Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-01-09

The annual meeting and parish sup
per of the Unitarian society will b,
| held at Wells hall next Tuesday even
| ing. Supper will be served at $50
The probate court has granted pc
| ton of Hosea Mann jr.. for license L
sell the real estate belonging to the
| Maria Mann estate. of which he 1!
trustee, and invest the proceeds.
The mission circle will meet in the
| Universalist church parlors Thursday
| afternoon at o'clock. A barrel OF
clothing has been sent recently to the
Everyday church in Boston. and cloth
ing and money have been distributed
to needy families.
The installation of the officers OF
Dennis Rebekah lodge will be held al
the regular meeting next Tuesday
evening Mrs. Estelle Wilbur of Bel
lows Falls. district deputy president
has deputized Mrs. Susie Reach to
act as installing officer.
The officers of Ethan Allen lodge
New England Order of Protection
wera installed Tuesday evning by
Grand Secretary II. a. Bartlett Of st.
Johnsbury Following the instala-
ton a banquet was served at the
Vienna cafe. \ musical entertain
ment will be given at the next meet
ing.
Ethan Allen lodge. No. 375, n. Z.
O. p. held a banquet at the Vienna
cafe Monday night from 9 to - There
We're interesting post prandial eXer-
cises. DR.. +. r. Lynch acting as toast
master. Grand Warden Brown Of
Springfield was present. During the
evening Mr.. Spaulding past grand.
was presented with a shaving cup and
brush
The stone work on the east abut.
ment Of the Connecticut river bridge
is practically completed and carpen.
tiers employed by the bridge company
are adjusting the east end of the
bridge so that the bridge may be
opened to team travel When that
is done work will be suspended until
the spring freshet and the annual log
driTe are out of the way
f. a Chamberlain received We'd
nesday. from his brother c. O..
Chamberlain. proprietor Of the Pal.
metto House, Daytona, Fla, a banana
blossom picked from a plant growing
in the garden in the rear of the hotel
The blossom was large and perfect.
and an interesting curiosity in this
northern country. In a letter Mr..
Chamberlain said he was gathering
roses for his tables every morning.
Lawyer H. G. Barber has been in
South Londonderry all this week as
t.,
OF Smith Vs.. Alexander. The parties
in the suit are partners in general
merchandise store. They have been
in business several years and have
not kept separate accounts Smith
has sued for an accounting. He is
represented by A. Z. Cudworth. The
hearing is before O. f. Butterfield of
Wilmington.
Brattleboro lodge. No. lO2 +. q A.
NJ. has issued invitations to Column
ban lodge of Brattleboro and the
lodges in Putney. Wilmington. Hns-
dale and Mortified TO attend a special
meeting to be held Wednesday even.
ing. Jan. % when the third degree
will be conferred. District Deputy
George b. Wheeler of Bellows Falls
will be present and the Harvard male
quartet of Boston will sing After the
supper will be served.
A well known business man sawed
six cords of wood for his father in
1865. for which his father agreed to
pay him 81 cord, giving him a note
for the amount with compound inter
est The father kept the note so
that il would not get lost. and il was
Oh u, I,
came across it while looking over
some papers and documents He
paid his son the amount
due which was between $40 and $50 /
f. /. Parker, who has a job shop
IN Elliot street. has been notified by .
H. J.. Emerson. owner of the building. /
o vacate on or before April /. as Mr.. !
Emerson has decided to tear down the ,
and erect a brick building
n its place. Mr. Parker has con
luctod his job shop in its present To-
alton over 20 years. Although he has
)een having a good business Mr. Par
ier has decided not TO start a job shop
elsewhere, and will take ample time TO
lecide just what he will do.
A party of SO young people, chap
'roned by Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Haskell
md Mrs. Eta Sherwin. Went to New.
ane on a sleighride Friday night. hav-
ng supper at Landlord Burke's After
! good supper the party INDUCED in
in the dining room. to the mu-
lie of an organ. They We're disap-
'ointed in not having a hall and piano
5 had been promised them. They
eturned about l o'clock. Another
arty of IA went to Newfane the same
Nening and had supper at the County
louise, followed by dancing.
Wantastiquet lodge of Odd Fellows
cid its annual installation of officers
londay evening, District Deputy Rear
on of Ludlow being the installing
ffcer, The installation was followed
Y fine chicken-pie supper, of
hitch about 100 persons participated.
mere were also remarks for the good
the order. Following are the Off
ers, elective and appointive n. G.,
=. a. Cook; V. G., w. T. Haigh: re-
ordlng secretary, A. J. Currier; per-
lament secretary, c. l.. Cobb: treas.
rer, c. f. Sturges J. W., w. E.
combs; G., Emerson Peake |. G.,
rad Gould; o. G., A. l.. Perham;
3. S. n. G., a. W. Roel, l.. S. n. G..
AIRY Spaulding; R. S. V. G., l.. H.
later; l.. S. V. G., F, II. Davis: chap
in, s. NJ. Heaw; l.. S. s., Abbott b.
tone; r. S. s., George Metcalf !
broad-antlered buck met death in
singular way last Friday morning at
lie suspension bridge across the Con
4ctlcut river. Walking to the centre
the bridge, presumably from the
ew Hampshire side, he leaped into