Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-03-17

DR.. Edward Kirkland will go May 1
to New York, where he will spend three
weeks in post graduate research.
The Dorcas society of the Universalst
church will serve a hash supper in the
Eestry of the church Wednesday even
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry II. Russell Of
Hinsdale, N H., spent Sunday with Mrs.
Russells parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Fifield.
The ladies' home missionary union will
hold a meeting in the church parlor next
Wednesday. Supper will be served at
$50 O'Clock.
C. w. Osgood was in Lyndonville We'd
nesday evening, where he gave an illus
trated lecture upon art before the
Woman's club of that village.
Rev. Edward T. Mathison of Brattle-
boro, district deputy grand high priest,
made Abenaqui chapter, No. 10, of Ma
sons an official visit Monday evening.
N. G. Williams has been i'll and con-
fined to his room ever since his return
from the inaugural ceremonies He
reached his home last week Tuesday.
Miss Mollie' Daley, of the office of
Blake & Higgins, received a telegram
Tuesday announcing the serious illness
of her father at his home in Malone, N.
Mrs. Edward G. Osgood and Miss Os-
good are in Brattleboro today attending
a special meeting of the officers of the
Woman's Home Missionary Union of Yer
mont.
The violin pupils of Miss Hannah Cove
will give a recital in the vestry of the
Universalist church this evening. Mrs
Nettie Durham and Messrs. Griswold and
Bronson will assist
There is a movement on foot for the
establishment of creamery at Saxtons
River. Charles Hastings, for many years
manager of the creamery at Springfield
Is looking the ground over.
Mrs Edward Arms, treasurer, and Mrs
Edward Kirkland, auditor of the State
Federation Of Woman's clubs, were in
Brattleboro yesterday attending a meet
ing of the officers of the federation.
Walter H. Black of Boston, formerly
with the Vermont Farm Machine COM
pany,' was in town a number Of days the
first of the week upon business connected
with his speciality of foreign language
printing
George M. Cory of Saxtons River, who
has been in poor health the past year,
had a partial stroke of paralysis last
week Tuesday, and, although he has
rallied somewhat, his friends are anxious
regarding the result.
The R. A. Hussey barber shop at the
foot of the School street stairs has passed
out Of Mr.. Husseys control and into the
hands of the MORTGAGE, Chas. W. Butter
field who employs two BARRIERS and is
looking for purchaser.
A daughter was born to Rev. and Mrs.
Jay Il. Stocking yesterday morning at
12.15. The event is notable in the fact
of 1t being the first child born to a pas
tors family of the Congregational church
since the organization Of the church in
1850.
During the past week the measles have
attacked large numbers OF school chill
dren and II the vacation OF the lower
grades was not scheduled to begin to-
morrow is is probable the schools would
be obliged to take a vacation as a pre-
cautionary measure.
A character OF Canal street Maggie
Wilson was brought before Justice
Pingree Saturday upon a charge of as
sault with a knife upon a stranger who
had stopped over here to 'see the sights"
and she was taken to NeWfane for APP
pearance' at county court.
James b. Brown of Everett, Mass, the
youngest son of George A. Brown, for
mer attorney of Bellows Falls, was the
winner of a prize for debating at Dart
mouth college last week. His brother,
Nelson H., who graduated there few
years ago was noted as an eloquent ora
tor, both promising to be Chips of the
old block"
Wheels have largely replaced runners
during the past week, although a number
of mornings the mercury has shown be-
low zero and the weather remains cold.
The heat of the sun at midday has cut
the snow and ice so as to render the
streets and roads outside much easier for
wheels, although a large body of snow
still remains in places.
p. H. Duffy recently moved into the
new dwelling which he has been building
the past winter at the Highlands, near
the Sabin bridge. A large party of friends
called upon the family and gave them a
house, warming Wednesday afternoon and
evening The affair was we'll planned and
very enjoyable The ladies' of the Relief
corps presented Mrs. Duffy with a china
berry set.
Last Sunday the water was shut of
the whole village to enable the water
commissioners to move the pumping en-
CINE on the fee, which might be neces-
Stated any day. The water is still below
the pipe and all the supply has to be
pumped into the reservoir from further
out In the pond. The weather has not
as yet had any appreciable eftect In melt