Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-02

Quonektacat tribe of Red Men will con-
fer the Chiefs degree on several candl-
dates tonight.
Crosby & Adams will have the office,
dining room and parlors of the Brooks
House redecorated beginning in few
days.
Borden & Co. opened their wall paper
store on High street, In Rettng building,
Saturday. A good number of people Wis
tied the store.
Referee f. ID. e. Stowe is presiding at
the first meeting of the creditors of Cole
man II. Sanders of Saxtons River and E.
II. Moultrop of Grafton in Bellows Falls
today.
There has been no development this
week in the matter of the petition OF the
Methodist church of Hnsdale to have Il.
G. Gales liquor license in that village re-
voked. There has been no hearing on the
petition before the New Hampshire COM
missoners.
The women of the Baptist church en-
tertained u large number at their rooms
in the church Wednesday evening The
occasion was a chicken-pie supper, which
was well prepared and finely served
Twelve young married women had charge
of the tables, assisted by some of the
younger women of the church.
president, George f. Crowell, filed pc
tltlon with the county court yesterday
asking that the company be dissolved in
accordance with a resolution adopted by
the directors. Chancellor James NJ Tyler
ordered that the creditors, If any, file
their claims with the clerk of the court
on or before April 16 and that all interest
ed appear at the April term OF the county
court.
Funeral services for Osmer c. Clark
were held at his late home at 8 o'clock
Saturday evening, Rev. L. M Keneston
officiating. Miss Emma Gregg sang and
delegation from Wantastiquet lodge OF
Odd Fellows participated in the service.
The body was taken to Wardsboro Sun
day and services were held in the Metho-
dist church there, Rev. A. ]. Martin
officiating. The odd Fellows in Wards
boro attended the service and escorted
the body to the grave.
Graduating exercises of a particularly
interesting character were held in the
Congregational Sunday school Sunday,
when is members of the primary depart
ment became juniors and II members of
the Junior department were advanced to
the main school. An examination was
conducted by Mrs. +. T.. Perry and Mrs
F. w. Kuech, superintendent OF the
primary and Junior rooms, and the re-
II. r. Miles presented each graduate
diploma. The choir assisted in the SER
vice
one of the largest blocks of granite
ever taken from the West Dummerston
quarry was drawn this morning from the
depot to the Valley Fair grounds by Geo
p. Gilman for the c. H. Grant Granite
company. The Granite company will
build shed over 1t and cut 1t during the
winter. The outside dimensions in the
rough are 9 by by feet The stone will
be erected by the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution, the United States Daug-
tiers of 1872, the Grand Army veterans
the Womans Relief corps, and citizens to
mark the location of'the old camp ground
deer, apparently not very old, swan
the Connecticut river from the New
Hampshire side about 10 o'clock yester-
day morning, climbed the railroad bank
back of the town hail. crossed the
Episcopal church lawn, went between the
Baptist church and Mrs. Hooker's house
and up the bank to C. r. Crosbys yard
Soon afterwards it was seen on School
street from which point 1t crossed Mrs
Estey's premises. going westward The
deer found 1t hard work to get out of the
river. on account of the ice, and its
efforts were witnessed by many people
from the buildings on the east side of
Main street.
A sociable for the working women was
held In Red Mems hall Wednesday even
ing when the following program was pre-
sented: Piano solo. Mrs c. NJ Brazer;
songs, Mrs. Carrie Hamilton and Mrs.
Katherine O'Connor Weeks; readings.
Mrs. Louise Perry; recitations. Mrs
Marcia Harvey and Mrs. May Will
son. A guessing contest was enjoyed. re-
freshments We're served and there was a
social hour at the close. The gathering
was largely attended and was one of the
most enjoyable that has been held. The
committee has secured the hall for Feb
10. and as the only available night this
month when another sociable will be
held to which all are cordially invited.
The will of Ellen Stowe was allowed at
the January session of the probate court
Saturday and Frederick E. Stowe was
appointed executor. Mrs. Charlotte r.
Coates was appointed executrix of the
will of Ezekiel B. Coates which was
allowed. License was granted to NJ. J..
Moran, administrator, to sell the real
estate owned by the Cornelius Sullivan
estate. The account of Henry r. Brown.
as administrator of the C. p. ellison estate
was allowed Charles A. Smith, formerly
of Clark street was adjudged insane and
destitute at an inquiry held at the request
OF the selectmen and was ordered sup
ported at the Bratteboro Retreat at the
expense Of the state. The will of Charles
r.. Alexander of Guilford was allowed and
Mrs. Rush Eva Shepard Alexander was
appointed eXecutriX Warren C. Cushing
was appointed administrator of the Ethel
NJ Gushing estate of Vernon. The pro-
bate court has appointed Charles w.
Richardson and Charles G. Staples APP
praisers and commissioners of the Herbert
c. Roess estate.
The wori1men employed by Crosby &.
Parker in laying pipe for bringing water
from Stickney brook and Pleasant Valley
brook to Chestnut Hin reservoir finished
laying the 16-inch pipe on the Pleasant
Valley brook yesterday. and the water of
that brook was turned in near the Sargent
place last night. This pipe line gives the
water head of 1874 feet. About 5000 feet
OF l6-inch pipe has been laid. In the first
1850 feet not a Joint could be made with
out pumping away the water. The rest of
the course was largely through lodges
which Mr.. Crosby says required over two
tons of dynamite in blasting About two
miles of 12-inch pipe win be used in bring
ing water from Stickney brook to Pleasant
Valley brook Workmen will begin on
that part of the job today, and others will
begin cutting the timber on the site Of
the proposed reservoir. About rs mea
are employed on the job and II the good
weather continues they will have the two
brooks connected in the next two months
This will be done before the soil is re-
moved from the reservoir site Four
samples of water were taken last week
from Pleasant Valley at the dam site The