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


of alleged neglect of sheep.
Wallace X. Ware announces that he
will run the Lakeside resort at Spot
ford lake the coming season.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Alliance will be held at the Unitarian
parsonage next Thursday, May IA, at
$ o'clock.
Ethan Allen lodge. New England
Order of Protection, initiated six new
members Wednesday evening, after
which refreshments were served.
II. G. Barber saw four does in the
highway south of Newfane Tuesday.
They ran along the road about six
rods ahead of him, finally turning off
into the bushes.
Dr.. George Roberts. surgeon, as
sisted by DR.. Miller. performed Sc.
rious operation of laparotomy on a
Newfane woman Tuesday. The pa
tient is doing well.
The proprietors of the Brattleboro
House and the American House took
their liquor licenses Wednesday af-
ternOCn, paying for them $1,000 each.
They began doing business at once.
The body of Mrs. Sophia Haskns
was taken from the tomb to Dover
Saturday for burial. 1t was accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Kimball Has
kins of Greenfield and Brattleboro rel
atives.
Early vegetables were frozen in
some gardens during the cold weather
of Saturday morning. 1t is thought
that buds on the trees were not dam
aged, as they were but slightly ad-
vanced
The change to full-fedged license
took place without ripple of excite
ment, and without unseemly rush to
the bar rooms. Not an arrest for
drunkenness has been made during
the week
s. w. Edgett & Co.'S agency has
sold a house on Southern avenue
land, n. j., to Carl p. Johnson, who
makes the purchase for home and
will occupy the house at once.
The monthly meeting of the Soci-
ETY. for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals was held Tuesday evening,
when the report of Mrs. Jennie b.
Powers, agent for the society was
read. Mrs. Powers reported five
horses killed and one prosecution dur
ing the month.
Owing to the indisposition of Mr.
Lieberman, the tenor who was en-
gagged to sing in Mrs. Harriet Brasor
Pratt's operate concert to be given at
the Auditorium Thursday evening,
xt-fl Ia. A
bert Quesnel late with the Maurice
Grau Grand Opera company.
The Catholic Union base ball team
has elected j. p. Ferriter manager
and 7. Frank Turner captain. c. f,
Mann has been elected representative
of the Catholic Union on the executive
committee. These elections have
taken place since the officials of tho
other teams were announced.
The advance sale of tickets for the
operate concert May IA by Mrs. Har-
riett BrasOr Pratt and other noted
singers will open at the box Office at
the Auditorium Monday, May II, at 8
in the morning. People from out of
town who wish to attend the concert
may send orders to George f. Fox.
\ small trestle on the narrow gauge
railroad, about a mile south of West
Dummerston. was burned Saturday
afternoon, the fire taking from sparks
from locomotive. The locomotive
used on the 5:45 passenger train took
some men and lumber to the scene
and then returned for the train. The
fire caused an hours delay.
All persons having any legal inter
est in the Stowell Manufacturing COM
pany's business in Putney have been
notified to meet in the county clerks
office tomorrow morning, before Chan
cellor j. NJ. Tyler. to show cause if
hey have any, why the court should
not grant the petition of the receivers
of the company for authority to Dor
row sum not to exceed 10000 This
is step toward putting the business
in shape to be merged into the Ma
tional Novelty Corporation.
Company |, Vermont National
Guard was inspected Tuesday even
ing by Capt II. H. Sargent of the
Second Cavalry at Fort Ethan Allen.
For an hour preceding the inspection
Capt. Sargent questioned Capt Wat
equipment of the company, noting his
answers on blanks prepared for the
purpose. The inspection was held in
Festival hall, the company being put
through various drill movements. 1t
is expected that the company will be
equipped soon with the new United
States military magazine rifles.
Messrs. Minot and Bradley, trus-
tees OF the Thomas Thompson trust
fund, have filed petition with the SUI
p me court OF Massachusetts for in
struction as to their duties in dis
tributing Brattleboro's share of the in
come of the estate The last Vermont
legislature passed an act providing
that in cases similar to the one here
local trustees snail be appointed
to distribute the funds. These trus-
tees would simply receive the income
and direct its expenditure, while the
trustees in Massachusetts would have
the management of the property.
which is in that state A resolution
was adopted at the last town meeting
the selectmen to do all that
they can in enforcing the Vermont act
No So laws of 1902.
The second season, of the Brattle.
boro Base Ball League will open on
Saturday of next week with a gama
between the Vermont Wheel club and |
the Y. NJ. c. A. teams. This was de- |
cided upon at a meeting of the league
general committee Monday evening. |
Before the game the grounds will be |