Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-21

urday. Feb %.
The infant daughter of DR.. and Mrs
George B. Hunter of West Brattleboro
died Tuesday.
A reunion of the High school class
of go will be held with Miss Minnie
Scott next Tuesday evening.
At meeting of Fort Dummer Royal
Arch chapter last week Thursday
night the Most Excellent and Royal
Arch degrees were eXemplfied by
Grand Lecturer ID. A. Elliot as p. S.
Tomorrow being the anniversary of
Washington's birthday. the post-ofIice
will be open only from to IL and
from to o'clock. The carriers
will make the morning delivery only.
Col. f. F. Holbrook appeared as
champion of the scheme for making
Broad street teaming route at the
aldermanic hearing in Boston last
week. Capt. j. NJ Upton was one of
those who opposed the scheme, and
his remark to Col Holbrook Il know
you have something at stake" has
been commented upon by all of the
Boston newspapers.
this winter in Brattleboro and vicinity.
A large buck crossed to Vermont from
the New Hampshire shore just above
West River recently, and then followed
the railroad track to the cottages OPP
posite the Goodall property Here
dog took the trail of the buck, which
bounded over the fence, through the
lots. back to the river. then across
t1., ;,,, a,NI he, cot, ~
A delegation of Brattleboro Royal
Arch Masons will attend the district
meeting in Windsor next Thursday.
invitations to which have been sent
/ out by o. r. Marsh. ID. ID. G.. II. p.
| The district includes Windsor. Bellows
| Falls, Brattleboro. Woodstock. Spring
field and White River Junction. Da-
vid H. Elliot of Brattleboro. grand
lecturer, and Daniel S. Danforth,
grand high priest, will be present.
The regular meeting of the Brattle-
! boro Woman's club set for Feb. 81
| has been postponed to Monday even
ing. Feb. "a. at the Baptist chapel at
8. This will be a joint session of the
club. The subject is THE Art of
| Music" Miss Emma Gregg will read
paper on Wagner Mrs. Dewitt will
give reading from Lohengrin, and
Mrs. Webster will read from Tam,
hauser. Several soloists will assist
/ in the program.
Miss Helen A. Whittier will lecture
| before the joint session of the Brat
tleboro Womans club on civil Service
Reform" at the Brooks House parlors
| Friday evening, Feb. 20, at $50
o'clock. Miss Whittier is ce-presi-
dent of the Massachusetts state fed
Grafton of Woman's clubs, representing
the civil service reform committee of
the Massachusetts state federation
and the Woman's Auxiliary of the
| civil service reform association. Every
one interested in the subject is cor
| daily invited to attend.
The Greenfield Gazette published
| last week the few articles of forma.
| ton of the Greenfield. Deerfield and
| Northampton Street Railway company,
| which proposes to build railway
from South Deerfeld opposite the
Bloody Brook hotel, through Deerfield
and Whately into Main street Hat,
| field. This will be a connecting link
| between the lines now running from
Greenfield and Northampton. The
| two largest subscribers to shares are
Edward c. Crosby of Brattleboro and
| NJ. A. Coolidge of Fitchburg 30 each.
The fire department was called out
about 10 o'clock Sunday morning by
an alarm from box SO. near Milestone
bridge. The fire was in the pumping
house east of the railroad station and
was caused by the explosion of gas
ollne vapors. The damage was slight.
the flames being easily eXtinguished by
the combination chemical engine and
hose wagon The pumping house is sit
uated near the Swift beef house. At
the time of the fire P. Lavelle was 81.
phoning gasoline from a barrel to a
tank just outside the house Gases
accumulated in the house and became
| lgnited in some unknown way. Mr..
| Lavelle rolled the barrel. which was
then about one-third full. out of the
way and sent a boy to pull in the
alarm.
II. [. Baxter, of the firm of Baxter
Brothers. Gamers. was an enthusiastic
automobilist last summer. ana used
his machine regularly in making his
trips between the factories in Brat
tleboro Westminster and Windsor. in
addition to long runs to his home in
Brunswick. Maine. Mr. Baxter has
recently bought a Winton machine for
| $1,000. 1t is similar to the one on
which Alexander Winton made a
worlds record for the mile at Detroit.
| The gearing has been reduced to con
form to road work. The machine was
shipped last week to Savannah. Ga.
from which city Mr. Baxter and fam.
lily will start on a journey of several
weeks through the south Later the
machine will be shipped to New York.
Mr.. Baxter will then make the run in
it to Washington and spend some time
in trips to Virginia and other states.
Late in the spring he will probably
start on return trip from Washington
to Brunswick, Maine, in the automobile.
Business at the Town Meeting.
The warrant for the annual town
meeting to he held week from next
Tuesday contains Is articles. Ten
of them pertain to routine business.
including one to elect three trustees
of the Brattleboro Free library for a
term Of three wears. The tenth ar
ticle is to see if the town will vote to
indemnify Eugene Frost for damage
done to his ice pond, for the expense
or repairing, etc, on account of water
and rubbish being diverted therein
by making alterations and changes on
Maple street. Mr. Frost. as stated
in The phOaniv cavaco1 ,,,ool-. -