Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-03-10


The affidavit in Fred S. knights adj
vertlsement in this paper makes inter-
esting reading.
Tickets for The Mummy and the Hum
ming Bird will go on sale Tuesday even
ing at the box office.
Bingham chapter, o. e. S., held stated
convocation Tuesday evening. Two can
didates were initiated.
H. b. Chamberlain has sold to e. A.
Slack the building lot west of the en-
trance to Mr. Stacks property. Mr..
Chamberlain bought the lot of ID. S. Pratt
last fall
The Murray club will hold a peanut
party in the Universalist church parors
next Thursday evening. Mrs. f. l. Swift
will give talk about Mary wilkins
Freeman. Refreshments will be served.
The subject of the cooking lesson. to be
given today at the high school building,
will be foods fried In deep fat Next
week there will be a general lesson, in
Guiding desserts and cake
The Brattleboro Manufacturing COM
pany has taken this week one order for
$500 dozens and another for 5000 dozens of
hosiery. Orders which the company now
has i'm hand will run the machinery to its
| full capacity to the first of next February.
At the woman's auxiliary meeting Tues
day Rev. F. w. Lewis spoke on the
timely topic of the license question, Mrs
| l.. w. Hawley gave sketch of st. Pat
rick and Miss Louise Coates sang. The
attendance was large and the program
was very enjoyable.
! H. Z Yearly, Of the livery firm of How
ard & Yearly had his right arm frac-
tured just below the elbow yesterday af-
ternoon. lie was clipping a horse, when
the animal playfully let both hind feet fly
one passing Mr. Yearly's head and the
| other striking his arm.
The young people of st. Michaers Epis
copal church met at the home Of Miss
| Ruth Childs on Terrace street Wednesday
afternoon and organized a junior auXil-
larry league with these officers President,
| Helen Bruce; secretary, Marjorie Leach;
treasurer. Grace Pooler.
Work on the new rooms in Hooker
building, leased by the odd Fellows, is
progressing rapidly. but ii will be sew
eral weeks before they are ready for oc-
cupancy. The plastering has been done.
| and the castings are being put in. The
new hall, which has windows at each end.
will be very pleasant.
The ladies of the congregational church
gave an entertainment in the vestry
Tuesday evening, which was greatly en-
joyed The program consisted of two
solos 10y Fred G. Adams. dialect recita-
tions by Mrs. T.. ID. whitney, two solos
by Mrs. 5. +. Lawtou, in costume. a
solo by Miss Gertrude Matthews and a
reading by Mrs. Charles II. Thompson.
Refreshments were served.
The will Of Timothy c. Shea has been
presented for probate. j. Henry Kidder
of Wilmington has been appointed ad
ministrator of the Frank II. Aldrch es-
tate of that town and +. r. Smith and
f. J. Corbett have been appointed APP
praisers and commissioners. Mary ia
qucth of Guilford has been adjudged des-
titute and ordered supported at the Brat
tleboro Retreat at the expense Of the
state.
The Brattleboro Gas Light company
are taking all possible precautions for
the safety of their West River dam in
the spring breakup. A N-shaped chan
mel has been cut through the ice this week
with the wide part toward the dam and
the longer side of the opening running
over to the east end of the dam, with the
expectation that when the breakup and
pressure come it's force will he thrown 10
that side of the river and not on the side
of the power house.
News has been received of the death In
San Francisco of Abel Wilson Cudworth
the last remaining brother of the late
T. j. Il. CudWorth. Mr.. Cudworth was
born in Putney, son of Gideon and Han
early manhood. His home was In Sar
Francisco where he was highly esteemed
and where as a successful business mar
he gained a competency, which enabled
him to retire from active business several
years ago. He is survived by his wife
who was Sylvia Powers of Athens. and
three sons and two daughters. also an
invalid sister Mrs. Timson. all of Sar
Francisco.
Fred Johnson of Bondville, who was
arrested on the charge of manslaughter
having killed his brother, Jay johnson
by shooting him. and afterwards arrested
on the charge of murder, came to Brat
tleboro yesterday afternoon from Ben
nington, accompanied by Sheriff Wilson
States Attorney w. r. Daley and Jus.
tice NJ. r. Swift. and last night they Went
to Bondvile, accompanied by Attorney
General Clarke c. Fits for hearing to-
day. Johnson was not handcuffed, al
though he was not allowed to go fan
from the sheriff. The two walked about
the streets. and when they went to the
railroad station to get on board the mar
row gauge train Johnson smoked a pipe
talked with several acquaintance, whom
he greeted with smile. and appeared &c
be light hearted.
An Associated Press despatch from Or
reto, Italy. March /, recorded the dealt
if DR.. George II. Metcalf. 81. prominent
physician OF ST. Paul. who was grad
uate of Amherst college and Columbia
university. Dr. Metcalf was a son oi
George Putnam Metcaf, who died sud
denly in Jersey City June 80, 1885. The
elder Metcalf was born on the island
here Nov. -, 1914, and lived here the
greater portion of the time until 1919
when he moved to New Jersey, and after
ward to Greenfield. Mass, remaining
there until 1870, when he went to New
Xnfslr lie xasffa nraa IIufs OF
of Greenfield. The grandfather of Dr.
George r. Metcalf was Major Reuben
Metcalf. who died June /, 1927. The fam
lily ancestry is traced to Michael Me-
calf, one of the early settlers of Dedham
Mass The body of George u. Metcalf Is
buried in Prospect Hin cemetery, and as
the son, who has just died, has always
provided literally for the care of the lot
1t is thought probable that his body may
be brought here for burial.
Counterfelter Sentenced