Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-03

held next Monday night.
A merry party of the Brooks House
diningroom girls enjoyed a sleighride
to South Newfane and return last
evening.
Wednesday being the feast of the
circumcision mass was celebrated at
. o'clock in st. Michaels Roman
Catholic church
The young ladies' sodality of the Ro-
man Catholic church are rehearsing
THE Old Maids Convention" to be
presented some time before Lent.
The Crystal Springs Ice company
has repaired it's dam which was wash
ed out last week The pond has filled
again. and the company expects to
harvest ice next week.
A surprise watch party was held at
the home Of Charles Evans on Maple
street Tuesday evening about 20 peo-
pie being present. Music, dancing,
games, etc. made mp pleasant even
ing
l.. H. Richardson and o. O. Ware
have decided to rebuild the Stockwell
livery stable building. destroyed by
fire several weeks ago. Mr.. Stockwell
will continue his livery business in tho
new building.
Carni, who lowered the track record
in Brattleboro July A. was one of the
starters in the six-day bicycle race
in Boston, but had a tumble and his
physician would not allow him to con-
tinue in the race.
The annual pew rental at the Uni
versalist church was held last even
ing. when about the usual number Of
pews were sold. The rental was pre-
coded by a chicken-pie supper which
was enjoyed by a large number.
A hearing is in progress today in
the suit of George Atkinson VS.. Mrs.
Bert Miller to recover a balance of
about SIS for a job of painting. II. G.
Barber is counsel for the plaintiff and
F. d. Stowe for the defendant.
John Smith of West Dummerston.
who was struck in the side by an iron
bar two years ago, while at work at
. Y.
Lynch's hospital yesterday. having
had a hemorrhage as a result OF the
accident.
\ New Years reception to the mem
bers and friends Of the Episcopal
church was held in Red Mems hall
Wednesday evening which was at
tended by large number. Refresh
ments We're served and games were
played which We're enjoyed by both
children and adults
These games have been played this
week in the Wheel clubs tournament:
Three ball billiards, Bacon 80. Foster
IS; pool. Putnam co. Dewitt IS;
Thompson 60. Corser 81: Thompson
co, Harris 40 W \. Perry has won
his class in three ball billiards. and
Thompson and Wood are class win
ners in pool.
hearing was begun yesterday be-
fore United States Commissioner Mer-
rill of Rutland, referee. in the case
OF Charles Bartlett. VS.. d. p. Prescott.
which has been in the county court
one or two terms. The suit involves
some $1,000 and is a dispute over a
lumber job, Mr.. Prescott claiming that
the plaintiff did not fulfil his contract.
The hearing occupied all of yesterday
afternoon and is in progress today in
the office of Waterman & Martin. The
attorneys engaged are Martin and Glib
son for the plaintiff and Fits and
Schwenk for the defendant
These officers OF Oasis Encampment
were installed last evening by District
Deputy Grand Patriarch George F.
Putnam of Springfield, this state:
c. p, F. E. Perry; H. p, H. Joy:
5. w, a. w. Roel; j. W.. E. R.
Thayer; s., c. G. Endlich; F. s., d. W.
Tenney; treasurer, ID. McGillivray;
o. s., H. S. Ransom; j. S. II. Slater:
guide a. F. Rhode; first watch, w. E.
Coombs; second watch, f. Z. Young:
third watch, Dana Yeaw; fourth
watch, Frank Wright; guards of tent.
John Cain and NJ. d. Batchelder. Past
Grand Patriarch G. II. lockwood Of
Springfield was present.
The Brattleboro High school class
of 1901 held reunion at the home of
Miss Ethel Knight on Oak street Fri
day evening, % of the 81 members of
the class being present. The donkey
game was the principal amusement.
Arthur Willard winning the prize.
Refreshments We're served and the
party broke up about II o'clock. The
class of 1900 held a reunion in Red
Mems hall Saturday night, 20 members
being present. The class ode was
sung and the class history and the
class prophecy were read. Refresh.
ments were served, after which there
was dancing until 11.3O o'clock, Mrs.
McLane playing the piano.
Eugene Frost has brought suit
through Bacon & Hooker against the
town of Brattleboro for $500 for dam,
ages sustained at his ice pond below
the Estey organ factories. Mr.. Frost
alleges that the servants of the town
so altered and re-made Maple street
that the water collecting there was
diverted from, its natural course and
washed a large quantity of earth,
stones and rubbish into his ice pond.
making it unproductive and mourning
large expense in clearing away said
stones, earth and rubbish. He sets
forth that he constructed drains sufi-