Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-02-05

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this evening. This gathering will be fol-
lowed by a teachers meeting.
\ grey horse owned by =. Fleming
twisted front leg while turning around
| I'm Whites livery stable Tuesday in such
a way that il was broken. The horse was
| shot.
The executive board of the Brattle-
boro chapter. Daughters of the American
| Revolution, are planning a colonial re-
ception to be held at the home of Mrs.
| l.. Is. Fuller on Washingtons Birthday,
| Feb. 20 The ladies will wear ancient
| costumes BETTING the occasion.
A. e. Wood opened his new hardware
store in what was Selleck & Davis's print
ins Office Saturday. Mr. Wood has engaged
Fred p Gleason to assist him. Mr. Glea
| son has been connected with the bust
| ness many years, here and elsewhere. Mr.
Wood has put in fun line of goods.
The annual inspection of Beauseant
Commandery, No. I, X T., will take
place Feb. II, with visitation from EN-.
Sir Horace G. Pierce of Barton inspect
ing Officer, and STAFF and other grand of
| ficers. Musical numbers will be fur
nished by the famous Harvard quartet
of Boston
Notice has been received from Bnlti-
more that the estate of the late Willard
| c. wilkins will be divided i'm about three
weeks. Mr.. wilkins left a large estate,
Also large number of relatives in Brat
tleboro, Guilford and other places. At
| ifdavits of relatives were made before
| Lawyer John T. Gale of Gulford last
summer
The FIRST Regiment band held a meet
| ing last evening and chose a committee
consisting of +. c. Leitsinger. A. d..
| Wyatt and Fred I. Swift to arrange for
| an entertainment, consisting of min
| sttel first and an artistic musical second
| part. The date will be March % and 20
The performers will include home talent
| entirely.
Eight Italians employed at the West
| Dummerston granite quarrieS were nat
uralized by Judge Wheeler Tuesday and
! five more Wednesday. Six others de-
| clared their intention of becoming
| American citizens and were given their
| intention papers. The men were ac-
companied To Brattleboro by Fisk g.
| Rogers superintendent of the quarries
At the Baptist church last Sunday the
ceremony Of baptism was administered
to four young people from West Brattle-
boro, ny Rev n. y. Wood. pastor of the
| Baptist church In that village; and also
| to Samuel l.. Decartres. student at
| Mount Hermon who Is native of New
Zealand. There was "A large congregation
| present including many from the West
village.
Beauscant Commandory No. 7. X. r..
| worked the Temple degree last evening
| ON Wednesday evening the Fort Dummer
| Royal Arch chapter conferred the mark.
| past masters and most excellent master's
| degrees. Columbian lodge, No. Sc. f. Il
| =. NJ. worked the entered apprentice de-
gree Monday night, and tonight Brattle-
boro lodge, No 1902. f. ~ A. NJ. will
work the same degree.
The SLOW became so deep adjoining the
| electric railroad that the snow pillow could
not be run to advantage and a force of
| men We're sent over the entire length of
| the road, removing the snow, and throw
| ing it back long distance. Trouble Is
now being experienced with ice between
| the rails as il is so high that the motors
drag. The employees of the road are now
| going over the line, picking the ice to
pieces and throwing it away
NJ C. ingalls, of Putney was appointed
by Judges Tyler and Watson Wednesday
night to succeed the late G. H. Phillips
of Putney as one of the commissioners
to assess the land damages ocasioned by
widening and Strengthening the Boston
Maine railroad bed in East Putney
meeting of those interested including
Lawyer Arthur c. Spencer of Brattle-
boro. was held in Montpelier. when sew
| agreeing on Mr. Ingalls,
On account of Lent the date for the
masquerade bah in Festival hall by Brat
tleboro camp Modern Woodmen Of Amer
lea, has been changed from Washington $
Birthday to Feb. 15 week from next
Monday. Costumes will be on exhibition
ut the hall Saturday and Monday the 18th
and 18TH Tickets will go on sale next
Wednesday evening at the News store
ha civ fnr h.
costume worn by n lady the most com
| zeal costume worn by any of the opposite
sex, the most original costume and for
the best lady and man walters.
Only one case of contagious disease has
appeared during the past week The
house of T. f. Foster of Walker place
was quaI1ntined Tuesday, Mrs Walker
being i'll with scarlet fever in mild form
This is the only case of scarlet fever that
has appeared in several weeks Health
Officer Waterman has discontinued for
the present the practice of inspecting the
schools every two days. as it appears to
be unnecessary. No reply has been re-
ceived from the state laboratory in re-
gard to the samples of water from the
Western aqueduct and Chestnut Hin res
ervoirs which were sent two weeks ago
for analysis.
a horse owned by Edgar Davenport of
NcSt NheSteilelu maze n circuit of El-
liot, Green, High and Main streets in race
track time Monday afternoon, starting
from Whites livery stable and returning
to the same place. 1t had been hitched
to the sleigh a few minutes before and
Mr.. Davenport had got in and was ready
TO start. Just what caused the horse to
run is not known. but it is supposed that
II was started by another team which
drove up at that time When turning the
corner near the engine house the sleigh
was overturned, throwing Mr.. Davenport
on the ice. cash was cut in his head
requiring medical attendance The horse
dragged the sleigh on its side around the
circuit without injurng itself or damaging
the sleigh.
At the Brattleboro Woman's club We'd
day was in the hands of two of the club
members, the topir being Special Phases
of Education Mrs Clarke c. Fits
gave a very instructive and interesting
talk upon her own experience in teach
ing deaf and blind children, togeth-
er with facts gathered from her
visit to the Perkins institute in South
Boston. Miss Fisher was present and
showed by her reading how the blind
can read by the sense of touch Mrs.
George f. Warner, from her many years
of practical experience in teaching the
blind and deaf told most Interestingly of
methods used in educating these I'M
fortunate. She eXempliied by teaching
deaf child. Miss Annie Terry from the
Mystic oral school in Connecticut Miss
Terry recited two poems proving that
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