Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-11

"Out OF the Fold" will be the attrac-
ton at the Auditorium tonight.
A hydrant is being set between the
two main entrances to the steamer
house on Elliot street.
! Rev. Fay Smith of Northfeld, Mass,
will be the speaker at the Y. M. G. A.
meeting at A o'clock Sunday afternoon
The Garment Workers union held
their regular monthly meeting in
Grand Army hall Monday evening.
Six new members were initiated.
About SO couples attended the Odd
Fellows assembly last evening. Bing-
ham chapter held a sociable Wednes-
day evening, which was also largely
attended.
There will be only one mass Sunday
in st. Michael's Roman Catholic
church. at 1890. Rev. Father Cunning
ham will say early mass in West Dunn
merston.
Mrs. G. H. Smith shows a novelty in
window decoration by the introduction
of draperies made of strings of Japan
csc shells, which form a rich and vel
vety background.
An action of the Peoples National
bank against Dr. Bruce, to recover an
alleged debt, was held before Justice
Merrifieid Saturday. The respondent
was discharged.
The Connecticut river bridge com
mittee has completed its report, but
is unable to publish il this week as a
majority of the committee. whose sig
natures are wanted, are out of town.
The Young Ladies' Sodality of the
Catholic church elected these officers
Sunday: President Miss Ellen Nc
Govern vice president. Miss Mary
Sullivan secretary, Miss Barbara
Murphy treasurer, Miss Mary Griffin.
The Weeks e. Potter Drug company
of Boston, one of the oldest drug
houses in New England. will pass out
of existence next September arrange
ments for its liquidation having been
completed. This company established
the Guilford Springs farm as a sum-
mer resort.
The regular physicians of Windham
county will meet at the Brooks House
( next Tuesday at 10 q. m. for the pur-
pose of organizing a county society on
the lines proposed by the state medi-
cal society. member of the reor-
ganization committee of the state so
ciety will be present at the meeting.
There was a hearing in the office
of Bacon & Hooker yesterday before
John +. Gale and NJ. j. Moran, COM
missioners. on the claim of Mrs. Leroy
NJ. Willis against the estate of John
NJ. Willis for about $500 for care of
Mr.. Willis previous to his death in
1899. Bacon & Hooker were counsel
for Mrs. Willis and A. F. Schwenk
for the estate. Decision was reserved.
Olive r. Whitney. 90. wife of Carley
p. Whitney, died Wednesday morning
at her home on the old Luther Dustin
place. Mrs Whitney was a daughter
of Cotton Mather and Betsy Carpen-
ter Mather, and formerly lived in
Marlboro. There will be prayer at the
house at 10 o'clock tomorrow. after
which the body will be taken to MARI
.boro. The funeral will be held in the
church in Marlboro at o'clock.
The Congregational Christian En-
deavor society gave a fine entertain-
ment in the vestry last evening for
the benefit of those who have assisted
in the musical part of its services
There was a large and thoroughly APP
preciative audience, and all those who
gram consisted of readings by Miss
Florence Clark, vocal music by Alfred
s. Thompson, guitar and banjo music
by Miss futile and Stuart and Ray
mond Frost, violin music by Miss
Katherine Ware and Miss Grace Eels
and cornet music by Carl Leitsinger
\ recent bnlletn of the United
States geological survey says State
Geologist William b. Clark of Mary
land has just completed arrangements
with the director of the United States
geological survey for the resumption
of the field work of mapping the state
during the coming season. Provis
ional plans have been arranged for the
expenditure of a small available bal
ance of last years funds to be used In
, completing the map of WicomicC
county. At the same time the eX
tension of some preliminary work with
view to the mapping of Baltimore
county will be undertaken. DR.. CLARK
hopes later, when the legislature has
provided for the appropriation for the
next two years, to extend these plans
so as to arrange for the final mapping
of all Baltimore county, and probably
, also of Queen Anne county"
, The narrow-gauge train from the
| north ran into a man south of the
: Crosby storehouse this morning, but
: without serious results. The stranger
gave his name as George Rogers o.
Detroit, Mich, and said he represented
the Detroit Lead Works. He Is ovel
/ 60 years old. He started for the de
pot to go south on the Boston G. Main,
, train at $40. On reaching the cross
: ing he saw the narrow-gauge trair
; coming, but supposing it was a broad
gauge train stepped across the wide
track and walked toward the railroad
station close beside the narrow-gaugt
! track. The speed of the train haC
already been slackened, but before
Engineer Gates could stop it Roger;
: was struck by the pilot. Rogers
+, grasped the pilot and with difficulty
. was able to keep his legs from beini
turned under it until the train cam,
! to standstill. He was carried abou
? 20 feet.
, Fifty ladrones, armed with rifles ant
: bolos, recently attacked five member
= of the constabulary of Sorsogon