Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-01-23

large party of young people will
go to Hinsdale this evening to attend
the firemens ball.
A meeting of windham County Po-
mona Grange will be held with Even
ing Star Grange in Dummerston
Thursday, Jan. 80
The date of the next Eastern Star
sociable. announced for Wednesday
evening Jan. 2S, has been changed to
Tuesday evening, Jan. 81.
Next Sunday evening the Christian
Union of the Universalist church will
observe young peoples day with spec
ial exercises in the church.
Swedish residents of the town have
sent $50 to their native country to re-
leve suffering in the districts where
there is danger of starvation.
The American Decorating company
of South birmingham, Mass, will
have charge of the decorations at the
Masonic ball Feb. 18th This com
pany which did so we'll at the Valley
Fair last September promises to pro-
duce the finest interior effect ever
seen in Brattleboro.
Delegations are expected to come
here next Wednesday evening. Jan. 2S.
from Wilmington. Putney, Hinsdale
and Mortified to attend the special
communication of Brattleboro lodge.
| No. 102. f. & A. NJ. when the sing.
/ ing by the Harvard quartet of Bos.
/ ton will be one of the attractions
Frank Allen who is employed by
! the 5. A. Smith company. slipped on
/ the ice on the sidewalk in front of
/ the Chinese laundry on Elliot street
Friday night and cracked one bone in
+ the right leg below the knee. He
was carried to his home on School
| street, where he will be confined sew.
/ eral weeks
f. c. f Cramer has been appointed
organist and director of the Church
of the Sacred Heart, ottawa, Canada
| This is one of the most imposing
| churches in Ontario. The organ is
fine. Choir of about sixty voices. with
sanctuary choir of between 800 and
400. He began his work Jan. H..
Il Claremont Eagle
Edward Leonard has been appointed
the local representative of the Book
lovers Library. under VIM. ID. Hayes
of Bellows Falls. Mr. Leonard now
has charge of the exchange work and
canvassing the village for new mem
bers. The day of exchange has been
changed from Friday to the following
Tuesday. The first exchange under
the new management was made Tues
day of this week. Other exchanges
will come four weeks later
John p Austin was arrested at his
home on Elliot street Sunday night
by Chief-of-Police Hall He was in.
| toXicated and was in an ugly mood
He was placed in the lookup and on
| Monday morning was arraigned be-
fore Justice w. S. Newton. He plead
ed guilty to the charge of being in.
toxicated and was fined $40 and costs
for second offense. The fine and
costs amounted to $15.45. Austin
said he obtained his liquor at the
brewery and at John Connelps.
States Attorney Schwenk prescott
ed.
The Holyoke, Mass, Betting com
pany was reorganized last week, the
change being made on account of the
growth of the business. w. j. Gro
sier is president of the company G.
A. Pierce of Morristown, n. j.. is the
new treasurer, and Theodore w. Kirk
land of Brattleboro is the general
sales agent, and these three men are
directors with two other stockholders
on the board. Mr.. Kirkland is well
fitted by his long experience to carry
out the responsible duties which have
now come to him. He graduated
from the High school in "a. worked
several years in hardware stores
here and in Burlington, and then be-
came travelling salesman for the Page
Betting company. He was later for
eight years with the Norwich. Conn,
Betting company.
At the meeting Of the Vermont Bo-
tanical club held in Burlington Sat
urday Mrs. E. B. Davenport of Brat
tleboro gave a talk on Recollections
of c. c. Frost The Free Press
said: The very valuable Frost her
barium at the university we'll serves
to perpetuate this name and Mrs
Davenport having been personally ac-
quainted with Mr.. Frost, spoke very
tittingly and Interestingly concerning
his life and scientific studies" Prof.
Jones' who was to have given a paper
on the Frost herbarium. was not
heard. on account of a lack of time
He stated that it was largely through
the instrumentality of Mrs. e. B. Dav-
export that the Frost herbarium is
now possessed by the University of
Vermont. He also spoke of the
marvellous work of Mr. Frost and his
great contribution to science as being
almost invaluable.
The Menasha Wis, Breeze of a re-
cent date contained the announce
ment of the gift to the museum in con-
nection with the public library in that
town of the largest collection of coins
owned in Wisconsin. from Henry r.
Smith. who is the son of the late Elisha
Smith, the donor of the library.
Elisha Smith was a native of Brat
tleboro, who few years ago remem-
bered the Home for the Aged and
Disabled here by a gift of $4,000. C.
e. Brown of Milwaukee, one of the
most expert coin authorities in the
United States. is now arranging the
collection. The Breeze also outlined
plans for a new hotel in Menasha.
those interested holding a meeting at
the house of C. r. Smith Miss E
ID. Smith. a sister of Elisha Smith
was a great loser by the fire which
destroyed the National hotel six years
ago.
Interesting graduating exercises
We're held in the Congregational
church Sunday, when 80 members of |
the iuuior danartmaut Of tho Suu