Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-01-20

The next meeting Of Protective Grange
will be held Wednesday evening, JANIS
The next assembly at the Brooks House
will be held Feb Z, Tuesday evening, with
dancing from to 12
The body Of Mrs. John Houghton will
be brought to Brattleboro from Mansfield,
Mass, tomorrow for burial in the Ro-
man Catholic cemetery.
An infant sDn Of Mr.. and Mrs. f. ].
PEBBLES of Green street died Saturday
and the body was placed In the tomb In
Prospect Hin cemetery.
The International Sunshine society
branch 1, will meet on Friday afternoon
Jan. p, at 8 o'clock with Mrs. Katherine
Burchard at the Brooks House.
First selectman w. II. vinton stated
definitely this morning that he would not
accept a reelection to a position on the
board of selectmen the coming year.
The meeting of the Alliance Study class
will be held at the Unitarian parsonage
Monday evening, Jan. g. at 73O o'clock
Subject, AT the Beautiful Gate" All
are invited.
H. f. Jordan will speak to the public
school teachers in high school hall next
Tuesday evening in regard to testing pu-
pills eyes as required by a law enacted
at the last session of the Legislature.
George p. Miller. auctioneer, will sell
at the Macia farm in Weatherhead Hollow.
Guilford, on Thursday, Jan &c, at l o'clock
p. m, the stock and farming tools and
other personal property belonging to
George Birch.
f. D. T.. Stoves game bantams all won
premiums in the Boston show this week.
With 10 entries Mr. Stowe was awarded
five firsts, three seconds and two thirds,
in hot competition. Mr.. Stowe returned
from Boston last night.
Grays Crystal Carnival company has
been giving exhibitions and entertainments
in Grange hall this week under the aus
pieces of Protective Grange The attend
ance Monday night was large. but since
then 1t has been small. The show has
fallen short of expectations.
1t is expected that two games of bas-
ket ball will be played in Festival hall
next Tuesday evening, Company OF Brat
tleboro and Company NJ of Newport, N
H., being the contestants In one game
and the high schools and Knights of
Columbus teams in the other.
L. w. Gibson has sold the King farm in
Marlboro. which he bought recently, to
II. G. Clark. The farm consists of about
100 acres of which 40 to so acres are
covered with hardwood timber. Mr.
Clark will haul the timber to Bratteboro
for shipment Mr.. Gibson has sold the
slate rock farm I'm Guilford to A. ]. Bel
den, who is cutting OF the timber.
A delegation OF Brattleboro Masons will
attend the ball to be given by Social
lodge in Wilmington next Tuesday even
ing. In case the weather is stormy ar
engagements will be made with the Bos-
ton & Maine railroad company for a
VsNfNrN NWIW. ~ .N~N q
persons at a rate Of SO. The invitation to
attend is general and not confined to Ma
sons.
The Edwin J. Hadley exhibition Of
moving pictures will be given at the Audi
torium Friday evening, Feb. 3, for the
benefit OF the charitable work OF Wan
tastiquet lodge OF Odd Fellows. These
pictures embrace n wide range Of inter
esting views and are given with new me-
chanical devices which eliminate the
flicker almost entirely. Tickets are now
on sale by members Of the order
Herbert S. Norcross of West Dummers-
ton has brought suit against the Brattle-
boro Gas Light company for S25OO dam
ages on account OF the construction of
the West River dam. Mr.. Norcross has
operated saw mill for a term OF years.
getting his power from West river. He
alleges that the construction of the dam
has cut off his water power and put him
out of business. The suit was brought
by II. G. and Frank Barber The case
VIII be tried at the April term Of the
county court.
The memhers OF J. f. Halls class for
Young women in the Baptist Bible school
gave Mr.. and Mrs Fred A Holmes a
house warming at their new home on
EStey street last evening Forty or moro
we're present, including the husbands and
men friends OF the class members Mr.
ma Mrs. Holmes We're thoroughly sur
lrised at the visit. After social evening
ma the serving OF refreshments l. w
tawIey presented the class's gift Mr.
ma Mrs. Holmes made brief responses to |
Mr.. HIawiey's words Of congratuldtiop |
md good wishes
The Royal Arch Masons of the dftb No
ionic district will hold their annual meet |
ng In Brattleboro next Thursday Fort |
hummer chapter Of Brattleboro will con- |
er the mark degree In the afternoon and
ne chapter from Ludlow the Royal Arch
legree in the evening. banquet will
'e served at $50. It is expected that
host Excellent Daniel Payson of Wind
vi, grand hlgh priest. and David Elliot |
II Nhite River Junction. grand lecturer
viii be present. Tuesday evening Fort
hummer chapter will confer the mark
esree' Last evening the work I'm the
napier was the past and most excellent
egrees.
The directors of the Brattleboro Choral
mon met Wednesday evening to dis
uss the situation brought about nv tho
lhess OF Nelson p. Coffin, conductor
was decided to suspend rehearsa uptiI
uch time as Mr.. Coffin is able to resume
YORK which probably will be several
'eeks' and in view of the improbabilItv
being able to give the February con.
ert II was decided to cancel the date
1ade by Mr. Shirley of Boston tho
rchestra and the manager of the Audi
orlum. A note from Mr.. Collins father
, President II. X. Whitaker states thai
~, comm has a mild type of typhoid
'Ner' with no compiled tions
Arrangements have been made bv the
ohans club for a series of talks on
ookery by Miss Maude Field of Lev
cit Mass an expert on the subject. who
as taught In the New Haven schools
Ter nrst talk will be given soon. TO which
nominal admission fee will be charged
ne VIII give at that time a chaflnR dish
emohs tratlon and make arrangements
II class The talks will be open 10 aDv
.ules VINO wish to attend, whether mem.
ers or the club or not. ANY who wish 10
TEND the first lecture are requested 10
We their names to Mrs. Howard c. Rice
Mrs, Hobart X, Whitaker before next
eunesday, and they will be notified of
le time and place of the meeting.