Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-01-27


bantams, which he had sold, to Joplin
Mo. Wednesday.
Tho ladies' circle of the Univcrsalist
church will hold a business meeting I'm
the church parlors next Thursday after
noon. Feb. 9 supper will be served as
usual.
The hook and ladder truck, belonging
to the fire department has been fitted
with pole so that 1t can be drawn by
horses, aud arrangements have been made
for securing horses at Howard q Year
ly's stable
Claude r. Taylor. the young tough who
fled from Guilford after stealing Il rifle,
and who was arrested north Of Bellows
Falls, was indicted at Worcester Friday
on the charge of assault and rape on Mrs
l1lsino Ward of Petershnm.
The body of Mrs. John Houghton was
brought to Bratteboro Saturday from
Mansfield. Mass. and was placed in the
tomb i'm Prospect Hin cemetery. 1t was
accompanied by Mrs IIoughtons son,
Michael Kelley of Mansfield.
The Vermont society of the United States
| Daughters of 1912 will hold n tea and
sale of aprons and fancy articles on
| Tuesday March II. from until 6 O'Clock
with Mrs Fred IL. Holden at 90 Oak
street.
Charles II. Barrett, who died Jan. 20
! in Boston. was born in Brattleboro Aug
ust 4, 1924 and was a resident of West
| Brattleboro many years He had lived
! in Boston at the home of his youngest
son. NJ. f., T., Barrett, since the death of
| his wife i'm 1908 Death was the result
of Al general breaking down, The funeral
was held Sunday Jan %. Mr. Barrett
Is survived by three sons, f. O. Barrett
of Springfield, Mass, and d. H. and NJ.
Il. Il. Barrett of Boston.
The annual report Of the Sisters Of
! Providence I'm charge Of the Farren Me-
| mortal hospital. Montague. Mass, for the
year has been issued. During the year
36l patients have been treated. The num-
Der in 1908 was 26l. The total receipts
were $l0,0Sl and the expenditures $9Sl1,
leaving Il balance of 5000. OF the total
number of patients 1913 paid full rates, SIS
reduced rates. and 81 were wholly free
| There were 1877 Catholic and 1862 non
| Catholic patients Many people from
Brattleboro and vicinity have been treat
ed at the hospital in the past three years
At Joint meeting of the Vermont
botanical and Vermont Bird clubs held In
| Williams science hall. University Of Yer
mont. Jan. H. Mrs Elizabeth b. Daven-
port of Brattleboro, president of the Au-
| dubon society Of Vermont. gave "A care
full and comprehensive account Of the
work of the Audubon societies which en-
gagged both the attention ana the sympa-
| thy Of the large audience. The following
day Mrs. Davenport spoke at Grass Mount
to the girls of the university and wives
of the faculty. This week she will meet
several clubs on the western side Of the
state.
The Boston papers speak in high
praise of Tho Second Fiddle. which open
ed an engagement at the Park theatre
I'm that city Monday with the same cast
which Will appear I'm Brattleboro Feb.
10. The critical Transcript said: An ar
tistic performance most skillful blend
ing of humor and pathos-a. ire
mendous hit with the audience-that is
The Second Fiddle. OF the star actor
the Transcript said i'm part: Mr. Mann
has "A splendid opportunity and he makes
full use of 1t. He creates Il character:
he puts into it his own personality, and
invests ii with an individuality so strong
that 1t is impossible to separate Leopold
and Lewis"
Durham Brothers haze moved their
wholesale business out of the front part
of Hooker building, with the exception
of the shipping department on the ground
floor. and have arranged the stock in
the new building which Mrs George w
Hooker has Just erected for them in the
rear Of Hooker block They expect tn
move their wholesale Office into the new
quarters tomorrow or Monday. The
rooms which they have vacated on the
top floor of Hooker building will be fit
ted up by the odd Fellows for lodge
rooms and social purposes. in connection
with the hall they now occupy Several
carpenters are figuring ON the job. The
new building erected by Mrs Hooker is
being wired for electric lights by Floyd
L. Smith.
John Tudor Of Stamford has brought
suit for $4,000 against the w w. Peel,
lumber company Of Somerset and has at
tached all the real estate mill machinery
and logs involved in the Wright-Peci,
timber land deal of last week The suit
Is to recover for money claimed to have
been advanced to Wright by the Tudor
brothers, and Tor damages for the failure
of the defendant to deliver logs contracted
TO the plaintiff 1t is not believed that
this suit will seriously interfere with the
contamination OF the recent deal whereby
5000 acres of spruce land i'm the towns of
Somerset and Stratton are conveyed to
Fremont II. Wright of Auburndale. who
Is supposed to represent a syndicate of
lumber operators
II. F. Jordan. optician. spoke to the
public school teachers in the high school
building Tuesday night on matters per-
tanning TO the sight Of pupils, but more
particularly with reference to the Law,
passed at the last session of the legls-
azure entitled; An act providing for
the better care of the health of pupils I'm
public schools" The act reads I'm mart
as follows; THE superintendent prIn-
cipal or teacher i'm every school. during
the month of September I'm each wear
shall test the sight and hearing az ali
pupils under his charge and keep n req
ora OF such examination according to the
instructions furnished; and shall notify
IN Writing the parent or guardian NJ
every pupil who shall be found to have
any defect of vision or hearing" There
was large attendance. and many oues-
ions were asked Mr.. Jordan, who an
Swered fully and Understandings.
Frederick Schultz, A.. well known amore,
the German residents of Brattleboro. died
IN lhe Mercy hospital in Springfield. Mass.
MONDAY morning from heart trouble He
llau Deen Ill only a short time and was
tlken 10 the hospital Saturday evening
MI Schultz was tailor and had been
employed in Springfield about six wears
Previous to that time he was i'm the en-
ploN OF Pratt, Wright e Co. I'm BrattIe-
polo' LOT several years lie was a mem
per OF the Springfield Turn Verein. The
funeral was held in Byron's undertaking
parlors I'm Springfield at o'clock Tues
daS AFTERNOON and the body was brouoht
10 Biattleboro for burial. The funeral
was held at o'clock Wednesday at the
nome of Charles Ebbghausen. Rev l.
NJ heneston of West BrattIeboro on
claled and. delegation of odd Fellows
IRON Wantastiquet lodge participated i'm
me service. The burial was in Prospect