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

The great scenic melodrama THE
Fast Mali will draw a good audience
at the Auditorium this evening.
The semi-annual election of officers
of the Congregational Christian En-
deavor society will be held next Sun
day.
The Junior League of the Methodist
church will have a sleighrde tomor-
row, Saturday, afternoon, starting
from the church.
Mrs. f. II. Morse sold her millinery
store this week to Mrs. d. l.. Herrick,
who has already taken possession.
Mrs. Morse will remain with Mrs. Her.
rick through the coming season.
The ladies association of the Con.
gregational church gave a free supper
Tuesday evening to the adult members
of the church and parish. There was
large attendance and the ladies were
successful in their aim to get the
members of the parish together in a
social way.
No creditors appeared at the hear
ing in the matter of Fred Sawyer, in
bankruptcy Friday, and as the sched-
ule showed no assets the referee or
dered that no trustee be appointed.
No creditors appeared to object to a
discharge in the matter of Franklin
| E. Heald in bankruptcy.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the Congregational church held So
ciable and entertainment in the vestry
Saturday evening, which was attended
by a large number. The entertain
| ct cd Of I'm
and the guessing of charades illustra-
ting the titles of popular books. The
occasion was very enjoyable.
The town of Winchester. n. H.. is
negotiating with the Brattleboro Gas
| Light company for electric lights for
street lighting. The matter will
come before the town at the annual
| March meeting a week from next
| Tuesday. In case the town votes on
the question favorably the wire which
now extends to Hinsdale will be con
tinued to Winchester through Ashuc
! lott.
Four young ladies and eight young
men of the High school class of 80
held a delightful reunion Tuesday
evening at the home of Miss Minnie
Scott. Whist was played and events
| of school days were recalled in infor
NAL conversation. Prizes at whist
were won by j. l.. Stewart. and Miss
Marjorie White. Refreshments were
| served during the evening. Theodore
Adams and Ralph Stoddard came from
| Springfield, Mass. to attend the re-
union.
Fl. S. Way of Peru. the new proprie
tor of the Brooks House livery stable
has made a settlement with the Bos
ton & Maine Railroad company for in
| juries which he received in January
Mr. Way shipped a carload of pota
toes from Northern New York to
| Greenfield, and on Jan. he was
| thrown down by the jolting of the car
and his head was hurt. A claim was
made through Lawyer c. C. Fits,
which the railroad company's attor-
ney, F. b. Shepley, has settled by pay
ing Mr. Way $3.50.
Lorenzo D. Thayer has sold his
| Crystal Water farm of 200 acres to
the south of the village. near Estey-
Vile. to c. {. Winchester of this town
! and the latter's brother, Hooker Win
chester of Marlboro. The Winches-
| ter Brothers will run a dairy farm
| Hooker Winchester has sold his pro
| perty in Marlboro. Mr.. ThayeT. who
has carried on the farm many years
retires on account of his advanced
age. The Crystal Water farm is one
of the finest farms in Windham county
and is the largest one adjoining the
village of Brattleboro.
The board of public works of Hol-
yoke opened bids Saturday for 5000
| feet or more of granite curbng. award
| ing the contract to the George f.
Lyons Granite company. The fig
| ures are 90 cents a foot for straight
So cents for circular. $l4 a set for
straight catch-basin stones. $19 for
circular, and 81 each for street corner
stones. The companies bidding a
gainst the Lyons company were the
Troy White Granite company of Wor-
cester the w. n. Flynt Granite com
pany of Monson and John Crowley
of Erving, Mass. The granite will be
quarried in West Dummerston.
The Daughters of the American
! Revolution will have an evening of mil
tary whist Thursday. Mar. G. at 100.
1t promises to be a novel and attrac-
tive affair of distinctly military ma
the different forts and the moves will
be made to the call of bugle. Small
flags will be run up as the points are
made. 1t will be held in Festival hall,
which will afford ample room for
elaborate decorations, and the gallery
room for those who wish to witness
the striking features. Tickets may be
obtained of the committee. of which
Mrs. f. A. Starkey is chairman.
An admirable profile medallion in
marble by Larkin G. Mead. the sculp-
tor. has been presented to the Brattle-
bOro Free Library. 1t is an excellent
likeness of Leonard Wheeler, who
died in 1858, at the age of "a years.
and is the gift of Mrs. Ada l.. Miller
of Omaha, Neb., formerly Mrs. Leon
ard Wheeler 1t is the first work for
which Mr.. Mead received pay, and was
made in 1854 from memory and a da-
guerreotype in the studio of II. K.
Brown of Brooklyn. where Mr.. Mead
was studying. He was then unknown
to fame it was not until New Years
morning of 1857 that the snow image
of the Recording Angel appeared at
the junction of North Main and Lin
den streets. The medallion is hung in
the northeast reading room of the H.
brary.
The monthly session of the probate
court for February was held Saturday.
Judge Waterman presiding. The
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