Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-12-06

Vaughan & Burnett completed the
sale in tne Trip store Saturday even
ing.
The Woman's Relief corps will have
a rubber supper in Grand Army hall
Wednesday evening, Dec, II.
The first in a series of ladies' nights
will be held at the Vermont Wheel
club rooms Tuesday evening, Dec. 10.
II. c. Liscom, being away large
part of the time. has decided to close
his real estate office in Thompson
block.
The important special village meet
ing to consider plans for reorganiza-
ton of the fire department will be
held next Thursday evening, Dec. 70,
at 73O.
The annual meeting of the Bratte-
boro East society will be held in the
3 Congregational chapel next Wednes-
day evening at 1880 o'clock. The
women of the society are specially in
vited to be present.
The next meeting of the Profess
sional club is set for Monday, Decem-
Der 16 in the Brooks House. with
paper by Lawyer r. c. Bacon on "The
Divorce Question and Some Functions
of the Judiciary" The discussion will
be led by Rev. f. e. Marble.
George NJ. Solandt, who recently
bought a farm in Newfane and went
there from Mortified, and Addie F.
Williams of Enosburg were married
yesterday afternoon at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Oaks. So
South Main street. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. II. r. Miles.
The first card night of the season
was observed at the Vermont Wheel
club Tuesday, whist being played at
four tables, partners changing tables
after each hand The prizes were
won by c. A. Harris and Homer Cray
with scores of % plus and 16 plus re-
spectively.
A. V. May, real estate agent, has
sold for c. G.. Eastman of Springfield,
Mass, his place in West Brattleboro
which he bought a year ago of David
T. Perry to L. o. FELTON, of Mars Hill,
n. c. Mr.. FELTON, formerly was of
Jamaica. He will take possession of
the place at once.
The knights and Ladies of Honor
held their semi-annual meeting Mon
day evening in Red Mems hall and
elected these officers: Past protector,
Mrs. A. Louise Putnam; protector, II.
w. Sargent; vice protector, c. p.
Nash; secretary, Mrs. J. e. Lawrence;
financial secretary, f. H. Putnam;
treasurer, Mrs. II. w. Sargent; chap
lain, Miss Nellie Pettee; guide. J. T.
Lawrence; guardian, w. A. Cunning
ham; sentinel, Harry Rowe.
. Andrew G. Weeks of Boston. mem
. Der of the firm of Weeks & Potter
, has petitioned Judge j. NJ. Tyler, chan
cellor stating that the business of the
Guilford Mineral Springs company, OF
which he is member has been com
plctod and asking that the corporation
, he dissolved. Judge Tyler therefore
has ordered that the creditors of the
7 corporation. if there be any. file spec
iications Of their claims with the
clerk of the court of chancery on OF
before the converting Of the Marcel
term. The corporation went out o
business years ago, and the petition
, of Mr.. Weeks is for a formal winding
. up of it's affairs.
: The president of the Boston Blower
, company was in Brattleboro Monday
to investigate the defect in the heat
ing apparatus which the company in
stalled in the High school building
He found some minor changes needed
l in the piping, but the principal reason
: why the rooms could not be heated
1 properly was that the fan which
forces the fresh air over coils of steam
j pipe and into the rooms was not beinl
run fast enough In other words, tn,
L Of hot ut hafprr inf a
rooms was not sufficient to raise tn,
+ temperature to the required point. II
+ order to increase the speed of the far
5 it will be necessary to increase tn
t amount of steam pressure in the boil
n ers, and this will necessitate SOM
e minor alterations which will be mad
T as soon as possible. Those who hat
charge of installing the system ar
d confident that only slight changes vii
e be necessary to make the system Civ
l. entire satisfaction.
l A series of mothers meetings ha
/ been arranged one to be held in tn
S Congregational chapel on the frs
o Wednesday in each month. TIL
Il meetings will be called at $3.50 O'Clock
d and the papers will be followed by dis
p cussion. Anyone wishing to carr
tullNltu Will luu PEI SOllS lNduS I
s. care for them during the meeting;
8 Sunday school teachers and all inter
II ested in children are asked to be pres
3, ent. The first paper was give
r Wednesday of this week by Mrs. c.
S Thompson on the subject, The gov
e eminent of a child during the frs
4 seven years. The other papers wi
l. be as follows: Jan. s. "Healthful foo
e and clothing" Mrs. w. n. Thompson
n Feb. 5. simplicity of living" Mrs
n f. w. Kuech; March 3, The heritag
e of faith" Mrs. F. A. Wells; April
How to retain the confidence of chi
dren,' Mrs. G. c. Averill; May Z, "Th
need in the home of good temper
. Mrs. A. I. Miller; THE need in tn
- home of good conversation" Mrs. {
- II. Thompson; THE need in the HON
- of good reading" Mrs. w. p. Jones.
L. Mrs. Daniel S. Esterbrook.
X Mrs. Elizabeth GLADDEN. Esterbroo
y 95, widow of Daniel S. Esterbrool