Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-02-13

The Vermont Wheel club will hold
a ladies' night meeting Feb. q.
Guy p. Howe has been elected a
member of the Republican town com
mittee in Athol.
The outlook for the maple sugar
season is not encouraging. There is
little frost in the ground to aid the
flow of sap.
Rev. Horatlo Gray, "A, a retired
Episcopal clergyman, who had been
a frequent visitor in Brattleboro, died
in Boston yesterday.
About 80 people from the Baptist
church went to Putney on a sleigh
ride last night. having chicken-pie
supper at the Baptist church there.
The ladies' society of the Congrega.
tional church voted at business meet
ing yesterday not to hold a fair this
year. having found it easier to raise
money in other ways.
The next assembly in the Brooks
House will be held next Friday even
ing The Golf club military whist
party. which was scheduled for that
evening, has been postponed to some
evening in March.
Henry c. Marsh, formerly of Brat
tleboro, died at the Soldiers Home in
Bennington Wednesday. He was a
member of Company A, Third Yer
mont regiment, and was well known IN
Brattleboro, Dumnerston and Whit
ngham.
The deeds were passed this morn
ing in the sale of the DR.. Il. II. Lynch
property on Elliot street, owned by
Frank d. Warner of Springfield, Mass,
to Fleming & Crown. Mr.. Warner
takes in exchange farm in Chester
field and some building lots on Hor-
ton place, on which he expects to
build a tenement house The sale
was made through F. J. Bailey's
agency. Fleming & Crown may ulti-
mately put up a business building on
the site of the building now occupied
by DR.. Lynch, but they do not expect
to do so this year.
Mrs. Fanny a. Baker, IS, of Putney,
widow of Haynes f. Baker, died at her
home about o'clock this morning of
heart disease. She had been in fail
ing health a long time. Her maiden
name was Fanny A. Eager, and she
formerly lived in Newfane. Her hus
band who died while on a visit in
Minneapolis in 1877, was one of the
leading citizens of the town, where
he was engaged in the mercantile bust
ness over % years Mrs Baker leaves
two daughters. Mrs. John e Russell
of Williamstown. Mass. and Mrs. 4.
+. Kelley of Minneapolis.
The dramatic performances given in
the Auditorium this week by the Rhe
Lorraine company have been fairly
we'll patronlzed. and when the price
of admission is considered no fault
can be found with the work of the
company, in which there are Is people.
The musical specialties between the
acts are alone worth the price of ad-
mission. The house was full Monday
night. when "A Partisan Princess"
was given The program since then
has been as follows: Tuesday night,
Under TWO Flags" which was re-
peated Wednesday afternoon: We'd
nesday night. "Homespun Hearts;
Thursday night. BY Suwanee River"
The performance tonight will be "A
Royal Prisoner; tomorrow afternoon,
Dads Girl and tomorrow evening,
Two Orphans The specialties are
different every evening, and the per
Torrance is continuous from first to
last.
H. p. Farr and w. NJ Ware of Put.
ney appeared before Judge Wheeler in
the Brooks House yesterday afternoon
in response to a citation demanding
their presence in court to show cause
why they should not be dealt with
for interfering with the estate of Mr..
Ware bankrupt and the possession
thereof by the trustee. George T.
Aplin. Findings of fact had been sub
mitted to Judge Wheeler by the
referee in bankruptcy, in which it was
stated that Mr., Farr and Mr.. Ware
had fed out and were feeding out from
day TO day large portion of the crops |
belonging to the estate. c. C. Fits |
and Judge Waterman appeared for Mr.. |
Farr and Mr.. Ware, and Lawyer A. +. |
Schwenk appeared for Mr. Aplin. 1t |
appeared that Mr.. Farr and Mr.. Ware. |
under the advice of counsel. had been |
feeding stock on crops which they ex-
pected would be set out as exempt by |
the trustee. They were eXonerated |
from blame by their counsel. Judge |
Wheeler after warning them not to |
continue as they had been doing. ad-
Journed the court to one week from
today.