Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-08

Mrs. Arthur chamberlain as success
or
L. L. Hall who solu his restaurant
here several weeks ago has also dis
posed of his other restaurant in Turn
ers Falls and has returned to Brattle-
boro He VIII remain here until he
finds a favorable business opening.
Fred c. Stedman, with the Mutual
Life Insurance company of New York
was chosen FIRST vice president of the
Western Massachusetts Life Under
writer's association, at the annual
meeting and banquet held in Spring
field. Mass, last week
The check list which is to De
used at the annual town meeting,
March 3, has been posted in the town
hall corridor. The board of civil
authority will meet in the selectmen's
rooms Saturday, Feb l6, at p. m, to
revise the list.
The annual sale OF periodicals took
place at the regular monthly meeting
of the Vermont Wheel club, Tuesday
evening, Clark c. Fits acting as auc-
tioneer. An appropriation of $50
was made for the entertainment com
mittee in arranging the first ladies
night.
An agreement was reached in the
case of A. p. Childs against Elmer
d. Powers of Springfield, Mass, which
was a dispute as to whether the de-
PENDANT was owing the plaintiff $500
or $500 on a note. The parties agreed
upon $40O the original claim OF Mr.
Childs.
"Torreya monthly journal of Boz
taniCal notes and news, edited for
the Torrey Botanical club by Marshall
Avery Howe" This is the title of
new publication, the first number
of which has been received by The
Phoenix. 1t promises to be of valua-
BILE interest in it's own field of scien-
tific research and record.
DR.. T. F. Breck of Springfield Mass,
and four Brattleboro physicians ami
putated G. H. Smiths right leg Sat
urady afternoon. An examination
showed that for six inches or so be-
low the knee the bone was not affect
ed by necrosis, and the leg was ampu-
| tated at that point. Mr.. Smith is
comfortable under the care of a train
ed nurse.
An official notice has been issued
in the district court of the Fourth ju-
dicial district of Minnesota in the
matter of the assignment of Austin +.
Kelley and Louis f. Kelley, as co-part-
ners as A. F. & l.. f. Kelley, and of
Austin F. Kelley and Louis f. Kelley
as individuals, insolvents, calling for a
hearing Feb % on the final report
of Albert c. Cobb, assignee
The annual auction sale of unclaim-
Cd oh in nf q
American Express company in Yer
mont will be held in Bellows Falls
Saturday, Feb. 30, at 100 p. m, unless
called for and express charges paid
before that time. Packages uncalled
for in the BrattleboTo Office are ad-
dressed to F. f. Alderman, B. Cross,
e. NJ. Forbes, o. w. Gray, VT. Mfg.
Co., f. H. Harte, VIM. Cushman and
l.. p. Libby.
A case of great Importance has been
argued recently before Surrogate Pet
ty of Riverhead, Lond Island, who has
spent several summers at the Brooks
House with his wife and son. Mrs.
Ann Corbin Borrowe, who is contesting
the VIII of her father, the late Aus
tin Corbin, makes the sensational
statement that the executors have 50
administered the estate that sl,000,000
has disappeared. Mrs. Borrowe has
made a general contest of the will,
pending the settlement of which she
asks in effect that the estate be pro
teCted.
Mrs. Matilda McGuirk, II, mother
of Mrs. James Conland, died at l
o'clock Saturday morning of eXhaus-
ton after a long illness with heart
h.. ha1 in, -
Michaels Episcopal church at $50
O'Clock Monday, Rev. Edward 7. Math-
ison, the rector, officiating. The
burial was in Woodstock, Ontario.
Mrs. McGuirk was born in Wood
stock. She lived in Salem, Mass,
many years, and came to Brattleboro
to live with her daughter about nine
years ago. She was a woman OF
rare loneliness of character.
Fifty-three members of the Hydro
fountain club had banquet at Hotel
BrattlebOrO Saturday night. The
supper served by Landlord Turner in
cluded roast turkey, quail on toast
and a long list of delicacies rarely
eXcelled by any hotel in this part of
the state, No effort was spared to
make it the best that could be had
and the members of the club are
unanimous in expressing themselves
satisfied. The club met in the rooms
in the steamer house before supper
and each member was given pretty
boutonniere, sent by Mrs. w. d. Pratt,
whose husband was a member of the
club.
Prof. William b. Clark OF Johns Hop
kins university, who is state geolo-
gist of Maryland, was chosen presi-
dent some time ago of the Childrens
Aid society of Baltimore, one of the
oldest and most important charitable
organizations of the city. 1t is en-
gagged, through it's agents, in saving
and protecting homeless children, Sc
curing generally homes for them in
the country. 1t was this society
which recently called Miss Gertrude
Lee as general secretary, but she died
suddenly at the home of her father,
Rev. S. H. Lee, in Springfield, Mass.
while planning to enter upon the du
ties of the position.
The Hartford Courant says: Hart
ford will regret deeply the departure
from here of Professor Williston Wal
ker, but our loss is Yale's gain; and
the kindly feeling that pervades this
community toward Yale will only be
deepened when there is added to her
faculty one whom Hartford is so much
attached to. Perhaps, too, there is
some justice in having Professor Wal
ker go from Hartford to New Haven
when we recall that his loved and hon.