Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-28

The Canal street SO club met last
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Root
Sedgwick Woman's Relief corps en-
tertaned the Woman's Relief corps of
Hinsdale in Grand Army hall last
evening. The visitors came in sleigh
drawn by four horses.
The Junior League of the Methodist
church will be given sleighride Sat
urday afternoon at o'clock. All chill
dren of the society are invited to go
and they are requested to meet at the
church at 3 o'clock.
Eighteen members from Sheridan
Woman's Relief corps of Hinsdale Wis
tied Sedgwick corps last evening. A
bountiful supper was served and a
pleasant evening spent. Three candi-
dates were initiated.
An official bulletin issued yesterday
by the post office department annOunc-
ed an increase of 800 a year in the
salaries of the rural delivery carriers,
making their salaries $500 after the
first of March
An endless chain coupon scheme has
proved attractive to some persons in
town. 1t would be well for people to
whom the offer seems attractive to do
a little figuring. The time has not
come when something can be got for
nothing.
The hotel property in Chesterfield
was solu to-day by Thomas Heaphy to
Harrie Pratt, formerly proportion of
hotels in Newfane and Vernon. Mr.
Heaphy takes the Angler house on
Canal street, owned by Mr.. Pratt, in
part yament
Windham County Pomona Grange
will meet with Vernon Grange next
Thursday, March 6. The morning SEES
sion will open at II o'clock and all
fourth degree members will be well
come. The afternoon session at AS
will be open to the public. The train
which leaves Brattleboro at 1915 will
stop at Central Park station, opposite
the hall.
Town meeting next Tuesday will
open at 9 o'clock promptly. There will
be two polling places as heretofore.
Voters from A down to and including
K will vote on the south side. The re-
mainder will vote on the north side.
The board of civil authority will be
in session at the selectmen room to-
morrow after 8 o'clock to make addi-
tions and corrections in the check list.
Suffer Brothers have bought about
500 cases of tobacco in this vicinity.
between Vernon and Mortified on the
south and Westminster and Walpole
on the north, the present season.
more than for several years before.
The amount bought exceeds the
capacity of the Brattleboro warehouse.
and one carload has been shipped this
week to Hartford from Westminster,
and another from Vernon. About 400
cases will be sorted and packed here.
A still alarm was sent to fire depart
ment headquarters Sunday night on
account of a fire in the house of Mrs.
Anthony Clarity on Vernon street.
The chemical engine was sent to the
house and the fire was put out without
difficulty. The fire started in a bed
Mrs. Clarity said it was caused by a
hot fiatiron which she took to bed with
her. The bed was destroyed and the
house was slightly damaged Mrs.
Clarity rode to the village on the
chemical engine and was taken to
Mrs. Bushnells on Elliot street. where
she is now staying. She said she was
hungry and had not had sufficient food
for several weeks.
The Brattleboro chapter, Daughters
of the American Revolution. has is
sued its chapter calendar for 1902. 1t
is gotten up in a particularly hand
some and attractive form and contains
matter which is of interest even to
those who are not members of the
organization. On the front page is a
reproduction in half tone of the chap
ter charter followed by the list of Off
GERS, announcements and the program
for the year Then follows list of
the chapter members. giving both
their maiden names and married
names and their street addresses. On
the last cover page is the emblem of
the order,