Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-02-12

year.
The annual banquet of the IIydrofoun-
tain club Will be held tomorrow, Saturday
evening in the American House at $50
o'clock.
The date of the minstrel entertainment
20 he given by the First Regiment band
has been changed to Tuesday. March 20
f. r. Bagley will have charge of the mu-
steal part.
The centre pier of the old toll bridge.
which was only partially removed when
the new Connecticut river bridge was
built last summer is being torn out with
dynamite.
The officers of Dennis Rebekah lodge
will hold drill next Wednesday evening
at $50 in odd Fellows han. Any who
cannot be present are asked to furnish
substitutes.
The knights Tcmplar are anticipating
great pleasure at their annual inspection
next Wednesday evening, the 18th, when
| the famous Harvard quartet of Boston
will render musical selections on the oc-
oasion of the visit of grand officers.
The town report will show an expense
this year, on account of the scarlet fever
/ and diphthoria outbreaks of $Gl2S5, of
which nearly $500 was for antitoxne The
! village VIII have a much larger bill to
/ pay on account of contagious diseases
| but tho amount cannot now be computed
/ with accuracy.
The Bratteboro Woman's club will
meet next Wednesday. Feb. Il, at the
usual time and place. The Taper for the
| afternoon win be by Miss Geraldine Mer-
iil upon Songs and Legends of the Sea. ="
/ The music will he in charge of Miss Stew
art, Mrs +. w. Putnam and Miss Merrill
| the musical committee.
About GO couples attended the assembly
in the Brooks House Tuesday evening
! LeitsinEer's orchestra furnished excel
! lent music ana the dining room was trim
med very handsomely with paper hearts
and red and white streamers, suggestive
of St Valentine season. The assembly
was particularly enjoyable.
/ \ telegram from Boston vas received
/ by II. II. Crosby Tuesday morning stat
ing that Miss Amy Van Doom and her
mother were safe " The morning papers
told of a fire in the Franklin square
/ House, where Mrs. Van Doom and her
| daughter were staying. which filed the
/ house with smoke and drove the guests
/ from their rooms in their night clothes.
At a meeting of the scloctmcn of Put
/ uey and Young x Young of Newport.
counsel for the Vermont Valley railroad
| company held in the office of &. &. Fits.
| counsel for the solectmcn. last Friday am
change i'm the highway involved 10y double
| tracking the railroad from Bellows Falls
/ to Brattlcboro. The terms of the agree
ment are given In the Putncy correspond
once in this paper.
Col. John Hunt. pension attorney. has
! been notified of the granting of original
pensions to Mrs. Emily II. Emerson and
/ Camden Nj Smith of Brattlcboro. and OF
| increases to the following persons. Dam
] T...-tt, ,ft,..t
Herman +. Lincoln. Swanzcy. $l2 to SIG,
| VIM. w White. Jamaica, s. to $l2. AL
! bert NJ Daggett. Newfane, IS to $l2; G.
/ G. Miller. West Brattlcboro. So to $40,
| Washburn \. Kidder. West Towushond.
Sc to $40.
The funeral of Charles w Drown was
held at go o'clocl, Saturday at his home
on High street, Rev II. r. Miles of the
! Congregational church officiating Abide
with Me" was sung by Mrs. Arthur Bra
sor. The body was placed in the tomb in
! Prospect Hin cemetery, the bearers be
| ing John l.. Roess, +. II. Howard, \. +.
! Miller and II. w. Sargent Mrs. Charles
! II. Prescott of Bristol, ~ H.. and Mr..
and Mrs. John Drown of Hartford. Conn,
| attended the funeral.
Chief Of Police Hall arrested tramp
Monday night and put him in the lock up.
On being arraigned before Justice New
| ton Tuesday he said his name was Frank
Murphy. lie pleaded guilty to the charge
of vorrancv and was sentenced ia tbrea
months in tbo horse Of corection NJ mt
| land where he was taken by Chief Han.
Murphy SAID MS home was in Springfield.
Mass. He had been around town a week
mr. moro ana I, is onnoront tb,t IN, is
much more rleosed Win bis outlool, rn-
tho novt tbrao months In putlard man
bc ,y,s In pr,ttI.horo
Inc hIaltIrpoIo insurance agents nave
,,,onb FROM several Of tho co,,rorios
,yho,, mo, rorrosart mat tbo,. yin NOT
he affactod hv the DaItimoro ire in ,ho
sepsn of having tbeir businass crinnlnd
iro v.o,1ld "uino ont Ints of irs,r,nco
.or,,nnj,s - l,rt osida frnr, nnssill, tba
,,,rol,. local .,,,,,.,,i.s tb, eun,,yi, In,
is ontirelv wrong Tovodavs individu.I
irs,ro,,ce connonia, do not ,,Iocn oro,,,,,,
| business II, any ono cit, IN crinnla tbnr,
in case of total destruction If the buiId-
! ir,,s i,surod
1he 5olh anniversary OF Dennis Ike
heRah lodge was observed TUESDAY nlShI
| me anniversary lallhg on the mSht OF
! u" regular ]"te'hS' mere was lhiEe
| Htlrh'lahce ! feature OF tHe nlce'hE
VAS ioII can oy me secretary Mrs D.
~ Anhdoh' Besides Eerpai responses
there were responses py letter from many
| members who were not present ms
| cory oi ire lohSe' compiled ny MISS louise
,,oodenou@h was read nv Mis- Coates