Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-22

The May session of the probate
court will be held next Friday Satur-
day being Memorial day.
The Woman's Auxiliary are plan
ming to hold their annual strawberry
tea in the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms the sec
ond week in June.
Dr. Fremont Hamilton has moved
this week to No. / Linden street, and
has installed one of the largest Waite
x Bartlett electrical machines in his
Office.
Congressman Haskins has moved
his congressional effects from the law
Office of Haskins & Schwenk to the
Office formerly occupied by Dr. George
Roberts.
Messrs Strock and Evans, who are
producing the Friendly Enemy" UNI
der the auspices of the Home for the
Aged and Disabled, are negotiating
with the members of the order of East
ern Star in Bellows Falls for the pro-
duction of the same play in that town.
The first open air concert of the sea
son by the First Regiment band was
given ON the common Wednesday
night. The crowd present was very
large and showed its appreciation by
hearty applause. A cornet solo by
Carl Leitsinger was a feature of the
concert.
The listers filed in the town clerks
Office Saturday an abstract of the in
dividual lists of the taxpayers of
Brattleboro. They will be in session
in the listers room in the town hall
tomorrow to hear any who may feel
aggrieved and to correct any errors
that may be found.
Charles Smith, an engineer in the
employ of the Central Vermont Railway
company. and Miss Annie Clarity,
daughter of p. Clarity of Vernon
street. were married in the Roman
Catholic church Wednesday evening,
Rev. Patrick Cunningham officiating.
d. f. Aher and Miss Bridget Clarity,
sister of the bride, stood up with the
wedding couple. The bride wore a
blue travelling dress.
James Cunningham, who said his
home was in South birmingham, was
arrested Monday night by Chief-of-
Police Hall, being intoxicated on Main
street. He was put in the lookup.
On Tuesday morning he was arralgned
before Justice Newton, pleaded guilty
and was fined IS and costs. amounting
to S1O.45. which he paid. Cunning
ham has been employed by Pellet
Brothers on the addition to the Home
for the Aged and Disabled. He had a
pint OF whiskey when arrested.
Congressman Kittredge Haskins of
Brattleboro, has been notified by the
secretary of the Navy that vacancy
exists at the U. S. Naval Academy
for a midshipman for the second con
gressional district of this state, and
he is requested to nominate prin-
cipal and three alternates for exam
nation for appointment to fill the
vacancy. Candidates must be not
less than 10 years old and not eX-
ceeding 20 years, and bona fde res
idents. for at least two years. of the
district. Persons desiring to become
candidates will submit their names in
full. with length of residence in this
district. date of birth. and present
post-oflice address, to Representative
Haskns at once, as all nominations
must be sent in to the naval depart
ment previous to June /. The exam
ination Of candidates. both mental
and physical, will be held at Ann
apOlis. Md, on Tuesday. June 16 I'M
der the supervision of the Academy.
Six members of f. b. Coates's fam.
lily exchanged sympathy with each
other in a common illness Saturday
afternoon. There was something
funny about the circumstances, taken
altogether. but the illness itself was
far from funny. Pork was served for
dinner that day, and all members Of
the household partook of it with the
exception of the baby, the son Of
Arthur l.. Maynard. Between 3 and
o'clock Mr.. Coates was taken ill.,
and the result was as though he had
taken a powerful emetic While in
that condition Mrs. Coates became i'll
with the same symptoms. Mrs. King
who is employed in the family. was
the next to give up. BY this time it
was apparent that the trouble with
all three arose from the same source.
Ignorant of what was going on at
home Miss Louise Coates, clerk in
+. w Kuech's store, was taken so i'll
that she was unable to remain on
duty and was carried home in a coupe.
A second coupe soon drove up with
Harry Coates. who had been attending
the ball game on the island Mr.
Maynard went to Greenfield soon af-
ter dinner, and while there had an
attack of what he called Indigestion.
He went into a drug store for a rem
edy, and the plight in which he soon
found himself was anything but
agreeable He intended to keep his
illness a secret on arriving home, but
on learning the facts added the story
of his experience to those of the
others. A physician who was called
said that the illness was due to the
pork steak which was not in proper
condition. Just what was the matter
with the steak is not known.
Misses Minnie Brasor. Ella Newman.