Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-04-01
BRATTLEBORO.

BRATTLEBORO.
The date fortnc presentation of More
than Queen" viii he April Is.
st. Mcblors rarochial school closed
Wednesday for a ten days Easter va
cation.
The public schools closed yesterday for
the Easter vacation They will open for
the spring term week from next Mon
day.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Wheel club will be held next Tuesday
evening" when reports Will be presented
and officers elected
The body of Lawyer II. e. Rustedt. who
was drowned at Richford Sunday was re-
covered yesterday at the head of the
island near the village.
Brattlcboro lodge, New England order
Of Protection, have changed the date of
their supper at Red Mems hall from
April p to Nor day, April Is.
The Hooker Corser & Mitchell com
panys factory started work Monday, but
clos ed again Tuesday evening for the
rest of the week. 1t will be reopened
next Monday.
The Pettingin advertising agency of
Boston, the largest concern of the kind in
the country, is in the hands of a re-
cever. The liabilities are $1,00000O, and
estimated assets $3.50, 900.
A masquerade ball was given by Dennis
Rebekah ledge in Odd Fellows han last
evening, which was well attended. Lett
singer. EuCan and Hines furnished mu-
sic The dancers unmdSlieG about 10
o'clock.
The Red Men gave an enter ainment
in their hall Mon lay evening, consist
ing of vocal and instrumental music.
Refreshments wee served, follow d by
dancing. The tribe will confer the war
riOr degree a meeting tonight
Plans for the base ball season will be
considered at an early date The LEGAL
league project looks uncertain and many
enthusiasts would like to see a strong
aggregation represent the town to cope
with Lebanon, Newport, Greenfield, Mil
lers Falls and Northampton.
The strenuous days of the political
campaign are only a short time ahead,
but there has been to date little or
discussion of local county politics. Ac-
cording to the custom which has usually
prevailed Brattleboro will be entitled to
furnish the senator from the southern
part of the county, while the senator
from the northern part will come from
some town outside of Rockingham.
The present week has been favorable
as a whole, for the maple sugar makers
The sap has run in good quantity nearly
every day. Only a limited amount of
sugar has found it's way into the market
yet. and the price is high, 25 cents for
single pound lots, 23 cents a pound by
the box, and Is cents pound in pals
New syrup brings from $1.25 to so
gallon. A fairly good yield is anticipated
Lucius d. Bates, As, of Springfield,
Mass. brakeman on the Consolidated
railroad fell from a train at New Haven
Tuesday and was fatally injured. his
death occurring Wednesday morning at
the hospital in Hartford. He was a
1f ell 1t ,,1,v
in Westport and Keene, and went to
Springfield 10 years ago. He leaves a
widow and four sons. brother and three
sisters, one of whom is Mrs. Nettie Har-
vey of West Dover.
The elections of the several Masonic
bodies will be held during April. Fort
Dummer Royal Arch chapter conferred
the Royal Arch degree at a special con-
vocation Wednesday night. Last even
ing Brattleboro lodge, No. 102, f. x a.
NJ. worked the master mason degree.
Columbian lodge No. SO, F. & \. NJ,
will work the entered apprentice and fell
low craft degrees next Monday evening.
a stated communication of Bingham
chapter, o. e S, will be held Tuesday
evening.
Parker Dexter, H. was probably fatally
shot at his home in Randolph, Mass Sun
day while the other members of the fam
lily except his brother, Harris, IA, We're
absent. Harris tod the ponce tnat TWO
men appeared at the door after their
father had gone to Boston, that one of
the strangers chased the boys upstairs,
cornered Parker in the bath room and
shot him. Investigation has led the Of
ficers to believe. however, that the lad
was shot accidentally while the two We're
examining their fathers revolver.
The Union Trust company of Boston
was closed yesterday by order of the saw
ingS bank commissioners. 1t was incor-
porated i'm 1888 with 1000 capital. It's
president is William T.. Barrett, publisher
of the Boston Advertiser and "a former
member of Congress. The liabilities are
81, 900, 900 and the nominal assets about
the same. The difficulties are attributed
to heavy Withdrawals of depositors and
inability to realize quickly on securities.
The directors state that the depositors
will receive 100 cents on the dollar
Mark a cross on the calendar for next
Thursday evening and remember that the
Band minstrel show comes that night. 1t
will he bigger and better than ever and
will be a first class local entertainment
w. II. Henley will be the middle man and
there will be 10 end men, local favortes
and big chorus in rich costumes
Watch for the parade on Main street at
noon. There has been large advance
sale of tickets, but there are some first
class ones left which may be procured
of Miss Lula CreSsy. The exchange sale
will begin at o'clock tomorrow morning
at the box office, and after tomorrow
the sale will be in the News Store. Re
member that Mr., Bagley knows his bust
ness i'm drilling chOruses.