Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10

Mrs. ]. j. Estey will entertain tomor-
row evening the hostesses who gave the
ball recently.
The Daughters of Pocahontas will give
a dress-as-yo please dance I'm Grange
hall Wednesday evening, Feb. 10. All are
invited.
The officers of Bingham chapter order
of Eastern Star, were delightfully."- en-
tertained Friday evening by Mr.. and Mrs
w II. Haywood at their West Brattle
boro home.
Protective Grange instructed class of
ten i'm the first and second degrees We'd
nesday evening. Several officers and
members of Putney Grange were present
to witness the work
The Epworth league will hold val
entne party with the Misses Lewis, at
So High street, next Tuesday evening at
$50. All members and friends of the
league are cordially invited. There will
be also a sale of home made candles
VIII Hudson. formerly a rural mail
carrier, lost a horse Friday for which he
had refused an offer of 1926. The horse
was Kicked during the night, while in
the STALL and one hind leg was broken,
making 1t necessary to shoot the animal.
Durham Brothers school for statesmen
closed Friday night with a hop I'm the
Brooks House, which was attended by
about 100 persons, including the travel
ing statesmen and their wives the en-
ployes in the local store and their guests,
besides the members of the firm and their
'wives. Refreshments of ice cream cake
and lemonade were served and dancing
was enjoyed from to ~ o'clock. Lett
singers orchestra furnishing delightful
music.
An evening class in cooking. under the
direction of Miss Field. a graduate Of the
Boston cooking school, has been formed.
in addition to the day class. The mem
bers of the committee have not had an
opportunity to see a large number of
young women, but anyone who would like
to join the evening class may leave her
name with Mrs Howard c. Rice or Miss
Edith Stolte. The first meeting will be
held this evening at 7.30 o'clock in the
physics laboratory of the high school
building. Both classes are under the di-
rection of the 'Brattleboro Womans club.
The people of Brattleboro are asked by
Mrs Jennie b. Powers of Canal street
to send her partly worn clothing for a
family of seven children living in a wood
choppers shanty a few miles from this
village. girl of 10 years, who never has
walked step, lies on bed with no sheets
or pillow cases. Two boys of three years.
one of five years and one of six years need
shoes, stockings and other clothing. and
boy of nine years needs a coat or sweat =
er. Toys and books would be greatly an
preciated. Mrs. Powers may be reached
by telephone. She would like the cloth
ing before next Sunday.
The annual banquet of the Hydrofoun-
tain club was held i'm the American House
Saturday night when an excellent turkey
supper was served to some so members of
hn pl to
surance men who were invited as guests.
Supper was served at $50. followed by
brief addresses until 10 o'clock Charles
COOK presided, and remarks were made
by Chief Engineer Sanders. Bailiff c. r..
Crosby, Bailiff r. c. Bacon. Village Clerk
w. Dorr Perry f. NJ. Applin. +. d. Weld.
and c. F. r. Jenne. L. d. Taylor and II.
Il. Taylor, insurance men. One subject
which was mentioned and which was APP
proved by the club was the law enacted
at the last session of the Legislature. en-
titled An act relating to construction of
buildings"
a strange wreck in which two people
lost their lives and many were injured
occurred at Whtesboro three miles west
of Utica, n. Y, early Saturday morning
Train 90 the western express on the
New York Central railroad. was drawn by
an engine known as the Pacific type As
this engine was passing train 80 the
Buffalo special east-bound. the west
bound engine exploded The force of the
explosion was felt in the second car of
the east-bound train as the west-bound
engine was directly opposite that car
when the explosion occurred. Both trains
We're running at full speed and from the
effects of the explosion and the upheayal
Of the wrecked engine the car which was
opposite at that moment was thrown
from the tracks. Both trains were well
nlled with passengers John Allen and
John Brennan, of Albany, engineer and
fireman on the engine which exploded,
We're killed. w. A. Hendrick of the
Rutland Evening News, was one of the
passengers injured
The old Townsend hall in West Dunn
merston. owned by John +. Townsend and
Mrs. Abbie l.. Bidwell of Brattleboro was
burned Saturday night the fire starting
soon after six o'clock The loss on the
building and contents will amount to
about $4,000 The property was insured
in the C. F. r. Jenne and II. F. TAYLOR &.
Son agencies. The fire started in a tene-
ment up stairs, occupied by Charles Taft.
and 1t is thought that the chimney either
was defective or was burned out The
building was used for a town hail. the hall
being on the second floor while on the
trst floor was Charles Taft's general
merchandise store. AS soon as the fire
was discovered as much of the household
goods and stock of merchandise as possi-
BILE was removed and some of it was stored
at the Rogers Inn When that building
was threatened blankets were hung up
as protection and water was thrown on
them, and in this way some of Mr. Taft's
goods were damaged. The building stood
on land owned by the Baptist church.
The Atlantic Mill company of Provi-
dence, X. l., took possession of the Brat
tleboro Manufacturing company's plant
on Arch street Saturday afternoon
through Lawyer H. q. Barber and Sheriff
Frank w. Mcclure served a writ of at
tachment against the property and also
served trustee process on the Vermont
National bank. The proceedings were
incident to a suit for $4,000 brought against
the Bratteboro firm by the Atlantic Mil
company. e. w. Gibson and James F.
Hooker, attorneys for the defendant COM
pany became receipters for the de-
PENDANTS property and the attachment
was withdrawn in order that the manufac-
turing company might proceed with its
business. The suit probably will be heard
AZ the September term of the county court
The Atlantic Mill company has furnished
yarn for the Brattleboro FIRMS use i'm the
making hosiery, and the suit is to re-
cover balance claimed to be due them.
The manufacturing company violated its
contract by furnishing a supply of Door
tract by furnishing a supply of poor
luality yarn and that payment of the bill
was refused on that account
Congregational Ministers in Session.
The February meeting of the VVindbo,,,