Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-03

The parochial schools will close
April 8, for a vacation of ten days.
The Y. NJ. C. A. basket ball team
will go to E~asthampton, Mass. to-
morrow night for a return game
against the German Turner'S.
Phoenix hose cart No. 6 has been
sold by the bailiffs to the village of
Londonderry, which recently bought
the old hand engine Phoenix No. G.
The Hotaling farm, consisting of 400
acres, formerly the Sholes farm, has
been sold by S. w. Edgett & Co. to a
Mr.. Sykes of Connecticut, who will
occupy it soon.
The next regular convocation of
Bingham chapter, Order of Eastern
Star, will be Tuesday evening. April
T.. A program will be prepared by
the entertainment committee.
Brattleboro audiences are proverb-
tally cool and u~nresponsive, but the
playing of the orchestra Tuesday night
struck the popular fancy and was
given a good hand"
1t is probable that The Hemlocks
will be closed soon on account of al
terations which will have to be made
in order to adapt the house in con
nection with the hospital. The trus-
tees expect that the plans for the hos
pital will be ready so that work may
be begun this spring.
David Plummer dug on his farm in
West Brattleboro a few days ago ten
bushels of potatoes which had remain.
ed where they grew all winter and
found them in perfect condition.
Other farmers have had a similar eX-
perience, and apples are found under
many trees as fresh and edible as
when the snow covered them early in
December.
The Baptist and Congregational
churches will unite in a series of
Lenten services to be held in the chap
els of the churches every evening of
next week, except Saturday, at 1870
o'clock. There will be a union SER
vice on Easter evening also. The
pastors of the churches will be assist
ed by ministers from other places.
The series will open in the Congrega-
tional chapel. where Rev. w. p. Jack
son will preach Monday evening. and
Rev. G. Glenn Atkins of Burlington
VIII preach on TUESDAY. All are IN
vited to join in these services.
The committee which is arranging
for the local base ball league decided
at the meeting Wednesday night to ad-
nit four clubs. Durham Brothers
will be represented again. 1t was
thought that having won the cham
pionship and having been an import
ant factor in creating interest in base
ball the shoemen ought to be allowed
to keep their team intact, as they
wished. The Y. NJ. C. A. will be rep
resented by a strong aggregation of
players. 1t is hoped that the Yer
mont Wheel club and the Catholic
Union will be in the field again. The
makeup of the league will be deter.
mined definitely at another meeting
to be held next week.
There was an unusually large at
tendance at the annual meeting of the
First Baptist church Wednesday eve
ming, and the reports Of the officers
were of unusual interest. The treas
urer's report showed that all the f.
nancial obligations of the church had
been met. leaving a substantial bal
ance, about 500, in the treasury.
These officers were elected: Deacons
for three years, Dr.. H. d. Holton and
Fred A. Holmes; trustee for three
years, H. p. Wellman; clerk. F.. S.
knight; assistant clerk, A. l.. May
nard; collector. E. j. Eddy; treasurer,
A. l.. Harris; auditor. l.. j. Retting;
members of the prudential committee,
Miss Mary e. Horton and Mrs. S. Will
OK.
The annual meeting of the Wantas-
tiquet Golf club was held in the Brooks
House reception room Wednesday eve
ming with about 20 members in at
tendance. The report of the secretary
and treasurer showed the club to be
in a good condition financially with
prospect OF a prosperous season. over
$500 has been applied on the debt and
the expenses the coming year will be
much smaller than last. The follow.
ing officers We're elected: President.
). Gray Estey; vice president Miss
Florence Clark; secretary and treas
urer, Charles A. Boyden; governors in
to officers, James F. Hooker
and Mrs. c. S. Pratt. Col. Charles A.
Miles, who has been president of the
club since its organization. refused to
serve in that capacity longer and was
made president emeritus for life. 1t
was voted to raise the membership fee
to SO for everyone instead of allowing
members of families to Join
for So. The following committee was
appointed to canvass for members:
George l.. Durham, DR.. A. l.. Pettee,
Howard c. Rice, Mrs. c. S. Pratt,
Miss Emily Tones and Miss Florence
Pratt.