Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-31

Ninteen persons were received on
probation in the Methodist church last
Sunday.
Rev. George e. Martin of Phiadel-
phia. formerly pastor of the Centre
church. has received a call to the Kirk
street church in Lowell Mass.
Whist night was observed at the
Vermont Wheel club rooms Tuesday
evening the game being played at
six tables. The prizes were won by c.
\. Harris and w. e. Hubbard, with
scores of SO plus and u plus, respect
lively.
Twenty-one grocery clerks had
sleigh ride to Bernardston Tuesday
night, going in Liveryman Browns
teams. A fine turkey supper was
served by Landlord Baxter Reed. The
party returned to Brattleboro about
o'clock in the morning.
The Grange Dramatic club gave a
photograph entertainment in Grange
hall Friday night. to which members
of the Grange were admitted A good
number were present. The phOnO-
graph was operated by Howard Brown
under the direction of Capt. f. D.
Weld.
4 petition for the extension of the
rural free delivery system from West
BrattlebOro by the way of Ames hill
to Marlboro. thence by the Bradley
Houghton place to Hinesburg to Reed
Hollow. returning down the Green
river to the Hale postuHice and back
to West Brattleboro. has been signed
10y each and every family on the route.
and it is hoped the service will begin
about May Is.
w. II. Minors bay mare Nelma. by
Prince Philippe Princess, by San JAG
into. was the first animal on the list
at the auction sale which opened at
Madison Square Garden in New York
Monday There was only a small
crowd present when Velma was called
into the ring and she was bid in for
$500 Mr. Minor, who went to New
York Saturday. returning Tuesday. was
on Park avenue four blocks below the
scene of the disaster at the time the
big explosion took place.
\ national commandery of Spanish
American war veterans. both of army
and navy, was formed in New York
Saturday, with President Theodore
Roosevelt as president, Col. L. p.
/ Clark of the I'd Massachusetts regi-
ment senior vice commander, and Rev.
Frank l.. Phalen of Worcester, chap
lain. Rev Mr. Phalen, former pas
tor of the Brattleboro Unitarian
church. went to Chickamauga with the
New Hampshire regiment as chap
lain while pastor of the Unitarian
church in Concord, n. II. short
time after accepting call to Worces-
ter Mr.. Phalen was appointed chaplain
of the ID Massachusetts regiment.
The theatrical company of which II.
O. Coolidge is manager and in which
Alden Bass is the star played in Cham
bersburg Pa. last week. The Public
Opinion says that to have seen the
performance was to have been might
lily pleased" with the presentation
of Kidders charming rural comedy.
Peaceful Valley" and that while Mr..
Bass was the central figure the sup
porting company was so uniformly
capable that all shared in the appro-
. baton of the audience. After review
ing the work of the different members,
particularly Mr.. Bass. the Opinion con
Guided a halfnotice by saying: The
company is the best that has been seen
/ here in long time"
When Cornelius L. Alvord jr the
defaulting teller of the First National
bank of New York. disappeared and a
shortage of $500, 600 was discovered
in his accounts. the bank offered a
reward of $4,000 for his arrest He
was found in Boston few days later
in a boarding house owned by James
/ II. Atwood, who is manager of Pine
/ Grove Springs at Spofford lake At
wood claims that his notification sent
to the authorities led to the arrest of
/ Alvord. Several persons presented
/ claims for the reward. but owing to
the dispute as to who was entitled to
the money no payment has been made
by the bank. Mr.. Atwood has now
brought suit in the courts of New York
/ against the bank to recover $4,000
The record of business at the Jan
nary session of the probate court. held
/ saturday is as follows: The account
of John NJ. Kenney. administrator of
the Abigail Higgins estate of Newfane.
was allowed. The will of Adelia S.
Ingram Of Brattleboro was allowed
and Willard Ingram was appointed
? 'N''ulp III lHc OllNef l.. Morse
estate of Newfane the account of
George b. Williams. administrator. was
allowed. The will of Jane d. Sheldon
OF Brattleboro was allowed and \. B.
/ Clapp was appointed executor and II.
r. Taylor and George VI. Clay were an
pointed commissioners. License was
granted to John f. Whitaker, guardian.
; to sell the real estate of Harold w.
Whitaker, a minor. Abbie l.. Town
send was appointed guardian of Lucy
Ann Townsend of Dummerston.
Trouble developed Saturday night at
ToWnshend in the steam chest on the
left side of the locomotive of the mar
row gauge passenger train going north
from Brattleboro That side of the To-
connective was disconnected and the
train proceeded to South Londonderry
with only one steam chest working.
AS there was no way of repairing the
disabled steam chest at South London
/ derry the train started back Monday
morning with the locomotive in the
same condition. The locomotive was
unable to pull the passenger car up
the grade near Townshend. so the car
was set out and the passengers rode
to Brattleboro in the baggage car.
sharing the space with several calves
which were on the way to market. On
reaching Brattleboro the locomotive
was unable to pull the baggage car out
on to the spur track near the depot