Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10
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A meeting of the Alliance Study class
will be held at tho Unitarian parsonage
on Monday evening, Feb. 49, at 7.30. The
subject will be Conversion of Paul"
The third assembly in the series in the
Brooks House was held Tuesday evening
and was attended by about SO couples.
Music was furnished by Leitsngers or
chestra.
A timber lot of 30 acres, situated about
five miles from this village on the Ames
Hill road, was sold at auction Saturday
afternoon by f. w. Mcclure, auctioneer
acting for C. G. Staples administrator
of the E. r. Stockwell estate. 1t was
bought by H. X. Hamilton, who owns an
adjoining farm, for $685. The timber is
largely hard wood. Several shares OF
Valley Fair stock were sold, the price re-
ceived ranging from Sc to $40.
Several parties are planning to attend
the ladies' annual fair and festival in
Vernon at A. G. Barnes's next Friday
evening, Feb. II. A hot chicken pie sup
per will be served, and Leitsngers or
chestra will furnish music for dancing.
Arrangements have been made to have
the train leaving Brattleboro for the South
at 1923 p. M, stop at Vernon station for
the accommodation of those wishing to
go by train. If this train is very late a
special will be run.
Rev. and Mrs. e. w. Sharp and son of
Northheld, this state came to Brattle-
boro Saturday with the body of Rev.
Mr.. Sharps mother. Mrs Amelia Wet
more Sharp, which was placed in the
tomb in Morningside cemetery. Mrs.
Sharp died Feb . at the home Of Rev.
and Mrs. Sharp, where she was spending
the winter. She was nearly so years old
She leaves four sons, Rev. Mr.. Sharp,
VIII, of Somerville, Mass, Arthur of
West Palm Beach, Fla, and Fred of Ma
caan, Nova Scotia.
Rev. F. w. Lewis devoted a large part
of his sermon in the Methodist church
Sunday morning to the Mary Rogers case.
His text was Ecclesiastes VIII: II, Be
cause sentence against an evil work is
not executed speedily, therefore the heart
of the sons of men is fully set in them
to do evil" He expressed his belief in
capital punishment and deplored the
maudlin sentiment that prompted 80
hysterical women of Brattleboro' to sign
petition for Mary Rogers's reprieve
He hoped that none of the women of his
congregation was numbered among them.
A. l.. Blair entertained the young men
of his Sunday school class at his home on
Chaplin street last Wednesday evening.
This is one of the larger classes of the
school connected with the Methodist
church. and Mr. Blair's house was well
filled. One of the features of the even
ing was called an indoor field meet in
which the members of the class divided
themselves into groups supposed to rep
resent several we'll known eastern col
legeS, and a spirited competition ensued
Among the events We're some that might
nave seemed novel even to one familiar
with athletics, though the manner of
designating them would have a familiar
sound These included discus throwing
putting the shot, vocal high jump. stand
ing broad grin, and others. An elaborate
score card had been prepared for each
guest with colors of the college, ETC. and
these served as souvenirs Of the occasion.
All were treated to maple sugar on snow
and with music and other forms of enter
talnment the evening was crowded with
enjoyment up to the late hour when the
party separated. Miss Halle Thompson.
former teacher of the class, was a guest
of honor
Hereafter the Brattleboro street rail-
road will have to bear an additional bur-
den of taxation Formerly the appraised
valuation was 100000 The tax was
SeVen-tenths of one per cent. or $21O
The appraisal was increased by Tax
Commissioner Cushman to SIC, 900 but
the road protested and the valuation was
reduced to $4,000. The tax since then
has been 1915. The Legislature at its last
session, increased the tax on corporations
to one per cent, so hereafter the tax on
the local road will be $3.50. The road was
tied up all day Monday by the snow
storm. From six to eight inches of snow
fell during Sunday night and Monday
forenoon, and the condition of the track
was such that it was extremely difficult
to pillow the snow away from the rails
the snow plow,, which has been used
eight years, gave out several times
necessitating repairs which consumed
much time. In many respects the pres
ent winter thus far has been the worst
In the history of the road. partly because
the worn-out condition of the equipment
makes 1t difficult to cope with storms.
The receipts ran behind the expenses sew
eral hundred dollars during the month of
January.