Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-03-30
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The nigh school will hold a masquerade
ball in Grange hall Tuesday evening,
Mrs. H. e. Bascom will have an opening
of spring and summer millinery on Sat
urday, March 81.
The sleigh ride to Putney which was
arranged for Monday evening by a num-
Der of young people was given up, the
thaw having spoiled the segning.
DIR. F. H. O'Connor will be the inter-
locutor at the First Regiment band Minis
trel show. There will be a rehearsal to-
night and another on Monday night.
The Congregational club will hold it's
closing meeting of the season on Tuesday
night April 10, in the Brooks House. A
program of old home music will be given,
the Brattleboro male quartet rendering
several selections.
A business mems banquet will be held
in the Brooks House on the evening of
May /, under the auspices of the Y. M.
C. A. Fred S. Goodman of New York
will be the speaker of the evening. 1t is
expected that 100 or more covers will
be laid.
A special service examination for clerk
and carrier will be held at the Brattle-
'boro post Office April 10 at 9 o'clock.
The required form must be filled out and
filed not later than 430 p. M, April s.
Full information regarding the form and
other particulars may be obtained from
Miss F. E. Guild, secretary of the local
board, at the post office.
The selectmen inspected the east side
walk on the Main street hill Saturday
with a view to having it graded so as to
abolish the steps in front of r. H. Bakers
barber shop 1t was decided to have the
work done soon, grading from the corner
of Ullery building to the Main street
bakery. This will do away with a
nuisance of long standing.
Brattleboro lodge, No. 1902, A. F. G.
A. NJ, conferred the Entered Apprentice
degree at a stated communication last
evening. c. w. Cutler of Townshend,
district deputy grand master, made an
official visitation to the lodge and re-
viewed the work, praising highly the
correctness with which the ritual was
followed Refreshments were served
following the work.
Sedgwici1 post, No. s, and the Womans
Relief corps are preparing to observe on
April the 10th anniversary Of the or
ganzation of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public, 'the grandest organization of the
grandest country under the canopy of
heaven" The arrangements are not fully
completed but there will be short
speeches, music and a social hour, when
refreshments will be served.
A representative of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance company was in Brat
tleboro Friday making inquiries about
the Identification of John Reddy, who
was killed on the Boston & Maine rail-
road track just north of the West river
bridge Nov. 81. Reddy was known in
Brattleboro as Regain and he was in
sured in the industrial department of
the Metropolitan as Regain. His sister,
who came to Brattleboro from Portland.
Maine, identified the body as that of
John Reddy. She is seeking to recover
ipc mr. n lie nd ha
ton with the company is as to whether
Reddy was the person whose life they in
sured. 1t is understood that a repre-
sentative was satisfied that Reddy and
Regain were the same person.
The case Of John L. Byard of South
boro. Mass, against E. B. Batcnelder of
Townshend, guardian of Walter W. Buck
of Southboro, formerly of Townshend,
was heard in Waterman & Martins office
Wednesday before A. E. Cudworth Of
South Londonderry master. A. w. But
Ter of Jamaica appeared for Mr.. Byard
and e. w. Gibson for Mr.. Batchelder.
The action was a petition for foreclosure
of a second mortgage for $275 given by
Buck to Byard. 1t was claimed by Buck
that lne mortgage had been paid in full
and surrendered and that the defendants
had had open and adverse possession Is
years. which entitled them to the property
even If the mortgage had not been paid.
Byard claimed that the mortgage had not
been paid and that the papers had been
lost.
Services of interesting character will be
held in the Baptist CHURCH on Sunday,
April s, in connection with a new mis-
sionary enterprise of the Baptist state
convention. There will be the setting
apart of Rev. f. c. Van Scnaick as mis-
sionary and colporter. wagon and
horse have been secured for his work
which will be visiting the rural districts
Nd 10 nd l,fi 20
distribute literature make calls from
house to house and hold services where
possible. His wagon will be supplied
with Bibles and books and tracts, and will
contain an organ presented by the Estey
company for use in meetings The col
portage wagon has just arrived from
Philadelphia where it was built for the
Baptist Publication society. The horse
was bought in Burlington. The cost of
this outfit was provided last autumn by
a member of the congregation in Brattle-
boro. Full announcement will be made
next week as to the services In the
evening it is expected that Ex-Governor
Sticiney will preside and make an ad-
dress.
Shrieks and groans emanating from an
upstairs room in the north water-cure
building on Elliot street Tuesday night
about 7.15 O'Clock attracted the attention
Of passers-by and in a short time Police
men Warren and Evans were on hand,
also a large crowd of people, but not I'M
til two men principally responsible for the
excitement had left the building The
officers found that Wilfred Burnett and
Henry Fecto had engaged in a fight in
rooms occupied by the Fecto family.
When Mr.. Fecto. who is employed on a
freight train running between Brattle-
boro and White River Junction, returned
home. recently he found that his wife
and family had moved, and he and an
officer spent some time trying to locate
them He went to their rooms Tuesday
night to try to effect a reconciliation and
found Burnett there. The assault fol-
lowed Later Burnett was arrested, but
Feeto left town on the evening freight
train, going to Windsor where he re-
ported to Deputy. Sheriff Riniry what
had happened Burnett was arraigned
before Justice F. d. p. Stowe Wednes-
day morning. charged with disturbing
the peace. He pleaded guilty and paid
a fine of IS and costs, amounting to
S104S. Deputy Sheriff Kiniry came to
Brattleboro Wednesday morning and
after learning how matters stood went
back after Fecto, who gave himself up
voluntarily. Fecto pleaded guilty before
Justice Stowe and paid a fine OF IS and
costs, amounting to $10.4s. A. F. Schwenk
appeared as prosecuting officer in both
cases.
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