Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-08

carr LeltSnEcr VIII play Cornet at the
opening exercises of the Congregational
Sunday school next Sunday.
A special meeting of Fort Dummer
Royal Arch chapter was held Wednes.
day evening. when the Mark degree was
conferred.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nichols have bought
of Mrs Egbert Brasor the house ON Frost
place which they have occupied several
years. The sale was made by $. w. Ed
gett & Co.
Capt. G. b. Burnham of Burlington, in
spector of rifle practice, has detailed
Lieut.. c. II. Davis of company ! as range
officer to have charge of the rifle prac-
tice of company for the year 1904.
The Vermont Automobile club will meet
with the Bratteboro members in the
Brooks House Monday. Jan is. There
will be banquet aud smoke talk. There
are 10 members of the club in Brattle-
| boro.
The governor has ordered a special
meeting of company | to be held next
| Tuesday evening, Jan. ~ at $50 O'Clock
! to elect a person to fill the vacancy caused
| by the resignation of wallace y. Batch
elder second lieutenant-elect.
4 meeting of the directors of the Y.
| NJ c. A. was held Monday evening, when
regular business was transacted. At the
| meeting of the association there was not
| n quorum present, so the applications for
| admission to membership were not acted
| upon
About 30 couples attended the leap
year Gance at Linden Lodge Friday night,
given by Misses Allen. Lawton and Will
hanson Leitsinger and Dugan furnished
music Refreshments We're served. There
were handsome decorations of evergreen,
molly and mistletoe.
Services in observance of the week of
prayer have been held in the Methodist
church each evening this week with in
| creasng attendance and interest. Rev.
+. w. Lewis conducted the services Mon
day Tuesday and Thursday evenings and
Rev. f. l.. Metcalf of Putney Wednesday
evening. Mr. Metcalf will conduct the
service again tonight.
The trains were late the first of the
| week as result of the. storm Saturday
and Saturday night, varying from 80
minutes to an hour or more. The news
paper train Sunday, due at 7.57 a m, did
not arrive until 2.55 in the afternoon
a train was made up at White River
junction to run south in place of the reg
ular newspaper train
Tie Catholic Union basket ball team
was defeated 10 to S by the Leland Il
Gray Seminary five at Townshend Friday
night. Although good passing was almost
impossible, owing. to the floor being
small, the game was fast throughout.
All of Leland a. Gray's scoring came in
the first half, and the Union made all Of
their points in the last period of play.
Crosby & Adams are planning to build
this year. on the site of the American
House a large. handsome three story
brick block. fronting on the street in line
VIII, III. otbcr i,nildinos and cnvarinp
the entire LOT Designs have not been
cnp,pIatod INF If Is oxnncted mat fine first
floor win contain stores and that there
yin la ONO. rno,,,s nm tba tvo unnn,
floors
osting nnnting TUESDAY afternoon in the
NJ G. norlors If was regretted
not Tho ,vtro,,n cold ,veatber lsent some
avav An nxcoIlant nancr ON ",rhc
Negro,, ,vas civon Inv Mrs g II Thomn-
son which u is bonad win he reneatnd
piano soIns IN, Mis- pouIine Jorno and
,aadi,es IN. Siss r1orenre clark vnre
vow, T,ucb eninvad
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The commissioned officers of the YER
mont National Guard will meet for in
struction and drill in Burlington, Feb,
8 and 10. Col J. G. Estey will direct the
ju,,t Cn1 ~ NJ pnn,,' t'N and cox
NJ pr,.,rau iii ao,,s,it,Sta ,,1a,.i 49,
Dhsar,.o nnd ra,,o,t ~, No ,,"ri, ~
on,,,,,Ii,bod Of tho ,o,,nal fn, tto
r,atinn of tba no,,,,,a,'di,..i,,- oI,ia,
The company / basket bah team made
a creditable showing against the Kecue
Athletic club i'm Keene Saturday even
ing, being beaten only 10 to g. The mil
itia men were represented by Trendall
Langie Mike. Guiheen Ellis and
Stevens Tommy Guiheen scored the first
basket by thow from the centre of the
floor. The first half ended with the stand
ING OF 10 IN FAVOR OF heene. IN the
second nan Gulheeh ana Ellis scored and
the heehe Sehtlnel compliments these
TWO as paying the last game FOR the
Nlsltors'
special session of the probate court
was held Saturday. Judge Waterman, nre-
siding. Arthur J. Wvman was annointcd
guardian of George NJ. Harris and Mabel
Yeaw was appointed administrator of
the Wesley TAYLOR estate of Newfane
Leslie w BOYD was appointed admin
istrator of the Eugene r. Bovd estate Of
Wilmington Minnie Il clark was an
pointed administrators of the Joseph 4
Clark estate of Guilford and John n
Gale and +. e Ward we're annointed an.
praisers and commissioners.
Distflct deputy Hranu Master IN
stalled lhese oIHcers OF Wahtastlquet
lodge OF Odd fellows MONDAY evening
N IL, w. I. HalSh; v IL, w r. Coombs
recording secretary, A. j. Currier per-
manent secretary Z. L. CobD; treasurer
l. G., NJ ID. Grout; o. c., A. L. Perham,