Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-06-19


S. w. Kimball will lead the ( o'clock
meeting in the y. NJ. c. A. rooms
Sunday afternoon
Children's Sunday will be observed
next Sunday at the Baptist church
A special sermon will be preached to
the children by Rev. George b. Law
son. the pastor.
The wind which accompanied the
rain storm about noon last Friday was
very violent for short time. Trees
in various parts of the town were
either broken off or up-rooted, and
damage was done in several gardens.
The Woman's Auxiliary to the Y.
NJ. c. A. was organized in October,
1888. The secretary's record of these
early years cannot be found. Anyone
who can give information may call on
Secretary Wilson at the Y. NJ. c. A.
rooms.
= The Brattleboro camp, Modern
Woodmen of America. will meet in
Red Mems hall at 10 o'clock next Sun
day to attend services in the Episcopal
church. Sunday being the Modern
Woodmen of America Memorial day
After the services the members will
march to the cemetery and place flow
ers on the graves of deceased mem
bers of the order.
B. L. NJ. Bates. Lessee of the Everett
House in New York city. has been
given by Referee w. G. Choate judg
ment of $4,000 against Holbrook,
Cabot & DAILY. sub-contractors on the
subway between Great Jones and 34th
LOT f1a no
been reduced almost to bankruptcy by
the maintenance of a compressed air
plant for supplying the power for the
work on the subway
Gale & Willamsons Burnham won
the 2.l5 pacing race in Kingston, n.
Y. after five heats, the fastest in
21512. on a heavy track with the rain
falling. One quarter was covered by
Burnham and Garnet in S1A second,
on a half mile track, or at the rate of
2.05. This is considered a very re-
markable performance at this early
season. On Tuesday of this week
Burnham won third money in the 2.13
class in Newburg, n. y.
A session of the United States Cir
cult court was held in the Brooks
House Tuesday afternoon and We'd
nesday, Judge Wheeler presiding. \
hearing was held in the matter of the
claim of George w. Stevens of New
port against the bankrupt estate of
G. P. Stevens. on motion to recon-
NIT the report of the referee. George
b. Young of Newport opposed the mo
ton. Court was adjourned to June %
at 10 o'clock, when another session
will be held in the Brooks House.
Sixty-six members of Wantastiquet
lodge of Odd Fellows went to New
fame Tuesday night to confer the de-
grees at the institution of lodge at
that place. The name of the lodge is
Newfane lodge No. -, and it has is
charter members. 1t was instituted
by Grand Master S. NJ. Reed of Wind
sor. Grand Secretary Harry Parker
of Bradford also was present. The
members of Wantastiquet lodge left
Brattleboro at 6:15, the 5:45 passen-
ger train being held for them, and re
turned by special train at 8 o'clock
Wednesday morning.
A gasolene stove caused a fire in
II. B. Haus's house on Forest street
Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Haus was
ironing, when she saw gasolene drip
ping from the tank. In a short time
the gasolene caught fire. and Mrs.
Haus. being unable to put out the
flames, telephoned to the steamer
house and an alarm was given.
Neighbors brought in hand eXtinguish-
ers and turned on water from garden
hose. so that the fire was out when
the chemical engine arrived. The fire
destroyed the clothes which Mrs.
Haus had ironed and burned the wood
work in the room. causing a loss of
over 500. The loss was covered by
insurance.
Henry F. Brown. electrician for the
Brattleboro Gas Light company, re-
ceived an electric shock Saturday
which rendered him unconscious sew
eral minutes. He was standing on a
ladder while at work on the trans
former in the rear of Crosby block.
His hand came in contact with a live
wire. Ordinarily the shock would
not have been severe, as he was not
standing on the ground. but the lad
der was wet from the rain, which
made it a conductor of electricity.
The current was so great that it threw
Mr.. Brown to the ground. a distance
o. about IA feet. He was carried in
to F. c. Clark's grocery store and a
physician was summoned. After re-
covering consciousness Mr.. Brown
was taken to his home, where he is
doing well.
Bingham chapter, Order of Eastern
Star, held a regular convocation Tues
day evening. Grand Matron Hattie S.
Taylor, Grand Sentinel DR.. f. G. Pet
tee and Past Grand Matron Eugenia
NJ. Pettee were received with grand
hOnors. They made interesting re-
marks, telling of the proceedings of
the recent cOnvocation of the grand
chapter. a committee was appointed
at that convocation to formulate plans
for THE Masonic and Eastern Star
Home" and each chapter in the state
is asked to raise a goodly sum towards
this beneficent object during the cur
rent year. Bingham chapter voted to
start fund and members present had
the honor of making the first dOna-
tons All who wish to contribute
should send their money to the secre-
tary, Mrs. Martha A. Swift.
Frank A. Larrow, who has been CON
fined in Newfane Jail several weeks
awaiting trial on the charge of as
saulting his wife with the intent to
kill, was released on bail Friday
afternoon. On Thursday night Sher-
if A. w. j. Wilkins of Putney went
to Newfane with the intention of TAX
inc arrOw tO tho Windsor county