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

The smaller children of the Canal street
school were sent nome Tuesday and We'd
neslay on account of the cold weather
Brattlcboro camp, Modern Woodmen of
America. will hold a masquerade in Fes-
tiv.h hall on Washington's birthdy
Feb. %.
Miss s. t. Griswold entertained few
friends at her rooms ON Canal street We'd
ncsday evening. The game of pit was
played and confectionery was served.
The next meeting of the Alliance study
class will be held at the Unitarian par
sonage Monday evening, Jan. %, at 7.3o
o'clock The subject will be THE Theo-
logical Spirit"
DIR. Lynch's sleigh and one of Glman's
teams collided at the railroad crossing
Tuesday afternoon. The doctor was
thrown out and sustained a fracture OF
one rib by the fall.
Thomas Smith, who was injured nine
weeks ago by being squeezed between
cars on the narrow gauge railroad near
Winhall station, was placed Tuesday in
a plaster cast by DR.. Lynch, assisted by
a physician from northampton.
Many Brattleboro people who have at
tended mass al st. Patrick's in Lowell
Mass. regretted to hear of the burning of
that beautiful edlce, and sympathize
with the pastor Father William O'Brien,
in the loss of his church.
Rev William c. Puddifoot, the inimit-
able platform orator, will give the adj
dress at the anniversary of the Woman's
Association of the First Congregational
church. West Bratteboro, Friday even
ing. Jan. ~ at 80. The public are very
cordially invited.
commissioners +. w Mcclure and II. b.
Chamberlain have decided to disallow
the claims of Patrick and Johanna Bros
nahdn against the estate of Michael BIOS
nahan. said to be due for $iOO advanced
to deceased in lSb4 when building his
house on Elliot street.
All members of the Universalist parish
are requested to furnish food for the sup
per at the annual festival next Thursday
evening Teams will call at the houses
during the afternoon and any who are
overlooked are asked to send their contri-
buttons to the hall.
John Martin. who recently returned af-
ter three years of service in the United
States army in the Philippines, is criti-
cally ill with pneumonia at his home
on Elliot street. Miss Callahan a train
ed nurse from the Farren hospital in
Montague is caring for him.
Whist was played at four tables at the
Wheel club rooms last evening. John
Tasker and a. II. Pettee, with scores of
"a and % plus respectively, were the prize
winners. w. H. Perry, 81, is now the
leader for the special prize for total score
for the season; John Ryder 10, second; ~.
H. Pettee, 81, third.
A regular meeting of Bingham chapter,
Order of Eastern Star, was held Tuesday
evening, after which w. II. Wheden, of
the New York school of oratory entertain
ed the chapter and guests with several
readings Two violin solos were given
by Miss Ethel Randall, Miss Addie War
ner acting as accompanist.
Hattie Horton, wife of a. Z. Cobb. died
in a private hospital in Providence, X. l.,
Sunday, following an operation. Mr.. and
Mrs Cobb formerly conducted the hotel
in Chesterfield, and later We're residents
Of Rrattleboro some time, Mr.. Cobb being
proprietor of the Brooks House stables
and the express and hack business,
The officers of Dennis Rebekah lodge
will be installed at the regular meeting
next Tuesday evening by d. d. =.
Lavinia Butler of Proctorsvile. Several
of the assembly officers are expected to
be present, including S. NJ. Reed of Wind
sor, grand master and Minnie S. Havens
of Chester, president. a banquet will be
served after the meeting.
+. G.. Holbrook of New York, of the
contracting firm of Holbrook & Cabot, is
the owner of one of the largest Great
Dane dogs in the country. From toe tC
toe at full stretch the animal measures
~ feet, is three feet nine inches high
and weighs 1S5 pounds. a half-tone pic
ture of this dog, with printed description
appeared in the Springfield Sunday Re-
publican. The Great Dane attracted much
attention while with the family during
their summers stay in Brattleboro last
season.
Scores in the Vermont Wheel club tour
nament the past week have been as fol-
lows: Three ball billards-Foster so, Nc.
Rae 81, Randall won from Conand by
default. Four-ball billiards-A. l.. Pettet
4 =
c. NJ. Dugan 100. Randall 5S; Randall ant
Miller both lost by default; l.. II. Miller
100, \. II. Pettee IS. POOL II. Miller
%, A. l.. Pettee AZ; w. F. Dunleavy As
Corser 40; Brasor 70 Fox As; c. NJ. Du.
gan l00 Pratt SO. Glass winners,-Pool
billiards, class b, Randall won from Con
land by default.
At a meeting of the Brattleboro Chora
Union two weeks ago it was voted unan
imously to request Prof l.. y. ButterfielC
to deliver lecture on The Best Use o
the Human Voice" at such time anC
place as would best meet his convenience
Mr.. Butterneld has very kindly consente,
to deliver this lecture, and ii is eXpecte,
that it will be on Monday evening, Feb
Prof. Butterheld has had a lifelong eX
peIience in teaching and lecturing a
colleges and schools of elocutiOn in Ney
England and the West, and will undoubt
eddy deliver very inter estirg and help
full address. Full particulars will be Civ
en- later.
Concerning the subject of collection AM
delivery of mail matter from and to fam
lies where cases of diphtheria and scar
let fever exist, section G26 of the posta
laws and regulations says: "A post
master should refuse to receive into hi
office mail matter brought to it by per
sons who are inmates of, or messenger
from houses containing cases of conta
giOus Diseases when ordered to do so by
board of health, or other local authorit
having jurisdiction OF matters affectin
the public health. If there be no sue
organization or official, the postmaste
should be governed by the advice of on
or more reputable physicians, Mail mat
ter arriving at an office addressed to tn
inmates of such houses may be sent
them by the hands of some responsible
person known to the postmaster"
THE Message of An Optimist" was til
subject of the address by Congressma
Charles b. Lands of Indiana in the Y.
c. A. course entertainment in the Aud
forum last evening. 1t was we'll wort
hearing; a cure for the blues Congress
man Lands is representative of optn
ism, a man who looks on the bright sid
of everything, who minimizes the bad an
magnifes the good. His address was fu
of human nature, and his word painting
were accompanied by an oratorical fnis
which commanded the close attention ,