Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-02-13

Rev. w. y. jackson OF DummerStOn
will occupy the pulpit in the Congre-
gational church next Sunday in ex-
change with Rev II. H. Miles.
large number of Brattleboro peo-
pie are planning to attend the festi-
val at Vernon Thursday evening, Feb.
10. which will be given by the ladies'
circle.
The United States Daughters of
1912 will hold a social and sale of use
full and fancy articles at the residence
of Mrs. II. f. Bond Saturday after
noon, March IA. from to & o'clock.
Broad Brook Grange will give their
annual sugar supper and dance this
(Friday) evening in Grange hall,
Guilford Centre. \. II. Hines will
prompt for dancing. All are cordially
invited
G. T.. Gilman came home from a
western trip Tuesday morning bring
ing two carloads of horses, which he
offers for sale at his Elliot street
stables. The lot consists of ten
pairs of well matched horses. and the
balance are good single horses.
Mrs. f. c. Adams gave a sleigh ride
last evening to the members of her
class of young men in the COngrega-
tonal Sunday school. They went to
Newfane, where a fine chicken-nie
supper was served by Landlord Burke
The party returned about 11.30 o'clock.
There will be a meeting of the Brat
tleboro Woman's club at the Brooks
House Wednesday afternoon, Feb. Is,
at $50 o'clock. The meeting will
take the form of a musicale and the
paper by Miss Stewart on The Music
of Negroes will be interspersed with
illustrated music.
Mrs. Hannah S. Colburn. a devoted
Unitarian. who died i'm Leominster,
Mass. a few days ago. bequeathed
several thousand dollars to her friends
in that denomination. Among the
legatees are Rev. J. b. Green, who will
receive two bank books, and his
daughter, Mrs. Nellie Brasor of Brat
tieboro, who will receive $500.
The Young Peoples Home Mission
circle of the Methodist church will
hold valentine party at the parson-
age. - High street. tomorrow even
ing. A general invitation is extend
ed, and an enjoyable time is confident
ly expected Home made confection-
cry and lemonade will be on sale. in
the interest of the work of the circle
d. f. Bracket had his left hand
laCerated by a saw at the Estey or
gan plant Friday noon. The end of
one finger was cut off and two other
fingers We're badly cut. \ wound also
was made on the inside of the hand.
Stitches We're taken in dressing the
wound. Mr. Bracket had been at
work but short time, having been
confined to his home by illness.
An item in New York financial
despatch this week says: 1T is re-
ported that w. c. Whitney of this city
has acquired a controlling interest in
the Tonopah Mining company, which
owns the best producing mines at
Tonapah, New. The property has al
ready yielded several million dollars"
This is the mine in which John F.
Anderson holds a leading interest.
A communication from NJ. w.
Brooks of Townshend was published
in the Boston Globe Monday. stating
in substance that Mr. Brooks had a
violin bearing the name "Antonius
Stradivarius Cromoneufis, Fariebat.
Ammo 1886" Many people have been
led to believe that they were, owners
of genuine "Strads" by this same in
scription. Several of these instru-
ments are owned in Brattleboro. but
they are limitations pure and simple.
and are worth only a nominal price.
1t may be. however, that Mr. Brooks's
instrument is one of the original
make
I. Warren Pratt, 90. died Friday af-
ternoon at his home on Myrtle street.
after short illness with pneumonia
He appeared at one time to be recOv-
ering, but contracted a cold. which
caused a relapse. Mr. Pratt was
teamster, and was employed a long
time by the late f. f. Stockwe11. He
leaves a widow, who was Miss Eta
Wood, and an adopted daughter Mrs.
Elsie Goodell of Brattleboro. The
funeral was held at the house at 3
o'clock Sunday, Rev. H. r. Miles ofil.
ciating. The body was taken to
Oakham, Mass, Monday morning
for burial
The Massachusetts senate passed.
last Monday. in concurrence, the bill
permitting the Connecticut River rail
road company to acquire the stock of
the Vermont Valley railroad There
was opposition to the bill, on the
ground that it might be a scheme for
Stock-watering. and the Boston Herald
reports Senator Munroe as saying dur
ing the discussion that: THE Yer
mont Valley road was % miles long.
like the neck of a bottle
between Bellows Falls and Windsor |
VT etc. Probably geographical ac-
curacy wasn't an essential in this |
whatever did the SEN
ator mean by the neck of a bottle" |
in this connection?
Lewis A. Gregg. of the firm of Nor |
lis Gregg, manager of the firms |
store in Greenfield, has taken the |
agency of the Tabard Inn library for
he counties of Franklin. Hampshire |
and Berkshire. Negotiations are in |
progress for the sale of the Greenfield |
store, and when that is accomplished |
Mr.. Gregg will move to Springfield,
establishing a central Office in that
,ity The Tabard Inn library is un-
Ter the same management as the
8ooklovers' library, and it is growing
1t rapid rate. Mr.. Gregg will be
)aid salary. besides a commission
IN new business. He will appoint
ub agents and have general over
sight of their work. For the present
lie will retain his interest in the Brat
leboro store. The need of outdoor
in consideration of his