Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-05

Columbian lodge, No. 3G, +. g. A. NJ,
worked the second degree on two can
didates Monday evenig at a special
meeting.
The meeting in the Centreville
school house next Wednesday evening
will be in charge of the Congregation
al Christian Endeayor society of West
Brattleboro. Rev. l.. NJ. Keneston
will give an illustrated talk.
Ross White, the paper maker who
was proprietor of the mill on Elm
street ten years ago, and who left
town after being involved in financial
difficulties, is a petitioner in insolven-
cy in Onkers, N. Y.
The obstreperous individual who
had some of the conceit taken out of
him by an electric car conductor last
Friday night would have Jared better
if he had remembered the old maxim
that it is well to let goodenough alone.
Frank e. Reed hotel proprietor. for
merly landlord of the American House
in Brattleboro, is a petitioner in insol-
vency in Athol. He owes S7S72. 43,
all unsecured. The largest creditors
are John +. Baker of Worcester
SlO24.40; NJ. l.. Lowry of Greenfield
SiOl.05. He has assets Of $3S5.9S.
News has been received from Lit
Teton, n. H., of the critical illness
of Emery KnOwlton, who is in the
hotel business there Mr. Knowlton
went there from the Fullerton in
Chester, but was formerly landlord in
the American and Revere hotels in
Brattleboro and years ago owner of
cta
| and TOwnshend.
The Vermont National bank has
brought suit in the superior court in
Springfield, Mass, against William n.
Flynt and others, including William
c. Flynt and l.. c. Flynt OF Monson
and Aaron II. Wright of Springfield,
in an action of contract for $4,000.
! The plaintif claims the defendants
owe the amount of a note of $65OO and
the interest from May l, 1895.
Judge f. l.. Waterman and Lawyer
| Frank Stowe We're in Keene Tuesday
! to attend the opening session of the
| superior court for Cheshire county.
which was created by the last legisla-
! ture. Judge Charles F. Stone pre-
! sided. this being his first experience
as a presiding Judge. On account of
| the condition OF the docket the trial
of the jury cases was postponed until
the latter part of May.
The following changes were made in
| post Offices in the Second congress
sional district during the month of
| March. Geo. A. circuit vice b. +. Tay-
| Tor, resigned at Wheelock; Charles p.
! Hatch vice G.. c. Hatch. deceased. at
| Lower Cabot; Eva L. Howard vice
| Geo. 5. Howard. deceased. at Concord;
! John A. Cummings vice Mrs Kinney.
| resigned, at Websterville: new post
| office established at Fitzdale, Essex
county, with Harry n. Bishop as post
master.
George Burnham, half brother of the
late Mrs. Laura J. Haskins. has been
| located in Great Darlington. Mass by
| NJ j. Moran, administrator of the Has
| kins estate. Mr.. Moran learned that
| Burnham formerly worked for the
! Singer Sewing Machine company. He
| communicated with the company and
| found that Burnham had gone to Great
harrington. Until Mr.. Moran located
| him Burnham had not heard of Mrs.
| Haskins's death. he is neir to a
| quarter of the estate, or about $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russ Whytal will be
seen at the Auditorium tonight in that
| delightfully."- well acted play For Fair
| Virginia This is the piece which
was produced at the Fifth Avenue
| theatre, New York city. some time ago
and was received enthusiastically by
| press ana public. Alan Dale. in his
| review of the play said it was the
best play of its kind he had ever
witnessed and recommended it to
| every reader of the New York Journal.
| The acting of Mr.. and Mrs Whytal
| is the feature of the play and they are
surrounded by a competent cast. The
! company carries a carload of special
scenery and the mountings are fine.
A ferret on Main street was the OBJ
| ject of much attention about l o'clock
| Wednesday. II ran across Main street
| from Col. Hooker's premises to the
| town hall, where ii was seen by J. l..
| Roess. Mr.. ROess started in pursuit
| of the animal. chasing ii to John Gal
wins store, where it turned and ran
across the street to Mrs. G. f. Newell's
house on Elliot street. taking refuge
| under the steps. 1t proved to be the
property of w. a. Morse the painter.
and Mr.. Morse caught ii without
trouble The ferret escaped from Mr..
Morse ShOp and evidently reached
Col. Hooker's premises by running
past the livery stables in the rear of
the Brooks House. and under the
Brooks House driveway.
Winford Earle French, Is. son of
Watson French, died last evening
about 9 o'clock from pneumonia. at
the home of Mr.. Barrett at Is South
Main street, after an illness Of less
than two weeks. The young man was
born in Greenfield, but much of his
life had been spent in Brattleboro and
vicinity. He had worked of late with
Mr.. Barrett at the Fletcher mill and
earlier in the season at Suffer Broth
ers warehouse. He was an attend
ant at the Baptist church, a member
of l.. w. Hawley's Sunday school class
of young men, and was known as a
youth of good habits, who had a large
circle of friends. He is survived by
father, mother, and two sisters and
brother. The funeral will be held
in the y. M. c. A. rooms at 2.3O O'Clock
Sunday afternoon. The members of
the Baptist Sunday school class No
I will attend the funeral in a body
and the bearers will be drawn from
the class.