Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-04
THE VERMONT PHGNIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, APRIL 4

II. p. Wellman is making additions
and other changes on his Western
avenue house.
The st. Adams Daily Messenger is
on sale every morning by the Brattle-
boro News Company.
Mrs. Bridget Donahue. Sc, wife of
John Donahue, who died in Maiden.
Mass, March 81. formerly lived in
Brattleboro.
Several members of the Irish league
in Bellows Falls will come to Brattle-
boro to assist in forming a league
here Sunday.
The Park house on the Common will
be torn down and a new residence
erected on the site during the coming
summer by Mrs. e. II. Chase.
A meritorious musical and literary
entertainment is being prepared by the
Young Peoples Christian Endeavor So
ciety for next Thursday evening in the
Congregational chapel. The program
will include readings by Miss Florence
Clark, coTnet solo by Carl Leitsinger.
vocal selections by Alfred Thompson
and Miss Kate O'Connor, with Mrs.
John Knowlton and Lula E.. Greasy
as accompanies.
The recent meeting in Brattleboro
to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of having
this town made the shire town of Wind
ham county was not a secret lawyers
conclave, as some people inferred, but
an informal discussion of the project.
in which three lawyers and 80 business
men participated. At some future
date. a proposition will be made for
the erection of new county buildings
in Brattleboro, this town to furnish
such an amour of the necessary funds
as shall be acceptable to the other
towns of the county.
Mrs. Prescott celebrated her 95th
birthday anniversary Wednesday af-
%ternoon at her home on Vine street.
The Vermont Society of United States
Daughters of 1912, of which society
Mrs. Prescott is a real daughter and
honorary member, assisted in making
this Il pleasant occasion A letter of
greeting was read from the national
president. Mrs. William Gerry Slade of
New York city, and the local society
presented Mrs. Prescott with a hand
somely engraved spoon. Mrs. Pres
colt is enjoying very good health. and
Nplu Sc Cl I'll llNllt olOll les III tOIIltNllOl
with her fathers going to the war.
The regular session of the probate
cour for March was held Saturday.
The account of Edward Titus, admin
i%strator of the Daniel Medbury estate
of Wilmington, was allowed. License
vas granted to George p, Miller, ad-
ministrator, to sell the real estate of
the John b. Miller estate of Brattle-
boro. The account of George A.
Boyden. administrator of the Masa
Willis estate of Brattleboro. was al
lowed. The account of John J. Howe.
administrator of the Erasmus May es-
tate of Marlboro, was allowed. also
Mr.. Howe's account as administrator
of the Emily j. May estate of MARI
boro. George f. Medbury was ap-
pointed guardian of Ralph Medbury,
a minor.
Preparations are nearly completed
for the Catholic Unions minstrel en-
tertainment to be given at the Audit
orium the 10th inst. Two dress re-
hearsals will be held at the Auditorium
next week. The first part will intro
duce 20 voices, 50 males and Is fe-
males. and the costumes will come
from Boston and Springfield. Lett
singers orchestra will be assisted by
several out-of-town performers. p.
l.. Shea will be the ~interlocuter, and
there will be eight end performers. in
GLIDING two ladies'. p. J. Mulvaney of
Ware. the well-known professional, has
been directing the rehearsals for the
past few months. MANY local Jokes and
parodies and up-to-date songs and
dances have been arranged. The olio
will introduce, among other features.
Stewart and Lake, the terpsichorean
artists. little Willie Lee. the boy won
der ventriloquist. NJ. J. Moran in cleo
trio club swinging. and the professional
performers will include Master Alfred
Boche. the king of the air. and the
Lamberta troupe of six acrobats. The
newsboys' quartet, and the Ethiopian
Guards in an electric drill will also
appear. The street parade will be
headed by the First Regiment band.