Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-03-16


The next regular meeting of Friendship
circle will be held In Odd Fellows hall
next Tuesday afternoon. Supper will be
served as usual.
The Alliance study class will meet at
the Unitarian parsonage next Monday
evening at 7.30 o'clock. Subject, Re
ligion in Egypt" All are welcome.
masquerade party will be given by
the Rebekahs Wednesday evening, April
4. All odd Fellows and Rebekahs are
invited to come and bring a. friend.
Food sales will be held each Saturday
afternoon at the w. c. I. u. rooms.
Owing to the illness of Mrs. Harriet
Tucker and approaching warm weather
the noon meals will be discontinued for
the present.
Several women friends of Mrs Marcia
w. Harvey pleasantly surprised her at
afternoon, the occasion being her birth
day anniversary Five o'clock tea was
served by the ladies' and a most enjoy
able time was spent. Substantial gifts
were left.
Arthur F. Roberts found a deer's hide
beside the road at the foot of Union street
Sunday. He notified A. w. j. Wilkins,
fish and game warden, who took possess
sion of it, Mr. wilkins notified State
Fish and Game Commissioner Thomas.
Mr.. wilkins thinks the hide was lost from
some carriage. Apparently 1t had been
removed from the carcass about three
weeks.
Assistant Judges Frank Worden of
Halifax and Fred b. Pier of Jacksonville
will come to Brattleboro next week to
designate the towns from which Jurors
will be drawn by SAerih Frank w. Nc
Clure for the April term of the county
court. The term will open Wednesday.
April II, Judge James M. Tyler of Brat
tleboro presiding. The docket, which
will be issued in a few days, contains
1872 causes on the civil list SO divorce
cases, seven criminal cases and &c chan
| Gerry cases. making total of 254.
A hearing will be held tomorrow, before
James NJ. Tyler, chancellor, on the report
of o. NJ Barber, master, in the case of
c. H. Davenport against George E.
Crowell, the e. p. Carpenter company
and the Carpenter company. The hearing
was set for Monday of this week. but was
continued on account of the Illness of A.
r. Cudworth of South Londonderry, one
! of the attorneys for Mr.. Davenport The
| defendants attorneys are c. e. Fits and
E. l.. Waterman. Mr.. Cudworth will be
assisted by A. F. Schwenk and F. D. Il.
Stowe.
The Brattleboro Ministerial Union held
a meeting in the Y. M. c. A. rooms Mon
day, Rev. II. r. Miles presiding. There
was a good attendance. Rev. F. L.
Leavitt of Bellows Falls, who was to give
a paper on Sunday school work. was I'M
able to be present, Rev. r. w. Roundy
of Ludlow gave a review of Bacon's
STORY of Paul" and c. F. w. Cunning
ham, secretary of the Brattleboro Y. NJ
c. A, gave a paper on THE Religious
Side of the Y. M. c. A" Both subjects
were discussed freely and interestingly by
those present.
At the annual business meeting of the
Baptist church in Hyde Park, Mass, 1t
was voted to add 800 to the pastors an
nual salary, beginning March l. Rev.
Guy c. Lamson assumed the pastorate
of this church Dec. l. and since the be-
ginning of this year SO new, members
have been added to the church roll. Sew
eral more are awaiting baptism. Mr..
LamSon received last week an offer from
the deacons of the Baptist church in
North Orange, N. J., of which DIR. Will
liam Lawrence Is pastor, asking him to
preach for them two Sundays, and as
the dates come during his vacation he
will accept. This is one of the largest
Baptist churches in the country
Seven thousand acres of timberland in
Sunderland were bought Saturday by H.
e. Eddy, law student in c. c. Fitts's
office, making 1880 acres bought by Mr..
Eddy within a month. The purchases
were made in the name of c. c. Fits
and were for Livingston Gushing Of Bos-
ton, who has bought many large tracts in
the southern part Of ' ermont within
year. The land bought by Mr.. Eddy
consists OF 200 acres in Winnall, bought
Feb. rs, and $50 acres in Stratton, bought
Feb. 2S besides the Sunderland tract 1t
was owned by the Battenkill Lumber
company. but the title was not clear so
the taxes were not paid and the property
was advertised for sale to pay the taxes
this being simply a plan to give Mr..
Gushing a clear title.
A special session of the probate court
was held Saturday. f. d. Il. Stowe was
appointed guardian of Eliza p. Ames.
George Harrington was ordered removed
to the Brattleboro Retreat and supported
by the state. The court has appointed
James Bowler administrator of the Ellen
Bowler estate. Charles H. Waste mas
been appointed administrator of the Sally
Bliss estate of Nottingham. George X.
Roberts has appealed from the disallow-
ance, by the commissioners, of his claim
against the Della Bingham estate j.
Henry Kidder has been appointed ad-
ministrator and Martin A. Brown and
Myron f. Lyman appraisers and COM
missioners Of the estate in this district
belonging to the Simon T. Connary estate
Of Bethlehem, N H. The will OF Walter
II. Childs has been filed with the probate
court.
The Bennett Moulton company's repre-
toire this season comprises several new
plays and a few of last years successes
"A Daughter of the People" is one of the
prettiest plays ever written The action
of the piece occurs in Monte Carlo and
Paris, the characters of the play are all
people of that locality, with the exception
upon the scene furnishes the motive for
some very strong dramatic scenes. There
is none Of the blood and thunder" OF a
1t produces come naturally from its even
movement. There is pretty love story
running through the piece and a goodly
sprinkling OF bright comedy The visit
of this popular company viii be welcomed
by all lovers Of good plays well acted and
presented The Bennett Moulton COM
pany will open a weeks engagement in
the Auditorium with this play next Mon
day night.
About go wen known breeders of Hol-
stein cattle from various parts of New
England attended a regular meeting OF
the New England Holstein Breeders
club in Brattieboro Wednesday. meet
ing of the executive committee was neld
at $50, at which some routine business
was transacted. and at 1890 a general
meeting was called to order in the Brooks
House. Gen. Charles w Wood Of Wor-
cester, Mass, president of the club pre-
sided. The principal addresses were by
DR. George w Field Of BOSTON chair