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

There was good attendance and the
stock, farming tools, etc. brought good
prices at the auction at the Goodall farm
Tuesday
"side Tracked" the play which was
scheduled for tomorrow night at the
Auditorium, will not be given, the en-
gagement having been cancelled.
Mrs. Lillian Butler whose death is re-
corder by our Newfane correspondent,
was daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. John
Butler of Brattleboro and large part of
her life was spent here.
The Crosby estate will furnish Robbins
& Cowles's store and the office OF q.
Crosby & Co with steel ceilings In few
days. The Crosby office will be furnished
with a new hard wood floor.
The fifth ANNUAL concert Of the Windsor
Choral association took place last even
ing N p. Coffin w6s the conductor and
Grace Bonner Williams, soprano, and p.
II. Miller, baritone were the soloists.
Washington dispatches yesterday an
nOunced that patents had been issued to
Charles A. Harris of Brattleboro for a
brush holder and to Frederick J. Martin
Of Putney for draft attachment for names
The case against John Patterson, who
was arrested Friday on the charge Of
stealing two bags of rubbers from j.
Sava, a peddler, was mol pressed by VII
lage Attorney A. F. schwenk Friday
afternoon,
The high school masquerade in Grange
/ hall Tuesday evening brought out
record breaking attendance, and there
were many fine costumes Leitsinger and
Dugan furnished music for dancing,
which continued to 1890 o'clock
Hearst's Boston American is conduct
ing a voting contest for teachers Euro
7 nj 49, "A To-
Elmer and Charlotte NJ. Dodge OF Brat
tleboro are entered in the Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont district.
G. E. Gilman's carload OF horses ar
rived last Saturday at his Elliot street
stables. They prove to be well Sc
lected lot with several especially good
family drivers, we'll broken and not
afraid OF street cars or automobiles.
The Henkel Brothers. who have the
agency for the Cadillac automobiles, are
ready for the seasons business and VIII
| be glad to send catalogues to prospective
buyers. Walter +. Henkel, the junior
! member of the firm, is here to assist In
| the care of the business,
The April term OF the windham county
court will convene at Newfane next We'd
nesday. Judge James NJ. Tyler OF Brat
| tleboro will preside. A special train will
| leave Brattleboro for Newfane at $3.50
O'Clock to carry the court officials, law
! yers, witnesses and others.
The wantastiquet Golf club house was
looted during the winter Entrance was
| gained by breaking the windows and
nearly all OF the lockers were forced open
and in many cases clothing, shoes and
\ other articles were stolen. Crosby Adams
lost golf bag and a complete set OF
clubs.
The well known Dummerston farm, for
merly owned by DIR. c. II. Sholes. will
be sold by auction on Saturday of next
week. April H. This is one of the most
! valuable and desirable farm properties In
Southern Vermont. and the sale will In
evitably attract wide attention. Partic-
ulars are given in an advertisement In
| this paper.
Miss Lulu Cressy, Fred Swift Of the
Estey organ factory and j. NJ. Perry of
the Carpenter organ factory will begin
today to canvass the town with exchange
tickets for the First Regiment band Minis
| trel performance which will be given In
the Auditorium Tuesday and "Wednesday,
April "a and 25. Miss Cressy also will
take orders by telephone.
John Todd. the widely-known horse
buyer of st. Lawrence county, New York,
will arrive I'm Brattleboro Tuesday with
Is driving horses which he personally
selected during the winter, buying only
when he found an exceptionally good
Liveryman H. r. Brown. Mr. Brown
is now conducting n special sale of all
kinds OF new carriages and large stock
of secondhand wagons.
Connecticut Valley Council. No. 16. A.
F. & A. NJ. elected these officers at its
annual meeting last evening; It. l. NJ.
Ferris r. Vaughan; d. NJ, Willis d. Gil
son; p. c. w. James B. Randoll; treas
urer, p. Frank Connors; recorder, William
B. Vinton; C. of G.. Charles e. GRAHAM !;
conductor, Henry F. C. Todt; marshal
william II. Vinton; steward. ]. Henry
Pratt; chaplain, Isaac d. Bailey; sentinel
Collins L. Piper.
The annual injecting Of the Brattleboro
Free library trustees was held last even
ing DR.. II. d. Holton was chosen presi-
dent. II. b. Chamberlain secretary. Col. c.
A. Miles treasurer. Committees were also
elected as follows: Library room, DR. Hol-
ton, K. Haskins, NJ. ]. Carmody; commit
tee on librarian. G. B. Lawson. E, H.
Crane, DR.. Holton; committee on books,
c. A. Miles, II. r. Miles. F. X. Barrows.
II was voted to place an additional $1,000
OF insurance on the books in the library.
The Greenfield Recorder, in its account
of the court proceedings at that place,
said: 'In the case Of Fanny f. Baker VS..
Louisa y. Adams, which was assigned Tor
Monday morning. there was a non-suit
entered. This was an action Of tort
brought by the plaintiff who lives in Brat
tleboro. against Louisa B. Adams. a resi-
dent OF Putney, VT, who owns a summer
home in Bernardston. Mrs. Baker was
seriously injured by falling into cess
pool on the defendants land. William A.
Davenport appeared for the plaintiff;
Dana Malone for the defendant"
The Brattleboro coal dealers advanced
the price OF Lackawana coal so cents a
ton Monday. on account OF the strike. The
price of Lehigh coal was advanced 25
cents ton, making the price OF both So
a ton. The advance will not be felt as
1t would have been mad not a large
majority Of the users Of coal secured their
next winters supply before the strike
came. e. b. Barrows is unable to secure
pound from his regular sources Of sup
ply, but he has obtained some from
other sources, which he delivers one load
to a family. If the strike is settled in a
few days the price may go down during
the summer, but II the strike continues
there win be no decrease In the price.