Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-03-21

Col ]. Gray Estey was elected
director of the Peoples National bank
Monday to fill vacancy caused by the
death of his father.
The next and last assembly in the
series given by some of the young
men of the village will be held in the
Brooks House April 4.
The schools in district No. 2 will
close today for the usual spring vaca-
ton. The High school closed We'd
nesday on account of the illness of
several of the teachers.
A local base ball league may be
formed the coming season, with teams
representing the Vermont Wheel club,
Young Mems Catholic Union, Y. NJ.
c. A. Hosiery company, and other or
CARNATIONS.
The Woman's club has been for
tunate in securing the services of
Prof Hammond of Holyoke, Mass.
for a free organ recital to be given at
the Congregational church early in
April. This will be an excellent op
portunity for the music loving people
to hear fine recital
About so of the friends and neigh
bors of Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Sargent
gave them a genuine surprise at their
home last Friday evening, on the oc-
casion of their 25th wedding anniver-
sary. The visitors left several gifts
of silver. china and table linen as
tokens of their esteem. Refreshments
were served, and the evening was
passed delightfully."- with music.
Three rehearsals have been held this
week for the minstrel show which
the Catholic Union will bring out
April 16. There will be 60 voices in
the first part, in which the ladies will
appear, two acting as lend men,
Leitsingers orchestra has been en-
gagged, to be assisted by soloists from
out of town, and arrangements are
being made for some striking special
ties.
School in districts Nos. /, A. 5 and I
will begin the spring term March 81
Schools will begin April IA in districts
Nos. s, II and Is. There will be nc
schools in Nos. and 10. The scholars
in No. 10 will be accommodated at the
Dummerston Hill school, while those
in No. will attend No. II. The
teachers will be the same as last term
except in No s, where Albert New
ton has been engaged to teach.
Mrs. Seraphina A. Colburn, 70, wild
ow of Norman Colburn, died Wednes
day at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Mary Colburn Park, in Winchester
Mass. after a short illness with paraly
sis. The body will be brought to Brat
tleboro at 1 o'clock today. A shor
service will be held in the Congrega
tional chapel, Rev. H. r. Miles off
ciating after which the body will be
taken to Chesterfield for burial. Mrs
Colburn was born in Bratteboro. Hel
husband formerly lived in Chesterfield
They went to Wisconsin about 1855
and there their two daughters. Eliza
beth T. COlburn and Mrs Park, were
born. Mr.. Colburn died in the war anC
the family were never able to recover
his body. Mrs. Colburn and children
returned to Bratteboro, where Mrs
Colburn lived until about II years ago
when she went to Winchester to live
with her daughter. She was membe
of the Centre Congregational church
She leaves two brothers, Frederick A
JOY of Johnstown, Pa, and John NJ
Joy of Brattleboro.
In accordance with orders received
from the post office department il
Washington, the Jacksonville stage be
gan last Tuesday to leave on its re
turn trip to jacksonville at l1.40 a. m
instead of / O'Clock p, m, as the SEIZED
ule has been for a long term of years
The receipt of the order directing thi!
change was surprise to the Brattle
boro postmaster, since no complain
has ever been made of the old SEIZED
ule. and it is not known that anybOd!
en- the line of the road asked for {
change. According to the driver
schedule, the stage arrives at 10.45 il
the morning instead of 1890, as for
merly, and the driver is now allowed
retb 1nminutes in which to feed hi
moot his errands and get hi
yerv ser. instead of 21a hours which
snrf.lt to have. The time under thu
De- Schedule is entirely too short t
n the horses before starting on thu
urn trip. The new arrangement il
serious inconvenience to Brattlebor'
business men, who are now afforded
no time to answer business letter
from Jacksonville the same day. Al
effort will be made to have the oil
schedule restored and it certainl.
ought to be successful.