Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-22

John r. Tones will be held in the Office
of Referee f. u. Il. stowe on Saturday
of next week.
The ladies' aid society will meet with
Mrs. Eugene Clark next Wednesday to
sew and the business meeting also will
be held at that time.
The burning out Of chimney on Main
street Monday night caused slight dam
age to the building. The blaze was
checked 10y the timely use of fire eN-
tineuisher
Paul Laurence Dunbar will not he able
to appear in the Y. NJ. G. A. lecture course
this winter. The association has engaged
Benjamin Chaplin, the impersonator, who
will come to the Auditorium March II,
Thursday. All holders of Dunbar tickets
Will be entitled to admission.
Conforming to the intention of the post
Office department, when last summer au-
thorizing the employment of another
clerk in the local office, Postmaster
Webster has this week naugurated AN
cight-hour schedule of working hours for
his force Of clerks. During the past year
or two the department has been endeav-
orng to have the hours of clerks in the
larger post offices, of the first and second
class, arranged as not to average
more than eight hours a day, or the
same as has been in operation with the
letter carriers for IL years past, and
additional clerks were granted where
necessary to enable Encouragement of
clerks hours on that basis.
J. l.. Kings horse, which crashed
through a plate glass window in n. |.
lIawleys store in IA runaway accident
last Friday noon and was badly cut. is
recovering at Howard Il Nearly's livery
l stable. although it was thought at first
that it would die from loss of blood. y
large hole was cut in its breast and
another in it's neck, from which blood
? etr baNinp bppu
severed The veterinary who was sum
= moned dressed the wounds as well as
possible, but one of the arteries he was
unable to tie up. The horse has been
!, led the length of the barn floor this
4. week new window was placed in
Mr.. Hawleys store Wednesday.
' Mrs Frederic c. Adams entertained
. | her class of young men Of the Congrega-
= tonal Sunday school, class No q, at her
> home Friday evening. At that time the
class organized by electing these officers
D President. Crosby Adams; vice president,
: r. Warren Crosby; secretary. Paul Emer-
81 son; treasurer, Edward Fletcher: drec-
, tor Of entertainments and athletics, Har-
n ny \. bingham. Mr.. bingham was elected
]. "A committee to draw up a constitution
The object Of the organization is to en-
I courage Bible study to do charitable and
, Christian work and to promote social
n relationships. The class will hold a
= special meeting each month. They will
d go to Winchester y. H.. on sleigh
9 ride this evening.
TIL business meeting of the Brattleboro
e chapter Daughters of the American Rev
5 outiou. was held at the home of Mrs.
u j. T.. Hall Monday afternoon at o clock,
II ana the following delegates We're elected
- to the continental congress in April:
II Regent. Mrs. +. W. Weeks, regents al
Z ternatcs. Mrs T.. \. Starkey, Mrs. w. ;.
e Severance. Mrs. H. II. Clement Mrs f.
IL fEVsaN
: cobb: delegates dlternates, Mrs c. T.
n r. Jenne. Mrs. J. T.. Hail, Mrs. George
IS II. Morse, Miss LIcy J. c. Daniels. Tn,
4, chapter voted to give 800 toward Con-
ri tnental hall. II is requested that mem
n bers having mite boxes send Them tC
: tho treasurer. Mrs. c. +. Barber High
H. stree. as soon as possible.
# Third Assistant Postmaster Genera
N Madden has notified postmasters thai
M the law officer for the department ad.
It vises that cards issued by private per
sons bearing on the address side the
words United States of America" are IL
D. likeness or similitude' of the regular
" United States postal card, and therefore
II in violation of law, and unavailable (Sec
"a 1891. postal laws and regulatons). How
A. ever in order to give owners of sucf
III cards reasonable time TO dispose of thos,
IN on hand, postmasters will accept then
r. for mailing until July /, 1904. upon pay
III ment of postage at the proper rate or
10 and after July |, such cards will b'
s. treated unavailable at any rate q
l. postage Postmasters are directed to giv'
nj this circular the widest possible pub
m lcty.
= During the past week the probate
- court has transacted business fol
~ lows Il. l.. Adams and Charles Anne
~ have been appointed commissioners o
~ the Wesson Goodell estate of Marlboro
al Adwen F. Williams has been appointe,
fraig stVsat Of th.a - ruh fAhh nE
II tate of Wardsboro. Charles H. Thomp
son has been granted license to sell a
y private sale the real estate belonging
to the Leila f., f.. Noyes estate, o
u which he is administrator Freeman
lg Scott of BrattleborO has been appointe
u administrator Of the Martha Ballou es
in tate of Halifax. +. ID. Il. Stowe ant
Id II. f, Taylor have been appointed com
lis missoners of the Moses Deyo estate. II
n +. Gordon and IL. f. Taylor have bee
as appointed appraisers and commissioner
ed of the Henry G.. Field estate.
st The state board of agriculture has ar
as ranged for meetings to be held in Wind
On ham county at early dates as follows
ed Vernon, Grange hall. Tuesday, Jan. %
10 at 1890 a. m; East Dummerston, Grang
e. hail. Wednesday, Jan. %. 1890 n. m.
an NeNfane Grange hall, Thursday, Jan
he 2S. 1890 a. m, and Rockingham. Friday
us Jan 20, at 1890 IA. IN. c. J. Bell, chair
nj man of the state board of agriculture
ns will preside at these meetings and ad
er dresses will be delivered by Henry Val
ss Dresser of Cobleskill, n. v, Cassus Peck
+ member of the board of control of tn
state agricultural college. Ernest Hitch
an cock of Pittsford, and George Aiken o
or Woodstock. Music will be furnished il
r. each place by the local Grange choir an,
no DR.. Holton, secretary of the state bOar
of of health, will address some of the meet
nv ngs Subjects pertaining to the agri
in cultural interests of Windham count
he will be discussed: the grasses. dairy
O. fruit, poultry, sheep husbandry, mapl
Ist sugar and the potato crop.
he The annual meeting of the Congrega
he tional church was held Friday evening
IL and was attended by audience tina
t. filled the Vestry The reports of tn
Die various departments of church work wer
Ii accepted after which these officers wer
'er elected: Clerk, S. W. Kimball; treasurer
FIX II. ii. Thompson; treasurer of benevo
OF lences, c. f. Thompson; church commit
us tee, the deacons, the pastor, f. G. eros
Nn by, q. c. AVerill, H.. G. Pearson, c. {
I'm Fits and G, l.. Durham: Sunday schoc
US committee, f.. G. Crosby, Mrs c. {
IN Fits, Miss Edith NJ. Stolte, Mrs O. 7
de Ware, II, f. Jordan, II. Il. Bond am
II +. c. Adams committee on beneVolences
10 IL. q, Pearson c. c. Fits Mrs c. c
u Fits and Mrs George NJ Clay. The lis
mt ot missionary reporters elected last yea
reelected, and ii WAS voted to con