Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-03-13

The mission circle will meet in the
parlors of the Universaist church
next Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Crocuses were in blossom this week
on North Main street March 10. two
weeks earlier than i'm any previous
year.
The whist prizes in the tournament
at the Vermont Wheel club rooms last
Friday evening were won by c. II.
Crosby and Fred c. Gale
The ice broke up in the river Mon
day. and most of the time since the
swollen current has been filed with a
mass of ice cakes and debris
w. II. Henley of the Brooks House.
the clever Dutch comedian will ap-
pear in new and original act in the
Band Ministries next Friday evening.
Dennis Rebckah lodge initiated 10
candidates at the meeting Tuesday
evening 4 social hour followed the
work and light refreshments were
served.
Next Tuesday being St. Patrick $
day. mass will be celebrated in St.
Michaels Roman Catholic church at
8 o'clock in the morning \ fair will
be held in Festival hall in the even
ing.
Mrs. II. \. Barker of Thomas street
bought the Chester Thomas house on
Pearl street yesterday The sale was
made by r. f.. Gordon. administrator.
Mr. and Mrs Barker will occupy the
house about April !.
\ freight train which left Brattlc-
boro sunday morning. drawn by two
locomotives, broke in two near Millers
Falls and collision followed. in which
a carload of hay was thrown down a
bank and an empty coal car was
smashed.
The water in West river has not
subsidized sufficiently TO allow re
sumption of work on the Brattleboro
Gas Light COmpany's dam Prepare
tons were being made to resume the
work the first of the week. but the
rains caused the river to rise again.
a salad supper will be served Thurs
day evening March 10. at $50 o'clock.
at the Universalist church vestry, I'M
del the auspices of the Young Peo-
pies Christian Union. After the sup
per games will be enjoyed, in which
all are invited to participate.
The docket for the April term of
the county court will be published next
week. The conditions are ripe for a
long session, there being several cases
of Importance set for trial. The dock
ct contains 1874 civil cases. - divorce
cases and II criminal cases There
a b., oh. q.
The annual meeting of the Brattle-
bOro Hosiery company was held Mon
day night when these directors were
elected: c. II. Thompson. w. d. Stock
well, W. y. Thompson and Charles S
Clark. The directors organized by
electing c. II. Thompson president, w.
y. Thompson treasurer. and w. d.
Stocliwell secretary and superintend
ent.
The street railroad was tied up near
ly all day Saturday on account of
lack OF power. The road had been
run on water power several weeks, but
on Saturday morning an accident
happened to the water wheel so that
it could not be used The water had
been drawn out of the boilers to al
lbw inspection. so neither steam nor
water power was available.
Thousands of employees of the Amer
lean Bridge company in different parts
of the country are out on strike. 1t
is thought that the strike will delay
the building of the Connecticut river
bridge. There was no time limit on
the contract. and one of the bridge
Tf bod h.
could give no definite assurance OF
date for completion. owing to the pos
sibilitics of a strike.
The Brattleboro Woman's club will
hold the next meeting at the Brooks
House Wednesday afternoon. March
is, at $3.50 o'clock. The subject for
the afternoon viii be ireland" The
country will be considered physically
and politically. The papers will be
given by Mrs J. d. Redway and Mrs.
A. NJ. Harlow. Mrs. l.. w. Hawley
will have sketch Of St Patrick.
There vii also be music
julius a. Wilbur of Wardsboro and
Miss Jessie NJ. Johnson of Montreal
were married in the Brooks House par
Tors Saturday afternoon at go o'clock.
Rev. H. r. Miles, of the Congrega-
tional church, performing the cere-
mony The bride wore a navy blue
travelling dress. Ferns and ported
plants We're arranged about the parlor
for the occasion. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
bur will live in Wardsboro.
Edgar Bigelow Carter. "a. died Fri .
day. March 6, in Omaha, Neb.. fol .
lowing an operation for appendicitis.
He was born in Canada. but his boy
hood was spent in part in Brattle- .
Doro. He went from here with his
mother to Iowa about 10 years ago.
and since then had lived in that state
and in Omaha. He was engaged in
the laundry business. He was a
member of Camp 1870, Modern Wood
men of America, and had recently won
the gold medal given to the best
drilled man after three winnings. He
Nellie Reed of Omaha II
years ago, and is survived by his wife
md four children; also his mother.
Mrs. c. G. Borland of Essex Iowa; a
sister, Mrs Jennie B. Powers of Brat
leboro, and two brothers. Ernest. in
owa, and David, who went recently
rom Omaha to Des Moines. The flu
neral was held Sunday in Omaha, and
he burial was in Essex, Iowa. where
lie formerly lived.
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