Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-10

c. II. Eddy has leased the Broad Brook
House i'm Guilford
the annual meeting of Columbian lodge
NO. 36 f. & a. NJ. will be held next Tues
day evening
Quonektacat tribe of Red Men conferred
the adoption degree on one candidate Fri
day evening
The Garment Workers unions monthly
meeting was held I'm Grand Army han
Monday evening, when Is members were
Initiated
The sale of tickets for the Catholic
Mon minstrel show will open at the box
office on Saturday of next week, April
lS' at o'clock in the morning.
Mrs Abby $ Burnell. impersonating a
high caste Hindoo woman, "Nenarchee,"
VII be at the Congregational church in
West Brattleboro Thursday, April %.
Marshall ID. Jackson. a jeweler in Bel
lows Falls, filed a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy yesterday. His liabilities are
1909 &c, estimated assets Sll3O of which
1890 is exempt.
In response to the call of the New Eng
land branch of the w T.. NJ. s. of the
Methodist church the local society will
observe Good Friday as a day of prayer
for missions. The regular Friday meet
ing will be in charge of the w. f. NJ S
I - iidlis tWO women ana -FOUR small chill
dren from Mortified arrived in town yes
terday on the 1l.07 train The man at
tempted to get work during the day but
was unsuccessful The party wandered
about town, and were seen late in the af-
ternoon above West river in an exhaust
ed condition. In the evening notification
was sent to Chief of Police Hall that the
people were on the common. He conduct
ed them to a lodging house where they
were given food and made comfortable
for the night. The circumstances of their
coming here will he investigated today
and they will probably be sent back to
Mortified.
An advance statement shows that the
village received the past year from all
allowances Ss,54S.20. The expenditures
have been as follows: Fire department,
N21O.lo sewers, $735. 10; lighting streets,
S5O6S.96 miscellaneous S1452 rs; salaries.
$500; police, $l1iO15; loans aA1 interest,
$33S9.45; and the cash on hand is s197l6
The amount expended for the fire depart
ment was 800 less than last year. not
wlthstanding that 5000 was spent for new
hose The item of $13j.10 for sewers Is
due largely to the extensions on South
Canal street and Longs lane where as
sessments Will be levied when certain i'm
provements Of properties are completed.
one of the motors which Machinist j
r. Rand is building for Sewall Murse's
automobile was tested yesterday with
highly satisfactory results 1t was fas-
tened TO block and developed under %
pounds of steam pressure over 1900 revolu-
tons minute. which would drive the
machine - miles an hour. The motor is
capable of still greater speed. The pow
er test shows 6-10 horse power and as
there Is a motor for each rear wheel the
total horse power of the machine is 2-1O.
Figuring in the saving in friction which
will be effected by improved mechanism
the horse power OF the Morse machine is
twice as great as the average automobile.
ME- Morse hopes to have the carriage
built and the machine all put together for
trial on the road in about three weeks.
The Catholic Union minstrel show.
which will be given Thursday evening
April 20 Will have a chorus OF IS voices.
including ~ young ladies. There will be
nearly 100 people in the production. The
management promise a strictly up-to-date
performance and have planned for a very
handsome setting for the first part. with
beautiful costumes and light effects. while
the second part will contain several novel
features never before seen on the local
stage. John J. Nolan. the well known
director and composer. Of Boston. is
coaching the performers and beginning
next week will be here permanently I'M
til the date Of the performance. A mon
ster street parade is being arranged. with
''A' = ~ - iNtS lHltllb billu III llHt. me cN-
change tickets are selling rapidly and
may be procured from members Full
particulars with program will be given
in the next issue OF The Phoenix
The union Lenten services which have
been held I'm the Baptist and Congrega-
uonal churches this week have been well
attended I'm spite of unfavorab BILE weather
conditions. They have also been very
interesting and helpful. ON Monday even
ing Rev. W. Z. jackson of Dummerston
spoke IN the Congregational vestry on
Jesus the Teacher" Rev. G. Glenn At
kins of Burlington spoke in the Congre-
gational church Tuesday evening on
"kingship Through Sacrifice" exchang-
Ing pupits with Rev II. r Miles Prof
James McConaughy of Mt Hermon spoke
in the Baptist Vestry Wednesday evening
on The Clean Life Rev. George b.
Lawson's subject in the Baptist vestry
last evening was "Gethsemane." Rev.
II. X. Miles will speak in the Baptist yes
try tonight on Fellowship in the Death
of Jesus" a union service will be held
in the Congregational church Sunday
evening at 80.