Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-19

The migration Of birds this year is the
most noticeable since 1893. The number
Of warblers which has arrived In Bratte-
boro is particularly large
The 4O-hours' devotion will begin in |
st Michaers Roman Catholic church |
Wednesday, June Ia. It will be the last |
week Of the. Easter time.
The sisters from the orphan asylum |
at Burlington will make their annual
visit to ST. Michaels Roman Catholic
church Sunday. collection for the
asylum will be taken.
The last meeting Of the Alliance Study
class will be held at the parsonage on
Monday evening at 7,30 o'clock Sub
jects, "A Prisoner at Rome" and How
the New Testament was made"
Extensive repairs are being made in
the two retail shoe stores owned by Dun
| ham Brothers. Steel ceilings are being
put in and the stores are being equipped
with new oak shelving and quartered oak
furnishings
The Huntington Syrup & Sugar com
pany, Incorporated under the laws of
Rhode Island with $4,000 capital, has
| been granted registration by the secre-
| tary of state of Vermont since opening
its establishment in Brattleboro.
Howard & Yearly have placed in their
| livery stable this week the additional
| equipment of four seated turn under
| brake. 1t has red running gear and Is a
| handsome conveyance. They also have
put in a set of four-in- hand harness.
Elbridge W. Prior. who died in Stock
| bridge yesterday. was a veteran of com
| pany l. Second Vermont Volunteers. He
was proprietor of the hotel i'm Jamaica
at one time. and later was engaged i'm
the furniture business in Woodstock.
Miss Catherine Corbett. who lived here
| a, number of years, died recently i'm New
| Haven, Conn. after a weeks illness with
| stubercular meningitis. The New Haven
| Union of Thursday contained an extended
account Of the funeral. Mrs. f. r. Lynch
was among those in attendance.
The Vermont society of the United
states Daughters of 1912. of which Mrs.
| G. f. r. JENNIE Is president. sent a con-
gratulatory letter to Hiram Cronk on the
occasion of his l05th birthday anniver-
sary, a few days before his death. He
was the last survivor of the war of 1912.
Brattleboro chapter, Daughters Of the
American Revolution, will be entertained
by Mrs. II. II. Thompson. Mrs. A. S.
Thompson and Miss Slate at Mrs. II. II.
Thompson's home Wednesday evening
May "a, at 40 O'Clock. The delegates
to the Continental Congress will give their
reports
| VIII Smith, the fireman who was tried
last week before jury on the charge of
disturbing the peace by assaultlng Frank
Whitman, pleaded nolo contendere Fri
day morning, but not until he was given
assurance that fine and costs would not
exceed the cost Of a new trial. The total
charges against him amounted to $780,
Brattleboro lodge. New England Order
OF Protection, viii hold a business meet
ing from 7.3O to o'clock next Wednesday
evening, May "a. in Red Mems hall. After
S o'clock the doors will be opened to the
| VNaNa 4 4. mi
ladies Of the lodge win serve ice cream,
cake and lemonade. All are cordially in
vited.
The differences between the directory
companies who have been canvasslng for
a directory of Brattleboro have been set
tied satisfactorily. the Union Publishing
company selling its rights to Manning &
Co. OF Springfield, Mass. Manning & Co.
will issue the directory early in June
A representative has been at work in
Bratteboro this week.
The closing meeting OF the Brattle-
boro Womans club was held In the
Brooks House parlors Wednesday after
noon, and very enjoyable program had
been arranged by the social committee
A number of readings We're delightfully."-
| given by Miss Caroline Howe of Hins-
, dale, and these were interspersed with
selections by Leitsinger's orchestra Ar
informal reception to the new officers. fol-
ments We're served. completed a very
I pleasant affair.
The reception to Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.
Masseck. given by the Murray clut
\ | Thursday evening from to 10 o'clock
was largely attended and was very
pleasant social affair The rooms were
i decorated with apple blossoms Leitsin-
: | gers orchestra furnished music The
guests were met at the door by Mrs II
+. Brooks. Col. II. E. Taylor and Mr. and
Mrs. a. +. Hobart and We're received by
Rev. and Mrs, F. l.. Masseck, Mrs. G. r
Warner, president Of the Murray club anC
y Hon. ]. L. Martin. president Of the Uni.
versalist society. Six young men of tn,
: parish acted as ushers and six younl
e women served refreshments The refresh.
ment table was presided over by Mrs. c
l. L. Stickney and Mrs. II. r. Brown.
: The foundry on Williams street. which
= has been operated by Streeter & Gil
since last autumn, has been closed Tn,
| property was attached by F. Il. Barber
. to secure n bill OF 500 held by Barrows &
: | Co. for coal The Abenaque Machin,
: | company of Westminster had lien not,
for $500 against the company. covering
the engine, shafting and pulleys, anC
= soon after the attachment was made ]
- F. Hooker, attorney for the Abenaqu,
= company, guaranteed the payment o
= Barrows & Co.'S bill and the attachment
= was removed. The Abenaque company
then took possession Of the engine, shaft
ing and pulleys and sent them away.
u A meeting OF the directors of the Yves
River Railroad company, which now hai
p, the management of the Brattleboro &
= Whitehall railroad, was held in the Brooks
!. House yesterday afternoon for the pur
y pose of bonding the road to raise none!
, for converting it to standard gauge. By
. laws were adopted and II was voted t,
. mortgage the road for SIS, 900 and to is
. sue bonds to that amount, payable il
y New York in IS years. at 4 per cent, thu
bonds to be endorsed and guaranteed b!
the New London Northern Railroad com
= pany. The PEOPLES Trust company of st
a Adams was made trustee for the purpos'
= of executing the bonds. The Director
. present were Judge Walter c. Noyes o
y New London president, Justus A. South
y ard OF New London. John c. Averill o
, Norwich. Conn, and c. w. Writers o
( ST. Adams Mr., Writers had the proxies
: of Edward c. Smith, George c. Jones anC
William e. Mullins of ST. Adams so tina
= the fun board was represented. w. II
u Chaffee of St. Adams, clerk and treas
u urer, also was present, The track will
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