Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-04-06

Royal Arch chapter No. ~, will be held
next Thursday evening
A horse owned by George witt, coupe
man, broke one leg in it's stall in Estey-
Vile Monday night. It was killed Tues
day.
over 100 couples attended the Rebekah
masquerade dance Wednesday evening.
On April II there will be a Waiting party
i'm the Odd Fellows new hall
The Woman's Alliance of the Unitarian
church will serve a chafing-disn supper
at Wells hall Tuesday evening, April 10,
at $50 o'clock. There will be a sale of
fancy articles at 4.3O in the afternoon.
DR.. II. d. Holton, secretary of the
state board Of health, found on investi-
cation that the two boys in Burlington
who were reported to have been poisoned
by eating candy really died from pneu-
monia.
Howard & Yearly will receive at their
stables Monday % fine general purpose
horses, well broken, weighing from 1000
TO 1000 pounds. They have just had n
consignment of 25 acclimated horses and
two carloads of new wagons
Columbian lodge, No. SO. A. F. & A. NJ,
will confer the first degree next Mon
day evening, and 1t is hoped C. w.
Cutler d. ID. G. NJ, will be present The
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lodge for the election OF officers will take
place Tuesday evening.
Brattleboro chapter, D. A. r., VIII be
entertained by Mrs. George S. Dowley at
her home Tuesday. April TO- at 8 o'clock
in the afternoon. The program will in
clude readings on Paul Jones by Mrs
Sticixney and Mrs. Brown and vocal solos
by Mrs. Francis Weeks.
Congressman Haskins, who is a mem
Der of the House committee on war
claims, had the honor of reporting and
defending to a successful passage last
week the bill to reimburse the French
Gable company for cables cut during the
Spanish-American war. The bill pro-
vided for the payment Of $77,770.
Judge Tyler has been holding the Rut-
land county court the last two weeks,
trying some cases in which Judge Powers
is disqualfied-Shum VS.. Rutland Rail-
road company, which was ended last week
by a verdict being ordered for the de-
PENDANT, and Vail against the same com
pany. which will close tomorrow. Judge
Tyler will open county court at Newfane
next Wednesday.
For the year ended March 81 the gross
receipts of the Brattleboro post Office
were $S2 1887, exceeding the receipts of
the year before by 50. S5455. The net rev.
amount received from sales of stamps,
envelopes and cards was 292S3.74, and
from publishers, on 1885, 100 pounds of pc
riodicals mailed outside the county. ST.
5000. The total weight of second-class
matter mailed by publishers was 255 792
pounds, or nearly 12S tons.
Fort Drummer Royal Arch chapter, No.
IL, held two special convocations We'd
nesday the first in the afternoon, when the
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conferred, and the second in the evening,
when the Royal Arch degree was worked.
There were four candidates from Will
mington, in addition to three members
of the chapter present from that town,
and one candidate from Brattleboro. Sup
per was served at o'clock There was
a large attendance at the evening meet
ing.
With a baby in her arms Mrs Michael
Fleming OF Vernon street sought out
Night Watchman William Warren We'd
nesday night and complained to him that
her husband was drunk and was making
trouble. Mr. Warren arrested Fleming
and put him in the lookup. Fleming
pleaded guilty yesterday morning before
Justice w. S. Newton to the charge Of
intoxication and was fined IS and costs
He took the alternative sentence OF 10
days in Newfane jail and was taken to
The Central Vermont Railway company
to be run each way over the West River
railroad during the summer season
1t will leave Brattleboro Immediately
after the arrival OF the 11.05 n. m.
train from the south and will run through
to South Londonderry. reaching that
station about 1890. On the return trip
1t will start from South Londonderry
n ~ L..
so that passengers will have ample time
to connect with the 4.19 express train
south.
The following program was given at
the meeting of Protective Grange We'd
nesday evening: Piano solo, Miss Clara
r. Games; reading, Mrs. Maverette
Fisher; song. z. NJ. Goodenough; read
ing, Miss Carrie f. Stone; paper by ]. E.
Lawrence on the Metropolitan Water
Works at Clinton, Mass, the largest
reservoir In the world; recitation, Mrs.
Mary Wilson; article on the parcels-post
by Mrs. May Edwards. followed by re-
marks by George w. Pierce on the sub
ject; piano solo, Mrs. Grace Wright. The
next meeting. April is, will begin prompt
ly at o'clock.
All but four Of the towns in Windham
county were represented at the meeting
OF road commissioners in Festival hall
missioner C. W. Gates OF Franklin was
present to give the benefit Of his expert
knowledge of road building. The charac-
ter OF the meeting was somewhat different
than usual there being no long address
The time was devoted to an interchange
OF ideas, the town road commissioners
relating their experiences and bringing
up specific instances on which they want
ed advice. A wide variety Of topics was
considered, most Of which are mentioned
In circular recently sent by Mr.. Gates
TO all the road commissioners in the state.
At the afternoon session a brief address
was made by Senator George W. Pierce,
which was listened to with interest MANY
OF the commissioners went home feeling
that the meeting was one of the most
helpful Of its kind that they ever attended.
The services of Sunday at the Baptist
church will be of special interest Rev.
Z. 10. Van Schaick formerly pastor at
south Windham, will be consecrated to
the work OF missionary and colporter for
the Baptist State convention and publi-
cation society. He has been furnished
for his work with a horse and wagon.
that he may visit the back hill towns
and country roads, making calls from
house to house distributing religious IT.
erature and Bibles and holding services
where possible. The wagon is Constructed
especially for this work and is well
equipped, In addition to supplies of
books and tracts for distribution there
Will be a portable organ for use in SER
vices. Similar workers are already at
work In three of the New England states
and have aopopnnIiuhad .,.oot