Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-02-26

Il udllNt SdlultldN evening, rep. -, in
Red Mems hail. to which all are invited
\ meeting of the Methodist Sunday
school board will be held at the close of
class meeting Tuesday evening at $50
q clock.
The prospective lease of the Brooks
House to Edmund Wiggin of Washing
ton, II. c., was not consummated. and on
Friday Mr. and Mrs. Wiggin returned to
Washington.
There will be hearing IN the office of
f. ID. f.. stowe, referee in bankruptcy, at
10 O'Clock tomorrow on claims against
the w. NJ. Ware estate
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Robbins of Keene. formerly of Brattle-
boro died in Keene Monday night. after
a short Illness with pneumonia.
The Pilgrim Fathers will hold a card
party in Grand Army han Tuesday eve
ming. March /. Members are requested
to bring their friends Refreshments
will be served.
Sidney J. Han sold his lunch room in
the Judge building Monday to Clarence
Bliss who has taken possession. Mr.
Bliss has been employed i'm the Amer-
can House as chef.
Bingham chapter, order of Eastern
Star. will eXemplify the ritualstic work
for the inspection of the grand officers
Tuesday evening March l. Supper will
be served at o'clock.
The Bellows Falls Plumbing company,
composed of Thomas brisbane and Maui
| rice McAulffe, has filed a petition in
bankruptcy Their liabilities are $374O
and their assets $47S7.
Fred s. Knight will open his new shoe
store on Saturday of next week. A part
of mis- stock of goods already has arrived
and the boxes will be marked and put on
the shelves as fast as possible.
Nine new members were voted in at
the rehearsal of the Choral Union We'd
ncsday evening. The organization held
| its first rehearsal of THE Erlking' :
Daughter and THE Holy city"
The Woman's Auxiliary will hold their
| regular meeting next Tuesday afternoon
| at 3 O'Clock in the Y. NJ. C. A. parlors
Mrs. f.. B. Davenport will give a paper
on oar Winter Birds" All interested in
the winter birds are cordially invited to
| be present.
Among those from Brattleboro who at
tended the Grand Army and Relief corps
meetings in Morrsville this week were
Col. II. +. Taylor and ]. F. Elmer Mrs
| f. II. Putnam. Mrs II. II. Miller. Mrs.
Eugene Clark, Mrs +. y. Hadey Mrs +.
| :. Robinson.
Bishop A. c. A. Hall will make the ad-
| dress at the meeting in the Y. NJ. G. a.
rooms Sunday afternoon at ( o'clock
| All men ana boys are invited. and there
| ought to be a large attendance. a Sc
| lection will be rendered by the Brattle-
| boro male quartet.
Rev. L. q. $. Osgood preached on the
theme After Seven Years" in the Uni
| tartan church Sunday morning Sunday
| was the seventh anniversary of his com
| ing to Brattleboro, and in his sermon he
| dwelt upon what had been accomplished
in his pastorate up to that time.
Mrs. Bridget Kane. e., died Wednesday
| at her home on Western avenue. She had
| been i'll about week with heart disease.
She was the widow of Charles Kane and
kept house for her son. Charles She was
"A native of Ireland. Funeral services
will be held at the house at o'clock to-
day, and the body will be placed in the
| tomb in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Protective Grange held a regular meet
ing Wednesday evening. Visitors were
| present from Chesterfield and Dummers-
| ton. The third and fourth degrees were
conferred upon eight candidates after
| which bountiful havest supper was
| served in the banquet hall followed by
an hour Of dancing. The program for
| the next meeting, March 9, will be in
charge of the steward, assistant steward
| and lady assistant steward
| The Howard stock company. which will!
| appear at the Auditorium the entire week
beginning Monday March :. has gained
the reputation OF presenting all plays
| with appropriate scenery and costumes.
| The company has played thus far this
| season in the Larger cities and has closed
| successful engagements in Providence,
| Lowell Portland, Manchester and Fitch
| burg, and this week is in HaNernill. E.V-
| eryvhere tho organization is rated as
one of the best playing at popular prices
| Mrs. Mercy \. Day, 49, died Tuesday at
| the home of her brother. j. NJ. Day, in
| Springfield, Mass. after an illness of two
weeks with grip The body was brought
| to Brattleboro yesterday and taken to
the home of her ncphews, H. G. and Don
| Wilcutt, on Clark street. Funeral services
will be held at the house at $50 o'clock to-
day and the body will be placed in the
| tomb in Prospect Hin cemetery. Mrs
| Day was a daughter of Jonathan Church
| and was born in Bratteboro. She lived
in this town until her marriage to Will
| liam Day, when she went to New York
| her husband conducting a large bakery
in that city. After his death Mrs. Day
| returned to Brattleboro and lived here 20
! years, going thence to Boston to live with
| her daughter From Boston she went to
Westiield and Springfield. She leaves one
| son, William i. Day, commander of the
| United States ship Mohican, stationed at
| San Francisco. IA sister, Mrs. Evira Ed
| dy of Bennington. a niece and five neph-
| ews.
The annual March meeting will open in
| Festival hall at o'clock next Tuesday
and in accordance with the vote "A year
| ago the Australian system of election of
officers will be used, with two polling
places as at the state election. DR. H. ID.
| I1olton, moderator. will preside. The
| voting for town officers will stop at .
| O'Clock when the ballot boxes will be
| turned, The voting on the license ques-
| ton will continue until o'clock. After
| the result of the vote for town officers
| Is announced the other articles in the
warrant will be taken up. The board of
| civil authority viii meet in the select
mems room at 3 o'clock tomorrow to re-
wise the check list to be used at the town
| meeting As stated last week there will
| be two tickets in the field, the Peoples
| ticket which dominates the present board
| of selectmep. w. II, Ninton, +. +. Glea-
| son and r. II, Putnam, and the Citizens
| ticket which dominates new board con-
slstng of e w. Blodgett, Ernest w Glib
son and Warren l.. Walker. Mr.. Blodgett
| and Mr.. Gibson have been in the South
several weeks, but both have written
Bacon x Hooker that they will accept
| the nomination. Mr., Blodgett's letter was
preceded by a telegram stating that if
large majority of the voters wanted him
to run he would do so. otherwise he would
not.