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

sion to be given October 1.
The water in Spofford lake is four
inches higher than any mark previous
ly recorded The water is a foot
high on the ice house at Lakeside and
overflows the road in two or three
places.
Sneak thieves broke several win
dows and entered the three rooms at
the Wantastiquet Golf club house dur
ing the winter, and pried open lockers
and carried away golf balls and vari-
ETY. of small articles.
On account of the Catholic Union
minstrels the meeting of the candi-
dates for initiation in the Modern
Woodmen of America has been post
poned to Thursday, April 80, when the
degree will be conferred on a large
class.
II. L. Emerson has sold his cottage
at Spofford lake, with boats and fur
niture, to E. Burr Smith of Plainfield.
N. J. Mr.. Smith, who is a teach
er in a boys school, conducted
camp for boys at Wyontha lodge at
the lake last year, and it is understood
that he makes this purchase in order
to use the cottage regularly each sum-
mer.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Davenport spoke
before the Audubon society in Green
field Saturday in the parlors of All
Souls church on Mount Mansfield in
June and July" The Springfield
Republican said: "She is a delightful
entertainer and gave an interesting
account of the physical features of
the mountain, and described at some
length the flora and fauna of the re-
gion."
The annual meeting of the trustees
of the Free library was held Thurs
day evening when DR.. II. d. Holton
was elected president. C. A. Miles
treasurer, and H. B. Chamberlain
secretary, with these committees: On
books, G. A. Miles, H. r. Miles. James
Conland; on library rooms, X. Has
kins, H. ID. Holton. F. X. Barrows;
on librarian, p. Cunningham. S. +.
I.awton, c. H. Thompson.
Trout fishermen are finding good
sport in streams across the river. E.
G. Frost brought in a basket of 20
Saturday which weighed FIVE pounds.
On the same day Charles Stolte took
30 and Louis Ellis 90 from the Hub
bard brook in Chesterfield and How
ard Rice lured-16 and Herbert Walk
! err Is from the Gulf brook. On Mon
day DR.. C. R. Aldrich and H. C. Rice
! filled an eight pound basket on the
Hubbard brook.
After a delay of seven months the
water power at the Brattleboro Gas
Light company's electric plant on
West river was turned on at 1856
o'clock Sunday afternoon. The mo-
tors worked perfectly. The connec-
ton at the electric light station was
made Tuesday and the engines were
stopped. The station has been run
ming since on water power from the
1 West Dummerston plant. The dam
across West river was begun about a
year ago and was to have been COM
| pleted by Sept. Is, but delay after de-
lay was occasioned by heavy storms.
The dam is now complete with the eX-
ception of one wing which is nearly
done. The new plant has capacity
of 500 horse power.
Several invitations were sent by
the New London board of trade to
men in Brattleboro to attend yester-
day the launching in New London of
the Minnesota, the largest ship in the
world. H. r. Lawrence and DR.. G. S.
Pratt were present at the launching.
! The Minnesota was built at the ship
yard of the Eastern Ship Building
company She is $50 feet long. with a
breadth of 70 feet and nodded depth of
80 feet. On a draft of 33 feet her dis
placement will be $1,000 tons, and on a
draft of 40 feet, which is possible with
perfect stability and ample freeboard,
she will have displacement of 40 900
tons, or 230 tons more than the Ce
dric, with SO feet, six inches draft.
/ The Minnesota was built for a com
| pany headed by ]. j. HILL the railroad
magnate, and is designed for trade
and passenger traffic between Seattle.
Honolulu, and ports in Japan and
/ China.
Mary L. Hart, II, widow of Charles
H. Crosby, died April 10 at her home,
| 1O7 Westbourne terrace, Brookline,
Mass. The body was brought to
Brattleboro on Monday, accompanied
by Warren Allen, a grandson, and
Julian l.. Adams. a nephew. The
burial was in the Hyde and Hart lot
In the old cemetery on the hill at
Guflford Centre. 1t was Mrs. Cros-
bys strongly expressed wish that she
be buried with her father and mother,
and with four generations of the fam
lily. Mrs. Crosby was a native of
Guilford, and of her fathers family,
two sons, Hiram, of Richfield. Ohio,
and Amos, of Washington, d. c., and
sister jeanette, Mrs. Frank Adams.
of Akron, Ohio, survive. She also
leaves a daughter, Mrs. Ida Goodwin
OF Brookline. Mrs. Crosbys husband
Charles Fl. Crosby, died in Brookline
seven years ago and the body was
buried at West Brattleboro. Mr..
Crosby built the house at the corner
of Linden and North Main streets.
where H. E. Bond lives, and the fam
lily home was there some years. Mr..
Crosby was engaged in business in
New York at that time. but for many
years later was a lawyer in Boston.
Mrs. Crosby's funeral was held at her
late residence in Brooklne Saturday.
Mrs. Jennie B. Powers was called
to Nottingham Friday by Luke
Plumb who in his work as lister. dis
covered shocking cases of cruelty to
animals. Accompanied by Deputy
Sheriff Wilcox. Mr.. Plumb and G. H.
Waste, town grand juror, Mrs. Pow
ers visited the premises owned by
George Atherton. One horse was
found imbedded in a swamp and
grooming pitifully. 1t was instantly
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