Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-17
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The next Masonic sociable will be held
on March 1G.
Protective Grange will give a masquer-
ade ball in Grange hall March IA. All
members of the Grange are invited.
meeting will be held this evening at
the headquarters of Company for the
purpose of forming a camp of Spanish
American war veterans.
The next regular meeting of Branch L.
Brattleboro Sunshine society, will be held
next Wednesday afternoon at o'clock,
at the home of Mrs. C. F. r. JENNIE, IA
Oak street.
A pleasant evening was spent at the
valentine party given by the Catholic
Benevolent association. Songs by Ellen
Turner and Grazia Henkle, and violin
selections by Miss Maizie Calvin were es-
pecially pleasing.
The next meeting of the Professional
club was set for next Wednesday even
ing, but on account of the Grand Army
encampment it has been postponed one
week. The paper will be on "Tuber-
culosis" by DIR. F. H. O'Connor DR. c.
F. Gale will lettAen THE discussion.
The commissioned officers of the Yer
mont National Guard will meet for in
struction and drill at Burlington Feb 81
and rs. Col. j. Gray Estey will direct
II.
stoned officers of company l are Capt T.
w. Gibson, Lieut.. c. II. Davis and Lieut.
G.. E. Mosher.
Washington party will be given next
Wednesday evening at o'clock by the
Christian Endeavor society of the Con-
gregational church. 1t is hoped that
large number will be present as the So
ciety has extended an invitation to the
society in West Brattleboro. All ladies'
nft tod
colonial costume.
Chef-of Police Hall received by express
on Wednesday the rifle which Claude r.
Taylor stole from George Nelson of Gull
ford when he ran away several weeks
ago. Taylor Is the young man who was
charged with assaulting Mrs Ward of
Petersham and who was caught near
Bellows Falls He traded the rife in
Worcester, and it was recovered by De-
tective Murray and forwarded to Mr.. Hall.
The BrattleborO male quartet sang five
selections at the Bratteboro Memorial
hospital Sunday afternoon The singing
was an unexpected pleasure to the seven
patients. all of whom were convalescent
Up to this week Al patients had been
admitted to the hospital since the insti-
tuition was opened less than three months
ago. Others have been admitted this
week, making the total number of adms-
sions about so
Deputy Sheriff c. |. Knapp took possess
sion of Floyd f. Smiths electrical supply
store in Retting building Friday and
placed an attachment on the store i'm
behalf of the Page Electric company of
Worcester, Mass, which has brought suit
for 5000. Trustee process was served on
Durham Brothers, II. f. Taylor & Son.
F. w. Childs and II. L. Emerson The
suit will be tried in county court unless
settlement of the claim is made out of
court.
Chief-Of Police Hall was notified Sat
urday night that a horse and sleigh owned
by Fred Wilder had been stolen from the
public horse sheds in West Dummerston
and that the team was headed towards
Brattleboro. All teams coming into the
village were scrutinized, but none ans
wered the description of Wilder's. On
Sunday morning the horse was found
wandering about unharmed a mile or
more from the sheds Its halter had be-
come united. allowing 1t to back out of
the shed.
The S. A. Smith Company's Mutual
Accident association was formed Satur-
day. In its general plan it is somewhat
similar to the Estey Organ Company
Benefit association which has proved so
successful 1t includes all the employees
of the S. A. Smith company. Assessments
OF 81 per member will be levied as re-
quired. and in case of disability by injury
a member will receive Sc per week the
period of indemnity being ten weeks
Il. F. Coxson, ]. j. Eckles and George
Wilder are the executive committee with
w. H. Richardson as clerk