Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-22

bantams at the Woonsoclxet, r. l., poultry
show this week
VIII Mellen, who is employed by G. e.
Gilman, had a small bone in one foot
displaced Monday by jumping from a
wagon to the frozen ground.
The s. A. Smith company factory is
closed for two weeks through the holiday
season, while the annual inventory and
other special work is being carried out
Christmas morning service will be held
in the Swedish Lutheran church. Estey-
vile. at $40 o'clock. At 7.30 in the even
ing there will be a Christmas tree for the
children.
TO facilitate the delivery of Christmas
packages the post office will be open sun
day from 11.45 to 1, in addition to the
usual Sunday morning hour of $50 to
1890.
The Sir Knights OF Beauseant Com
maudery No. Z, X. T., will meet at their
| asylum Monday, Dec. 25, at 11.3O a. M,
to participate in the annual sentiment to
the most eminent grand master.
o. II. Ellis has bought from Warner II.
| Barrett the lease OF the Broad Brook
House in Gulford and Is now the man
! ager of the hotel. Mr.. Barrett. who holds
the liquor license at the hotel, will re-
main there until the license expires next
spring
The trustees Of the Brattleboro East
! society have engaged choir for the
coming year, as follows: Director and
organist, Fred c. Leitslnger soprano,
Miss Emma Gregg; contralto Mrs. Will
liam II. Bond; tenor, Walter A. Gilbert;
bass, George f. Adams
Two windham county boys are winners
of scholarships at Phillips Exeter acad-
envy this year. John F. Hughes OF Bellows
| Fails taking the second class scholarship
| and Harrle b. Chase of Nottingham win
ming double honors, the Kingman scholar
ship of $50 and the Phillips scholarship OF
! $1,000
Two unusually brilliant meteors were
observed Sunday night between s and Q
| o'clock by people who happened to be out
| door. The first lighted the whole land
scape like the sudden flash OF an arc
! light near at hand. and the centre OF
| light broke into several pieces with the
! effect of Roman candle.
The bankruptcy petition OF Charles II.
| Thompson was presented to Judge II. II.
Wheeler on the latter's return from New
| York Saturday Judge Wheeler adjudged
! the petitioner bankrupt. Referee Frank
| d. +. Stowe has called a meeting of the
! creditors to be held in his Office in Crosby
| block at 10 o'clock a. m, Jan. g.
\ motion was made by c. c. Fits be-
! fore the United States Circuit Court OF
! Appeals in New York Monday TO have the
case of the James Ramage Paper Co.
| plaintiff In error. against Angelo Bulduzzi.
and the case Of the Boston * Maine Rail-
| road Co, plaintiff in error, against Mrs
Sarah Stockwell. executrix, entered on the
trial calendar OF the court
The annual meeting OF Sunshine branch
No. will be held at the Home for Aged
and Disabled Wednesday afternoon. Dec.
%. at O'Clock. The meeting will be fol-
| lowed by an entertainment and Christmas
tree. All who wish to give for the tree
may leave the gifts with Miss Gregg on
Green street Mrs. Ryder on South
Main street previous to that day
II. L. Ballou OF Chester. grand lecturer
| OF the grand Masonic lodge OF Vermont.
has appointed Thursday. Feb. S, as the
date OF the annual meeting OF the eighth
Masonic district of Vermont. The gather
| ing will be held in the lodge rooms in
! Brattleboro. and will include work In the
| afternoon, n banquet. and work In the
evening. with reception OF grand lodge
officers. The details and the assignments
for work have not been announced.
The Vermont delegation in Washington
| has decided to recommend the Hon. j.
l.. Martin OF Brattleboro for reappoint-
ment as United States district attorney
and II is expected that the President will
make the appointment at an early date.
| His only opponent was Alexander Dun
| nett OF ST Johnsbury, who had large
backing from all sections OF the state.
| The delegation was able to reach its
| decision by the suggestion which came
| from the Encouragement urging Presi-
dent Roosevelt to reappoint Mr.. Martin
| because of his excellent record, particu-
larry in handling the Chinese cases which
were continually coming before him.
Rev. f. NJ. Fuller OF Burlington. field
secretary of the Vermont State Sunday
| school association. has just completed a
| series of ten township conventions OF Sun
| day school workers in Windham county.
| Mr. Fuller says that the work I'm this
| county, as well as the rest OF the state,
| is encouraging in every way. Mr. Full
Ter also attended last week meetings Of
the Bennington and Rutland county COM
mittees. At Bennington plans were made
| for tour of the county by the field sec
rotary in February. Mr.. Fuller has re-
| ceived notice that the conference of the
field workers of the first international
district, which includes the New England
| states, the maritime provinces, and Can
ada, has been postponed from January
until a later date.
The Brattleboro Manufacturing COM
pany. of which Charles II. Thompson is
president was adjudged bankrupt by
Judge II. II. Wheeler Wednesday after
noon ana was given ~ Gays, as PROVIDED
by law in which to file schedule. Some
time ago a number of Boston creditors
brought a petition to have the company
| adjudged bankrupt, but the concern OPP
posed the petition. On Saturday OF last
week this opposition was withdrawn. At
the time of the adjudication r, C. Bacon
appeared for the petitioning creditors and
Harold f. Whitney, representing c. c.
Fits, appeared for the company. OF the
495 shares of capital stock of the company
Mr.. Thompson holds 339 shares. Mr.
Thompson was in Newark, n. J., We'd
| nesday to prove the validity of a note
for 5000 and another for $500. which the
Brattleboro Manufacturing company held
against the defunct Van Houten
! Brothers Jewelry company, as reported in
| The Phoenix last week.
Wipdham County Pomona Grange held
its annual meeting Wednesday with Pro-
| tective Grange in Brattleboro. The at
! tendance was not as large as in some
| years. Reports were made by the sub
| ordinate Oranges. after which the fifth
| degree was conferred on a class of eight.
! An excellent dinner was served in the
banquet hall, and in the afternoon these
! officers were elected: Master r. L. Frost;
overseer c. L. Stacy; lecturer Mrs. w.
| F, Mixer; steward, F. e. Johnson; as
sistant steward, e. H. Brown; chaplain,
| Mrs Julia A. Harris; treasurer, II. @.
Straater. saCratary Mrs Ahbia Patch.