Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-01-16

The ladies' association of the Con
gregatonal church will serve a sup
per next Wednesday at o'clock.
The work of filling in the wing
walls on the east end of the Connec
! ticut river bridge will not be under
taken until spring
The semi-annual meeting of the
| directors of the Vermont Loan &
| Trust company was held in the local
office yesterday.
There was a large attendance at
the Mothers meeting in the Congre
gational church Wednesday, when
Mrs. c. p Spencer gave a fine pa
per on The Value of Hobbies in a
Childs Life"
Dr. and Mrs. C. G.. Wheeler enter.
tanned about 60 members of the Ep-
worth League at their home last
evening A variety of games were
played and refreshments were served,
making the evening pass very pleas.
antly.
A party of about 80 went from Brat
tleboro to Dummerston on a sleigh
ride Tuesday evening to attend a
ladies' night meeting of Evening Star
Grange. The fourth degree was eX.
emplified by the ladies and an inter
esting program was given.
The married men of the Swedish
| Lutheran church held a sociable and
entertainment in their church Tues
day evening, when an interesting pro
! gram of addresses and recitations
was given. The receipts were about
| SIG.
Sheriff Wilson l.. Lowell of Spring
! field. Windsor county, just appointed
| to Office by the Governor in place of
| ID. c. Jones. deceased, appeared be-
| fore Judge Tyler this morning and
| took the oath of Office and gave his
| official bond. Mr.. Lowell held the
Office ten years ago and is considered
one of the best officers in the state.
Lawyer Clarke c. Fits. as counsel
| for the Employers Liability Assur-
ance company of London. has brought
suit against O'Brien & Sheehan of
New York. the contractors who built
the Rutland-Canadian railroad, and
has trusteed the Rutland railroad and
p. w. Clement, to recover $4,000 in
premiums due on liability assurance.
The suit is returnable in the United
States court. Mr.. Fits was in Rut.
aand yesterday in connection with
this suit.
The basket ball game scheduled to
take place next Friday night between
the y. NJ. c. A. and University of
Vermont teams will not begin until
$40 O'Clock. Friday night being the
church prayer meeting night. The
y. NJ c. y. is scheduled to play the
foil aaNafY III 1,
Greenfield the 18TH in the local
league the 21st; with the University
of Vermont the 23rd: at Saxtons
River the 26th at Keene, with the
Keene town team, the Goth; in the
local league the 31st.
H. Wesley Edwards. AZ, died at the
Brattleboro Retreat Wednesday after
a long Illness with cancer. The
funeral will be held at Bonds under.
taking rooms at 100 o'clock today
Rev +. T. Mathison, rector of the
Episcopal church, officiating The
body will be placed in the vault in
the Prospect Hill cemetery. Mr.
Edwards was born in Brattleboro and
was a son of Willard and Lucy Miner
Edwards. He lived several years in
Leyden. Mass. but the greater part
of his life was spent in Brattleboro.
Formerly he was employed by the Es-
tey Organ company. He is survived
by his father, who lives in Spring
field, Mass. brother, George f. Ed
wards Of Springfield. and a sister,
Miss Jennie Edwards of Brattleboro.
The Corporators of the Brattleboru
Savings bank held their annual meet
ing in the banking rooms yesterday
forenoon President +. L. Waterman
presiding. After the usual reports
the old board of officers was reelected.
They are as follows Trustees. II. II.
Wheeler l.. f. Adams. +. w. Melendy.
{. W. Wyman, j. l.. Martin. c. a. IIar-
ris. F. X. Barrows, S. e. Lawton. f. L. .
Waterman. II. p. Wellman and J.
Harry Estey: president. +. l.. Water
man; vice president. F. X. Barrows;
treasurer, c. A. Harris; assistant
treasurer. J. c. Dewitt; board of in
vestment. F. X. Barrows, f. L. Water |
man. l.. F. Adams, c. w Wyman and
c. A. Harris. Two new corporators /
were elected, c. l.. Stickney and j. /
Gray Estey. to fill vacancies caused |
by the removal from town of C. D. /
Whitman and the death of Gen. j. j. /
Estey. At > o'clock the annual din |
ner to the corporators was served in /
the Brooks House.
The attendance of the stockholders !
was smaller than usual at the annual |
meeting of the Grange Store, held |
Wednesday afternoon. The report of |
Alison Harris, manager, showed the |
store to be in a highly satisfactory
condition. The business the past
year was upwards of $4S. 900, an in
crease of $1,000 as compared with the
previous year. The stockholders
bought goods valued at $4,000 during
the year \ dividend of five per
cent on the stock was declared, also
a dividend of six per cent on the
trade of the members. These Off
GERS We're elected: Directors, T. j. B.
Cudworth. o. T. Ware, A. Marshall.
c. S. Hopkins and j. C. Dewitt: au-
ditors, w II. Bracket, NJ. l. Reed and
G. E. Crowell. The annual meeting
of the Grange Block association was
held the same afternoon. This or
ganization has paid $400 on the mort
gage the past year. and at this meet
ing declared a dividend of three per
cent. The old officers were reelected
as follows; Directors, r. j. b. Cud-
worth, w. F. Goddard, w. f. Banks,
p. S. Eames and NJ. |. Reed; auditors.
w. II. Bracket, NJ /, Reed and f. e.
Mather.
The National Bank Meetinos