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

John G. BAKER bought three hand
some family driving horses while in
Plymouth, N. H., last week.
The meeting which was to have
been held in Rutland Wednesday foI
the purpose of organizing a state Y
M. G. A. athletic association was
given up on account of lack of inter
est.
A flock of wild geese was heard
passing over the village soon after 10
o'clock Tuesday evening. They were
evidently pursuing their migratory
fight due north in the bright moon
light.
Several anglers have tried their luck
within few days in the Massachu-
sets and New Hampshire streams
Charles Horton and Fred c. Gale made
the best catch reported getting IL
trout weighing 12 pounds, the larg-
est specimen turning the scales at
! II ounces.
The subscribers sale of tickets for
! the Catholic Union minstrels opened
at the box Office Saturday evening.
People began to form in line at l
o'clock and by night the line extended
/ past the street entrance. The sale
closed about II o'clock, by which
| time the main floor and first balcony
| had been sold solid Each person
was limited to 10 tickets.
A hearing was begun Saturday fore
noon before Justice Frank Stowe in
| the case of p. Fleming against Frank
Larrow, but during the noon hour the
case was settled. The suit was
brought to recover about $50. Mr.
Fleming claiming that when Larrow
moved from the plaintiffs house he
took with him a range which was a
permanent fixture in the tenement,
converting it to his own use. The
defendant claimed that he bought the
| range
All those who participated in the
Catholic Minstrel show were given a
banquet at Flagg's cafe after the per-
Torrance. The banquet lasted until
about / o'clock after which brief
remarks were made by NJ. j. Moran,
president of the Union, Z. J. Fenton.
chairman of the minstrel committee,
and p. J. Mulvaney. under whose di-
ection the performance was given. A
half-tone cut of the members of the
minstrel committee and an account of
the performance appeared in the Bos-
! ton Globe yesterday
The door of the old Westminster
| court house was brought from West
minister Monday by DR.. II. ID. Holton
and is now one of the historical pos
sessions of the Bratleboro Free libra
ry. The old court house was the
scene of the Westminster massacre,
in which was shed the first blood of
the Revolutionary war. For many
years the door has been in the house
of DR.. Hoton's aunt, Mrs. Stoddard,
that and other parts of the court
house being used in the construction
| of Mrs. Stoddard's house.
In regard to the project to build a
dam across the Connecticut river the
Brattleboro spondent of the
Springfield Sunday Republican said:
The Boston & Maine railroad has in
the past offered objections to the
move. but those interestd are now as
sured that the railroad company will
not longer oppose. The International
Paper company has become somewhat
| interested. in the project. That com
pany is contemplating new mills and
is seriously considering the feasibil-
| ty of Brattleboro as location. if
water power can be obtained"
The 18th anniversary of the Young
Mems Christian association will be
held Sunday, May 4. A service for
men will be held in the Methodist
church at 4 O'Clock, which will be adj
dressed by w. d. Fellows. secretary of
the Fall River. Mass. association, and
w. f. Maylott secretary of the Keene
association. In the evening a union
service will be held in the Congrega-
tional church, addressed by Mr.. Eel
lows. and a union service will be held
in the Congregational church in West
Brattleboro, addressed by Mr.. Maylot.
Special music will be furnished.
The Springfield, Mass. association
of the Sons and Daughters of Yer
mont held its annual entertainment
and sugar-eat in the Memorial build
ing in that city Tuesday evening.
The attendance was the largest in
several years. The affair was de-
lightfully informal, and there was a
family feeling among the many rep
resentatives from the Green Noun
tain state. Brattleboro was best
represented of any one Vermont town.
the sons and daughters of Brattleboro
| huNlhS q tdblc ny themselves III the
banquet hall. and not all of them
were able to gather round it, The
first part of the evening was taken
up with an entertainment
Mrs. Nellie C. Cooley, AZ, wife of
| Edward S. Cooley, died Monday at
her home on Chestnut street after
an illness of six years or more with
septicemia She was born in Gull
ford May 70, 1858, and was a daughter
of Timothy Rose and Ellen Sykes.
| Upon her marriage to Mr.. Cooley she
came to Brattleboro and lived several
/ years on Clark street. She after
ward lived in the Downer house on
Canal street, going from there to Es-
teyville. She is survived by her moth
er, one son. Carl, and one sister, Mrs.
George p. Miller of Guilford, besides
her husband. The funeral was held
at the house at 100 O'clock Wednes-
dav, Rev. E. c. Fisher of Guilford
officiating. The BODY was taken to
| Guilford for burial. Mrs Cooley was
woman of estimable character but
on account of her illness she was I'M
| able to take an active part in affairs
outside of her home.
"Out of the Fold" Somewhat Dissap-
pointing.
After having seen Toll Gate Inn"
by Langdon Mccormick. the perfor-
nance of "Out of the Fold" by the
| same authOr which was oiVan in tho