Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-02


evening.
The l. of G. H. Ryder's house on
South Main street is being raised one
story, making it two stories high.
S. w. Edgett & Co. have sold for
w. A. Faulkner of Boston his meadow
farm in Northfeld Mass, to a. w.
Ward of Westminster.
The ball game which was to have
been played by the Y. NJ. c. A. and
Hnsdale teams Saturday on the island
was postponed on account of rain.
Mrs. Albert H. Hall of Central street
has bought the j. H. Allen house on
Highland avenue and has rented it to
Cyrus Ramsdell, who has moved there
from is Prospect street.
There are three vacancies in the list
of sergeants in company |. and last
evening a special examination was
held under instructions from Col.
Estey. for promotions to fill the va
cancies.
Miss Miriam Howard entertained II
of her young friends Tuesday, the
occasion of her 18th birthday anniver-
sary. Refreshments were served
and the guests presented the young
hostess number of pretty gifts.
Mrs. Susan s. Fessenden of Massa
chusetts, a speaker of national rep
utaton, who is making a lecture tour
4 through this state under the auspices
( of the Vermont Woman Suffrage as
sociation, will speak in Brattleboro
this evening.
! The trustees of the Brattleboro Free
ono
Der. a graduate of the DreXel lnsti-
| tute of Philadelphia, to succeed Miss
/ Perry as librarian. The Drexel In
stitute Is recognized as one of the
best schools for librarians in the
country.
The Wantastiquet golf links will be
opened for play Tuesday. May 10.
Tea will be served at the club house
from 3 to ;. The club dance will be
held in the evening at the Brooks
House. Members may invite out of
town friends by giving names to the
secretary.
The annual village meeting will
open in Festival hall next Tuesday at
Q O'Clock and will continue until ?
o'clock. The Australian system of
voting will be used The printed bal
lots contain two lists of the same of
ficers. two identical lists having been
filed with the village clerk.
Miss Hazel Cobb. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs c. l.. Cobb of Pearl street
entertained a merry party of 10 girl
playmates Saturday afternoon in OBJ
servance of her 10th birthday ami
versary. A fine supper was served at
o'clock. The guests presented the
young hostess several pretty gifts.
Brattleboro High school was beaten
% to by Vermont Academy at Sax
tons River Monday. The High school
boys took the lead with four runs in
the first inning and maintained 1t un-
til the fourth inning. when heavy hit
ting by the Academy players and loose
fielding by the High school allowed -
runs to be scored in one inning The
academy players made four home runs
during the game.
Mary Howe will give a concert in the
Auditorium on Thursday. May %, and
will have the assistance of the Main
string quartet of Boston. Mary Hown
has just closed a contract with Prof.
VIM. r. Chapman the famous New
York manager and conductor for his
fall season of festivals. in which she
will take part as the leading soprano
, sooist The festivals will be held in
Burlington, Portland and Bangor, Me.
. Manchester, y. H.. Potsdam. y. Y.
Halifax. n. S. and st. John. n. b.
The anniversary exercises of the Y
, NJ. c. \. will be held next Sunday af
, ternoon and evening. At 1 O'Clock
f there will be addresses in the Metho
dist church by w. ID. Fellows. secre
2 tary of the association in Worcester
Mass and w. f. Maylott secretary OF
the Keene association. In the even
ing a union service will be held al
2 1880 o'clock in the Congregations
: church in this village, when Mr.. Eel
| lows will speak, In West Brattleboro 9
-. union service will be held in the Con
!. gregational church at O'clock wheT
= Mr. Maylott will speak. A male quar-
2 tet will sing at the afternoon service
: and at the evening service in Wes
r Brattleboro.
, The Bennett & Mouton repertoire
dramatic company, VINO made very
| favorable impression in Brattleboro
year ago, Lave been giving nightly per
+ formances in the Auditorium sine,
Monday A large audience saw tn,
first perfo nance. "A Slaves Re
= venge," wien special inducements
were offered, and the audiences sine,
, then have been of fair size. On Tues
:, day evening and Wednesday after
noon The Pride of Kerry" was given
Wednesday nights performance wa
. The Queen OF Chinatown" last nigh
), "A Daughter of the South" was given
4 Tonight's play will be The Mask o
4 Life" tomorrow afternoon orphan
: of New York" tommorw evening lou
:. in the Streets The company car
q ries its own orchestra, and everything
a considered the acting is satisfactory
q The specialties are particularly good
q especially Madam Flower, the bronz
Melba, whose powerful soprano voic
+. has almost an unlimited range an
n never wavers from the true pitch.
Lawyer a. c. Spencer was in Yves
n WardsbOro Tuesday as counsel 70
/, the defendant in the suit of Fanni
e Hall VS.. F. l.. Ellis, which was a
It action for assumpsit to recover 81
If which was claimed to be due for hay
s. but which Ellis claimed had beel
e paid. The case was not tried, bu
was left to a referee, Leon Stockel
l. Mr.. Spencer objecting to the appeal
y ance of Mr.. Snyder, counsel for tn
u plaintiff, under a recent opinion of tn
late Chief Justice Taft. which saws
S can unqualified person in his practic
d is not under oath. That Is sufficien