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

BhA ! IEBOHO.
The Y. M. c. A. basket ball team will
go to HoOsick Falls, N. Y, tomorrow
to play a military company team.
The annual meeting of the Univer-
salist parish will be held next Tues
day evening at 7.30 o'clock in the
vestry.
a special communication of Column
bian lodge, No. SO, f. & A. NJ was
held last evening, the fellow craft de-
gree being worked.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Cobb have moved
to Providence, r. l., where Mrs. Cobb
has large property interests. Mrs
Cobb is having a business block erect
ed in that city.
Five new members were voted into
the Vermont Wheel club at the regu-
lar monthly meeting Tuesday night.
The club has now reached the limit of
membership, $50.
Protective Grange will hold a shoe
sociable III Grange hall next Monday
evening for the benefit of the relief
fund. The size number of a persons
shoe will indicate the number of cents
that person must pay to be admitted.
An entertainment will be given.
Mrs. Mary Fowler. IS, widow of
Charles Fowler died suddenly Sunday
night at her home in Westfield, Mass.
She had lived in Westfield many years
but was bern in Brattleboro. She
leaves an adopted son, Charles p.
Fowler of the Boston & Albany freight
house.
Congressman Kittredge Haskins was
appointed a member of the committee
of the House of Representatives to
consider and report by what token of
respect and affection it may be proper
for Congress to express the deep sen
sibility of the nation to the tragic
death of the late President Mckinley
The ladies auxiliary of the Y. NJ. C.
\. will conduct an old clothes and
Bedding sale in the vacant store in the
milestone building beginning Monday
afternoon and continuing through
Tuesday evening. The sale is planned
with the expectation of beneftting the
purchasers by enabling them to buy
servicable goods at a low price.
N. Sherman Howe, proprietor of the
Princess Hotel in the Bermudas, and
Anna B. Hillyer of New York, were
married in New York Monday. Rev.
Robert Macarthur performing the cere-
mony. Miss Janet Howe of Brattle-
boro, sister of Mr.. Howe, was present,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howe sailed Wednesday
for Bermuda.
Four troops of the 18th cavalry, en-
route to New York via New London,
went through BrattlebOro Wednesday
night. They occupied two special
trains of seven cars each, the first
meeting the 1910 train at South
Vernon and the second at Brattleboro
The steam pipes in both trains were
frozen and a stop of half an hour was
made to thaw them out The squad
ron of $50 men and officers will EN-
bark on the transport Crook for the
Philippines.
The case of Charles w. Gates VS.
Albert Wilton, Westminster men
was heard before o. e. Butterfield
referee, Monday in the office of Wat
erman & Martin. 1t was claimed by
the plaintiff that he made a contract
with the defendant whereby the latter
was to devote his time to drawing
logs from certain woodlOt, and that
the defendant failed to live up to the
contract The defendant claimed that
he was 10 draw only such amount as
he could after doing his farm work
The suit was for 5000 for breach OF
contract. Waterman & Martin ap
peared for Gates and F. A. Bolles OF
Bellows Falls for Whitton. No de
cisiOn was rendered.
Plans of the Brattleboro Ministers
The Protestant ministers of Brattle
boro met last week and divided the
community into districts, to each o.
which some minister was assigned t
make a canvass of his district and en-
deavor to bring every family into con
nection with some church. 1t il
thought that there are families in tow
overlooked by all the churches, anC
that new corners are sometimes il
the community several months before
they are welcomed to any church. II
ascertain present conditions a thor
ough canvass of the whole town is t.
be made and the names of all people
not connected with any churcl
will be handed to the minister of tn,
church for which a preference is eX
pressed. 1t is designed to make tn,
districting arrangement permanent
each clergymen to retain continue
oversight of his district, watch change
in it's population, call promptly on new
families and report their names to tn,
churches they wish to attend.
The West BrattlebOro ministers will
take charge of that village and SOM
territory to it's south; Western avenue
with all adjacent streets, and Higl
street, are assigned to Mr.. Osgood
Mr.. Lowe and Mr.. Miles take the ter
ritory across Milestone brook, MI
Lowe having Esteyville and Mr. Mile
Prospect Hill, their districts being di
vided by Canal street. The center o
the town is divided between Mr.. Ken
eston, Mr.. Marble and Mr.. Marvin.
is hoped by this plan to bring tn
churches into more complete toucl
with the whole community.