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

Rev. Father Cunningham Christ
mas collection amounted to $63S.55.
About 40 couples participated Fri
day night in the pleasures of the
most enjoyable ladies' night ever
given at the Vermont Wheel club
rooms.
Work on the power plant at the
West river dam is progressing slowly,
1t is expected that the apparatus will
be in position and me connections
made in about three weeks.
Nelson Howard, whose petition for
release from Newfane jail was denied
by Judge Tyler. has arranged terms of
settlement with Howard Burke and
has been released Howard was in
debted to Burke and was arrested sew
eral weeks ago on a close Jail execu-
ton.
The warrant for the special town
meeting Feb 3, warning the voters to
meet in the town hall ito express their
judgment and choice" on the license
law enacted at the last session of the
Legislature. was posted Wednesday
night. The meeting will open at 9
o'clock. The polls will close at
o'clock
Judge James A. Merrill of Rutland,
referee in the case of Charles c. Bart
lett against Daniel p. Prescott and
trustees, has filed his report. which
finds that a balance of $4,000 is due
Bartlett This case was heard last
year. occupying several weeks. II
was an action for an accounting on
numbering operations in Marlboro and
Vernon. covering a period of about six
years Neither party had kept an ac-
count other than was put down on en-
velopes and scraps of paper. j. l..
Martin and f. w. Gibson were attor-
neys for Mr.. Bartlett, c. c. Fits and
A. f. Schwenk being counsel for Mr..
Prescott
The board of directors OF the Home
for the Aged and Disabled already
have plans in hand for the new build
ing which will be erected the coming
season with the fund of $4,000 re
Gently given to the Home. While all
the details have not been passed up
on, it has been decided in "A general
way that the new building will be two
stories in height. colonial in design.
with a pillared porch upon the West
ern Avenue front, and a spacious YER
anda on the east side. The present
buildings will be moved to the rear,
and will be used for dormitory. din
ing room. kitchen and other house
keeping purposes. Upon the first
floor of the new building will be re
ception rooms with folding doors. liv-
ing or assembling rooms and matron' s.
room When the additions and
changes are made. % rooms will be
available for the use of inmates. 1t
is expected that operations will begin
as soon as the frost is out Of the
ground in the spring.
The most important sale of Brattle-
boro real estate of recent date took
place this week in the sale. through
A. V. Mays agency, of the Caroline
NJ. Dalton place on Linden street to
O. NJ i.awton of Brooklyn. n. Y. The
residence is one of the best in Brat
tleboro. and the lot on which it is To-
Gated has a frontage of 1870 feet on Lin
den street and has depth of 300 feet.
Mr.. LawtOn will make some important
changes in the property and after they
are completed he and Mrs. Lawton will
come to Brattleboro to live The old
part of the house and the stable will
be torn down and will be replaced by
a new addition. an elevator will be put
in the main part, the hedge will be re-
moved and other changes will be
made. Mr.. and Mrs. Lawton are well
known in Brattleboro through regu-
lar summer visits AT the Brooks House.
Mr.. Lawton spent his boyhooi days i'm
Wilmington, going from there 10
Brooklyn to engage in the bakery uHsI-
ness. in which he wa -"I.
Brattlcboro will bc glad r.. He
Mr. and Mrs. Lawtou a
residents.