Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-24

St. Michael's Parochial school open
ed Monday after IA vacation of tive
weeks
Brattleboro lodge, f. & A. NJ, vii
hold it's annual business meeting and
election of officers next Thursday
night.
The annual business meeting of the
Young Mems Christian association
will be held May &, when officers will
be elected
Mary Howe will give a concert in
the Howard opera house in Burling
ton May 5, assisted by Miss Harriet
A. Shaw, harpist, Frederick Main, VIC
linist, Gus Battles, flutist, and Lucien
Howe, pianist and director.
Business at the Carpenter organ
factory continues to break records
For the first three months of this
year the business was ahead of that
for the sponding period a year
ago which was the largest in the
company's history. b. II. Mitchell
the Carpenter representative, is on a
western trip and sends in good re-
ports
Miss Grace Hutchins of Boston,
who came to Brattleboro last week in
search of a Brattleboro young man
whom she claimed had stolen $40
from her and transferred his affec-
tions TO another woman, returned to
Boston Saturday. According to the
Boston Globe Miss Hutchins attempt
ed to have the Boston police take up
the matter, but they refused to do
Il t,,;,.
ial to warrant serious consideration.
All the rooms in the High school
building and the primary schools
have been thoroughly disinfected to
prevent the spread of scarlet fever.
the young son of John l.. Kuowlton,
a pupil in Miss Merrills room in the
fifth grade being ill with the disease.
The boy was taken out of school at
the first indication of illness. and as
the disease is in mild form in this in
stance and is not very contagious in
its early stages. DR.. H. l.. Waterman
the health officer, does not expect
that it will spread.
Ashley Lord, 81, died Monday
street of fatty degeneration of the
hCuI l. IlC CdlIt "
about two weeks ago and stayed at
the hotels until Saturday night when
he went to Mrs. Bushnells. He was
taken i'll on Sunday and failed rapid
ly until his death. Formerly he was
employed as a bridge builder on the
BrattlebOro q Whitehall railroad, but
for several years he has been in the
numbering business. His home was
in Glover. The body was taken to
Massawippi, Canada, Tuesday night
for burial. He leaves a brother in
West Dover. He was unmarried
Mrs George II. Wright, president.
Miss Hamilton, secretary, and eight
other members of the Greenfield Au-
dubon society came to Brattleboro
Saturday to join the Vermont society
for a field day. The hours were
spent in the beautiful wooded park of
the Brattleboro Retreat. cave bank
and Mr.. Crowells grounds. Lunch
was eaten in the Retreat camp,
light shower and splitting snow max
ing the shelter very welcome, and the
beautiful view of rolling hills and
winding valleys adding it's own
charm to the occasion. Strong raw
winds kept the birds in close cover,
and little bird song was heard, The
day was greatly enjoyed. 1t was a
delightful social occasion and an in
SEPARATION to all coming into touch
with the unfolding life of woodland
and field
An important missionary confer
ence will be held in the First Bap-
fist church May Is. in which the
churches of that denomination
through the county and vicinity are
Invited to participate. The princi-
pal speaker will be Rev. DR. William
NJ. upcraft, missionary of the Baptist
Union, who is in the in
terror of China, near the frontier of
Ihibet Dr.. Upcraft was interpreter
between the British government and
The Chinese officials in matters con-
cerning the recent Boxer movement.
On Sunday Rev. G. b. Lawson APP
pointed a general committee from the
ocal church to have charge of the
conference. The committee consists
II II. f. c. Todt. II. p. Wellman, l..
J. Retting, Mrs. Abby E. Fuller and
Miss Stella Smith.
The Vermont National bank. bv
'ote of Its directors, this week adds
o ITS equipment, as will be seen and
explained fully by their announce
nent, on the last page of this paper,
Home Department" This de-
Iartment will be entirely separate
rom the other business Of the bank,
md it is believed that without inter
elins with, but rather supplementing
he business of savings banks (the
ate Of interest allowed being less and
ianstels made al any rimeD it will
oster and encourage thrift and prove
public convenience This system
las been adopted by many Of the
trongest and most progressive banks
n New England and throughout the
ountry. Inquiry for the home boxes ,
nay be made at the bank, or of b. w.
ioore, who represents the bank in
'lacing them, at the office over A. f.
Ioberts and Co.'S store in the Ranger
Thompson building, which will be
pen days and evenings