Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-19

Attention is called to the advertise
ment of the Crystal Springs.
O. j. Ranney of Westminster West
makes his annual announcement this
week of specialties in flower and veg
etable seeds and plants.
Road Commissioner Perry is doing
an important piece of work in dis
trict No. ! by regarding 80 rods of
road near Fred Thomas's and resur-
facing it with gravel
Wilson Brown has broken ground
for a house, barn and wagon shed to
be built for Henry Whitney, mana
ger of the Crystal Springs Ice com
pany near the ice houses.
viii j. Allen had one finger cut off
and another so badly lacerated that
amputation was necessary while saw
ing wood for the Brattleboro & White
hall railroad near West Dummerston
Saturday.
At the conference of Womans
clubs in Boston, the topic what Our
State Federation Is Doing" was
analysed by the state federation presi-
dent including Mrs. +. b. Whitaker of
Vermont.
Miss S. Osgood Boyden. who has
been taking an extended scientific
course of study relative to her work in
chiropody since her return from Eu-
rope. expects to return to Brattleboro
this week or early next week.
Elliot j. Leach, So, who died sud
denly of apopleXy Tuesday while on
duty as electrician at the electric
light station in Amherst. was a
brother of Lorenzo Leach of Guiford
and an uncle of julius Leach of the
Brattleboro post office.
The International Correspondence
School of Scranton. Pa. has about 10
students enrolled in Brattleboro. Re
representatives. of the school have re-
Gently placed in Haus & GRAHAM S
store a stand containing number of
leaves in convenient form for eXami-
nation in showing the practical work
of the school.
The March number Of the Tuftonian,
a magazine published at Tufts col
lege. contains an article on An Old
Fashioned Country Dance by Miss
Bertha A. Dodge '02. of Brattleboro.
The material for the story was secur-
ed at a dance in Newfane. which the
author refers to as "once the Fayette-
vile of Eugene Field
The contract for the inside finish
and store front for the town building
which is now being built at Hinsdale,
replacing the one burned, has been
awarded to Holden & Martin, that firm
being the lowest bidder in competition
with city manufacturers. 1t is to be
an elegantly finished building and an
ornament to the town.
Dr. f. w Gwyer of New York has
leased Walter Stockwells cottage at
Sunset lake for the season. Mr.. Stock
we'll will enlarge and improve the cot
tage before Dr. GWycr takes posses
sion. The doctor will occupy it with
his wife and will keep his automobile
at the lake for use in coming to Brat
tleburo and other towns.
Cards have been issued by Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace Emery Bardwell TO the
marriage of their daughter, Florence
Adela. and DR.. Frederick \. Roberts
Thursday. May >. at l24 summer
street. Pttsfeld. Mass DR.. Roberts,
who is a son of L. l.. Roberts of this
town. was formerly the proprietor of
the Brooks House shoe store. He has
had large practice as a physician
in Pittsfield the past four years
The last issue OF the Universalist
Leader contains a portrait of Rev.
y. j. Patterson. ID. D., of RoNbury, who
preached in the Universalist church
last Sunday. and who is an uncle of
Rev. II. X. Marvin, together with an
Of D., -
golden wedding celebration. The
celebration was held in the church in
RoXbury, of which Dr. Patterson is
pastor emeritus. on DR.. Patterson's
nth birthday anniversary. An inter
csting feature of the after-dinner eX.
crcises was the presentation to Or.
and Mrs. Patterson of 500 in gold
and $500 in checks Several poems
were read, including one by Rev. r.
X. Marvin which the Leader prints in
full