Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-04-13


dancing from to - o'clock The public
is cordially invited.
Leitsinger's orchestra will furnish music
and A. II. Hines will prompt at the mas
querade ball which will be given by the
Modern Woodmen of America in Festival
hall Tuesday evening, April II.
NJ ]. Tetreault announces that so
horses, wagons and harness win be sold
at public auction Tuesday, April II, at
10 O'Clock a. M, on Main street opposite
the Mansion House, Greenfield, Mass.
C. E. Allen has finished the rock face
cement foundation for his second mouse
on Oak Grove avenue, for which the ex-
cavation was begun last fall. Carpenters
will begin work next week, and 1t is ex-
pected to have the house ready to oc-
cupy in June or July.
The exchange ticket sale for tae First
Regiment Band Minstrels Will open at the
box Office next Friday morning. April 90
and win continue through the day and
evening. The regular sale will open Sat-
urday, April 81. The tickets are selling
better this year than ever before.
After paying fine of IS and costs for
intoxication Friday afternoon Edwin Can
ton was arrested by Night Waterman
William Warren for disturbing the peace.
He pleaded guilty before Justice Newton
and again was fined IS and costs. Both
fines with costs amounted to over $50.
The first meeting of the creditors of
Truman Barnes of Brattleboro was held
in the office of F. d. E. Stowe Saturday,
w. ID. Smith was elected trustee of the
estate. Mr. Smith received the votes
of 16 creditors with claims aggregating
S271 and II. G. Bacon received the votes
of eight creditors, whose claims amounted
to $165.
90 int tod in
ganizing a base ball team to represent
Brattleboro this season will be held
in the Y. NJ G. A. rooms at
o'clock tonight 1t is probable that there
will be no local league this summer, but
1t is not unlikely that a town team will
be organized. Two or three challenges
already have been received from other
towns.
Thomas F. Mcdonald, 81. who died in
Ludlow Monday. was clerk in Barna A.
ClariSs store in Brattleboro about 20
years ago. He was engaged in the hard
ware business in Ludlow some years,
but more recently had been travelling
salesman for the L. G. Fullam & Sons
company. He leaves a wife and six
children.
George Spafford. the veteran conductor
of the New London northern division Of
the Central Vermont railroad, resumed his
weeks He was struck near the ankle by
the bar in turn table at South London
derry and narrowly escaped having both
legs broken. He was taken to his home in
New London, where he suffered great pain
three weeks.
In the third installment Of "Joaquis
tita," a hidden village in Mexico, the
poses of Yang Benson, whose ambi-
ton was to accumulate his pile" and
then return to Brattleboro. Benson was
killed in a fight at Ture the year before
his friend Henry, who tells the story
was captured and carried to Joaquistita
as prisoner.
Eugene o. Marion, A, died in Barre on
Thursday of last week of consumption,
after an illness of two years. He for
merly worked in the Leonard & Roess
cigar store, but for the past eight years
he had conducted a profitable business in
the manufacture and sale OF cigars and
tobacco in Barre His wife was Miss
Margaret Hagen of Brattleboro, who sur
wives him with two sons. Among those
who attended the funeral in Barre Sun
day were Mrs. Marrion's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Hagen, and her sister, Mrs
A. E. Wood, Mr.. and Mrs. William Martin,
John Toomey and Miss Minnie Toomey,
all of Brattleboro.
Dispositions were taken Monday be-
fore F. D. E. Stowe in the Office of H. C.
& +. Z. Barber in the case of c. C. Abbey
of Chicopee, Mass, against Nellie and
T. Frank Turner, which is a petition for
the foreclosure of a mortgage on a farm
in Marlboro. The witnesses were E. p
Adams Charles Ames and Melvin Dali
rymple. F. +. Barber appeared for the
plaintiff and e. w. Gibson for the de-
PENDANTS. Dispositions were given in be-
half of Mr.. and Mrs Turner Tuesday by
Fred Cressy, Bert Ware, Theodore Tur-
ner and Lewis Johnson.
Paul Jones day was observed Tuesday
by the Brattleboro chapter, Daughters OF
the American Revolution, by a meeting
at the home of Mrs. George s. Dowley
An interesting program was given. con-
sisting Of readings by Mrs. c. l. Stick
ney. Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Clark, piano
solos by Miss Florence Hildreth and a
number of solos, including THE Holy
City and Columbia, the Gem OF the
Ocean," by Mrs. Katherine O'Connor
Weeks. Mrs. Kfttredge Haskins was
| chosen chapter delegate to the national
| congress and Mrs. Stickney was chosen
| regent alternate. The chapter voted $50
for the continental nall.
The funeral Of Mrs G. t. Lundberg was
held at her late home on Central street at
o'clock Saturday Rev. Frank L. Mas
| seek, pastor of the Universalist church,
officiating. There was a large attendance
of neighbors and friends and there were
many beautiful floral remembrances
Those present from away were Mrs
Lundberg's son, James Olive of Hyde
Park. Mass, and Mrs. S. w. Hunt, Miss
Lucy Bartlett, Miss Josephine c. Foster
and Albert Candlin, principal of the Chest
nut street school of Springfield, Mass
The burial was in Meeting House Hill
| cemetery, the bearers being NJ. d. Grout
F. A. Bagg, ]. A. Amidon and c. F. Reed
Fort Drummer Chapter, No. 12 Royal
Arch Masons. elected these officers last
night; E, H. p, Rev. L. T. Mathison;
K, A. e. Hobart; scribe, Willis d. ellison;
treasurer, Fred w. Putnam; secretary
Henry F. C. Todt; C. Of H., w. H. Hey
wood; p s., j. A. Hoadley; r. A. c.,
Charles E. GRAHAM; M, Sd ", Webster c.
Mitchell; M. I'd ", Ferris r. Vaughan;
M. list ", Louis Dompier; chaplain,
&ittredge HasiSins; stewards, Harry Rowe
Taylor; trustee ]. Albert Taylor; corpora
tors Of the Masonic Building association,
Arthur p. Simonds, J.. Albert Taylor and
Frederick w. Childs. 1t was voted to set
aside $500 for the use of the building as
ISOLATION.
The attendance at the Choral Union
rehearsal Wednesday night was larger
than at any previous rehearsal this sea-
son, and the enthusiasm was correspond
ingly greater. Two new members were
voted in. The chorus warmly applauded
the rendition of the "Stein Song" by
Fred, George and Crosby Adams At the
next rehearsal, which will be held next