Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-10

/ worked the Royal Arch degree on
! three candidates last evening
The hearing in the case of Charles
Bartlett versus ID. p. Prescott, which
was heard Thursday and Friday last
week. was continued Friday to Jan. II.
The evening session of the Woman's
! club met with Mrs. o. Il. Randall on
| Oak street Wednesday evening, when
the program of last Friday afternoon
was repeated.
VIII Pentland has shipped to Hart
! ford. Conn, this week seven Light
! Brahma hens and cockrel. The sale
was made as a result of Mr.. Pentand's
recent exhibition of birds at the show
| in Wallingford.
Among the suits recorded in court
! in Springfield Mass, this week was
! that of Durham Brothers of Brattle
boro against John Dowd & Co. of
! Springfield. $500, on account, and
note with interest.
The second in the series of mothers
meetings in the Congregational church
/ parlors was held Wednesday afternoon
when Mrs. w. n. Thompson gave
very instructive paper on children's
! food and clothing. There was large
! attendance.
The Woman's club will meet on Fri
day afternoon of next week with Mrs.
/ f. H. Holden on Oak street at o'clock.
| The subject. italian Painters will be
/ continued. the painters OF Venice
! being considered in papers by Miss
4 Selleck and Mrs. Leonard.
] C -, ,4tiA vrhi oh
/ win Pentland made OF Silver Spangled
| Hamburgs was winner at the Wal
! lingford. Conn. poultry show last
week. including first and second on eX-
hibition pens. first and second on pull
let's. first on cockrel, second on cock
/ and second and fifth on hens.
A letter received from Rev. S. J.
| smith now chaplain of the 10Th L. S.
Infantry. written under date of Dec.
81. announces his safe arrival in San
Francisco. and says: 1--WE sail tomor-
row. Jan. /. on the United States army
transport Sheridan. The report is
that we touch at Guam only on our
run to Manila
Rev. L. E. Davidson, the evangelist,
who has drawn large audiences each
night for the past two weeks, Will
speak in the Congregational Sunday
| school next Sunday at 1145. After
the usual opening exercises the study
period will be given UP to Mr.. David
son. Every member of the school is
urged to be present
The Hlnsdalc spondence of the
Springfield Sunday Republican told of
a raid on Hinsdale saloons by Sheriff
/ 4 fol
tinued The island brewery was like
wise visited by the same officers a few
days ago. 1t was found almost de
serted. and only a beggarly amount of
empty beer kegs rewarded their
search
The annual meeting OF the Congre-
gational church will be held in the
vestry at o'clock tonight. Matters
needing immediate consideration will
be brought mp, and it is likely that an
adjourned meeting will be held later
for the transaction Of Othnr business.
\ large attendance is desired. The
meeting will close in time for the
union meeting at 100.
A cylinder head on the narrow gauge
passenger train blew out at Wards
boro Wednesday morning. delaying
the train about two hours. The mixed
train Tuesday left South Londonderry
about 4 O'Clock and arrived in Brattle-
boro about 100 o'clock Wednesday
morning The delay was because of
the necessity of stopping to get up
steam with green wood.
Lumbermen say there are at least
300 carloads of lumber held up on the
| 4 ortsf
! suitable means of transportation The
suggestion that the lessees, through
an apparent policy of Indifference and
neglect, hope thereby to provoke suit
for possession on the part of the les
sors of the little road carries degree
of plausiblity on it's face. and it would
not be surprising if such proved to be
the ultimate outcome of the tantalizing
situation.-[ Brattleboro correspond
enoe in Springfield Sunday Republi-
can.
n. T. Ryan of Brattleboro has prac-
ticallY decided to move the head
quarters of his slate roofing business
to this town next spring, and to make
his home in Greenfield, Before the
death of his brother, Maurice Ryan.
the latter looked after the Greenfield
end of the business of the Ryan Bros.
and y. T. Ryan attended to the Yer
mont interests. The greater part of
their business is either done here or
could be better handled here. As it
is now, Mr.. Ryan spends a good deal
of his time in the Greenfield Office
! Greenfield Gazette.
The annual officers school of the
! Vermont National Guard will be held
| in Burlington Feb. IS. 10 and 20
| Col. J. G. Estey will direct the course
of instruction and Col. Estey, Lieut.
Col. Bennett and Capt c. NJ Brown
! ell will constitute board to observe
! and report upon the work accom-
! plshed at the school for the infor-
| nation of the commander-in-chief
| Fourteen ofIiCers-elect will take their
| examinations for new commissions in
| BrattlebOro at $50 Tuesday, Feb 4.
among the number being f. ]. Water
man, captain, and e. w. Gibson, first
| lieutenant, of company l.
w. II. Minor has sold his one-half
interest in the Valley Grain company
to Cutler Brothers of North Will
braham. Mass, his partners. Mr..
Minor will assume the active manage
ment of the Peel Remedy company be-
ginning Feb, 1st and will devote his
attention entirely to this very promis-
ing business. A stock company will
he formed i'm which several monument