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


next Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The food sale at w. r. Geddiss store
Saturday, by the ladies of the Methodist
church, was well patronized, and the
supply was entirely exhausted
George w. Robbins of Springfield, Mass.
has sold his hotel, the Falmouth House,
at Falmouth, Mass, to William 3. Vim
ton of Brattleboro, VT, for $40, 900.
The marriage engagement Of w. IT,
Sergeant of Springfield, Mass. and Miss
Belle Scott of Brattleboro was announced
by the Springfield Union Tuesday.
The meeting of the Alliance Study class
will be held at the Unitarian parsonage
Monday evening, March 20, at $50
o'clock. Subject, Paul at Athens"
The engagement is announced of Mr..
Ed. o. Burton of South Lancaster, Mass,
and Miss Mary Howe Of Brattleboro. Mr..
Burton is manager of the perforated metal
department of the Clinton Wire Cloth
company, Clinton, Mass.
The phenomenally successful rural play,
Eben Holden, with the famous character
actor, Henry Horton, In the title role
surrounded by splendid company and
equipped with magnificent stage settings,
will be seen her March 81.
There was a good-slzed audience at the
union young peoples missionary meeting
in the Baptist church Sunday evening.
| The speakers were Rev. DR.. Hume, an
American Board missionary in India, and
Rev. DR.. Barbour, secretary OF the Bap-
fist board of missions.
II. f. Willis agent for the Union Cen
| trail Life Insurance company of Cincin-
natl, payed on Tuesday to Mrs. Eliza L.
Adams $1,000, the full value OF a policy
} held by her husband. the late Merrill
Adams. Mr.. Adams had paid on his in
surance policy nine premiums of $25.3
each.
Tickets for The Mummy and the Hum
ming Bird, which will be given at the
! Auditorium Saturday evening, are now on
| sale. The production, at the opening Of
the season here last September was pro-
| nounced one of the cleverest and most
! satisfactory plays ever seen on a local
| stage.
w w. Farmer, who has brought suit
against the typefoundlng trust in New
| York to recover 5000. 900 for damages sus-
tanned while his plant was in possession
| of the trust, was at the Brooks House
several months three or four years ago.
| and his wife was seriously i'll there with
typhoid fever some time.
1t is probable that the present board Of
village bailiffs will be candidates for re-
election with the exception of Robert c.
! Bacon. whose legal residence Is Just out
side the village limits 1t is thought de-
sirable to have n lawyer on the board
and a F. Schwenk is being urged to be
a candidate for Mr.. Bacon's place.
Frank A. Iarrow has bought of NJ. o.
| Perham. the veteran landlord. the Athol
House In Athol, Mass, and has taken pos
session Mr.. Larrow has been travelling
salesman the past two years, and before
that was proprietor of the Brooks House
Barber shop and for n short time the
landlord of the Broad Brook House in
| Guilford.
The funeral of Mrs. IL. c. Yeaw was
held at her late home on Forest street
Friday at O'Clock, Rev. II. X. Miles. OF
| the Congregational church. officiating.
Miss Gertrude Matthews sang two selec-
tions. The body was placed in the tomb
| in Prospect Hill cemetery, the bearers
| being T. b. Barrows. George A. Howard.
Frank Wright and VIII Betterley.
Charles w Gates of Franklin, state
| highway commissioner, in arranging for
| the annual county meetings of road COM
missioners of the state has set the Wind
| ham county meeting ut Bratteboro
Thursday. April 6; Windsor county meet
| ing at White River Junction Wednesday.
| April 8, and the Bennington county COM
missioners will gather at Bennington
Thursday. March 80
Brattleboro lodge, New England Order
| of Protection, will initiate a large class
next Tuesday evening i'm Grand Army
hall. The meeting will open at 100. and
at the close there will be an entertain
| ment and Refreshments will be served.
| Friends Of the members are invited to
| come at SIS The special meeting last
| evening was adjourned to Monday even
ing at the home of Charles Simonds on
Walker place.
Voltaire said that the sum of i'm
projections makes perfections" The
mummy" In The Mummy and the Hum
ming Bird is striking example of the
truth OF this statement, and, it is said,
embodies all qualities which make good
| husband. Brilliant dialogue, directness OF
purpose, skill in construction, unexpected
surprises, and good character drawing
have caused the success of this ludicrous
| comedy. Its human nature and the good
qualities of its men and women teach a
moral lesson. There has been a large
advance sale for the performance which
will be seen at the Auditorium tomorrow,
Saturday evening March IS.
Many inquiries are being made re-
garding the coming of the Bennett Moul-
ton Company at the Auditorium next
week. The Bennett Moulton management
| carries everything necessary to give com
| plete and correct presentations OF their
repertoire of productions, which include
| Daughter of the People, Shipwrecked.
| The Lyndon Bank Mystery, Outcasts of
| Society. The Belle of Virginia, and Side
! lights of New York. This organization
visits Brattleboro annually and has gain
| ed the reputation of being the most COM
| plete of its class. This season will be
! no exception. Many new novelties and
| specialties will be introduced during its
stay and our patrons may look forward
| to an enjoyable week in repertoire. Usual
matinees will be given during the engage
ment Monday evening ladies exchange
tickets will be the rule.
Mrs. Lucy G. Rogers 49,, one of Brat
| tleboro's oldest women died Wednesday
at the home of her son, Frank II. Rogers,
at 10 Grove street She had been i'll
long time with paralysis and old age.
She was born in Brandon Feb. %, 1918,
and was daughter of Jonathan and Anna
| Goodnow She lived in Pittsheld for a
time and for l3 years in Bethel, coming
from there to Brattleboro 10 years ago.
over 20 years ago she was married 70
DIR, jeremiah Rogers of Brandon, who
died on Prospect street Sept 23, 1897.
DR.. Rogers practiced medicine until his
health failed Mrs. Rogers leaves two
Sofa Frank, of Brattleboro and Lewis
Rogers Of Point Breeze, N. Y. The
funeral will be held at the house at
| o'clock today, Rev. E. O. S. Osgood off,
ciating, The body will be placed In the
tomb in Prospect Hill cemetery, and
later the burial will be in Bethel
The will of Rev. Lewis Grout was
presented to the probate court yesterday
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