Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-03-28

list church is set Tor next wednesday
evening, April 2.
A special meeting of Beauseant Com
mandery, X. T., was held last even
ing when the Temple and Malta de-
grees were worked.
The smelt fishing season has open
ed at Spofford lake, but the large
catches of two or three years ago from
the small streams flowing into the lake
have not been repeated.
Dr. NJ. L. Bruce has closed his Of
flee in Bank building and will spend
the evening hours in DR. Clark's dental
rooms. He will be at Thomass drug
store at certain hours in the day.
The engineers and fremen of the
Central Vermont railroad have been
given the long runs again, drawing
through freights from White River
Junction to New London, distance of
1856 miles.
Chiefof-Police Hall and Policemen
Thayer and Worden searched the
house of Alonzo Frazer on Birge street
Saturday night for Intoxicating liquor.
Frazer was at home, but no trace of
liquor was found. The complaint was
issued by the states attorney.
Irene S. Crouch of Brattleboro has
been granted a widows pension of $12
per month. A renewal of the widows
pension, $12, is announced for Amy c.
Winchester of Bellows Falls; increase,
restoration, reissue, etc, $40, to John
l.. Ormsby of Westminster West.
Garden and flower seeds furnished
by the government have floated in with
the mails in large quantities recently,
bearing the franks of some member of
| the Vermont Congressional delegation.
Each of the four men has 400 pack
ages to distribute, or enough to fill two
| freight cars.
| Rev. Judson p Marvin of Winches-
| ter breaches at the Universalist
church this (Friday) evening at 1870
o'clock in the closing service of the
week. These services have been well
attended. Mr.. Marvin ends his pas
torate at Winchester Easter Sunday,
and leaves Monday for his new field
of work at Stafford, Conn.
Patrick Austin, brakeman on the
switcher in the local freight yard. had
a "close CALI yesterday afternoon.
He went in between the locomotive
and a car and while there his clothing
got caught in such a way that he
thought he was going to be drawn UNI
der the trucks. In eXtricating himself
one of his fingers was badly damned.
Henry Bell of Halifax was taken to
| Rutland Monday by Sheriff A. w. j
| wilkins of Putney to serve his sen.
tence from nine to twelve months in
the house of correction for criminal
| n in
went to.Windsor with VERNE j. Wooley
of Grafton. sentenced to serve from
is months to two years in the state
prison for larcency.
The p. Barrows house on Walnut
street was sold by auction Wednes
day afternoon to d. W. Tenney for
$4,000. C. p. ellison was the auction
eer and there was a large attendance
There were several bidders and the
price was once up TO $500. but on ac
count of misunderstanding, it was
said. the price was set back to $4,000
Mr.. Tenney will occupy the house as
soon as he has made necessary re
pairs.
There was a hearing in the office OF
Lawyer Frank Stowe Tuesday in the
case of DR.. c. H. Sholes of Boston
against C. II. Spaulding of Brattleboro
Suit was brought to eject Spaulding
from Milestone building and recover
a bill of about $50 for rent. r. j. b
Cudworth. who was the justice, rem
dered judgment for the defendant tC
recover his costs. Lawyer Stowe ap
peared for the plaintiff and Bacon
Hooker for the defendant.
Schuyler Johnson. 50. of Claremont
y. H., father of Mrs. f. l.. Parker OF
Brattleboro. died at his home in Clare
mont early Monday morning of rheu
matism of the heart. He was in good
general health, and his illness was o.
but about 10 minutes duration. He
was native of Canada, but had lived
in Claremont about 80 years and wa.
a we'll known farmer. The funera
was held at the house at 100 O'CLOCK
Wednesday and the burial was il
Claremont Mr.. and Mrs. Parker anC
daughter, Miss Marcia Parker, attend
ed. Mr.. Johnson leaves two sons
Frank w. and Fred w. Johnson o
Claremont.
The funeral of Mrs. Seraphina A
Colburn, who died at her home witt
her daughter in Winchester, Mass.
last week Wednesday. was held at tn,
Congregational chapel Friday after
noon. The Rev. Mr.. Miles conducting
an appropriate service. A compan,
of Mrs. Colburn's old Brattlebort
friends and neighbors gathered to pa!
this last tribute to her memory. Th'
burial was in the Colburn family 10
at Chesterfield. where Mrs. Colburl
had urgently requested that her bod!
should be laid The body was ac
cOmpaned to Brattleboro by he
daughters, Miss f. T. Colburn ant
Mrs. F. z. Park and her husband.
Work on the Brattleboro hospita
, has progressed farther than appear
ances indicate. The survey whicl
was interrupted by cold weather las
fall is proceeding, and it is intended Il
: start building this spring. The trus
: tees have no intention of running tn
hospital themselves, but as the respon
siblities involved are large, they fee
J that both they and the town are en-
r titled to the best expert advice on tn
subject that can be procured both II
? and out of Brattleboro, and are pre-
ceeding to get it. The report re
, Gently published that they had con
templated substituting a contagiou
building for a general hospital prob
ably originated from the fact that the,
+ offered to provide such a building a
once to meet any temporary emel
, gency. They were advised, however
that it was not needed.
IT q Coolidge who left Rraftle