Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-15

was received at their stables Satur-
day.
Bingham chapter, Order of East
ern Star, will initiate two candidates
at the regular convocation Tuesday
evening.
DR.. George Roberts has leased and
taken possession of the Office in Cros-
by block formerly occupied by Dr..
James Conand.
There will be a regular meeting Of
Protective Grange Wednesday even
ing, the goth. The program will be
in charge of Mrs. A. j. Currier.
A. V. May has sold for John J. Ret
tin his new house between High and
Green streets to Mrs. l. b. Taft. Mrs.
Taft will occupy it soon for a home.
Elizabeth Prebles, 10, daughter of
John W. Prebles of Brook street, was
taken i'll with scarlet fever Sunday.
She has been a pupil in the High
school building. The house was
Quarantined by Deputy Health Of
ficer Aldrich. The patients reported
last week are doing well.
Vaughan & Burnett have on ex-
hibition in their store window a
French clock of attractive design
which will run 400 days with one
winding. 1t is noiseless, although the
escapemcnt is on the same general
plan as an ordinary clock. Its mo-
tive power is a steel spring
Rev. Thomas b. Jayne of Scranton.
Pa, will take part in the services at
the UniVersalist church next Sunday.
Mr.. Payne comes from the heart of
the mining district, and has an in
teresting story to tell of his mis-
sionary efforts in that field. 1t is
hoped that a large congregation will
be present and contribute something
to aid in his work in that field.
Rev. r. s. Sidelinger having been
notified by his home banks that he
would be held responsible for the
checks cashed by him which were
made ont to Mrs. A. j. Tewksbury.
has agreed to pay their face value.
$1S4.25. Mrs. Tewksbury claimed
that she lost the checks while on her
way to the Vermont National bank.
and Mr.. Sidelinger claimed to have
cashed them for a stranger named
Green, who endorsed them.
a hearing was held before Judge
Wheeler Wednesday in the office of
{. c. Fits on the petition of Henry
crawford of Putney. administrator of
the James Crawford estate, to de-
termine whether certain personal
property in the F. l.. Pierce estate in
bankruptcy should go to the estate
or to the mortgage. w. S. Adams.
trustee of the Pierce estate. has ad-
vertised to sell the personal property
and real estate by auction May % at
the homestead in Putney.
month has passed with only two
small falls of rain. In the early part
of April rain fell almost every day.
and the streams were then very high,
but they are now at the usual pitch
of midsummer. The grass is shriv-
eled and stunted, and unless copious
rains come soon the hay crop will be
largely a failure. Early vegetables
in the gardens have made but little
progress and the ground is in no con-
dition for the farmers to plant the
staple crops on which they rely to
a large extent.
The man with the jag has been
more in evidence this week than be-
fore. 1t is about time for Brattleboro
to adopt the policy in vogue in Barre
Montpelier and elsewhere and to
round up the DRINKS for a nights re-
pose in the cooler. 1t will do some
good to have a few fines paid and a
few names put on the list debarred
from buying liquor for six months.
More tramps are hanging about the
to be way to compel them TO move
on. Vermont's laws for vagrancy are
fairly severe.
The officers of Columbian lodge. No.
sc, f. & a. NJ, We're installed Tuesday
night, Past Master c. A. Miles acting
as installing officer and Past Master
|. d. Bailey as marshal. The full list
Is as follws: w. NJ, W. L. Hubbard:
5. W., f. b. Putnam; j. W., c. r. Cros-
by; secretary, James B. Randoll:
treasurer, c. f. r. Jenne; S. d., r. {.
Bacon; j. d., j. A. Hoadley: S. s.. A.
II. Combs; J. S., H. Merber; chaplain.
H. e. Taylor; marshal, c. B. Dickin-
son; tyler j. A. Taylor. A special
communication will be held next Mon
day evening, when District Deputy
Grand Master George B. Wheeler of
Bellows Falls will visit the lodge.
Mrs. C. R. Crosby and Mrs. Bemis
entertained the Brattleboro chapter
Daughters of the American Revolu- .
ion, Tuesday evening. The program
included music by Floyd Johnson. .
Miss Ware accompanist, but the prin-
'ipal feature was paper on "Ticon-
leroga' by Mrs. George NJ. Love of
Newfane. The paper was complete
md showed careful preparation and
vas presented in an admirable way
laps, charts and pictures. including
picture of the old fort, were used by
way OF Illustration. and served a good
'urpose in making the subject matter
learly understood The members of
he chapter Joined in singing patriotic
ongs. and refreshments were served.
here was a large attendance.
Some of the friends of Miss Mabel
=. Baker gave her a party at the
ONE of MI. \. J. Gleason, "A Elliot
treet, last Friday evening. Through
he Kindness of Mr. Gleason. the
'hole upper part of the house was
brown open, and everything done to
lake the occasion one to be pleas
ntly remembered. A large number
ere present, and the time passed
nJoyably in social intercourse and