Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-14

meeting III the Y. NJ. I. a. rooms next
Sunday
The vestry of the Methodist church
is being handsomely decorated by
Artist w. X. Stuart.
Fred c. Adams was elected librarian
of the Congregational Sunday school
last Sunday to succeed Alfred S.
Thompson, resigned.
The loss by fire on the house Of
Mrs. Lois Whitney of Brookline has
been adjusted this week by c. f. II.
Jenne's agency at $3.50.
The Rudyard Kiping place, which
has been for some time in the real es-
tate agency of w. NJ. Ostrander of
Philadelphia, is now in the hands of
a. V. May of Brattleboro.
Rev. J. p. Marvin Of Winchester
n. H.. brother of Rev II. X. Marvin
of Brattleboro, has resigned his pres
ent charge to accept a pastOrate in
Stafford, Conn, about April !.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the congregational church will hold
an entertainment and sociable in the
vestry on Saturday night of next week,
Washingtons birthday anniversary.
W. D. Stockwel has sold his house
on the road off Greenleaf street in
West Brattleboro to Willis Scales Of
Celsea this state Mr.. Scales has
taken possession and is furnishing
the house.
A subordinate lodge of Odd Fellows
will be instituted in Highgate next
Monday evening. making the Goth
lodge of the order in Vermont l.. J.
Retting expects to be present at the
institution
Rev. H. r. Miles will give lecture
on Germany in the congregational
church next Tuesday evening under
the auspices of the Fessenden Helping
Hand society. The lecture will be IL
lustrated with stereopticon.
The warrant for the coming town
meeting will contain an article to see
| if the town will vote to appropriate
$1j for the construction of stairs from
the Frost meadow up the hill in front
of the Estey organ factories.
1t is stated that the Household Pub
fishing company Cpresent publishers
of the Household went into the hands
of "A receiver Feb. s. but that the
| financial difficulties of the company
will probably be adjusted and the pub
LEGATION of the paper continued.
The first of series of social dances
| by Company |. Vermont National
Guard was held in Grange hall Tues
day evening. About 80 couples at
tended. The music was furnished By
Hines and Knapp of Brattleboro and
Clapp of Millers Falls, clarinet.
The body of w. c. Snow. who died
in Palatka. Fla, last week was
brought to Brattleboro Monday The
| funeral was held at the house of Mr.
Shows brother-in-law. G. A. Boyden
at . o'clock. Rev. f. T. Mathison Off
ciating. The burial was in the Pros
pect Hill cemetery.
Rev H. r. Miles will give a lecture
for the benefit of the Fessenden Help
ing Hand society on Tuesday even
ing. Feb. IS. at o'clock at the Con
gregatonal church. His subject will
be Highways and By-ways in Eu-
rope The talk will be illustrated by
stereopticon views of Germany.
Switzerland and Holland
Reed Brothers of Winhall are try
ing to make contract with the proper
railroad officials to have shipped over
the Brattleboro & Whitehall railroad
| 10000 feet of lumber a day for six
years. Excluding Sundays this con
tract would provide for shipping over
| 10000, 600 feet, which would make the
| biggest job the railroad ever contract
ed for. Reed Brothers bought last
| autumn over 5000 acres of timber in
Winhall and Stratton of Jennings &
Buffum of Winchester, n. II.
Frank Larrow. for several years pro-
| prietor of the Brooks House barber
shop, has disposed of the shop and
| has leased the Broad Brook House in
Guilford, which has been closed for
some time. He will have the hotel re-
| paired at once and will move his fam
| lily there the coming spring. He in
| tends to put in barber chair and will
| keep two or three horses for livery
purposes. James Allen. who has been
employed in the barber shop, has
leased it and will take possession next
Monday.
The Vermont State Court, Catholic
Order of Foresters. held a meeting in
| Vergennes Tuesday, at which John
Calvin state chief ranger, and T. A.
Austin. one of the STATE directors.
were present. committee with
| Chief Ranger Calvin as chairman was
appointed to have charge of a move
ment for the formation of a state fed
Grafton of Catholic societies. The
order is in flourishing condition
with 5000 members, and in the past
year $4,000 has been paid for the relief
of sick members in this jurisdiction
| The next meeting of the state court
| will be held in BrattlebOro the second
| Tuesday in August.
The ladies of Vernon will hold a
| Festival of the Senses at Whithed's
hall next Friday evening, Feb. 81. A
| chickenpie supper will be served
An entertainment will be given early
in the evening by a party of young
men from Springfield, Mass, after
which good music will be furnished
for dancing. The ladies will endeavor
to have the festival attractive and en-
| joyable. A cordial invitation is eX-
tended to all. Trains are expected to
stop at Central Park. Otherwise
guests coming by train will be fur
nished transportation from Vernon
station to the hall and return.
The powerful melodrama "Toll
| Gate Inn" a war romance of the time
of the Battle of Bennington, was pre-