Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-08
BRATTLEBOR0 LOCAL.

with her son, Harry X. Whlte.
Bishop A. C. A. Hall will make his
annual visitation to st. Michaels
Episcopal church Sunday, the oath
Sheriff A. w. j. wilkins of Putney
has this week appointed Chauncey l.
Knapp of Brattleboro deputy sheriff.
The Y. NJ. c. A. base ball team will
20 to Hinsdale Saturday for game.
Brooks Brothers will probably be the
battery for Y. NJ. c. A.
At the state convention of Modern
Woodmen of America in Montpelier
this week it was voted to hold the
next convention in Brattleboro in 1905.
s p Miner was the delegate from the
Brattleboro camp.
The hour of evening church serv-
ices has been changed for the sum-
mer. The Sunday evening services
will be held at 1880, half an hour later
than heretofore, and the week-night
services at 7:45, instead of 1880.
F. ]. Bailey's real estate agency has
sold the Byron Sprague farm, one OF
the largest farms in Nottingham to
Ansel Dickinson's sons, of the New
England Box company. The personal
property will be sold by auction next
Thursday.
The foreign missionary committee
of the Congregational church, Mrs. Z.
F. Thompson, chairman, gave silver
tea in the church parlors yesterday
afternoon, which was well attended.
Mrs. R. L. S. Patton gave very in
teresting paper on India.
Capt. Charles Mason Fuller, former
ly of the United States navy, gave
lecture in Festival hall last evening
on Venezuela, illustrated with stereop-
ticon views. A good sized audience
was present. The lecture was free
and was given to promote the Venez-
uela Rubber company.
Frank Larrow went into George
Danyew's lunch room late last night
and after making himself offensive to
the proprietor was ordered out of the
room. He refused to go and there
followed a scene which would have
made a highly interesting picture for
a bioscope. Chairs and crockery fig
ured prominently in the view. The
story may have another chapter.
Miss Lillian c. Newton gave a de-
lightful paper before the Woman's
Auxiliary in the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms
Tuesday afternoon, telling about heI
recent trip through the Rhine country
and showing a large number of inter
esting photographs and other souven
irs of the trip. devotional service
was led by Mrs. F. A. Woodbury. and q
piano duet was given by Miss Lucia
Foster and Mrs. G. c. Wilson.
A hearing was held this morning
before F. D. Stowe. referee in bank
ruptcy. on the petition of Henry Craw
Cd tnic otOr Of 10 Ora W
ford estate of Putney. to have thu
trustee of the F. l.. Pierce bankrup
estate in that town turn over to thu
Crawford estate such of the propert.
as is mortgaged to the Crawford es
tate or to sell the same if the truste
thinks there is an equity above tn
mortgage.
o. NJ Barber of Bennington wa
called to Cincinnati, Ohio, Tuesday b
the sudden death of his sister, Mrs
Ada E. Barber. Miss Barber was
stenograpehr for Gov. C. S. Page c
Hyde Park several years. Later sh
owned a drug store in Townshent
and was also bookkeeper in the Bel
nington Banner Office. She had bee
in Cincinnati about three years. TIL
body will be brought to WardsborC
her native town, for buril. Her brotl
er is the only immediate surviving re
alive.
The following officers of st. NJ
chaels Episcopal church have bee
chosen: Vestrymen, Kittredge Ha
kins Ernest w Gibson, Frederick v
Childs, Carl Cain, William Cali
Charles E. Nichols, Charles Frink an
Joseph Z. McVeigh; senior .wardel
Kittredge Haskins junior warde
al, IL,
Frink; treasurer, William E. Haskell
which meets at Rutland June II, HI
tredge Haskins, Frederick w. Chilt
and Carl Cain.
Mrs. Oscar J. Willard and Mrs. S
rah Goodnow were given a surpris
party Saturday afternoon at the hon
of Mrs. H. s. Goodenough, president
the Woman's Relief Corps. Thel
was an attendance of 46 members
the organization, and the afternoC
was spent in a delightful way Mr.
Goodenough, in behalf of the Reli
Corps, presented Mrs. Willard al
Mrs Goodnow each a gold recognize
pin, which was genuine surprise
both. Supper was served. Mrs. w
lard went this week to Springfie
and Mrs. GoodnOw to Orange to live.
The S. A. Smith company receive
notification May /, that the terms fl
the sale of the plant here to the n
tional Novelty corporation had bee
accepted, to go into effect July
There will probably be no change
the management of the plant here
first. 1t is expected that eventual
the factory will be run on a fe
lines of goods instead of manufactu
ing carriages. carts, toys, etc, ge
orally. Three of the officers of II
National Novelty corporation, n.
Colwell of Pawtucket, r. l., presiden
F. w. Crandall of ElIland, Pa, trea
urer, and Mr.. Coe of the j. &
Stevens company of Cromwell, Com
visited the plant here this week viii
on trip for the inspection of sever
establishments. They EXPRESS
themselves as greatly pleased wi
the plant and its operation. 1t
probable that the sale will mean
extension rather than a diminutit
the volume of business carried
here.
Mary Howe and Lucien Howe ha
returned from a highly successful co
cert trip. The Burlington Free Pre-
OF May said in part of their appef
ance in that city: The climax w
reached in the last number on the III