Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-17


Hinsdale tonight on a sleighride to attend
the Unlversalist fair.
The annual supper and sale of the
Green Street Book club was held Friday
evening with Mrs Il. H. Putnam.
Charles BLY, cut off the little finger OF
one hand while at work on a planer at
the Estey organ factory last week
The ladies' Enterprise society will meet
with Mrs. E. p. Reasoner, Southern
avenue.
Tickets will go on sale tonight Fri
day. at the box office for Lyman Howe's
Moving pictures which will be seen at
the Auditorium next Tuesday evening.
Protective Grange will work the third
and fourth degrees Wednesday evening,
Feb. 20. The harvest supper will be
served. All members are invited to con-
tribute as usual. ,af-
The snow storm Sunday evening made
1t impossible for the street cars ITO run
on schedule time so they were put in
the barns at o'clock and did not run
during the evening.
The meeting Of the Alliance study class
will be held at the parsonage Monday
evening, Feb 20, at 40 o'clock. The
subject will be THE People at Lystra
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The ladies of the Unitarian society will
give a supper at Wells hall Thursday
evening, Feb. 23, to be followed by an
informal entertainment. Supper will be
served at $50. All interested are invited
to be present
Hermon Magnussen had the little finger
of one had cut off and the next finger
mutilated at the Estey factory one day
recently. The accident occurred when
he was walking past a planer and care
lessly drew his hand across 1t.
r. H. Messenger who has been mana
ger of George II. Simondss green houses
In Barre, Mass, the past eight years has
been engaged as manager of the Bradley
green houses. He comes highly recon-
mended as florist and gardener
Charles d. Whitaker. who bought the
Wyman house on Oak street, has sold
the Pullen house on Chaplin street. known
as the Ross White house. to William f.
Haskell Of Grove street. Mr. Haskell
will take possession about April l. Mr.
Whitaker takes Mr.. Haskelrs house on
Grove street i'm exchange
The license commissioners received the
quarterly reports of officers of the law
Saturday night ms required by law
Sheriff F. w. Mcclure. Deputy Sheriff
c. /. Knapp. Chief-of- Police Hall. Police
men j. a. Amidon and A L. Perham.
and Constables f. II. Thayer and w. L.
Walker reported that no infractions Of
the license law had come to their notice
during the past three months.
There was an attendance OF 5S mt the
chatting dish class I'm the high school
building Friday. Sixteen young women
were present at the evening lesson. on
Friday Of this week Miss Field will begin
the regular course OF six lessons. the sub
nf hn fire
dressing and rolls The afternoon class
Will meet In the high school building at
80 and the evening class AT 40. 1t is
hoped that Il class may be formed I'm the
ninth grade. To meet Saturday mornings
The Boston Sunday Globe contained
an illustrated article on New England
medical missionaries I'm foreign lands. in
GLIDING a portrait of Charles f. Clark
NJ d., graduate of Dartmouth and the
medical department of the University on
Michigan. DR. Clark Is a son OF DR. and
Mrs. Charles $. Clark The Globe said.
DR.. Charles +. Clark. a New England
physician. having gone out from West
Brattleboro. Vt, to the Western Turkey
mission. is now located at Sivas. where
he Is reorganizlng the work in "A large
and important field"
The agreement made last week between
the Brattleboro Il Whitehall Railroad
company and the Central Vermont Rail-
way company relative to standard gaug-
ing the narrow gauge railroad has been
put In writing this week and a COPY has
been forwarded to the Central Vermont
company to be signed. Judge T. L.
waterman. as counsel for the BrattIe-
boro Il Whitehall company. will meet
counsel for the Central Vermont com
pany in Rutland Monday. Feb %. and a
decree of foreclosure of the New London
Northern company's mortgage on the
Brattleboro a. Whitehall road Will he
drawn up so that II may be presented to
Judge Wheeler, at the session OF the
United States court which opens Feb 2S
for his signature.
The Brattleboro Woman's club met nj
the Brooks House Wednesday afternoon
The program for the day was a lecture
song recital arranged by the music com
mittee, who gave the audience very
delightful afternoon with Shaksperian
music. a paper on musical Instruments
of the Shaksperian period was prepared
and read by Miss Hattie Clark. Miss
stewart gave reading from Louis C.
Elson work. 'Shakspere in Music" in
terspersed with examples of song by Mrs
IL. v Durham OF Bellows Falls. soloist
guest of the club. and with duets rem
dered by Miss Gregg and Miss Warner
trio by Miss Gregg. Miss Warner and
Mrs Wood, and music by "A ladies' quar-
tet the members of which were Miss
Gregg, Mrs. Durham, Mrs Eric Landry
and Mrs. Robert Bacon Mrs John Bar
rows and Miss Holden were heard I'm
piano duets. The musicale attracted the
interest of many music lovers
James b. Thomas. co. n well known
farmer, died at his home on the Hinsdale
road directly opposite the village. Mon
day forenoon about 11.3O O'clock He had
been Ill with pneumonia about n week
He was "A son Of William and Rebecca
tHorton) Thomas. formerly of Brattle
boro. and was born I'm Hnsdale Aug. %
1874 His life was spent I'm Hinsdale with
the exception of a few years when he
was employed by the Estey Organ com
panX and lived on South Main street
on Sept. %, 1875, Mr.. Thomas married
Ellzabeth j. Randall. daughter of the
late DR.. Daniel Fordyce Randall. n long
time physician in Chesterfield NJ H. She
survives with six children Fordyce and
arthur Thomas OF Keene, n H and
Annie, William, Bertha and Elizabeth
VINO live at home. Mr. Thomas also
leaves two brothers. Andrew b. Thomas
OF Claremont N. H.. and +. r. Thomas
OF New York, The funeral was held at
the house at 2 o'clock Wednesday. Rev
George r. lawson, of the First Baptist
church officiating. The burial was in |
Morningside cemetery, the bearers being |
members OF the family. Mr., Thomas was |
member OF the Baptist church. a sue |
cessful farmer and a man who enioved
me respect and confidence of his fellow |
citizens. '"
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