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

The Foresters held dance in Red
Mems hall asst evening
The Hydrofountain club will have a
turkey and game supper at the Brat
tleborO House tomorrow night.
The annual meeting of the Univer-
salist church was held Wednesday
evening. Mrs. j. f. Stearns was re-
elected clerk and treasurer.
Saturday being the Feast of the
Publication or Candlemas day mass
will be celebrated at 8 o'clock in st.
Michael's Roman Catholic church.
The next dance at the Melrose hall
in West Brattleboro will be held Fri
day evening, Feb. s. About 10
couples attended the dance Wednes-
day evening
The next regular meeting of the
Woman's Auxiliary to the Y. NJ. c. A..
will be held next Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock at the Y. M. C. A. rooms.
Mrs George c. Wilson will speak on
"Y. NJ. C. A. in Other Lands"
Mr. and Mrs. c. L. Stickney gave a
party at their Green street home Tues
day evening in honor of Miss Stella
Stickney and her cousins the Misses
Houghton Of Kansas City. Hearts
were DldStQ dJ INe JdDltSs anu lue
prizes were won by Mis- Jessie Scott
and Arthur Simonds. Refreshments
were served during the evening. Mrs.
Stickney received a large number
of ladies at home" Wednesday.
E. \. Knight was driving dowq
Church street to Elliot street Monday
night with a horse owned by NJ. :.
Goodenough of West Brattieboro, when
one of the thill bolts broke the
horse started to run. At the juno
ton of Church and Elliot streets the
- -fo ? vas overturned and Mr.. Knight
lost his hold on the reins. The other
thill bolt was broken off and the
horse, with thills attached, ran to
West Brattleboro by way of the
Brook road.
At the annual meeting of the Yer
mont National bank held January 8,
1901, it was voted in view of present
business conditions and probable fu-
ture requirements, to increase the
capital of the bank from its undivided
profits in the sum of $4,000, making
the capital 100000. This vote has
since been confirmed by the comp
troller Of currency at Washington and
the necessary arrangements COmblet-
ed and approved The action thus
taken in somewhat charging the ba-
sis for the transaction of the banks
business, is felt to be in line with the
policy followed at this time by many
of the best and sOundest banks in the
country and where taken has proved
TO be in the interest both of the bank
and of the business community.
Chief Engineer C. c. Turner called
the leading officers of the fire depart
ment together recently and told them
his decision to give up his official po-
sitlon at the end of his term in May
was positive, and that under no cir
cumstances would he be a candidate
for re-electeiOn Mr.. Turner has suf-
fered from neuralgia of the heart for
some time and feels that his physical
condition is such that he ought not to
stand the strain of the position. His
object in consulting with the leading
firomen was to give them an oppOrtu
nifty to decide upon some member Of
the department to be supported
for the office Of chief engineer at the
village meeting. 1t is generally under
stood among the tiremen that there
will be at least two candidates-A. !
A. Smith, who has been first assistant |
engineer under Mr.. Turner several |
years, and Don A. Miller, assisting |
foreman of steamer company No. 3.