Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-12-23
LOCAL OVERFLOW.

The barber shops will be closed Mon.
day. ''o"-
St MichaeIs parochial school closod
yesterday ior a two weeks vacation
The supper for the children of tho Not
versalist church will be held tonight mi.
day, i'm the vestry. WI
Presiding Elder Newton will bo ,.
sent at the services at the Nretbopl,,,
church next Sunday. ''''S'
The Hooker Corser & Michel ,,..,.,,
factory Will close tomorrow for ono ,,aoi,
while the annual inventory is being tolyor,'
Oasis Encampment will hold n sneoiat
meeting next Thursday night to rnnsal
the royal purple degree on four candi.
dates. O"''ui-
Mrs. j. d. Barrows has returned from,
Boston, where she has spent several
weeks in study with Mr. John Orth and
VIII receive pupils on the piano.
There was small fire loss in IT
larkin nome in Centreville Monday,
caused by an oil stove. WOODWORK ca,IsSt
fire, but the flames were put ont INV NJ
Larkin. ~ WIS
Perry Gallup of Green River who hoa
been injured in the woods. was brousht
here Yesterday for treatment nv IN
Lynch He was suffering from q dislo
Gated shoulder and a broken shoulder
blade
George Stone was elected delegate IN
the meeting of the supreme colony of
Pilgrim Fathers in Boston next Anril Of
meeting OF Fort Dummer colony with
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Tenney Tuesday even
ing. At the same time a very nieasant
card sociable was held
The Christmas business began earlier
than usual this year at both the most
Office and express office, and Indications
are that the volume will be fully nm 70
the average. Two substitute carriers are
assisting at the post office. and on SAT
urday team will be put on to deliver
packages.
The White River Chair company's fac
tory, burned at Hartford, Vt, last week
was owned by the B. Souto company.
which owns and operates the Brattleboro
cabinet company The mill was lust COM
pleted' ana fully equipped with new ma
chinery. The loss on it was about SOS.
600, with $4,000 insurance
Garments Italian boys and Ebert Fo-
land, reader and impersonator gave the
third entertainment in the Y. NJ. c. A.
course last evening to a fair sized audi-
ence. The orchestra consisted of Carmen
A. Fabrizzia, violin and conductor. To-
seph N. Milona, violin, John Frazinni
clarinet, Antonio Schillaci flute and
Dominick Astrella, harp. The young men
played with Drllliancy and precision
equal to many prominent organizations of
more mature years, and they were re-
called repeatedly Mr.. Poland delighted
everybody with his readings and imper-
sonations. He is an artist in his line and
Is fitted by temperament for Just such
work. Altogether the entertainment was
unusually pleasing.
Prayers were offered Sunday in st.
Michael's Roman Catholic church for
the repose of the soul of David Cotter.
brother-in-law of Mrs Mary Cotter and
cousin of David S. Carey, of Brattleboro
Cotter was drowned recently in the Phil
ippines He was a member of Troop d,
I'd Cavalry, and lived in Lawrence,
Mass. letter from John S. VIM. cap
tain OF the troop, to Cotter's brother in
Lawrence, says: ION the morning of Nov
your brother had permission to take
his horse out for a ride and left the post
alone about $50 o'clock a. m with the
intention of visiting a prospectors camp
across the Mariquina river about. three
miles from the post In returning to the
post he struck the river about one mile
north of San Mateo and attempted to
ford at point where the stream was not
fordable. No one saw the accident eX-
cept a Filipino boy. He states that your
brother rode into the stream and after
proceeding a short distance came sud
denly into a very deep hole, and both
horse and rider went down out of sight.
When they came up the rider was
separated from his horse. The horse
swan out and returned to the
post, but your brother, after short
struggle went down and was drowned
The body was recovered about $50 and
was buried with military honors."