Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-02-20
BRATTLEBORO,

BRATTLEBoRo.
Manager Fox is negotiating with
Bostocks animal show for an eXhi-
bition in the Auditorium in March.
Bingham chapter Order of Eastern
Star, will hold a special convocation
Monday evening, the 23d, for initia-
ton.
The coal famine being over, SER
vices were resumed in the main audi
ence room in the First Baptist church
last Sunday
The Rhe Lorraine company played
to small houses Friday and Saturday.
They went from Brattleboro to La
COMA. n. H.
One of the pensions granted re-
Gently by special act of Congress
awarded $2i month to d. n. Tolles
of Brattleboro.
The H. S. Club will be entertained
by Miss Annie Mellen this evening
at the home of Miss Olive Warner
on Elliot street.
Next Sunday is the anniversary of
Washingtons birthday. Monday will
be observed as a holiday by the
banks. schools, library and post of
flee.
Mrs. Carrie f. Warner sustained a
serious injury to the spine by falling
on the sidewalk near the Peoples
bank corner Monday She will be
disabled long time.
The International Sunshine society
BrattlebOro Branch L. will hold a reg
ular meeting with Mrs. F. l., Smith
on Prospect street Friday afternoon.
Feb p, at 3 o'clock.
Miss Abbie Grady who has been
employed in the family of l.. F. Ad-
ans, fell on the ice near the corner of
Main and Flat streets Monday night
and broke her left arm below the ell
bow.
The Alhambra Six. Europe's most
versatile musical artists. direct from
Folie's Bergere Paris. have been
engaged as one of the special attrac-
lions for the First Regiment bands
minstrel show March 20
A. V. Mays agency has sold for f.
f. Battey his farm in Halifax, known
as the c. L. Griffin place, to Rodney
X. Brough of Springfield, Mass. This
farm contains 400 acres, and is called
one of the best farms in the town.
The funeral of Nathan w. Sargent
was held at his late home in Centre
Vile Saturday at go o'clock. Rev.
George B. Lawson officiating. The
burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery.
the bearers being shop-mates of Mr..
Sargent.
BY authority of the postal regula-
legal holiday falls upon a Sunday the
following Monday may be observed"
in observance of the February 22d
holiday the post office will be open
next Monday from to - a. m. and
S to 6 p. m. The carriers will make
the first morning delivery.
Five electric railroads in the state
have taken appeals from the apprais-
al of property recently made by j. f.
Cushman, state tax commissioner.
They are the Springfield electric road,
the BrattlebOro Street Railway COM
pany. the Burlington Traction com
pany, the Military Post road and the
Montpelier and Barre road.
Although the coal famine is said to
have been broken, not a particle of
hard coal can be bought in Brattle-
pOlO at tIlt pItoCllI Time. MS COl-
dition will not last long. however, as
several hundred tons are on the way,
some of them being expected daily.
The amount of coal mined is ample
for all needs, but there is a serious
lack of transportation facilities, and
the storms the first of this week
made the situation in this respect
more serious. The local dealers eX-
pect to be able to supply coal in ton
lots in a few days.
The suit of the Valley Grain com
pany against John Barrett, d. r Per
ny trustee and Mrs. Emma Buchanan
claimant OF funds in the hands of the
trustee, was heard before Justice
Merrifeld Wednesday. There was
no contention over the claim. amount
ing to $li, the dispute being over the
question as to whether the trustee
could be held on "A note given by him
to Barrett, which was transferred to
Mrs. Buckman, notice of which trans
fer was given TO the trustee. The
court discharged the trustee. II. c.
Barber appeared for the Valley Grain
company and f. d. Stowe for Mr.
Barrett, both of whom appealed E.
w Gibson apparel for Mrs. Buchanan