Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-03-14

The next whist night WIFI be observ-
ed at the Vermont Wheel clubs rooms
next Tuesday night.
A special meeting Of Connecticut
Valley Council will be held tonight to
work the two degrees.
The second Y. NJ. c. A. basket ball
team will go to Turner's Falls to play
the Turner'S Falls team tonight.
The last issue of the Waterman
contains a three-column article by
Rev. f. Il. Marble on The Revival in
Brattleboro."
The managers of the street railroad
have decided not to rebuild the rustic
theatre at Riverside park. which col
lapsed under the weight of the snow
early i'm the winter.
The Northampton and Amherst cleo
trio railroad company. of which Il. G.
Crosby is managing director is con
sidering plans for extending its line
to Easthampton and Southampton.
The Fletcher mill, which has been
idle several months. was started Mon
day by w. H. Fletcher and Charles
Bartlett on custom saving 1t is
hoped to keep the mill running here
after.
The Brattleboro Woman's club will
meet with the Misses Waite Friday
afternoon. March p. at 3 o'clock. The
subject will be THE Art of Music"
and the American composers will be
considered.
Senator Dillingham; has presented
in the United States Senate the petit
tion of the Garment Workers local
union of BrattlebOro asking for an
appropriation for the construction of
| irrigation reservoirs.
The Roman Catholic church will
hold its annual St. Patrick's Day fes-
/ tival in Festival hall next Monday
/ evening. There will be concert by
| Leitsinger's orchestra, a dance. sale
/ of fancy and useful articles, etc.
| The regular meeting of the daugh-
| ters of the American Revolution will
/ be held Wednesday evening, March 19,
/ instead of Tuesday, the 18th. at 7.30
! at the Brooks House. Reports of
| the delegates to the Continental Con-
gress will be given. and a very in
| teresting meeting is promised.
Luther p. Ramsey. 80, the veteran
undertaken in Orange, Mass, who died
| Tuesday after short illness, was the
father of o. b. Ramsey of Brattleboro.
He also leaves his wife. daughter,
Mrs Augusta Howard of Fitchburg,
Mass. and another son, Horace II.
Ramsey, who was his fathers part
ner in business.
1t is not a Yankee alone who knows
a.. h., h. A.,
Englishman who is spending some
time in Brattleboro, saw the handsome
display of baby carriages in Emer-
sons front window, told Mr.. Emer-
son how much more attractively such
carriages are gotten up in this coun-
try than in England. and bought the
best one in the lot and had it shipped
to his sister in Southampton, England.
| who has new baby to be trundled
about this summer.
Judge Wheeler rendered decisions
early this week in Is Chinese cases
The commissioners order of depor'
tation was affirmed in eight cases
Five were discharged. On Wednes-
day zee Ling Sing, alias Mark Suey
was discharged. The Cinnamon af
fected by these decisions have been
confined in Newfane Jail. zee Ling
Sing has been valuable hand at
the Jail this winter. and when he
left there for Brattleboro the jailer
made him an offer to return and
continue his services in case he was
discharged.
Adjutant General w. H. Gilmore
by direction of Gov. Stickney, issued
a special order to the Vermont Ma
tional Guard. announcing the death
of General Estey. His record in the
militia was recalled, and as a mark
of respect the officers of the Guard
were instructed to wear the usual
mourning badge for 80 days and to
have the regimental colors draped for
the same time. The artillery at Nor
wich University were directed to fire
salute of Is guns at the hour OF
the burial on Monday, and the flags
on all armories and on the military
college were placed at half mast until
sunset on the day of the burial
Col. NJ. H. Twitchell. American cop
sui at Kingston. Ont. Canada, passed
through this place Monday with the
body of his wife who died suddenly in
Kingston on Thursday last. He was
accompanied by his sons, DR.. NJ. C
Twitchell of Burlington, VT, E. c.
Twitchell of Kingston, Ont, and Rev
DR.. Jackson of Burlington. He was
Joined at Brattleboro by Rev. w. P
Jackson of Dummerston, who official
ed at the inteIment in Townshend
Mrs. Twitchell is remembered in Town
shend as the niece of the Rev. Justin
Cushman, who was longtime pastor
of the Congregational church in that
place.
The Manchester Union of last Fri
day contained a half tone cut of Col
julius C. Timson of Claremont, n. H.
formerly of Brattleboro, together with
the following as a news despatch from
Claremont; The action at recent
meeting of the Patriarchs Militant OF
New Hampshire whereby Col. Julius
c. Timson of this town was elected
colonel in command of the First regi
ment of the state by Grand Cantons
Wildey and Albin and Cantons Os
good. Franklin, TiltOn, Hanover and
Oasis City, of Berlin. will bring the
headquarters of the regiment to Glare
mont. Colonel Timson is lieutenant
colonel of the Second regiment, n. II
N. G.. and is very active worker
in all of the organizations with which
he is identified. His friends have
shOwered congratulations upon him
for this latest testimonial to his abil
ity and popularity"
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