Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-19

d. Frank Shea has sold his restaurant
on Elliot street to Mrs. G. j. Paro, who
has taken possession. Mrs. Paro former
~ kept boarding house on Elliot street,
next west of Mrs. Russell's laundry.
The listers lodged in the town clerks
office Monday an abstract of the indi-
vidual lists of tax payers of the town.
They will be in session in the listers
room in the town hall building next We'd
neday to hear all who may feel aggrleved
and to correct any errors.
The next meeting of branch No. of
the Sunshine society of Brattleboro will
be held Friday afternoon, May 20, at $3.50
o'clock with Mrs. G. F. Barber, SO High
street AS this is the annual meeting, 1t
is hoped that every member of the branch
will make an effort to be present.
oscar T. Ware has bought, through A.
V. Mays agency, d. Frank Shea's house
on Oak street, known as the N. r. Ryan
house. Mr.. and Mrs. Ware will move
there at once from their farm In district
No 6, which they have just sold. Their
son, Bert Ware, will go to Boston to en-
gage in the real estate business.
The funeral of Cornelius Sullivan was
held at 1890 O'Clock Sunday in st. Mich
aels Roman Catholic church, Rev. Father
| NJ. j. Carmody officiating. The burial
was in the Roman Catholic cemetery,
the bearers being William Martin. Job
Long, John Lynch, Thomas Lynch, John
Devine and Patrick Brosnahan.
The Chestnut Hill aqueduct system is
| being surveyed by two men in the en-
ploy of E. e. Davis of Northampton, the
| civil engineer engaged by the committee
appointed by the village to investigate
the subject of village ownership Of the
water supply. They are being assisted
by c. B. Crowell. The survey is for the
purpose of getting at basis for an APP
praisal of the system. also to find out
| whether that or some other system would
be better for the village to own.
Walter Murphy of Brattleboro and Miss
Mary Tully of Fair Haven were married
| in ST. Mary's church, Fair Haven, Tues
day morning by Rev. Henry Lane. Miss
! Bridget Regain of Poultney was maid
of honor, and the best man was John
Murphy of West Rutland The brides
maids were Miss Loretta Carrigan of
West Rutland and Miss Loretta FULLY
of Fair Haven. A reception at the home
of the brides brother James FULLY, fol-
lowed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs.
Murphy left for trip to Boston.
Light, airy and sparkling Liberty
Bellies" gave a small audience con-
tinuous round of pleasure and amusement
at the Auditorium Monday night. There
is little of constructive continuity to the
piece, but the songs, dances and witty
dialogues came in such rapid-fire order
that there was something doing all the
time. The chorus, so necessary to a pro-
duction of this kind, was composed OF
pretty girls whose voices were heard witt
good effect in clear. well-rounded
cadences. The soloists were very ac-
Toby Craige's representations of Anna
Held and other stage celebrities and VIII
Conley's limitations of wild animals wer,
two clever numbers
If present difficulties are settled annie
bly, the First Regiment band will go t
Boston with Connecticut Valley Com
mandery. Knights Templar, of Greenfield
to participate in the parade of the Massa
chusetts and Rhode Island commanderie
next Wednesday. ST. Johns day. TIVE
, government bands have been engaged, OF
which account the Musicians Protective
Union has raised an objection, the gov
eminent bands being non-union organiza
,, tions Several members of the Firs
Regiment band belong to the union. an,
they have been notified that they win b.
fined $50 if they participate in the parad
and will be expelled from the UNION
the fine is not paid provided the Difficult
I ties are not adjusted.
: John O. Rogers 10, died of pneumoni
: Monday morning at the Gill odd Fellows
I Home in Ludlow. He was born in Bel
lows Falls Dec. 4. 1925. In early life h
: was an engineer for the Vermont Vale
{ Railroad company, running n passenge
engine between Brattleboro and Below
\ Falls. Afterwards he was employed man
years by the Estey Organ company. II
went to Ludlow seven years ago las
i November He married Nellie Gowen c
; Acworth N H., Aug. 30, 1870. She live
Il on Washington street in BrattleborC
Their son, Frank, died Is or more year
. | ago. The funeral was held at the HON
u Wednesday at 100, Rev. A. f. Russell {
y the Universalist church of Ludlow off
i ciating. The burial was in a lot owne
by Col. r. E. Hathorn, past department
commander of the Grand Army of Yer
mont.
. The 10th anniversary of the organic
y alton of the Epworth league was observe
- in the Methodist church last Sunda
. evening with appropriate exercises. TIL
. official program, the Epworth Cross, wa
> used, and under the direction of the pres
:, ident of the league, Miss Lewis, and he
: assistants was very successfully carrie
= out A very clear idea of the characte
Il and scope of the various departments {
% the Epworth league was presented an
reports of the work of the local chapte
the past year were given. An interest
ing feature of the evening was the grad
d uation of several members of the juniC
X league and their reception into the senic
: league. The church was tastefully dec
II GRATED, and much credit is due those VIII
o labored so faithfully to make this occa
= sion not merely a success but an In
= spiration for future work.
v While in Brattleboro yesterday C. "
v Writer'S of st. Adams, counsel for tn
e Central Vermont Railway company, sal
= that while the company had until the en-
V of next year to broad gauge the Brattle
3 boro & Whitehall railroad the work prof.
5 ably would be completed during the CON
ing summer. Ties already are being pl
in and orders have been given for fittin
, up cars to be used as hunks by the la
l. borers. In regard to putting in a branc
q to the timbered district in Somerse
u Stratton and other towns he said care
y full survey would be made soon and tha
. If the grades We're such that road coul
be extended at reasonable expense
e probably would be built, the owners
u the timber being asked to furnish III
y ties. Mr. Writers said that the charte
. for the Bratteboro & Whitehall road doe
T. not provide for building branch roat
:, and intiplated that If such branch wei
u constructed an independent compan
{ sisting of Central Vermont men.
e A telegram to Laconia, N. H., Monda
: from Chief-o Police Coffey of Sacra
: mento, Calf, announced the arrest
e that city of Arthur A. Thompson
r Laconia, who has been sought Il
n six years by United States officer
e Thompson is about 81 years old. Son
IS seven years ago he came to BrattleboI
v and took orders for mackintoshes, do
: handing payment of 81 down with eac