Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-05-10

Fort Dummer, Royal Arch Chapter,
installed its officers last evening
Brattleboro lodge, No 1902, +. & A.
NJ, worked the third degree Wednes-
day night. The same degree will be
worked this evening.
Mrs. L. w. Hawley was elected one
of the vice presidents of the Woman's
American Mission society, at the 23d
annual meeting, held in Concord, N.
H., last week.
Investors with f. A. Rogers & Co..
the brokers who failed in New York
last week, lost heavily in some places.
1t is reported that about $4,000 was
due men in Stamford, Conn.
a. V. Mays agency has sold for
George w. Norcross his house on
Grove street to w. E. Haskell, super
intendent of the pipe organ depart
ment of the Estey Organ company.
Mrs. Frances b. Hortou will give
another bird talk before the Hinsdale
Nature club next Tuesday evening.
Z he subject will be warblers, the same
as given before the Brattleboro Bird
CLUB last Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Underwood have
brought suit for $4,000 each in the
superior court at North Adams,
against the town of Williamstown.
other people of North Adams, who
were injured in the highway accident,
are also suing the town, the aggre-
gate amount being $50 5000,
The last sociable and supper this
season by the women of the Unitarian
society was held in Wells hall Tuesday
evening. After supper a farce enti-
tied Always Intended was given by
the Bernhard dramatic club, a local
organization composed of young wo-
men.
The Universalist Sunday school
elected these officers last Sunday:
Superintendent, Mrs. A. j. Currier;
assistant superintendents, Mrs. H. K
Whitaker, Mrs. Herbert Clark and
Mrs. George Whitney; secretary. Miss
Alta Games, treasurer, Walter Cook
librarian, Miss Nellie Eddy; eXecu-
tive board, Harold Smith, Mrs. H. NJ
Wood, Miss May Edwards, Miss Lii
liam --.ghley and Miss Harriet Wilcutt
Rudyard Kipling has now returned
to English home at rockingham and
resumed his literary work. His stay
at Cape Town was purely o. the ma
ture of holiday. The work now en-
crossing his attention. and which will
De the first to come from his pen. is
another batch of "just-so" stories
These will shortly begin in The La
dies Home Journal One of the first
stories to be printed will have the
happy title of How Pussy Got Her
Purr.' There will be a number of
these "just-so" stories before Mr.. Kip
ling works out his entire scheme of
telling the children how the different
animals happened" and how they got
their different characteristics.
The list of salaries paid to the base
ball players in the National and
American leagues puts Capt. James
Barrett, the Brattleboro boy who is
with the Detroit team, in the $4,000
class. Detroit starts off like a pen
nant winner and is now in the lead
in the American association. Barrett
has tielded perfectly to date, has bat
ted consistently. and has eXceNed in
base running. He mas no superior in
this department of the game, having
stolen more bases last season than
any player in the National league
In one game recently Barrett knocked
out a single, triple and home run, the
last hit being one of the longest ever
seen on the grounds.
The entertainment given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Blood under the auspices of the
Junior Union in the Universalist
vestry last Friday evening was
great success. Mrs. Blood's whist
ling was highly appreciated, the quail
~ being very sweet and clear. Both
as accompainst and sOloist Mrs. Blood
shows fine talent Mr.. Blood as a hui
morist and impersUnatOr is splendid,
and his lecture on hats and represen-
tatiOn of different natiOnalities
Brought out his abilities and proved
him an artist of taste and talent. His
rendering of "Watkinss Evening
Party and Sis Experiences" afforded
much amusement, and in fact every
number on his program was pleasing.
e. J. Devine and sister, Miss Minnie
Devine, went to New Haven, Conn,
Sunday to attend the funeral of their
uncle Edward j. Bowling, who died
of consumption at the age of 10 years.
Mr., Bowling was born in Trilee, COun-
ty Kerry, Ireland. He lived in Brat
tleboro several years, but left here p
years ago, and afterwards lived in
New Haven and Waterbury. The
funeral services We're held in ST. Pat
rick's church, the bearers being fell
low members of the knights of Co
lumbus. The burial was in Water
bury. Mr.. Bowling was a brother of
Mrs. John Devine of Brattleboro and
an uncle of Mrs. Mary O'Keefe Lynch
and Mrs. John Fenton of Brattle-
boro, Mrs. c. F. Mccarthy of
Springfield, Mass, and T. j. Doolin of
Boston. He also leaves a niece in
Waterbury.
The annual meeting of the Episco-
pal parish was held Monday evening
in the church. The vestrymen elect
ed were kittredge Haskins, E. W.
Gibson, F. w. Childs, William H.
Witt, William J. Pentland, jr., Carl
Cain and William j. Cain. At a
meeting of the vestry Kittredge Has
klns was appointed senior warden by
the rector and these officers were
elected: Junior warden, E. w. Gibson;
clerk, d. w. Gibson; treasurer, viii
liam j. Pentland, jr.; delegates to the
next diocesan convention in Burling-
ton, kittredge Haskins, F. W. Childs
and A. w. Childs; alternates, William
II. Witt, E. w. Gibson and Carl Cain.
The rector and the wardens were con-
stltuted music committee. The
report or the treasurer showed that
the society was in excellent condition
financially, having paid off over 500
or the indebtedness of the parish, be-
sides having the MINING avDapcac