Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-18


Henry r. Brown bought eight fine
horses while on his trip to Canada
last week. They will reach here in
a few days
The Mack Miller farm in West Brat
tleboro was sold at auction Tuesday to
Charles Miller of Williamsville, for
merry proprietor of the American
House, for $2440.
Brattleboro lodge, No. 1902, f. q
A. NJ, worked the Master Mason de-
gree at a special communication last
evening. The annual communication
for the election of officers will be
held the oath inst.
An electric car left the track while
going up the hill near Youngs grocery
store Tuesday afternoon and after 60
ing few feet the toward trucks drop
ped into an excavation which had
been made under the car track for a
tile drain. The car was righted by
means of jack screws.
The caucus which was to have been
held Tuesday evening in Festival hall
for the nomination of village officers
to be voted for May 6. was postponed
to tomorrow evening at 1880 o'clock.
count of the rehearsal Tuesday even
ing of the Catholic Union Ministries.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution will hold their regular
meeting at the Brooks House Satur-
day evening. April 10, at 7.3O o'clock.
The feature of the evenings program
will be paper by Miss Susan +.
Clark upon her recent travel abroad.
the chapter, and a large attendance
is desired Members are invited to
bring friends.
Mrs. Sarah j. Halliday, SO. widow
of Elliot Halliday, died Monday at
her home in West Brattleboro of
nephritis. She was native of West
Dummerston and was a daughter of the
late Orrin l.. Bennett and Sarah Bow
ker Bennett The funeral was held
at the house at II o'clock Wednesday.
Rev. l.. NJ Keneston, pastor of the
Congregational church officiating
The burial was in Marlboro
A meeting of the temporary organ
iZation of the local branch of the
United Irish League was held in the
rooms of the Catholic Union Sunday.
when the organization was made per-
manent and these officers were elect
ed: President, Timothy A Aher: vice
presidents, John ]. Eckles and Thomas
A. Austin secretary, Daniel Shea;
treasurer John Calvin. The organ
ization starts off with so charter mem
bers. The next meeting will be held
next Sunday at II o'clock in the Cath.
Ollie school room.
meeting of the directors of the
Brattleboro Gas & Electric Light COM
pany was held Saturday afternoon in
the Vermont National bank for the
purpose of considering the matter of
bids for the construction of the pro-
posed dam across West river. It was
decided to advertise for sealed bids
to be sent to the company's office on
or before April %. Blue print draw
ings and specifications may be seen
at the company's office. 1t was also
decided to call for the first assess
ment on the new issue of stock.
H. E. Bond entertained his class of
young men of the Congregational Sun
day school in the Brooks House Tues
day evening. There was large rep
resentation and each member found
the occasion one of pleasure and profit.
Refreshments were served and a large
pdiI vi INC evening was taken up with
games and singing, the latter includ-
ing vocal solos, male quartet selections
and male choruses, in which a volume
was developed which was a surprise
to the members themselves. as well as
the eavesdroppers attracted by it,
j. H. Stearns came from BROOKLYN
Wednesday and will spend a week at
Pine Grove Springs making ready for
a nric
will be managed the coming season
by F, ID. Atkins, for several years
clerk of the house, and A. NJ. Messer.
who was steward last year. An en-
gagement has been made for the sea
son with A. Frank Hutchins. a lead
ing New York cornetist, and band
master for several years of the 26th
Battalion band. The early outlook is
favorable for a prosperous season at
this resort.
Mrs. DeWese Dewitt and Miss Len
noX escaped injury in a runaway ac-
cldent Tuesday afternoon, but the
bicycle tire carriage in which they
We're riding was demolished In at
tempting to pass between a moving
electric car and a heavy team on
Western avenue the horse SHE'D. and
the carriage collided with the heavy
team. Both ladies were thrown out
The carriage was demolished. Two
wheels were left at one point, the
other two wheels some distance away
and parts of the carriage were scat,
tered along the avenue. The horse
ran tn the Stahla i'm fha xriIIaQa