Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-03-01

The dance at Melrose hall Tuesday
night brought out only about 20
couples.
a new carpet has been laid this
week in the ladies' parlor in the Con
gregational church.
c. G. Tyler of Greenfield. express
messenger formerly in charge of the
| BrattleborO express office, is a petit
toner in bankruptcy. He owes
$4,000 with no assets.
Prof F. c. f. Cramer was in Man
chester, n. H., Wednesday to give a
recital upon new Estey phonorium
in the Peoples Baptist church. He
I'went from there to Boston
Rev. Or. f. +. Marble gave the ad-
dress of the evening on Christian
Unity" in Athol Wednesday Evening
when Rev d. w. Lyman was installed
as pastor of the Baptist church there
The meeting of the Alliance Study
class will be held at the Brooks House
reception rooms, on Monday evening
next, at 130 o'clock. Subject, Reap
ing the Whirlwind." All are cordially
invited.
The commissioners on the Obed Hall
estate have decided not to allow the
note for $3.50 held against the estate
| by one of Obed Halls sons. The
| hearing relative to the note which
was held Monday, is reported on
another page in this paper.
L. b. Bullock announces an import
ant auction sale in Guilford next
Thursday, March T. when nine COWS,
several calves, heifers, steers and
other stock, and a large quantity of
wagons, sleighs, farming tools and inn
plements will be sold.
The town meeting next Tuesday will
open promptly at . o'clock with two
| polling places arranged as usual.
| The board of civil authority will meet
| in the seleCtmens room tomorrow to
! correct and make additions to the
| check list. No alteration in the list
can be made after tomorrow.
The quarterly meeting of the direc-
tors of the home for aged and disabled
was held Tuesday afternoon at the
Vermont National bank Mrs. e. T.
Mathison Mrs c. f. r. Jenne and Mrs.
Henry Tucker were appointed to fill
vacancies on the visiting committee.
! and DR.. G.. II. Gorham was appointed
OpthalmolOgist for the home
Mrs. l. O. p Smith will give a paper
upon the ideal Auxiliary" next Tues
day afternoon at the Association rooms
before the Womans Auxiliary to the
y. NJ. c. A. All members and others
are invited to be present, as this is the
last meeting before the annual, and
the last paper of a series which has
been given at stated times during the
past year
The Congregational club will hold
its next meeting Tuesday evening,
March 10. \ banquet will be served
in the Brooks House, which will be
followed by toasts by members of the
club. The question of making the
club permanent organization will
then be discussed and if it is decided
to do so officers will be elected to ar
range a series of meetings next sea
son.
Traffic was tied up yesterday on the
New London Northern division of the
Central Vermont railroad. on account
of a freight wreck near MonsOn. Mass.
The accident, which was caused by a
broken rail, piled up the engine and
Is cars, but fortunately no one was
injured. The lilo mail train did
not reach here until 1890, and then
without the regular New London di-
vision cars, as it was necessary to
transfer passengers around the break
all day.
The fifth regular meeting of the In
ternational Sunshine society. Branch |
|, was held at Mrs. +. A. Starkeys !
Wednesday evening, Feb. -. Twelve |
members were present. After the |
business of the branch was over. a |
very pleasant musical program was
enjoyed. Mrs. +. Cramer sang and |
Mrs. Starkey played. Refreshments |
were served, and the meeting adjourn |
ed to the last Friday in Marcn, at Mrs. |
j. G. Ullery's. This branch is limited |
TO 80 members. A concert by well. |
known professionals to be given in the |
near future, is nearly arranged, the |
proceeds to be used in doing local sun
shine work.
Miss Stella Sticllney gave an old
fashioned quilting bee at her home
Wednesday in honor of Misses Alice
and Sadie Houghton of Kansas City,
Mo. a pleasanter or more admirably
planned home social event is not re-
called by any of the "a guests. The
hostess and her young friends all in
ancient gowns, devoted the afternoon
to quilting and at tea time supper of
the old-fashioned kind was served
from dishes which were used genera
lions ago. In the evening the young
women received several young men
visitors, also in ancient garb, and the
evening was spent playing spin the
platter and other games. Refresh
ments of popcorn, apples and pepper
mint drops were served. The rooms
used We're furnished entirely with very
old furniture.
w. Walter Mixer %, who has been
the rural delivery carrier on route No.
since its establishment three years
ago, died at $50 o'clock Monday at
his home on the Bradley farm. He
had been unable to work since Jan.
l and had been confined to his bed
three weeks. His death was caused
by complication of diseases includ-
ing neuralgia of the heart. He was
born on High street Feb. IA, 1876. and
was son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Ii
Mixer. With the exception of a few
months spent in Halifax and Orange,
Mass, he always lived in Brattleboro.
High school and the North ,
street private school. He married, ,
Nov 2S, 1897 Emma G. Anderson of /
North Easton, Mass, who survives with
a daughter two years old and a son ,
only few weeks old. He also leaves :
a father and mother and one brother. ,
Leon, who has substituted as carrier