Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-03-24
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The next sociable to be given by Blng
ham chapter, o. e. S. will be on April IL.
The gifted little actresses from the
Dorothy Dix hall will appear at the
Auditorium April 10, under the auspices
of the Woman's club
salesman from one of New York's
leading suit and coat makers will be at
Houghton & Simonds's opening Monday
to take special orders.
p. F. Crown has bought of Fred A.
Merriman of Springfield, Mass. build
ing lot on New Bridge street in West
Springfield for 5000, and his son, Foster
Crown, has sold a house which he owned
on Union street in Springfield.
The ladies' Enterprise society will serve
a sugar supper next Monday evening from
6 to o'clock at the home of Mrs. F. p.
Hopkinson, Cherry street. There will
be a social, with music, in the evening.
Everybody is cordially invited.
The freight train which left Brattle-
boro northbound, about l o'clock a. m.
Yesterday was wrecked near Windsor,
wheel breaking down and derailtng four
or FIVE cars. The "owl" passenger train
was delayed about five hours and the
9.O7 train about two hours by the wreck.
Charles Bartlett was taken before Jus
tice f. d. f. Stowe Monday for hear
ing on the charge of the Valley Grain
company that he was planning to leave
the state without paying their bill. JUS
tice Stowe discharged the defendant, not
being convinced that the charges were
well founded.
The Eastern Star conferred their de-
gree at a stated convocation Tuesday
evening. Last evening Fort Dummer
Royal Arch chapter conferred the Royal
Arch degree upon four candidates. This
n
special communication for degree work.
Columbian lodge will work the second de-
gree at a special communication next
Tuesday evening.
Frank Edward Johnson and Miss Mar
garet Ferguson Black of Newburyport,
Mass. were married at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. +. d. Wright, is Forest street,
Monday evening. Rev. L. NJ Keneston
of West Brattleboro performed the cere-
mony. using a ring service. Only near
relatives We're present. Mr.. Johnson is
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles C. Johnson of
West Brattleboro and is employed by the
Foster combination clothing store in New
buryport.
When Nelson Gonyer. ST., returned home
from the show Monday night he found
a discarded suit of underwear. a pair
of old shoes, a pair of trousers and other
garments owned by another man, on the
floor, while similar articles owned by
himself were missing. Mr.. Gonyer claims
that the man who snapped clothes with
him was a Frenchman whom he knows,
and that the intruder was seen walking
on the railroad track toward Dummerston
Tuesday morning
Carl Strand. son of John Strand of
this town, and a graduate of the high
school last June. won the only gold medal
in the intercollegiate meet held at Mon
mouth. ILL.,, March s. in which athletes
from Augustine, Monmouth and Lombard
colleges participated. He also was
member of the team of three which rep
resented Augustine, and which captured
the first honors over the other two insti-
buttons. The Daily Times of Davenport,
Ia, in its account of the meet, says: I'm
the pull-up Strand won the gold medal,
Ginning himself on the bar II times
The narrow gauge railroad was inspect
ed Saturday by the officials of the Central
Vermont Railway company, charts in
hand, for the purpose of determining what
changes would have to be made i'm build
ing "A broad gauge track. The curves at
Salmon Hole, above Newfane, and the
OX-Bow above Jamaica, are of about
80 degrees and they will have to be re-
duced to about II degrees. 1t is expected
that the work of rebuilding the road will
be begun as soon as the condition of the
ground will permit. The officials who
made the inspection Saturday were G. c.
Jones, general manager; w. +. Mullins
superintendent of transportation w. p
Elrod, general road master; h. ID. Nash
superintendent of the southern division
and j. r. Benny, division road master.
A regular meeting of Protective Grange
was held Wednesday evening. The an
nual sugar supper will be held next week
If new sugar can be obtained, and the
date will be announced. Mrs Lois Clark
and Mrs. Mary Currier gave a very pleas
ing program, which included the follow
ing: Song, America" by the Grange;
an old fashioned spelling match, the
lecturer putting out the words: song,
lass Eva Sanders; illustrated poem read
by Mrs. G. Il. Gilman, acted by Nellie
Eddy, Miss Helen Rohde, Lewis Higgins
and Fred Spaulding, jr. piano solo, Miss
Gertrude Barker; tableau, Before and
After" three scenes; a very interesting
talk about post Office work by the post
master, II. e. Taylor; illustrated song
Rock of Ages" with posing by Mrs II.
w. Sargent tableau, Rock of Ages
The Brattleboro drug stores will have
licenses of the fifth class, under which
people may obtain liquor under physi-
clans prescriptions. Section 30. of the
law of 1904. reads in part: Licenses of
the fifth class may be granted i'm towns
that vote not to license other liquor SELL
ing. Such licenses shall be issued by the
selectmen on petition of five per cent of
the legal voters of the town. and a ma
jority of the praetcng physicians resid-
ing therein" Under this section a petit
ton to the selectmen. asking them to is
sue fifth class licenses to George Il.
Greene, f. II. Holden & Co, c. r. Graf
fam and c. II. Thomas. has been circu-
lated this week, and over 100 signatures,
more than the required number, have
been secured. 1t will be presented in a
day or two, but II is not expected that
the licenses will be issued until on or
after May l. because all licenses issued
must expire on May next following the
date of issue.