Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-29

The Garment workers union held a
special meeting Monday evening in Grand
Army hall.
The Printers will go to Putney this
evening to meet the, Putney Athletes in
basket ball.
The sleighrde to Newfanc, planned by
the Noman's Relief corps for next week,
has been postponed.
Marc. the Prince of Magic, will appear
! i'm the Auditorium Thursday evening,
Feb. II. as the fourth number in the Y.
NJ c. \. star course of entertainments.
Congressman Hasklns has secured the
| passage through Congress of special
| act granting pension of $50 per month
| to Mrs Josephine G. Chase of Brattle-
boro.
| j. l.. Kings horse. which was badly
| cut two weeks ago by crashing through
plate glass window in n. l. Iiawley
| store, has so far recovered that it will be
| taken home today.
The January thaw seems to be de-
| fusion this year, not having appeared.
| There have been more zero mornings TINS
week. the record yesterday morning be-
| ing II to % below zero in different parts
! of the county
The Vermont department of the Grand
]
! enCampment i'm MoTrisville Feb. "a and 20
| The railroads will offer reduced rates
/ Tickets will be good going Feb. % and "a,
and returning until Feb. p. inclusive.
freight train was stalled at Putney
| this forenoon, some of the cars leaving
| the track. The 1l.05 passenger train
north from Brattleboro was run on sid
| ing in the rear of Hooker building where
it remained until the track was cleared
row gauge passenger train going north at
545 last night broke near the West river
bridge. The rest of the train went ahead,
! leaving the car on the track until a
wrecking crew from Brattleboro pulled it
back to Brattleboro for repairs.
The handsomest string of pckerel seen
in Brattleboro for a long time were dis
played in Charles Cakes barber shop
| Monday. There were ~ specimens the
largest weighing ~ pounds, and several
others were nearly as large. They were
caught by Mr.. Oakes and his sons in
Round pond, north of Hinsdale.
The weeks scores in the Vermont
/ Wheel club tournament are as follows:
Three-ball billiards. Foster 80, Fox 80;
Thompson So Howe So. Four-ball bill
| lizards, Randall and L. II. Miller lost by
default; l.. II. Miller 100, a. II. Pettee 6S;
Aldrich and Corser lost by default. Pool,
Stolte, so, Thompson 81; Waite So Fos
ter 81.
The case of the Wilmington Savings
| bank against Charles IL. Waste was ar
gued this week before the supreme court
/ in Montpelier. o. T.. Butteriield and T. l..
| Waterman appearing for the plaintiff and
| c. :. Chase and c. G. Fits for the de-
! PENDANT. No decision has been rendered.
No other Wndham county case will be
argued before the present term of court.
The suit of L. c. Bacon administra-
tor of the Winfred Randall estate, against
/ the New England order of Protection. has
been settled this week. the defendant
paying the estate 1925. The suit was
| brought to recover life insurance amount
ing to $4,000 and was argued before the
United States court in Windsor last May.
Bacon X Hooker and G. G. Fits appeared
for the plaintiff and Waterman q Martin
for the defendant
The newly elected chiefs OF Pocahontas
council, no. 4, We're raised up Wednesday
evening at meeting in Red Mems hail
10y Mrs. Gertrude Manning, grand deputy,
Mrs Weber. Mrs. Steele and Miss Gerry
OF Pelham council, No. 81. of Charemont
Mass There was a large attendant. The
council now numbers about 60 members
The chiefs are. Pocahontas. Mrs. Hattie
Lord. Wenonah, Mrs. Ashcraft; Prophet
ess. Mrs \. G. Winchester; Pohattan, H.
II. Miller: X. of r.. Mrs. D. H. Miller: g
OF w. Charlena Powers; *. of X. Mary
r. Austin
Col. John Hunt. pension attorney, has
been notified of the granting OF an orig
inal widow pension to Ruth NJ. Dowley
of Brattleboro, and Of the increase Of PEN
sons for the following, John Devine
Henry ]. Allen, George 4. Crowell. George
II. Ryder deceased Thomas VIM
Orlin Wheeler, Brattleboro; II. F. Bar
Der. Willard Bellows. Wilmington; L. l.
Streeter. Hinsdale; VIM. a. Aiken, Dunn
merston; Lorenzo W. Bush. Brookline;
Milton Howard, jamaica; Robert H.
Smith. Wardsboro; George II. Phillips
tdeceased). Putney; Horace $ Warren
Gardner; J. c. Buffers, Grafton: VIM. f.
Convey, Bondville; j. II. Day, Templeton
John Martin 40. who recently returned
to Bratteboro after campaigning three
years in the Philippines, died about $50
O'Clock Tuesday night at the home of his
father, Thomas Martin, on Elliot street
Soon after returning home a few weeks
ago, Mr. Martin was taken i'll with pneu-
monia, which resulted in quick consump-
ton. During the last few days the scenes
of his Philippine service We're in his mind
as was shown by his words and acts
He was born in Brattleboro and spent
nearly all Of his life in this town He
learned the trade Of carriage painting and
was a good workman in that line. His
term OF enlistment in the Philippines was
as a private in company l. 30th regiment
United states Infantry. The funeral SER
vices We're held in St Michael's Roman
Catholic church yesterday. Rev Father
Cunningham officiating The burial was
in the Roman Catholic cemetery. Be-
sides his father Mr. Martin leaves a sis
ter Miss Mary Martin. who lives at home
and three brothers, Joseph, ticket clerk
at the Central Vermont railway station
in Brattlehoro, Daniel, a member of the
northampton police force. and Thomas
of Northampton. who is baker by trade
Arthur O'Leary. returned home yester-