lines have fallen in
pleasant places and that the people of
Brattleboro will come to like him as we
have done here Editorial In Ansonia,
Conn.,, Sentinel of Tuesday.
The second meeting of the Professional
club was held in the Brooks House Tues
day evening. Supper was served at 7