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

Henry Woodruff Hal March and John
Brosnahan are assisting at the great part
ing company sale at Il. j. Fenton Il Co.'S.
The ladies' aid society of the Methodist
church will meet to sew at Mrs. \. T..
Atwoods $ Forest street. Wednesday,
Feb. 8.
The body of +. ID. Williams was taken
to Enfield ~ H., Friday night, accompa-
MED by Mr.. Wilhamss father, and his
brother-in-law. who lives in lIadley,
Mass.
\ delegation of Brattleboro Free Masons
expect to attend the Masonic ball in
lIusdHle this evening. Beitsinger's or
chestra will furnish music and A., T. Mil
Ter will be the caterer.
f. c. Gale Il co. will erect the coming
season at the east end of the Connecticut
river bridge, nearly upon the site of the
old toll house ON the island a handsome,
up-to date, three story building, which
they will conduct as hotel
Prizes will be given for the best cos
tunes ana for the best dancers at the
masquerade bail to be given in Festival
hall Feb. -. by Brattlcboro camp, Mod
ern Woodmen of America. Letsingor $
orchestra will furnish music.
Ey invitation of sheridan Woman's Re
lief corps, Scdgwick corps and the ladies
of Northiield corps win take dinner in
Hinsdalc and attend the afternoon meet
ing on Feb. >. Teams will leave Main
street in front of Grand Army hall at
1915.
Fort Dummer Royal Arch chapter will
work the mark, past and most excellent
degrees at a special convocation next
Wednesday evening. \ Columbian lodge
No. SO, +. & A. NJ. viii confer the En-
tered Apprentice degree at a special com
munication Monday evening.
Cards have been received from Cal
iforna stating in substance that Mrs
II. O. Coolidge announces the marriage OF
her daughter. Mary Nellie Blakeslee, tC
Scott Southwell Piggott of Oakland, Calf
Tuesday. Jan. -. The fact of the mar
rage was announced in The Phoenix
last week. Mrs. Coolidge wishes it said
that the wedding took place without the
knowledge, consent or approval of either
herself or Mr.. Coolidge.
Rupert Wardner and Miss Annie Jacobs
were married Sunday evening by Rev
f. w. Lewis. MIR. and Mrs. Wardnei
went north on the 1910 train for visit
in Randolph. They will live in odd Eel
lows building. Mr.. Wardner is a sor
of Mrs. Mary Wardner and is clerk in
j. f. Mann's dry goods store. Mrs
Wardner is a daughter of Frank Jacobs
of Guilford and has been employed ii
Brattleboro.
Two cases of diphtheria have been re-
ported within the week. \ son of Mr. ant
Mrs. Norman Newell on South MAR
street is i'll from the nasal form of the dis
ease. lie Is pupll III the Canal street
school. case mas also been quarantlnet
on Grove street the victim being EVi
Adams, daughter OF Mrs. Higley. an EN-
ploye in Durham Bros. store. Charlie
Fisher, son of Mrs. Walter Stacy, is ii
with scarlet fever in Centreville.
The great parting COMPANY sale at f. ]
Fonton 4. cos opened Wednesday morn
inr The regular emDloves with extr;
helm have been constantly on the iumt
every minute since the sale started I,
wait ON the crowds who are quick to Sc,
the extraordinary bargains which may b
found there. The sale Will continue unit
the bulk of this large stock is closed out
as it is necessary to turn all into cash OF
account OF the dissolution OF this wei
known firm.
The Amherst Aggies and the Brattle
boro Y NJ. c. \. will meet on the Fes
tival hail floor Saturday evening Th
preliminary bout will be between tn,
Company | and Catholic Union teams, tn
second contest in the local league series
The Aggies have defeated several colleg,
organizations. and lost to the UniVersit,
of Vermont 23-22, while the University o
Vermont was downed by Brattleboro 10
IS. 1t will thus be seen that the Agge
are fit to give the local quintet one o
the hardest struggles they have ever en-
coun'ereu'
Some forty ladies' and gentlemen gath
cred in the studio last evening, wher'
they We're delightfully."- entertained Tor al
hour or more by a tax on "A Trip III
the Rhlhe by MISS l-llllan I. Newton
Brattleboro. The talk was Illustrated b!
photographs secured by Miss Newton
while abroad. she also read the legends
OF Cologne, 'Drachenfels, "Rheinfels,
and others. Mrs Calvert sang "Lorelei
most acceptably. The evening closed will
social hour during which chocolate
cake ana confectionery were served
-Lkeene Sentinel.
The rural carriers nra exneriancip,
much difficulty in serving their routes be
cause of snow blocked roads in man,
sections. portions of their routes havin;
to he omitted for the reason that il i
impossible to get through them, and thu
residents on the lines doing nothing t
open them. In establishing the route
the department instructions included
this section: THE patrons are expected
to meet the department half way. by af
fording the carriers every facility for thu
performance of their duties, by keepini
the roads open after heavy snowfalls, ant
by using their influence with the prope
authorities to maintain them in gooC
repair at all seasons of the year and un
der all sorts of weather conditions
The following anneared in tho Rosto,
Glohe of vesterdav nc desnatcb fron
Providence r I. Cant Francis olive
SAWYER of the 9th ragimant Varnnon