Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-16

Inc poafu OF civil authority VIII meet
in the seleetmen's room saturday. March
3. at o'clock to revise the check list to
be used at the annual town meeting
March g.
The sociabe Of the Womans Alliance of
the Unitarian church. postponed from last
Friday evening. will be held this evening
at 7.30 at the home OF Mrs. J. d. Barrows.
Oak street. A large attendance is
hoped for.
Next Thursday being Washington
birthday. the post Office win be open from
to j o'clock in the forenoon and from
to 6 o'clock in the afternoon. The ru-
raj carriers will make no delivery. The
other carriers will make the morning de-
livery only.
The Brattleboro Medical club held a
banquet in the Brooks House Monday
evening which was attended by l6 phys
icians. including DR.. George S. Foster Of
Putney and DR.. George II. Gorham of
Bellows Falls. After supper the doctors
held a clinic without subject.
Gracia S. Graves two years. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Stiliman Graves Of %
Prospect street. died Sunday of bron-
chitis The child was born in Weston.
A funeral service was held Wednesday.
Rev. George B. Lawson OF the First
Baptist church, officiating. and the burial
was in Ludlow.
Persons holding tickets for the Choral
Union concert Tuesday evening may ex-
change them for reserved seats at 7.3O
clock tonight, at the box Office. The
general sale will begin at Thomas's phar-
macy tomorrow morning Seats for the
matinee concert by the Boston Festival
Orchestral club are not reserved.
\ meeting Of the members Of the New
England Military Rifle association was
held at the office of Col. James G White
of Boston Thursday afternoon, Feb. s,
to make arrangements for the annual
tournament at Wakefield. Mass. between
July % and Aug. 6. Col. j. Gray Estey
was elected one OF the vice presidents.
Col. Estey, Mai. II. L. Dyer, Capt. c. F..
Burnham and Lieut.. w. w. Russell were
elected directors from Vermont. Col
White is inspector general of small arms
practice in the Massachusetts volunteer
militia.
The Woman's club will meet at the
Brooks House next Wednesday afternoon
with the education committee in charge
The general subject will be Problems in
School Training and the speaker will be
Mrs. Walter Stokes Irons of Providence
r. l., who will speak on Reading" Mrs.
Irons is a woman of ability and has the
gift Of arousing deep interest in any OF
her many subjects. 1t is hoped that
large number viii be present as toe sub
iect is one that should appeal TO all. The
music will be furnished by. school children
and all teachers are invited TO attend the
meeting.
The village water board viii take no
definite action with regard to buying or
establishing a water system until il re-
ceives from the state board Of health a
report covering the observations which
the health board made on the occasion OF
- sit 10 Lob
brook and other water sources. The re-
port was expected last week. but a letter
from President c. S. Caverly. OF the
board Of health, to Chairman James F.
Hooker the first of this week stated that
the board of health would meet yester-
day and would issue no statement until
after that date
An Unexpectedly large audience attend
ed the lecture in the Congrega tional YES
try Tuesday evening. given by Rev F. II.
Mathlson OF Shelton, Conn. on "A trip
up the Mile" Mr.. Mathison is brother
of Rev Z. T. Mathison. rector of St.
Michael's Episcopal church He had re-
Gently returned from the Nile country
and was able TO speak with authority.
The lecture was illustrated with stere-
opticon views covering a wide range OF
subjects and was given with absorbing
interest The proceeds Will be used for
the benefit of the ladies society of the
Episcopal church
The air brakes on a freight motor on
the Springfield (Vt) street railroad
failed to work Monday evening as the
motor and a new steel car were going
down grade. On reaching the curve toe
motor and car left the rails and went
down a 20-foot embankment The car
was loaded with about so tons OF pig
iron. None OF the men were hurt, al
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car. E. C. Crosby was called to SPRING
field on account Of the accident. Arrange
ments were made with the Boston &
Maine Railroad company to replace the
motor and car on the rails.
In purely orchestral pieces the playing
OF the Boston Festival Orchestral club Is
entirely unapprOaehed by any similar or
ganization, while in accomplishments to
singers the same high degree of perfec-
ton is maintained. The repertoire OF the
club is unlimited, extending over a great
portion Of the standard literature for
grand orchestra. AS high class musical
attraction for lyeeums, clubs, etc, no
organization before the public is so uni
Versally demanded and redemanded as
this club. which win give a matinee con-
cert in the Auditorium Tuesday after
noon and win also play at the Choral
Union concert in the evening.
A reception was rendered by the Young
Peoples Union to the members Of the
First Baptist church Tuesday evening
following the regular class study period.
There was a large attendance and many
of enjoyment. A pleas
ing program was given consisting of a
piano solo by Miss Ellen Sherman read
ings by Miss Imogen Farnum. selections
by the piano. mandolin and guitar club.
a plano solo by Miss Izetta Stewart and
singing by the BrattlebOro male quartet.
Rev. d. A. MacPhie. the evangelist who
began series of services the following
evening. was introduced by Rev. George
B. Lawson, and at the close of the pro-
gram the ladies served refreshments The
vestry was decorated with scarlet hearts
and the programs also were written on
hearts, which were distributed by Master
Joseph Estey. whose representation of a
cupid was ideal
The report OF the trustees OF the Brat
tleboro Free library shows that there are
now in the institution $500 volumes as
against 1870 in the report for 1905 OF
this increase 81 volumes were donated.
There were issued to patrons during the
year 80,175 volumes. an increase Of 4.269
over the previous year and an increase OF
II, 1873 over 1902. There was a decrease
Of per cent In the circulation Of fiction.
the exact per cent OF fiction being EOS.
The biennial inventory taken In August
showed that only three volumes had been
lost In the two years. two of which were
traced to families who had moved ouf
Of town and whose residence could not be
ascertained. The report notes a legacy
from the late Rev. Lewis Grout and con-
cludes as follows: An increase in ex-
penditure win be noted, especially in fuel
and lights in consequences OF the severity