Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-03-27
BRATTLEBORO.

The Catholic Union minstrel show
will be given April %.
Gov. Mccullough has designated Fri
day, April II, as Arbor Day.
The listers of Caledonia county
have decided that automobiles should
be taxed.
Members of Dennis Rebekah lodge
have a "seven" social at Odd Fellows
hall this evening. This gathering is
for members only.
Mayor Blodgett, who has presided
over the deliberations of the bailiffs
the past two years, has decided that
he will not serve another term.
G. c. Wilson and Fred Gilbert eX-
plored rattlesnake ledge on Wantasti-
quet Tuesday. They had gone but a
short distance when they discovered
a RATHER Mr.. Wilson killed the rep
tile with a club.
A special meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the S. A. Smith Company will
be held at lower Grange hall, Thurs
day, April ,, at 7.30 p. m, to ratify the
action taken by the directors at a
meeting held March "a.
The hearings in the Knott & Clos
son and w. NJ. Ware bankruptcy cases,
which were to have been held in the
Brooks House Wednesday. were con
tinued to next Friday on account of
the illness of Judge Wheeler.
There will be an Easter sale of nov.
elites and useful articles at Wells hall
Wednesday. April list. under the aus
pieces of the Woman's Alliance. The
sale will begin at 4 o'clock. and at 6.30
a dainty supper will be served
Several horses in town have been
afflicted with a distemper which af-
fects the nostris. The disease is
eating deep into the flesh and may
cause death. An expert veterinary
has been summoned for an investiga-
ton.
L. F. Adams has sold his house on
Western avenue, one of the finest res
licences in town. to F. A. Thompson
of the firm of b. Souto e Company
Possession will not be given until Mr.
Adams and family have secured some
desirable location
The last in the series of mothers
meetings will be held in the Congre
gational church parlors on Wednes
day afternoon, April list, at $50
o'clock. The paper will be by Mrs
John l.. Knowlton. All interested in
children are invited.
The Red Cross degree was confer.
red upon three candidates at spec.
cry, No. T. X. t., Wednesday after
han a.
and at the Temple and Malta was
conferred upon four candidates.
The Masonic sociable Tuesday
night, the last in the series. was at
tended by larger number than had
been present at any previous one
The music was furnished by Clinton
Dugan, Carl Leitsinger and F. c.
Leitsinger, and consisted principally
of numbers given at the band minstrel
show Friday night.
Rev. l.. NJ. Keneston of West Brat
tleboro has been appointed town SUI
perintendent of schools to succeed
Mrs. Lillian Stellman, resigned. Exam
nations for certificates to teach in the
town schools will be held in Brattle-
boro Academy next Monday and Tues
day at 10 O'Clock a. m.., William A.
Hawthorne, examiner for Windham
county presiding.
meeting of the trustees of the
Soldiers Home in Bennington, held
in White River Junction Tuesday, was
attended by Col. H. E. Taylor and
Col. j. Gray Estey of Brattleboro. H.
w. Spafford of Rutland was elected a
trustee to succeed c. c. Kinsman, de-
ceased. He also was elected secre-
tary of the board. Col. H. f. Taylor
and Mr. Spafford We're elected audit
Ors.
The ladies aid society of the Metho-
dist church met with Mrs. w. r. Ged-
dis on Green street Wednesday after
noon. These officers were elected for
the year; President, Mrs. Eugene
Clark; vice president. Mrs. George l..
Shuts; treasurer, Mrs. w. r. Stuart:
secretary Mrs. |. l.. Moore di-
rectors, Mrs. Merrill Adams, Mrs. w.
ID. Perry, Mrs. Frank H1ldreth. Mrs.
Mary Allen, Mrs. Charles Smith and
Mrs. A. f. Atwood
The annual supper and roll call of
the First Baptist church was held in
the vestry Wednesday evening. Sup
per was served at $50 o'clock, which
was attended by over 200 persons.
After supper the roll call was conduct
ed by Fred S. Knight. clerk. over 300
responses being received either verb
ally or by letter. Besides the roll
call the program consisted of music
by an orchestra, solos by Mrs. w. B.
Eddy and Arthur l.. Maynard, singing
of hymn written for the occasion by
Mrs. |. o. P. Smith. and remarks by
Rev. Mr.. Lawson. The program con-
cluded about $50 o'clock.
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