Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-01-30

The quarantine was removed from
the house of II. b. Haus Wednesday,
Mr.. Hauss four children having re-
covered from the measles.
There will be a meeting of the Sun
day school board of the Methodist
church directly after the session of
the Sunday school next Sunday.
Mrs w. p. Jones will give a paper
on "Y. NJ. G. A. Work in Japan" at the
February meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary next Tuesday at o'clock.
Meetings in the Y. M. C. A. rooms
Sunday afternoons will be resumed
next Sunday. Rev. n. A. Wood of
West Brattleboro will lead the meet
ing All men are invited,
f. j. Bailey has sold the Davis farm
in Vernon. owned by f. T. Lines of
Portland. Me-, to S. Otis Thayer of
Esteyville. Mr.. Lines takes Mr..
Thayer's house on Farview street in
exchange
The Hydrofountain club, composed
of members of the fire department.
will hold their annual banquet in the
Brooks House tomorrow night at
o'clock, Music will be furnished by
the Brattleboro male quartet
/ The bailiffs have decided to sell the
old hand engine which is stored in
the building on South Main street oc-
cupied by Phoenix Hose company No.
e. About the last service the old
engine rendered was at the Revere
House fire.
! Miss Edith NJ Stolte was elected
assistant superintendent of the Con
gregatiOnal Sunday school Sunday to
succeed George NJ. Clay resigned
There will be special music in the
school next Sunday, the church organ
assisting on the hymns.
] There will be a meeting OF the Brat
tleboro WOman's club at the Brooks
House Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 4
at $3.50 o'clock. Miss Maude l.. En-
erson will nave paper on Ballads
and Ballad Writer'S The paper
will be illustrated by songs.
Owing to lack of room at the Hem
locks and for greater convenience tC
those needing her services. Miss Hill
the district nurse, will be located fol
the present at Mr. Edgett's. 80 Greer
street, telephone call 25-5 Mis-:
Haggarty will remain at the Hem
locks until Feb. 1.
The final meeting of the creditors
of Wells c. Halliday of East Dover
was held Saturday in the Office of f
ID. f. Stowe. referee in bankruptcy
ID. w. Yeaw. trustee of the estate
rendered his account, after which ;
dividend of So per cent. was declared
Here are some of the special feat
ures to be seen with the Rhe Lorraine
company. which will open a week
engagement here Feb. 9: The funn!
musicians, Byrne 4 West, in AN
Evening Cali" Neil Hickey, up-to
date comedy songs: Fred Farleigh
everybody's favorite; Cameron ant
Hickey. song illustrators in beautie
of picture and song; Chas. r. Byrne
the quaint comedian; Billy Mack, orig
inal parodies and nonsense.
Charles. the siX-weeks-old child o
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Clark of 20 Ellio
street, was found dead in bed Sunda,
morning. He was well. apparently
when put in bed, also when fed abou
o'clock in the morning. but whel
the mother awoke about : o'clock tn
baby was dead. The funeral wa
held at the house at o'clock Tues
day. Rev II. r. Miles, of the Congrt
gational church. officiating. Nj
. Clark is a brakeman in the emplo
= Of the Central Vermont Railway con
pany.
A hearing was held Saturday befor
Judge j. NJ. Tyler. chancellor. in tn
case of Caroline NJ. Downs of New
fame against H. n Gum of Brattlt
boro. John Barrett of Putney ant
, others. on the petition of Waterma
r & Martin for the dissolution of an ii
, junction restraining Mr.. Barrett fror
cutting timber on the Downs lo
Some time ago foreclosure proceed
= ms were instituted and an injunctio
= was issued as against Mr. Barrett
Mr. Barrett had a contract which h
= claimed entitled him to cut the timber
Judge Tyler dissolved the injunction
II. G.. Barber trustee of the L.
Starkey estate in bankruptcy, con
pleted the auction sale of goods i
= the Starkey store Saturday. 1t wa
= seen on Saturday morning that tn
remaining goods would not brin
enough if sold piece-meal
more than pay expenses and so the
were sold in a lump, Charles Mine
being the bidder. These include
about 100 hats, a safe, hat-cases an
= what fixtures had not already bee
bought by Houghton & Simond
Houghton & Smonds have taken POI
: session of the store and will occup
! it in connection with their preser
store as soon as the necessary wor
can be done.
Will Riley, who is employed on
!, II. Briggs's farm, was arrested abou
| o'clock Sunday morning by Chic
, of-Police Hall. He was "scrapping
: at the time with T. j. Ferriter H
was kept in the lookup until Monda
!, morning, when he was arraigned b.
fore Justice w. S. Newton. He pleat
:. ed guilty to the charge of intoxicatio
/. and was fined IS and costs. He ais
} pleaded guilty to the charge of di
turbing the peace and was fined 81
and costs The fines and cost
q amounted to $3640. At the di
o closure proceedings he said he o)
tanned liquor by sending a man to tn
brewery after it. He did not kno
= the name of the man who did him tn
= favor.
!. A parlor match caused a fire los
: of about $50 in p. l.. Sheas tenemer
e on Harris place about $3.50 o'cloc
f Monday afternoon. Mr. and MR.
;. Shea live upstairs in j. B. Dunleavy
$ house. Mrs. Shea lighted the mate
: in an effort to build a fire in the ST