Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-02
THE VERMONT PHdlN1X BRA III IEBORO, FRIDAY, MAY 3

Fisk G.. Rogers was appointed post
master at West Immersion on Mon
day.
Lucien Howe played in the Bap-
fist church Sunday. Mary Howe sang
at the evening service.
II. r. Brown sold two horses Mon
day one to N. f. Cabot and one to
Henry Miller of Dummerston.
The Brattleboro Womans club holds
its sixth annual meeting and election
of officers this afternoon at the Brooks
House.
II. w. Boyle has begun work this
week at Lakeside, Spofford lake. He
will make extensive improvements be-
fore opening the resort for the sum-
mer's business.
Walter II. Childs and A. p. Childs
were elected vice presidents from Yer
mont of the American Free Trade
league. at the annual meeting held in
Boston Tuesday.
Clarence r. Hildreth of Brattleboro
filed a petition in bankruptcy Monday
His assets consist of clothing, furni-
ture and carpenters tools, all claimed
to be exempt and his liabilities are
creditors.
Donations received by the Y. NJ. C.
A. during the past week include a
book. Danger Signals" from Mrs.
H. b. Larkin, a mirror for the bath
room. from Miss NJ. f. Stearns, and
subscription to the International
lIvangel, from e. X Warren of Three
Oaks, Mich.
From an Ontario newspaper comes
this endorsement of the Harvard male
quartet, who will be heard at the band
concert MAY Is: THE numbers were
simply perfect, and a revelation of
harmony to all lovers of music. The
solos by members of the quartet also
were gems
The Vermont Humane society will
hold its annual meeting in Manches-
ter May IS. when it is expected that
Gen. John G. Mccullough, the Ben
ington candidate for governor. will de-
| liver an address. The society will
be entertained by the Manchester So
ciety. Mrs. Jennie b. Powers of Brat
tleboro will attend.
The next meeting of the Audubon
society will be held with Miss Izetta
| Stewart, Birge street, Monday even
ing at 1880. The paper of the even
! ing will be by Miss Lula Horton.
! Hawks" will be the subject consid-
cred. The junior meeting will be
held in the High school building Wed
nesday afternoon at 3:15.
Capt. Hobson. the hero of the sink
ing of the Merrimac at Santiago most
famous of all the younger naval Off
III, a
as he proved by his work in raising
the sunken ships at Santiago and Ma
Mia will lecture in the Auditorium,
Wednesday evening, May IA. under the
auspices of the National Society of
the United Daughters of 1912, Yer
mont.
\ special election of Columbian
lodge, No. SO. F. a. NJ, on Tuesday
evening was followed by the installa-
tion of the following officers: w. NJ, A.
F. Schwenk; S. w, w. E. Hubbard /;
j. w, Fred Cressy; treasurer, C. F. r.
Jenne; secretary. James b. Randoll S.
d.. James f. Hooker; J. D., Robert c.
Bacon; NJ, c. b. Dickinson; chaplain,
II. L. Taylor; SIS, John e. Gale;
J. s., j. A. Hoadley. Past Masters
|. d. Bailey and c. II. Grant acted as
! lHSldlllUS Olltel anu HdISudl re-
spectively. c. II. Grant w. +. Hub
bard and c. r. Crosby were appointed
an auditing committee.
The monthly session of the probate
court was held Saturday, Judge
Waterman presiding. The will OF
George w. Knowlton was allowed, +
d. L. Stowe was appointed executor
and T. j. b. Cudworth and II. Il. Tay
Tor appraisers and commissioners
,Adelia st. John was adiuged incapable
and was ordered supported at the
Brattleboro Retreat at the expense OF
the state. The account of w. S
Newton, administrator of the Orvillt
Earle estate of Brattleboro. was al
lowed and the balance in his hands
ordered paid to A. Gertrude Earle ant
Samuel C. Earle, the only heirs. The
probate court has appointed A. V. May
, and F. w. Mcclure appraisers anC
commissioners of the Chester w
Thomas estate of Brattleboro; r. +
Gordon administrator and a. NJ. Prou
, ty and Z. p Adams appraisers of thu
Williston Winchester estate of Mari
boro; C. II. Shepardson administrator
and G. H. Phillips and Frank S. Up
| ton commissioners of the \. II. Shep
! ardson estate of Halifax.