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

The Pilgrim Fathers will have a
card party in Grand Army hall Tues
day evening, Feb. II.
Friendship Circle will meet next
Friday afternoon. Feb. 20, at Odd Eel
lows hall. Supper will be served at
els.
A hearing on the petition of e. A.
Starkey for a discharge from bank
ruptcy vii be held tomorrow before
+. u. Stowe, referee.
w. r. Moody for several years EN-
ployed by Il. B. Barrows & Co., has
bought F. II. Davis's express business
and will take possession next week.
The Alliance study class will meet
at the Unitarian parsonage next Mon
day evening at 1880 o'clock. Subject,
Constantine and the Spirit of Policy
The Ladies Catholic Benevolent
association met with Mrs. Bridget
Clune at her home on West street
Tuesday evening. Refreshments
were served
Ethan Allen lodge New England
Order of Protection. will hold box
supper in Red Mems hall next Tues
day evening, followed by a dance, to
which all are invited.
The Twentieth Century whist club
were entertained Wednesday evening
by Miss Margaret Lynch at her home
on Elliot street. Next Tuesday even
ing the club will meet with Miss Ma
tilda Donahue on Elliot street.
The Catholic Union held a ladies'
night meeting in Red Mems hall Mon
day evening. Dancing and card play
ing were enjoyed from to IL o'clock
and refreshments of lemonade and
waters were served. Over 60 couples
were present Music for dancing was
furnished by Hines and Dugan
a reception was rendered Miss EN-
ma S. Wardle Saturday afternoon at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. II. p. Well
man on Western avenue by the teach
ers in the schools which have been
under Miss Wardles jurisdiction as
supervisor. from which position she
resigned last week Refreshments
were served and the occasion was
spent in very enjoyable way.
The Congregational club has en-.
gagged Walter David of Boston, an i'm
persOnator, to furnish the entertain
ment at the next meeting of the club,
which will be held in the Brooks
House Tuesday. Feb. "a. Mr. David
is one Of the foremost impersonators
in Boston and is recommended by high
authorities in the entertainment line
The usual banquet will be given.
Viola Adella Hescox. infant daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs George HescoX
of Colrain street, died Wednesday
night Of congestion OF the lungs. The
funeral was held at the house. Friday
Rev Charles +. Beals officiating. In
terment for the present was in the
tomb in the Federal street cemetery.
Later the body will be taken to West
Brattleboro for burial Greenfield
Recorder.
The Young Peoples Home Mission.
airy society of the Methodist church
met with Mrs. f. f. Beeman Monday
evening. The attendance was I'M
usually large. The topic discussed
was Mormonism and Utah. The So
ciety was divided into two sections,
and each division will try to get as
many new members as possible be
fore the next meeting. which will be
on the second Monday in March
\ verdict in favor of A. G. Barnes
OF Vernon was rendered by Justice F.
ID. E. Stowe Tuesday at the close of
hearing in the case of Mr.. Barnes
against Warren &. Doolittle of Brat
tleboro. The action was brought to
recover a balance claimed to be due
on lumber job. amounting to S97S9.
The costs were taxed against the de-
PENDANT. The defense put in no evil
dence and appealed to the county
court. c. c. Fits appeared for the
plaintiff and II. G. Barber for the de-
PENDANT.
The Y. NJ. c. \. basket ball team
was defeated by the St Marys team
in Turner's Falls Wednesday night %
to 10. The St Marys team claims
10 be the champion team in the Con
necticut valley. The game was not
basket ball as it is play ed in Brattle-
boro and if the Turner's Falls team
ever comes TO Brattleboro it will be
shown that Brattleboro audience
treats a visiting team with courtesy
ana respect. A crowd of 500 people
yelled continually for the home team.
but had nothing but jeers and Kisses
for the Brattleboro boys.
The annual meeting of the direc-
tors of the Valley Fair association will
be held in the Brooks House on Fri.
day OF next week at IL o'clock. The
meeting will be followed by the an
nual dinner to the directors. One
OF the important matters of business
to be transacted will be the election /
OF a president to succeed the late Col. .
George w. Hooker. George w.
Pierce, first vice president. filled the .
position acceptably last year and the
sentiment among the officials of the
association appears to be in favor of
promoting Mr.. Pierce to the presi-
lenCy.
A meeting of the Audubon society
was held Monday evening with Miss
Maud L. Emerson. Mrs. L. b. Daven.
port read paper giving a detailed
account of the birds, ferns and flow
RS seen on Mt. Mansfield during June
ana july. Seventy-five species of
)lrds We're seen, including the olive.
backed and BicknelTs thrushes and
he winter wren. Reports of birds
zen in town indicate that chickadees.
Voodpeckers and white breasted nut.
latches are here in their usual mum.
'ers, while the red-breasted nuthatch
las not been reported. American
rossbills have been seen, also a
chin
The annual concert and ball which
TTll De given in Festival hall next