Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-15
ERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY, MAY Is, 1903.

The High school boys will hold their
annual field day, with track and field
events, on the Valley Fair grounds
this afternoon.
Dr.. II. II. Lewis, who was kicked by
a horse in Barre recently, is in a Sc
lious condition. T. Frank Turner was
in Barre Sunday to see him.
The basement under Bakers barber
shop in the Richardson building has
been leased to some ltalinas who will
open fruit store there in few days
Many people have mistaken i'm
preston that The Hemlocks is
closed. 1t is still open and will re-
main open in charge of the district
nurses.
S. NJ Spencer will sell by auction on
Saturday forenoon, May 30, at 10
o'clock at the home of the late Elijah
Spencer on Williams street, near Lar
kins mill, the household goods, farm
ing tools, wagons, etc.
j. Wells Farnsworth. a Bellows Falls
farmer, has been adjudged bankrupt.
His debts are SG9j4, of which $GS9S is
unsecured. His assets are $241. The
hrst meeting OF his creditors will be
held in Bellows Falls June ..
The railroad bank has been cleaned
this week by direction of the board of
Dailif1s. Tin cans and all other rub
Dish have been removed. The bank
can be kept clean with little effort if
the tenants OF the abutting buildings
Will cooperate with the bailins
Beauseant Commandery No. Z,
Knights Templar, will attend Ascen-
sion day services at St Michaels
Episcopal church Thursday evening.
May q. Families and friends of the
Sir knights are cordially invited to
be present at the church at o'clock.
Mrs. J. l.. Baldwin will close her
dancing classes tonight with an eX.
hibition and ball in Grange hall The
juvenile classes will occupy the floor
from s to .. after which there will be
public dance until l o'clock Lett
singers orchestra will play and re-
freshments will be served.
The Friendly Enemy" which is
being rehearsed under the personal
direction of j. NJ. Strock and Z. V.
Evans, will be presented in the Audi
forum May 26, Tuesday evening. UNI
der the auspices of the Home for the
Aged and Disabled. Both the play
and the object merit a generous pat
ronage.
a house near Holyoke, Mass, which
}. a. Pullen took in exchange for
other property. was burned one day
last week. causing a loss of about
$500. 1t had not been occupied the
past two months and as no vacancy
permit had been granted some ques-
ton may arise in regard to paying
the insurance.
Yesterday was the silver wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. d. E.
Tasker. The anniversary was OBJ
served in quiet way, a number of
friends and neighbors having supper
and spending the evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Tasker. They left several
material reminders of the pleasant
occasion.
Earl Taylor of West Brattleboro
was arrested about Il mile west OF
that village yesterday afternoon by
Constable E. X. Thayer, who placed
him in the lookup. He was arraigned .
before Justice Newton last evening.
pleaded guilty to the charge OF in
toXlcation and was fined 50 and costs.
amounting to $3.50, which he paid.
Artist W. K. Stuart has this week
placed over the fireplace in the Child's
Tavern in Wilmington his own re-
production OF \. NJ. Wizards famous
painting, The Spirit of 10" The
dimensions are tour by two and a
half feet. The reproduction is eX-
pressive TO a remarkable degree, and
1t is evident that Mr.. Stuart caught
the spirit OF the original painting in
full measure.
The annual convocation OF Fort
Dummer Royal Arch Chapter was held
last evening, when these officers were
elected: L. +. H., Ovando T. Randall;
X, William II. Vinton; scribe, Rev.
Edward I. Mathison; treasurer, Wells
+. Jones; secretary Henry +. c.
Toedt; c. of H., \. Edward Hobart;
Z. s., James b. Randoll; II. A. c.,
Luke f. Woodland; NJ. Sd v, Webster
c. Mitchell; NJ. I'd v, Ferris Il.
Vaughan; NJ. LIST V, F. Frank Con
nors; chaplain, Kittredge Haskins:
stewards, Clarence F. r. Jenne and
Collins l.. Piper; tyler, j. Albert Tay-
lor; trustee, j. Albert Taylor. The
officers were installed by Past Grand
High Priest Kittredge Haskins.