Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-01

morning. Feb. 8, at the box Office.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution will hold their regular
meeting Tuesday evening, Feb. 5th, at
half past seven
A regular meeting of Fort Dummer
Colony of Pilgrim Fathers will be
held next Tuesday evening at Z
O'Clock. The business meeting will be
followed by a sociable.
Rev. Il. NJ Fuller of Barre. who
formerly lived in Brttleboro, will lead
the mems meeting in the Y. NJ. c. A.
rooms at 4 o'clock next Sunday All
men are invited to be present.
The condition of Asa p. Good
enough which was considered favor
able early in the week is again seri-
Gus. He is delirious, seems to be fail
ing and his recovery is doubtful.
The S. a. Smith company's new up
right boiler was used for the first time
Monday, the work of setting it up hav-
ing been completed Saturday. 1t is
Is feet high and eight feet in diane
ter.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Y. NJ.
G. A. win meet in the Association
rooms Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 5. at
3 o'clock Mrs. Wilson will have
paper ON The y. NJ. c. A. in Other
| Lands
Major Frank l.. Howe of Mortified
will inspect the military companies in
Brattloboro. Barre Montpelier and
Mortified during the month of March.
| These four companies comprise the
first battalion.
Manager Fox gave away about 300
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women who attended the performance
of when We Were Twenty-One."
1t was commendable ACT and was ap-
preciated by all who received the SOU
venirs.
A hearing was to have been held
in the Brooks House Tuesday in the
case of O'Brien & Sheehan against the
Champlain Construction company. but
it was continued to next week, when
sessions of the United States circuit
and district courts will begin in Rut-
land.
The death of Mrs. Susie (Pratt
Knights of Fitchburg, Mass, occurred
Jan. %, three days after that of her
cousin, Myrtelle Eason. She was
known to many in town through fire.
quent visits, here Her wedding oc-
assisted.
The next regular meeting of the
Brattleboro Bird club will be held with
Mrs. Crowell next Monday evening at
100. The evening will be. occupied
by Mrs. e. b. Davenport, who will give
a report of the late annual meeting of
the American pathological union at
Cambridge.
party from here intend to attend
the annual festival to be given by the
ladies or Vernon at the VernonHouse,
Friday evening, Feb. s. The ladies
will serve a chicken-pie supper, which
is always first class, at reasonable
prices. They are working to reduce
the debt on the new church.
The talk of an extra session of
Congress is of particular interest to
Col. Haskins. If the President de-
cides to call an extra session Col
Hasllins VIII enter upon his Congress
SIGNAL career this spring, but if events
take their usual course his active
work in Washington will not begin
until next December.
The American Express company.
under the management of j. E.
Rogers, issued money orders last
year to the amount of S12,6S7, being
an increase of 20G in the number is
sued over the record of 80. There
were paid 1892 orders, amounting to
S10,500. The safety and convenience
of the express cOmpany's orders are
greatly appreciated by the public.
About 80 Free Masons from Brattle-
borO and 10 from Putney attended the
district meeting at Bellows Falls We'd
nosday A special train left here at
O'Clock i'm the afternoon and returning
arrived here at l2.4O at night The
BrattleborO contingent speak enthu-
siasUcally of the pleasures of the
trip and of the entertainment prOyid-
cd by the Bellows Falls brethren.
Robert c. Aldrich is i'll with diph-
iberia in Baltimore. The illness
comes at a very inopportune time, as
Mr.. Aldrich is in his last year in the
Baltimore Medical college, only few
weeks before graduation. He has
always ranked as one of the best stu !
dents of the class, is the class presi- !
dent, and other Brattleboro boys in |
the institution expected to see him |
finish his course as an honor man.
The annual meeting of the society |
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami |
mas Was utlu III Tie DlOOhS llul al
Tuesday evening. The old board of |
officers was reelected, including DR.. |
G. f Gale, president and Mrs. Mary |
Warder, secretary, Rev. E. 7. Math-
ison was elected a vicepresident. |
Chief of-police Hail. who is officer for
the society has also been appointed |
agement of the Vermont Humane soci-
ETY..
There are now six cases of diph-
iberia in Brattleboro, but none Of
them are especially severe. Those af-
hicted are Mrs. Carrie Warner of
Canal street, Gladys, daughter of Po-
liceman Ellis Worden of Chestnut
street, Hanah Lee, daughter of Mrs.
Mary Lee of 105 Elliot street, and
three children of l.. f. Gould of 2 Green
street. Marjorie daughter of julius
Leach, has recovered so that the
house was disinfected Tuesday AMI
Mr.. Leach returned to his duties in the
Dostcffice the following day. DR.. Mil
Ter, health officer, states that there is
nothing to connect the cases with
each other, and he does not apprehepd
hat the disease will spread so that
he physicians cannot restrain it.
Evening of Song.
The Evening of Song" at the Uni
arian church next Tuesday will af