Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10

Windham County Pomona Grange will
hold a meeting with Broad Brook Grange,
Guilford Wednesday, Feb. 10.
The Eastern Star soclable at Masonic
hall Wednesday evening was well attend
ed by the members and Masons and their
families, and much enjoyed by all. The
next social will be held March 9.
The ladies' Catholic benevolent asso-
citation will have Valentine party next
Monday evening at Red Mems hall
Musical selections and dancing will be the
order of the evening. All are cordially
invited to attend.
There has been strong demand for
tickets to see Louis Mann in The Second
Fiddle and the opening sale for sub
scribers will begin Monday evening at the
box Office Regular sale opens Tuesday
morning at the same place.
On Thursday evening. Feb. 10, at G
o'clock, branch No. l of the Sunshine So
ciety will serve a supper at the home Of
Mrs, j. j. Estey. and 1t is hoped that the
public will help along the good work Of
the society by their generous patronage.
The Boston Sunday newspapers missed
connection at Greenfield and the Brat
tleboro News company Immediately sent
team after the Bratteboro consignment.
The team arrived in Brattleboro about
1;45 o'clock making the journey in about
four and a half hours
A chimney IN the watercure building on
the south side of Elliot street was on fire
Sunday morning and a still alarm was
sent to the steamer house. Firemen re-
sponded with six chemical extinguishers
and put out the blaze. 1t is considered
fortunate that the fire did not get started
in the night.
Miss Bertha Wright. Il. daughter of
her home at the corner of Canal and
Clark streets. She has been i'll with tu-
bercuosis about four years. The funeral
will be held at o'clock today, at the
house, and the body will be taken to Ia
maica for burial
Rev. r. H. Cheever of Pigeon Cove.
Mass, Will preach in the Universalst
church next Sunday as q candidate 1t is
the intention of the trustees to call a
meeting of the church in n few days to
consider the matter of extending a call
to some one of the candidates To succeed
Rev r. x. Marvin.
Many Bratteboro people thought on
reading the daily papers Monday that the
victim of shooting ARRAY in a hotel in
New York Sunday morning was a young
woman formerly of this town. but IL proved
on investigation that although the names
were Identical the person who was shot
came originally from Astoria, Long Island
Edward u. Hobart has sold his house
on Highland street this week to Mrs
Ellen \. Plumb of Westminster West.
ms. Plumb will come to Brattleboro to
live and Mr. Hobart will move to Spring
field, Mass. The sale was made through
\. Y. Mays real estate agency. Mr. Ho-
Dart was employed many years in
Rockwell Il Sherwin's carriage factory.
y special session of the probate court
was held Saturday. The account Of A.
f. Schwenk. administrator Of the Amy
). Hardie estate, was allowed and "A diyi-
dend of so per cent was ordered paid to
creditors whose claims have been proved
and allowed by the commissioners The
account of George L. Durham. executor
of the will Of n |. Hawley. was allowed
The adjourned October term Of the
United States circuit and district court
was formally opened at o'clock Tuesday
afternoon in Rutland by Marshal Horace
w. BAILEY but was Immediately adjourned
until Tuesday, the 2lst at O'Clock in
the afternoon because of the illness of
Judge Hoyt H. Wheeler OF Brattleboro
Judge Wheeler is improving i'm health
and will probably be out I'm a few days.
The body Of Miss Avallne Wheeler. "A.
who died In South Lancaster. Mass, on
Wednesday of last week was brought tn
in Prospect Hin cemetery Miss Wheel
er was "A daughter Of the late Deacon Asa
Wheeler. who formerly made AK helves I'm
the Centreville factory. The family once
lNed on Western avenue. Miss Wheeler
Is survived by one sister, Miss Augusta
Wheeler of South Lancaster
Chester Joseph Briggs. who died in
Missouri Valley. Iowa, Jan. 49, was born
in Brattleboro oct. 10. 1884. He was a
hrOt her pf
ne mas numerous relatives living here.
Mr.. Briggs served rs wagner i'm Com
pany ID of the 18th Vermont regiment in
the civil war. In 1859 he married Laura
l. Robinson of Jamaica, and eight chill
dren were born to thom. Mr. and Mrs.
Briggs moved to Missouri Valley in 1886
Mrs Briggss death took place Dec 4
1900. In December, 1903. Mr. Briggs mar
ried Margaret +. Timmons, who survives
him. Mr.. Briggs had been consistent
member of the Baptist church many
years.
The body of William +. Boynton was
Drought to Brattleboro Tuesday from
springfield, Mass, and was placed i'm the
tomb in Prospect Hill cemetery, Rev
l.. NJ, Keneston of West Brattleboro Of
hciating at the committal service. Mr.
Boynton was about 6S years old and for
merly lived In West Brattleboro. lie was
a native OF Pelham, Mass. He went 10
West Springfield. Mass about two wears
ago and for several months had con-
Quoted an intelligence office in Spring
held. He went to the Mercy hospital
Saturday night i'll with acute congestion
OF the lungs and his death took place
Sunday. No one appeared up to SUNDAY
night TO claim the body or furnish any
information as to his identity. After
wards ii, was learned that he came from
West Brattlehoro, and telephone inquiry
resulted in arrangements being made for
bringing the body here
Case VIII Be Reported To County Call.