Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-21
PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY FEBRUARY 81 1


day afternoon at AZ Main street.
Beauseant Commandesy, X. T., work
ed the Red Cross degree on three can
didates Wednesday evening.
Gen. j. j. Estey will lead the 4
o'clock meeting in the Y. NJ G. A..
rooms Sunday. All men are urged to
be in attendance.
The breaking of the main belt at
the power station in Centreville
caused a suspension of traffic on the
electric road from to o'clock We'd
nesday evening.
Dr. II. l.. Waterman has received a
report from Burlington on the speci-
mems of water from the Crowell reser-
voir. the Wesselhoeft and Western
aqueducts. All are pronounced chemi-
cally pure, and excellent for drinking
and domestic uses.
Fredia Ruby Johnson of West Brat
tleboro, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
win II. Johnson, died Monday at the
age of three years. after a weeks i'll
ness with pneumonia. The funeral was
held yesterday afternoon and the
burial was in West Brattleboro.
The March term of the Windham
county court will open in Newfane a
week from next Wednesday. Judge j.
w. Rowell of Randolph presiding. The
docket is larger than usual at the
March term there being about $50
cases entered. There are $50 civil
cases. 81 divorce cases. ~ criminal
/ cases and 20 chancery cases. The
docket is now being printed.
George Bush of Brookline will make
his debut the coming season as a pro-
fessiOnal base ball player with the
Springfield, Mass, club of the Connect
cut league. Bush is well known
throughout Windham county by his
playing. He was the twirler for the
Goddard Seminary team at Barre two
or three seasons, and has played with
the Hinsdale aggregation and other
clubs.
+. b. Hackett for several years COM
> missary at the Brattleboro Retreat was
elected superintendent. and his wife
matron of the Gill Odd Fellows home
at Ludlow at a meeting of the trustees
/ Tuesday. Two members were admit
ted one of them having his wife and
young child who were also admitted
There are now 16 persons at the home
The need of a hospital is very apparent
and it was decided to issue an appeal
for a sum, not to exceed $1,000 with
which to erect hospital building near
the home. Everything connected with
the home is in good condition.
Little discussion is heard in regard
to the annual town meeting. The old
board of selectmen, Messrs. Vinton
Gleason and Putnam. will undoubted-
ly be reelected without opposition. 1t
is believed that all three are willing
to serve another term. AS usual
there will be a contest for the road
commissionership David T. Perry
the present commissioner, will be in
the field and it is probable that strong
support will be given to Gilman War
rem, who made good showing in the
contest last year. and p. s. Games. a
former commissioner, may also be a
I candidate. Strong opposition is devel-
oping against the article asking that
the town hall be given to Company
for drill purposes one night in each
| week
The first meeting of the Junior mem
bers of the Audubon society was held
in the Canal street building Wednesday
afternoon. About 100 boys and girls
were present. Mrs William c. Hor-
ton, the president. presided. The sec
rotary told why the society is called
Audubon and showed picture of the
ornithologist for whom the societies
are named. Our winter birds" was
the subject for the afternoon and Mrs
Horton, with a few well chosen Ques-
tions. brought out interesting facts
about the food. nests and characteris-
tics of the winter birds. Hyland
Tasker then read a very interesting pa
per which he had prepared himself
He mentioned the chickadee. wood
pecker, junco, nuthatch and crow. Civ
ing descriptions of their coloring. nests
and eggs. Mrs. Horton then showed
specimens of the chickadee. white
breasted and red breasted nuthatch
and the junco. and told many interest
ing facts about them. The children
were asked to tell about birds they had
observed and Hyland Tasker spoke of
the snow-bunting seen by him last win
ter. Adele Cowes told of winter
resident on Brook street-an owl
Miss Gregg described the female pine
grosbeak seen that morning, and a
specimen of the male was shown
Forty-fve new members were enrolled
The Junior meetings will be held the
first Wednesday of each month and
under the guidance of Mrs. Horton and
the other officers of Audubon society
cannot fail to be of great educational
advantage to the children.