Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-07

Chandler Young has bought of
Frank l.. Hunt the house known as
the Pigeon place. on Frost street.
The evening session of the Woman's
club will meet with Miss Edith Ester
brook on Walnut street next Wednes-
day.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Garment Workers union was held
Monday evening in Grand Army hall.
Seven new members were initiated
e. b. Batchelder of Townshend will
sell by public auction on the premises
on Wednesday. Feb. 10, at 10 a. m.
all his personal property and real es-
tate.
Charles Perry, brother of w. D.
Perry and Mrs. d. Il. Tasker, was man
ager of J. b. Mulling & Sons clothing
store. on which loss of 100000 was
sustained in the Waterbury connagra-
ton.
The Ladies' Enterprise will meet
with Mrs. Frank Davis on Estey
street next Thursday afternoon, Feb.
10. 1t is hoped that all members will
be present and the men are cordially
invited to come in the evening.
Rev. G. Campbell Morgan, who is
now at work under the auspices of the
Mortified Extension Movement in
New York city. will speak in Mount
Hermon chapel next Sunday morning.
1890 o'clock, and in Mortified Sunday
evening.
The ladies who wish to go to Gull
ford on the w. C. r. U. sleighride will
meet at the Y. NJ. c. A. at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. If it should be
very stormy. the sleighrde will be
postponed until Monday afternoon at
the same hour.
/ The Hydrofountain club, comprising
the members of the fire department,
will hold its annual banquet in the
/ Brooks House tomorrow evening. The
| local insurance agents have been in
vited to participate. Music will be fur
nished by male quartet.
The coal burning locomotive on the
narrow gauge railroad was disabled at
| Williamsville yesterday by the break
! ing of the CRATES. One of the old loco
motives was sent to Williamsville to
tow the new machine back to Brattle.
boro The break was repaired and
the coal burner hauled the passenger
train to South Londonderry last night.
Six fiat cars. second hand. ordered
| from a railroad in Virginia some time
| ago. arrived this week and are being
made ready for use.
a large number of the friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Howard. including
members of the w. c. T. L., visited
them at their home at Is Spruce street
| Monday evening 1t was a genuine
| surprise. Music and a social time
We're enjoyed. Refreshments of cake
and coffee We're served, after which
Mrs. Mixer, in behalf of the friends
assembled and some that were not pres
ent. presented a Morris chair, foot
rest, and several other articles to the
newly married couple. Mr.. and Mrs.
! Howard responded in a pleasing man
ner.
C. W. Snow of Palatka, Fla. brother
in-law of George 4. Boyden of Brattle-
| boro, died in Palatka Wednesday morn
| ing of paralysis. Mr.. Snow formerly
| was we'll known in Brattleboro. having
| at different times positions in several
| dry goods stores including those of
| o. j. Pratt and Austin Il BOyden. the
! latter standing on the site of the Yer
mont National bank. He was post
master in Palatka several years. but
! recently has been engaged in the fur
niture and undertaking business. His
| wife, who was Martha Boyden. sur
| wives. The body will be brought to
| Brattleboro and the funeral will be
| held at the residence of G.. A. Boyden.
| Rev. +. r. Mathison officiating. The
/ burial will be in the Prospect Hill
cemetery. Mr.. Snow was about 60
years old.
The most laughable farce that has
| appeared in Brattleboro for a long
time drew to the Auditorium large
crowd Saturday night. when Brown 5
in Town" was presented by a first
| class company. If any in the audience
were affected with the blues at the
! beginning of the performance they
were entirely cured long before the
close. There was nothing coarse or
| burlesque about it, but it was full to
the brim of extraordinary and impos-
sible complications. growing out of the
attempt of young man to keep the
fact of his marriage a temporary Sc
cret from his friends. There were no
| laggards and there was not a dull pc
riod in the play. Fannie Midgley as
Primrose" the negro cook, was as
| pleasing as any member of the COM
pany, and whenever she appeared the
audience prepared for a good laugh.
| The human band" stunt by George
Elmer was remarkably funny
An examination of officers-elect of
the Vermont National Guard was held
in the Brooks House Tuesday. the ex-
aiming board consisting of Col. J..
Gray Estey. president. Capt Burnham
of Bennington and Maj. Dyer of Rut-
land, These officers reported for eX-
animation: Frank f. Gladding, cap
tain Co. e. Charles A. Celley, captain
Co ID; f. w. Gibson, first lieutenant
| Co /; George Cadger, first lieutenant
Co f; Lee S. Tillotson. first leuten-
ant Co. B; John Gum, first lieutenant
Co. d, adjutant; A. d. Silloway, first
lieutenant, battalion adiutant; f. A.
Warner, second lieutenant Co. B:
Alvin ]. Hayes, second lieutenant Co.
A; Edward ]. Worthington, second
lieutenant Co. X; John w. Tinker,
second lieutenant Co. d; Edward L.
Kelly, second lieutenant Co F.
Mrs. Gorham Braley, wife of a well
known Putney farmer, died last night
of paralysis. She ate supper as usual
and was stricken about 9 o'clock.