Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-05-31

the Epworth league to be held at Cen
trail park yesterday was postponed
on account of the rain.
Next Sunday will be observed as
Childrens Sunday by the Universalist
church. The children are invited to
assemble in the vestry at 1915 in or
der to march into the church in a
body.
G. e. Gilman sold II horses one day
last week, which was his record day
since he has been in the business.
Two were sold to the village of Bel
lows Falls, two to the Robertson Pa
per company of Bellows Falls, two to
DR.. Fremont Hamilton of Brattleboro,
two to c. G. Brace of New York city,
two to f. M. Spaulding of Boston, two
to Mr.. Wilkins of South Hadley,
Mass, and five to Burt Chellis of
Claremont, N. H.
The Brattleboro Street Railroad
company has this week filed a petit
tiOn to the county court for the APP
pointment of commissioners to deter
mine whether the bailiffs had a right
to levy an assessment upon the com
pany on account of the sewer running
from Highland street through Central
and Pine streets to the river, and to
re-assess if the company is found liza
bic therefor. The sewer was laid in
1900, and on April 10 of the present
year the bailiffs levied an assessment
of $50 upon the company as it's share
of the expense. The company denies
the right of the bailiffs to levy the
assessment, and sets forth in its pc
tition that it feels aggrieved not only
at the making of the assessment but
at the amount.
About 60 of the young men of the
Roman Catholic church met in the
parochial school building Sunday and
organized the Mems Catholic Union
of Brattleboro. These officers were
elected: President, NJ. J. Moran;
vice president David S. Carey; re-
cording secretary, James Dunlevy;
financial secretary, Joseph Martin
treasurer. Harry b. Haus; directors
Charles Mann, +. J. Fenton, James
F. Ferriter. John J. Eckles and T. A
Austin. The union will meet once
a month. The next meeting will be
held next Friday evening. The pur
pose of the organization is to pro
mote sociability, and mental and
| physical development and it is likely
| that reading room and gymnasium
will be established later.
The board Of directors of the Brat
tleboro Home for the Aged and Dis
abled held their annual meeting in
the Vermont National bank Tuesday
afternoon. H. F. Weatherhead OF
West Brattleboro was elected trus
tee to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Rev. J. II. Rabbit
| Other officers elected were: Presi
dent. DR.. II. d. Holton; vice presi
dent, Judge j. NJ. Tyler, treasurer
| George c. Averill; secretary. c. f
Thompson; auditors, Maj. F. w
! Chlds and II. f. Weatherhead; eX
| ecutive committee, II. d. Holton.
| NJ. Tyler and George +. Crowell;
finance committee Richards Bradley
| G. c. Averill and f. l.. Waterman
committee on admissions, c. F
| Thompson. F. w. Childs. and II. F
! Weatherhead. Mrs. w. H. Haskell
was elected an additional member OF
the visiting committee.
There will be no celebration of Old
! Home Week in Brattleboro next Au
| gust unless more enthusiasm is shown
in the effort to.{9rm a-l6Grai 'UiT gsa1ffffza
ton for that purpose than has been
exhibited thus far An adjourned
meeting was held in Festival hall
Tuesday evening with - persons
present, which is three less than the
number present at the meeting a
week ago last Saturday. The chair.
man and secretary took their places
on the platform and Chairman Vinton
asked for an expression of sentiment
regarding the Old Home Week. Dr.
Holton stated that at the first meet
ing there was not a sufficient mum
Der present to represent the senti
ment of the town and he could not
see that the conditions had improved
He therefore moved that the meeting
be adjourned sine die. and it was sc
ordered. As a matter of fact no eff
fort has been made to create public
enthusiasm in regard to the matter
ana it is believed by many that with
the Valley Fair but month later il
would be a difficult thing to do.