Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-21


The annual communication Of Brattle-
boro lodge, No. 1902, A. F. & A. NJ, will
be held next Thursday evening.
Two cases of dlphtheria have been
quarantined in the village this week, I'm
addition to several cases Of measles.
Mrs w. c. Horton received news yes
terday of the death of her cousin, Le-
Grand Lippitt of Baraboo, wis. His wife
was Sophia Hall of Williamsville, daugh-
ter of Capt. Samuel Hall.
Road Commissioner Games has begun
this week the work of relayng the wall
on Canal street which was undermined
last week as the result of n break i'm the
water MAN. He is using a number of
granite blocks.
The special subscription sale of tickets
for Babes in Toyland will open Tuesday
evening, May 2, at the box office. The
regular sale will open the following morn
ing, May 3, at the same place. All those
wishing to take advantage of the first
sale should make application at once to
the manager of the Auditorium, as no
application will be accepted after April
2s
The state meeting of the grand lodge
of New England order of Protection will
be held in Burlington next Tuesday, April
25 Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Haywood and
Mr.. and Mrs W. f. Mixer will represent
Brattleboro lodge. Vermont lodge of
Burlington will give a reception and
banquet Monday evening to the visitors.
The officers of the supreme lodge are ex-
pected to be present.
Human Hearts, a melodrama OF the
Arkansas hills, was given in the Audi
torum by an able company Monday night,
but the patronage was light Lincoln
j. Plummer, as Tom Logan played the
leading role in "A satisfactory way, and
Miss Grace Lockwood, as Jeanette
Logan, proved herself to be a versatile
actress in her support The play was
replete with both pathetic and humorous
scenes, and the scenery and stage settings
were excellent.
The investigation of state institutions
| will not be resumed until Atty. Gen.
Clarke c. Fits concludes his work in the
various county courts. Mr.. Fits viii be
in Burlington this week in the murder
trial Of Benjamin Williams and after that
the case against Louis and Dennis
Trombley will be taken up. These cases
will occupy more than two weeks, in all
| probability, and at their conclusion Atty
! Gen Fits has other matters to attend to,
! hence 1t will be several weeks before the
investigation can be resumed
Some criticism has been made this
| week because the check list of voters to
be used in the village meeting which has
!
! an old one. 1t contains the names OF a
number of people who have not lived in
| Brattleboro recently and several who are
dead. The village clerk says the prepara-
| ton Of new check list involves great
amount Of work, and that it is customary
to have several lists printed at once so
| that 1t Will not be necessary to do the
work every year. 1t is probable that by
another year new list will be prepared
| The present one VIII not interfere with
any persons right to vote If his name is
recorded. In Massachusetts the voters
are required to register every year
The Huntington Maple Sugar and
Syrup company of Providence, r. l., has
leased the first floor Of the Brattleboro
Jelly company's building on Flat street
and will occupy it about May 1. and will
have their maple sugar and syrup shipped
there instead of to Providence as formerly.
Last year the company shipped rs car
loads of Vermont maple sugar and syrup.
Agents have been directed to buy all they
can get this year and have 1t sent in bulk
to the Brattleboro factory. 1t win be put up
in various forms under the company's own
| brand, and the work probably will not be
completed before September. The COM
pany's reason for moving from Providence
1 TO Brattleboro is that an easier market
for the maple product may be found II
the product is shipped directly from YER
mont. The product has to be equalized
in weight consistency, etc. and put up
hot so that it will keep for a long time.
The warrant for the annual village
meeting May , contains eight articles.
The first four relate to routine business,
the fifth is in regard to appropriating the
usual amount of $500 for 16 concerts by
the First Regiment band, and the other
three are strictly new. Article is Ia
see If the village will vote to buy the
steam fire engine owned by the Estey
Organ company. The company will in
stall steam fire pumps and will sell the
engine The village has been given first
choice and reasonable price has been
named. The engine has been needed and
used by the fire department on various
occasions. Article relates to lnvestigat-
ing the condition and sufiiclency of the
water supply, also other available sup
plies in case they are needed. also the
question of the ownership and control OF
the water system by the village Article
is to see what action, If any. the village
will take as to instructing the board of
bailiffs in relation to the employment OF
a day policeman for the ensuing year.
George W. Crawford, SO, for many
years employed In the United States rail-
way mail service. died of anaemia Sun
day at his home in New London, Conn.
He was born in Greenport, l.. l., and
grew up there. close by the salt water,
except for a few years when the family
llNeu IN connecticut. lie followed the
sea from the age of - years until he was
appointed to the postal service. He en-
listed in the naval service Nov. 90. 1861,
and served until December 1864 81
months. His entire service was on the
bark Restless swift sailing vessel
ranked as a gunboat. G.. b. Kirwan of
Brattleboro was one of the crew. The
Restless did service on blockade at vorious
points. including Charleston harbor.
Crawford, being young, active and light
I'm weight was main royal yardsman.
After the war he sailed on various ships.
In July 1870, he was appointed to the
postal service as transfer clerk at New
London, serving until he was removed
by the Cleveland administration in Nov
ember, 1885. He was reappointed to the
service in April, 1889, running between
Palmer and New London. In September,
1890, he began to run to Brattleboro and
continued until reappointed transfer
agent at New London, beginning Nov.
l, 1901. He is survived by a wife and
two daughters His youngest daughter
died of typhoid fever in 1900. Mr. Craw-
ford's funeral was held in New London
Wednesday at 2.30 and was attended
by members of w. w. Perkins post. G..
A. r. of which he was a member.
&c. r. Pratt came from Buffalo to spend
Tuesday and Wednesday at his fathers
on Western avenue. Mr.. Pratt brought
news of the decision of Mrs. Pratt and
himself to go to Chicago, expecting to
make that city their residence for the
present The opening comes through a
| personal friend of Mr. and Mrs Pratt