Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-17


the Universalist vestry Friday evening,
Feb "a. There. win be an entertainment
and refreshments.
The funeral of Bertha Wright of Canal
street was held In the Unversalist
church Friday afternoon, Rev. III. X.
Miles OF the Congregational church Off
ciating. The burial was In Jamaica Sat
urday.
Mrs. Anton Anderson. sister of Mrs.
Walter Mixer. died at her home in North
Easton, Mass, Monday evening after
long Illness. Mrs Anderson had visited
here several zines. and had made many
friends
j. Il. Hall will speak on clarifying
God in our home" at the Y. NJ. G. A.
meeting Sunday afternoon. At the Wed
nesday night meeting in the Adventist
church Rev. II. II. Miles VIII speak on
The Good Samaritan"
Next "Wednesday being a, holiday,
Washingtoh's sbirthday, the letter car
riers will MAKE oniy the early morning
delivery and the rural routes will not be
covered at all The post office will be
open from a. m. to ~ m, and to 6
D. m. ...-.
Brattleboro lodge. n. f. o. r., will
serve a griddle cake supper In Grand
Army hall next Tuesday evening from
$50 to 7.30 o'clock. All are cordially in
vited. The regular lodge meeting will
open at SIS Members are urged to be
present
The following scores In the four ball
billiard finals In the Vermont Wheel
clubs tournament are for the week end
ing Feb Is: Dye 100. Stolte 3O Childs
100. Aldrich "a; Randall Go. Aldrich 1l6
Randall winning on the handicap; Stolte
Go, Randall 81; Wood &c. Dye 70; Wood
80. Stolte 3S.
William Johnson who died In Spring
field. Mass, last week was in the em-
poy of the late Col. +. II. Chase of
Louisville and Brattleboro about 20 years
and large part OF the year lived in
BrattlebOro. in charge Of. Col Chase's
stables. He was widely known as
trainer and rider OF race horses in
Kentucky.
Twenty members of Protective Grange
had a sleighride to Guiford Centre to at
tend the Pomona Grange meeting We'd
nesday Broad Brook Grange gave them
Il hearty welcome and served fine din
ner. Both morning and afternoon meet
ings were interesting and profitable
There We're delegations from Vernon
Dummerston and Spofford.
William Martin of Birge street was ar
rested by Chief-of-P Police Hall Saturday
night for intoXcation He was kept I'm
the lookup over Sunday and on Monday
was arraigned before Justice w S New
ton. He pleaded guilty and was fined
s. and costs. He chose the alternative
of 20 days In Newfane Jail and was taken
to jail by Constable w. l.. Walker
The supper given at the home Of Mrs
Julius j. Estey last evening by branch |
Of the Sunshine society was marked
success In every way. Although as many
tables were spread as could be crowded
into the spacious room the attendance
was 50 large that maAy had TO wait The
food was delicious and consisted OF rolls.
cold meats. creamed fish. salad. ice
cream. cake and coffee.
II. l.. Emerson is having the Reed
castle on Green street torn down. Leg
lie Smith having the contract. The cas-
tie Is one Of the landmarks Of the town
nut II mas become unsightly and unprof-
table. Mr.. Emerson has plans for a
residence and tenement house and he
also has opportunities to sell the land.
but he has not decided whether he will
build or will sell the lot
J. c. Hilliard, 50. the philanthropist.
who died In Washington, d. c., Friday
was well known insurance adjuster. be-
ing for several years connected with the
Aetna fire Insurance company i'm Hart
FORD. lie was a frequent visitor here
where he han many friends He gave
10 the town Of Kensington. n. H. its
public library and to the New Hampshire
state college hospital $4,000
The baillffs voted at their meeting Fri
day night to employ "A day and "A night
policeman, and they selected Chief-of-
Police Hall as the day man and Ellis G.
Worden for the night service. Each man
will be ON duty ~ hours a day. so that
the entire y hours will be covered Each
oficer Will be paid % cents an hour
Mcssrs. Blodgett, Crosby. Bacon and Fos-
ter voted in favor OF the change. while
Halllu Calvin was opposed to the employ
ment OF a new man. The action OF the
bailins hds created much discussion. and
the question Of the continuance of n dov
and night policeman will undoubtedly be
one of the bones OF contention at tho
next village meeting in May
An effort is being made to increase the
number of Libraries in Vermont Much
mas been done in the past ten years. but
there are still 100 towns in the state
without free public libraries Eleven OF
these are In Windham county. Cannot
something be done this spring? If n town
wishes TO take advantage of state aid
articles must be inserted in the warning
Tor the March, meeting. to see II the town
VIII elect board of library trustees and
TO see what sum, II any. the town will
appropriate for the maintenance of "A free
pubic library. If the conditions are com
piled with, application may be made
through the library commission to the
state which will furnish a hundred dol
lars' worth of new books for a foundation
Application blanks and reports of tho
commission which give more detailed in
formation may be procured from the
state library, commission Immediate
action Is necessary TO secure results this
year. '''9
The suit OF Mrs. Hattie Marsh of Dunn
merston against George Ludzus, who lives
on the Cain farm In district No. 6. was
trled Monday in the county clerks office
Detore Justice Arthur c. Spencer and n
Jury consisting of Arthur p Simonds
foreman w. r. Geddis. j. A, TAYLOR s
A. Daniels. Fred A. Richardson ana w
Mitchell. r. c. Bacon appeared for
me plaintin and Frank f. Barber for the
deiendant The plaintiff sought to re-
cover promissory note for $65. Her
clalm was that Ludzus bought a horse of
D wilkins and on Jan. 20 executed
a note to w. G. Doolittle in pavment
therefor and that Doolittle endorsed the
note over to her without recourse. The
leiehdant claimed that Wilkins attemDt-
"a 10 sell him horse but that he did NOT
puy II ana ala not want ii. and that VIII
AIhs ieIt the horse in the defendants
Darn against his protest He said he
isNeI executed the note held by Mrs
Aiursh' winch bore a cross between his
surname and given name. he being mn
lble to write, and that the note ysa, =,
orgery' The jury returned a verdict for
ne defendant to recover his costs. tfskl
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