Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-02-05

! COllecuOn amounted to 500.
Dennis Rebekah lodge will observe its
35th anniversary next Tuesday evening
There will be a roll call.
The Womans Relief corps will bold a
sewing meeting next Thursday afternoon
followed by a regular meeting in the even
ing.
The ladies' circle of the Universalist
society will hold n business meeting in
the church parlors next Tuesday after
noon at O'Clock.
a party of ~ young people went on
snowshoes to the cottage north of the sus-
pension bridge Wednesday evening and
enjoyed baked-bean supper.
The quarantine has been raised from
Matthias Sullivans house on Williams
street and Miss Margaret who was i'll
with diphtheria, has entirely recovered.
party of 16 children, chaperoned by
Miss Regina Heaphey and Rita Eckles
! went Saturday on a sleigh ride to Ash
uelot II. II. Brown driving the four
horses.
st. Ceceia's Altar society held their
regular monthly meeting last evening in
St Michaels hall sociablc followed
the meeting and cake and coffee We're
served.
The first meeting of the creditors of
! Hart q Persons of Bellows Fails was held
before Referee f. -. f.. Stowe Wedens-
day. John f. Alexander, jr, was APP
pointed trustee.
Tuesday was the Feast of the Purifca-
| tion The day was observed i'm St Mi
chaels Roman Catholic church ny bless
ing the wax candles which are burned
| during the year on the altar.
Brosnahan & Sullivan have leased the
store in the Thompson building formerly
| occupied by a. F. Roberts & Co.. the gro
GERS and will move their dry goods bust
ness there from the Peoples bank block
as soon as the quarters are ready for oc-
cupancy.
Owing to the Russian japanese war
scare and the holding back of wheat by
western farmers. the price of flour has
| advanced to wholesalers so cents within
the past two days. and "A proportionate
| increase in retail selling may be expected
| shortly.
Joseph Leforest of Brattleboro. fireman
on the Brattleboro q Whitehall railroad
| had his left shoulder dislocated Monday
morning. He attempted to board To-
comotive which was passing the crossing
near the Crosby store house, but did not
get n firm hold.
hearing was held before f. A. Boles
OF Bellows Falls in the county clerks Of
rick against Milon +. Perry Of Wardsboro
in dispute of several years standing
over a lumber job. G. c. Fits was coun-
sci for the plaintiff. Waterman x Martin
| for the defendant
y. +. Schwenk went to Bellows Falls
Monday to assist G. II. Williams. counsel
| for the contestants in a will case before
| Judge Waterman. From there he went
to Grafton to Investigate the shooting of
. Il.
is alleged followed the trail with dogs
He is now in Littleton, y. H.. taknL
dispositions.
meeting of the selectmen of Putney
ana the counsel for the Boston Il Maine
Railroad company. who are building a
double track across certain land i'm Put
ney. was held with G. c. Fits. counsel for
the land owners today in an effort to
reach an agreement as a basis for set
tlirg the claims OF the land owners
against the railroad company
Thirty-five members of the Woman's
Relief corps went to Hnsdale on a sleigh
ride Tuesday forenoon. by invitation of
the Hinsdale corps. who served dinner at
l.3O In the afternoon a regular meeting
of the Hinsdale corps was held which
was attended by the Brattleboro ladies
and several members of the corps at
Mortified. The guests were very pleas
antly entertained by the Hinsdale ladies'
The renewed option on 12o. 900 acres of
woodland in towns in Windham. Ben
nington. Windsor and Rutland counties
expired Feb. l. and nothing has been
heard by men in this section who are in
terested in the deal. so that it is suppos ID
that all negotiations are at an end II
was expected that the finest tract of tim
berland in Vermont. and probably in New
england, would he brought under one
control. and instead of stripping off all
the trees the whole tract would be hand
led according to the directions of scien-
tiic foresters, and that "A certain amount
of marketable lumber would be cut each
year. II was understood that the money
of John b. Rockefeller was back of the
proposed sale, which would involve an eX-
change of something like 81, 900 900.
Town meeting will come on the earliest
possible date. the first Tuesday of March
falling on the first day. Last year the
town voted to use the Australian system
of balloting in town meetings. This will
necessitate the filing of nominations not
less than Is DAYS before the day of the
town meeting, so that the last date on
which tickets may be named will be next
week Saturday. Almost no discussion
has been heard in regard to town officers
this year, but it is expected that the pres
ent selectmen, Mcssrs. Vinton. Gleason
and Putnam, will be willing to serve
again, and that there will be no opposition
to them. The road commissionership has
usually been a bone of lively contention
but no concentrated opposition to Com
missioner Eames appears on the surface
The important question of license will be
decided. Last year the town went for
license by majority of 173.
Charles w. Drown. A.. died at noon
yesterday at his home in ~ II. Whites
house on High street. He had been in i'll
health for many years and had been con-
fined to his home since last June He
was great sufferer during the past sew
eral months. Mr.. Drown was born in Put
ney and was a son of John and Fannie
Drown. He came to Brattleboro when a
small boy ana lived here until he went
to SaXtons River several years ago to
conduct farm. After his return his
health did not permit him to engage ac-
lively in any occupation. During his
early life he was at the head of local
organization called the Star Minstrels.
who gave several successful entertain
ments, and was the author of some musi-
cal pieces which met with public favor
Recently he was granted a patent on
bit, but had not been able to push its
manufacture. He married Miss Eta Will
lard of Brattleboro who survives with
one daughter, Blanche. Besides his
mother wife and daughter Mr. Drown
leaves brother John, in Hartford,
Conn, and a sister, Miss Lila Drown, i'm
Brattleboro. The funeral will be held
at the house at 2.3O o'clock tomorrow.