Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-17

C. E. GRAHAM has received his second
class license. He expects to begin busi-
ness at once.
There was a large attendance at the
dance given by protective Grange We'd
nesday evening.
S. O. Miner has sold to Mr.. and Mrs.
j. G. Stafford a building lot north of
their new house, also several acres of
land in the rear of the lot.
regular meeting OF the International
Sunshine society Brattleboro branch /,
will be held with Mrs. j. E. Hall on Cha
| pin street Friday afternoon, April "a, at
o'clock
/ Edwin f. Larrabee of Halifax has been
/ adjudged bankrupt. His debts are S12S4
and his assets $ll30, including real estate
valued at $500. His secured debts
amount to $1079 and his unsecured debts
/ to s175.
Mrs Abby Smell Burnell. whose imper-
/ sonatiOn of high caste Hindu woman
/ has been received with enthusiasm by
/ large audiences elsewhere, will appear in
| that character at the Baptist chapel Fri
day evening, April "a, at 7.3O o'clock.
/ Mrs Arthur Simondss class of boys in
the Baptist Sunday school gave her a
surprise visit Wednesday evening at her
new home on Canal street. They pre-
scented her with a silver lettuce fork
/ The evening was spent with various
]
! cial diversions.
/ DR.. and Mrs. H. L. Waterman gave
progressive heart party at their home
on Easter Monday. The ladies' first
/ prize won by Mrs. A. +. Schwenk.
the mems by j. c. Dewitt. Mrs. Holden
secured the ladies' consolation prize. and
| the mems consolation went to W. F.
Root.
Mrs Jennie b. Powers, agent of the
humane society, was in Dummerston
yesterday where she killed a horse own
ed by Mr.. Severance. The animal was
very old. lame. blind and CALLED She
went today to Putney. where she has
/ been sent to Investigate n case by re-
quest of the state society.
John Marlborough of Saxtons River.
/ the young man who had his hands sawed
of in Putney recently. will go to New
York about May l to have artificial
hands fitted. He will be accompanied
by his uncle, John Strand of Brattleboro
Mr.. Strand will spend Sunday with his
nephew in Saxtons River.
ID. l. Herrick's horse was stabbed
Tuesday evening In w. f. Easons barn
on Green street, the flooring of which
gave way and the animal fell nine feet
to the cellar. In order to release the
horse tunnel was constructed from
without. through which it was taken
] Wednesday morning. apparently unin-
jured. after its uncomfortable nights
/ lodging.
Wantastiquet lodge of odd Fellows will
confer the initiatory degree upon four
/ candidates Monday evening The lodge
will observe the Ath anniversary with
/ appropriate exercises on Wednesday
evening. April -. on Sunday, April %,
members will attend church in a body at
/ the Congregational church in West Brat
teboro, leaving the east village at 10
o'clock.
IIutl' ola In h.. Do, tRef
school held their annual supper last
evening. Sixty persons We're seated at
the tables in the church parors. The
program included instrumental music
by Miss Lucia Foster, a reading by Miss
Fuller. remarks by Rev. Mr.. Lawson
and MIR. Hawley and "A variety of games.
The occasion was greatly enjoyed,
The ladies' missionary and aid society
of the Baptist church held their annual
meeting yesterday and elected these Of
ficers: President. Mrs. II. p. Wellman;
vice president. Mrs. G. b. Lawson; Sec
rotary, Mrs. f. L. Smith; treasurer Mrs.
l.. j. Rettng; chairman of the hospital
! ity committee, Mrs. Frances Bemis; of
the foreign missionary committee Miss
Alice Phillips: of the home missionary
committee. Mrs. /. o. p. Smith.
The Young Peoples Home Missionary
society of the Methodist church held a
meeting in the vestry Monday evening.
vided into two sections with the under
standing that the section securing the
most new members in given time
should be given a supper by the other
section. Cold water and tooth picks
were served for the first course, but bet
ter things were in store and ample JUS
tice was done them.
THE Ladies of Crawford" a dramatiza-
ton of Mrs, Gaskell's well known novel,
was presented in Grange hall last even
ing under the auspices of the Fessenden
Helping Hand society of the Congrega-
tional church. The young women who
took part deserve credit for their work
and the play merited a larger audience
than was present. Between the acts |
shrub and seed cakes We're served by
members of the society in costume The |
cast of characters was as announced |
last week.
The Central Vermont Railway company
has just bought three big locomotives
from the Schenectady works. They will !
haul loads 30 per cent. larger than any |
engines ever before used on the New |
London Northern division. The lines of |
the Central Vermont system have for |
some time been badly congested by |
freight, and the available rolling stock
of the company has been inadequate
wholly to relieve the situation. The com
pany is now steadily improving and ex
banding its equipment.
Il. j, Heaphy, porter at the Brooks
House, has made application to the board
of licence commissioners for first and
second class licenses to sell Intoxicating
liquors al the Brooks House A public
hearing on the application will be held
In the selectmen's room Saturday, May
g at $50 o'clock. Mr.. Heaphy has made
application for a lease of the Brooks
House, but no lease has been given, and
of course the question of his taking IL
censes. provided he is able to get them.
depends upon the outcome of his nego-
tiations with the hotel proprietors. g..
The board of license commissioners will
hold public hearing in the office of the
selectmen at 730 o'clock tomorrow even
ing on the application of Sadie A. Turner
for license of the first class to sell in
toxicating liquors in the Brattleboro
House; on the application of, T. Frank
Turner. of the American House. for a
first class license; on the application of
John p. Sargent, of the Merose Hotel,
for third class license, and on the APP
plication of George A. Eels and Edward
G. Frost, partners in the Valley Bottling
company, for second and fourth class Ii
censes to sell liquors in the building on
Flat street owned by Mrs. Elbridge f.