Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-03-14
C. M. Park, Tutor,
BRATTLEB ORO.

Gertrude Coghlan in Her Lady
ship at the Auditorium tonight
The members of the Woman's Re
lief corps are planning to give pub
lie supper soon.
A handsome oak and brass pulpit
has been placed in St. Michaels Epis
copa church this week the gift of
Misses Frances and Cornelia Devens
in memory of their father and mother,
Henry and Cornelia Fuller Devens.
"Uncle ST. was given in Grange hall
last evening by the Grange dramatic
club before a large and enthusiastic
audience The cast was the same as
at the performance last week, when
the storm was so severe that only a
few people were able to attend. Last
nights performance was an improve
ment in many ways over the previous
performance, and several of the ac-
tors were called before the curtain
repeatedly.
Wednesday was the 25th anniver-
sary of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs
Freeman Scott. In recognition of the
occasion about 80 neighbors and
friends of Mr. and Mrs. Scott gave
them a surprise visit in the evening.
carrying with them several pieces of
silverware as remembrances. which
were presented by Rev. r. K. Marvin.
Refreshments were served and the
evening was spent very pleasantly
with cards and dominOes.
Clarence Coates of Providence. r. |.
grandson of Mr. and Mrs. e. b. Coates
of Brattleboro died Sunday of blood
poisoning. Mr. and Mrs. Coates went
to Providence Monday to attend the
funeral. returning Wednesday. Miss
Louise Coates has been in Providence
two weeks or more and is still there.
Clarence Coates was about "a years
old and was a graduate of Brown Uni
versity in the class with Myron Davis
of Brattleboro He has since studied
law. His father is Albert o. Coates.
a member of the Providence police
force.
The negotiations of the Brattleboro
Gas Light company for furnishing
electric lights for the villages of Win
chester and Ashuelot did not come to
head at the annual town meeting
in Winchester Tuesday. The Win
chester Star says. in reporting the
meeting: The article relating to
lighting the streets of Winchester and
Ashuelot was taken up, and a motion
point a committee of three to look up
the most advisable method for light
ing such streets, and to give a full
report at the next annual town meet
ing. was carried"
Peter S. Chase, who had a nerve tu-
NOR removed from his lame leg Feb
19, has had an unpleasant experience.
arising from a severe nervous strain.
He is now able to sit up all day. and
get about the house on crutches. Mr..
Chase received a compound fracture
of the left thigh, caused by gunshot-
wound, in the first days fight in the
Wilderness, May s. 1864. He was one
of the 80 that was either killed or
wounded that day out of a company
of 60 men. He went through a deli
cate operation in 1878, at which time
his wound had never permanently
healed. For the last three weeks he
has been reminded of soldiers eX-
perience of 3S years ago.
The Union block, one of the largest
business buildings in Claremont, n. H..
was partially destroyed by fire early
yesterday morning and the loss will
reach fully $4,000; fully insured. The
fire originated under the stairs in the
stationery store. 1t is thought it was
vi lACcuuldiy Oil6lH ~ ule WHlCu was
started there a month ago was discov-
cred before it did serious damage.
The damage to the building will reach
$4,000, while Samuel Baum, dry goods,
loses $4,000; Geo. A. Briggs, drug
gist $1,000; C. H. Weed, dry goods,
$4,000; Josiah Gouve, stationery,
$4,000; other tenants, $4,000. Mr..
Briggs was formerly a druggist in
Brattleboro He is a son-in-laW of Dr.
George F. Gale. The many friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Briggs will regret to
learn of this misfortune. Only last
summer the Briggs home was badly
damaged by fire. and Mr.. Briggs, who
was there alone at the time. had a
narrow escape from suffocation. The
light from the fire in Claremont was
seen in Brattleboro about o'clock in
the morning by people who thought
the fire was probably in Putney.