Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-22
BRATTLEB 20.

bHR LEBORO.
The school were closed Wednesda,
for the remainder of the week.
A large number of young people viii
have a sleigh ride to Newfane thi,
evening.
The Knights OF King Arthur viii
present the comedy The Niggers
Night School in the Universalist YES
try March Z.
Cards have been received announc
ing the marriage Feb. in st. Leo.
church, Leominster, Mass, of Wilcut
Titus Bates, formerly of Brattleboro
and Miss Catherine Agnes Farrell.
The monument in memory of tn,
late eX-Gov. Fuller has been place.
in position in Morningside cemetery
The granite shaft, which is 80 feet
nine inches high, was hoisted into
place with large derricks Monday. II
was quarried in Barre and weighs ,.
tons. The bottom stone weighs l.
tons. The total height of the monu
ment is 40 feet, making the highest
private monument in Vermont
George b. Rogers has retired from
the firm OF Crosby & Rogers. archi
tects in Hartford, Conn, on account
of ill health and a new firm has
been formed, Known as Davis, Brooks
& Crosby, with Offices in the Phoenix
Mutual Life building at 10 Pearl
street. Messrs. Davis and Brooks
have followed the profession of archi.
tects in New Britain t4e past eight
years, and the new firm will maintain
branch office in that city.
At the Fasig-Tipton auction in New
York last week the following horses
owned by Dr. II. II. Kane, all sired by
Alexander 2.20h, the stallion owned
:. IN fTnowlell Of Burlington, and all
bred in Vermont, were sold as fol-
lows: Darrell, 2.O742, to j. w. Homer
of New York for Mr.. Chaplin of
Rochester, $500; Little Gem, 2.151b
to William Mcfarland of Philadelphia,
$475; Hattie L., 2.171a, to H. C. Smith
of Bridgeport, Conn, $780, Laura w.
to S. H. Know of Buffalo, n. Y, $1,000.
The will of the late Sophia s.
Stearns OF Mortified, Mass, which
has been LED in the probate office
in Greenfield, gives all of the estate
to Conductor George l.. Spofford, who
recently moved from Brattleboro to
New london, Conn. Mr.. Spofford
is a son of the testator, and he is
named as executor of the will. The
will explains that Charles C. Stearns.
her son by her second marriage, is
left nothing as he was provided for
by his fathers estate.
About 80 members of the primary
and junior departments of the Con
gregational Sunday school were on
hand for the sleigh ride which was
promised them Saturday afternoon.
Six teams, Is horses, headed by a
four-in-hand, were required to carry
the merry little folk. They were
taken past the Bliss farm and back
by way of the F. M. Waite place, be-
ing out about an hour. On their re-
turn they were given a supper in the
Yestry. 1t would be difficult to pic.
ture merrier group or a more de-
lightful scene than the children pre-
sented seated at the tables.
Lucien Howe has arranged a spring
concert tour for Mrs Mary Howe
LAWN in combination with the Bos-
tonia SeXtette club of Boston. The
club is one of the leading organiza- |
lions of its kind in the country and is |
composed of the following artists:
Walter E. Loud, violin; Louis Eaton |
violin; w. A. Hocheim, viola; Floris |
Landsman, cello; Alfred Renhart, |
bass, nd G. l.. Stats clarinet Mr.. |
Howe will manage the tour, and he |
has engaged George w. Britt who is |
connected with the Redpath Lyceum
bureau, to act as his agent
EXGov. Frederick Holbrook quietly
celebrated his SSth birthday at his
Walnut street home Friday, surround
ed by wealth of beautiful flowers,
gifts of the tOwnspeople and of local
societies of which he is an honored
member. Many beautiful floral gifts
also were received from New York,
Boston and other places, filling every
niche in the rooms, in which he receiV-
ed many personal congratulations
from has neighbOrs and other friends.
A score or more of letters and tele-
grams came from various sections, all
f which spoke heartfelt good wishes
and hopes for many happy returns of
The day. The governor was in his
usual good health with the exception
Of cold with which he had been af-
1icted several days, but from which
ne was recovering. Il have reached
NY S8th milestone full of good cheer"
iafd the governor. Il believe in grow
ng old cheerfully and | think that
making the attempt counts for a good
leal. l have always tried to cultivate
sentiment and | find that that is a
sreat help to a person growing old"