Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
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meet on Friday afternoon Jan. 26, at 3
o'clock, with Mrs. Charles A. McRae,
81 Canal street.
Gallery tickets for the concert and
masquerade ball, which will be held in
Festival hall Monday evening, jan 30,
will go sale at Thomas's pharmacy
on Friday morning of next week.
The members of the Woman's Alliance
are invited to meet with Mrs. c. Warder
on High street this evening at 7.3O o'clock.
Business first, to be followed by a birth
day sociable" full attendance is de-
sired
About 25 of the male clerks in Durham
Brothers wholesale department went to
Putney on sleigh ride Saturday even
ing A turkey supper was served in the
Kendrick House, after which a minstrel
show was held in the parlors.
new and varied line of masks for the
masquerade ball in Festival hall Jan. 29
Is on exhibition at the news store, and a
number of novel and original costumes
are being made for the occasion. The
hall will be decorated handsomely. Prizes
will be given to the best walters.
Emory C. Davis, Il, of Northampton
died Tuesday evening after an illness Of
several weeks. He was the senior mem
Der of the firm of E. c. & e. Z. Davis,
engineers, who were employed by the
Brattleboro village water committee last
autumn to survey the various possible
sources for a water system and had been
engaged in many important engineering
enterprises in western Massa chusetts and
elsewhere.
d. e. Tasker brought home a highly
favorable report of the poultry show
which he attended at Owen Sound, Pro-
vince of Ontario last week. He found an
exhibition of 700 birds of high quality to
be judged, and lively interest on the
part of the people. He was cordially
received, and was assured that his work
as a judge had been satisfactory with
the hope expressed that he might return
another year.
F. D. Waite reopened his skating rink
in the Emerson building on Elliot street
Saturday night having laid a new floor.
About 300 people patronized the rink and
were much pleased not only with the
floor, but with the hurdy-g urdy which
Mr.. Waite bought in Boston and used
that night for the first time The at
tendance has been good ever since then.
The rink is open from to and from 7.30
to 1890 every week day.
At the opening of the session of the
Congregational Sunday school last Sun
day Deacon c. F. Thompson, who was
elected superintendent so years ago, gave
very interesting talk on conditions which
SAlSleu at InaI time. lie exhibited some
of the records kept then, also a little
hymn book, without music, and other
books of type in use half a century ago
Mr.. Thompson saw the beginning of the
Estey Organ eompanys business in Brat
tleboro, and he exhibited one of the first
melodeon's made by the Estey company
The choir sang two old-fashioned tunes
and F. c. Leitsinger played the accom-
paniment on the meodeon. Mr. Thomp-
sons "reminiscences constituted an enjoy
able feature of the session.
The stockholders of the Brattleboro Gas
Light company held their annual meeting
in c. F. Thompson's Office Monday after
noon. These directors were elected: Dr.
H. d. Holton, George c. Averill, James L,
Martin, Lucius H. Richardson and Robert
r, Gordon The annual statement was
laid on the table temporarily. A resolu-
ton was adopted providing that an expert
bookkeeper shall go over the books and
start new system of bookkeeping A
resolution also was adopted directing
that in the future the treasurers state
ment be put in print and distributed to
the stockholders 10 days before the an
nual meeting. The statement presented
Monday evening showed a favorable con-
dition of the company's affairs About
$4,000 was expended on new construction
and Indebtedness of between $500 and
$4,000 was paid off The West river
power plant furnished satisfactory SER
vice all through the year. For % or 80
days during the time of summer drought
the steam power at the Brattleboro sta
ton was used in the daytime, but during |
each night the load was shifted to the |
West river station.
The business at the Grange store the |
past year. as shown by Manager Alison |
Harris's annual report was S5S, 500, which |
is nearly $4,000 in excess of the trade for |
1903. The trade by members of the cor |
poration amounted to about $27, 900 The |
annual meeting of the stockholders was |
held Monday afternoon. These officers |
were elected: Directors, o. T. Ware, w.
f. Goddard. A. Marshall. c. S. Hopkins
and j. c. Dewitt; auditors, w H
Bracket M. l. Reed and G.. e. Crowell
A dividend of five per cent. on the stock
was declared, also dividend of five per
cent. on the members trade. At the an
nual meeting of the Grange Block assoc
citation these officers were elected: Drec-
'ors, NJ /. Reed, w. F. Goddard, H. E.
Taylor, A. B. Clapp and L. D. Taylor;
auditors, S. w. Kimball o. T. Ware and
p. S. Eames. NJ /. Reed Is president and
w. F. Goddard clerk and treasurer by
virtue of their positions on the board of
directors. No dividend was declared but
the debt was reduced $500. The majority
of the stock of the Grange Block asso-
citation is held by L. d. Taylor. 1t is his
purpose to have the earnings used to pay
off the debt, which should increase the
value of the stock.
John L. Barney through Lawyer f. d.
IT, Stowe, brought mandamus proceed
ing in the supreme court Saturday. and
1t was signed by Judge ]. M. Tyler, which
notifies State Treasurer John L. Bacon
to appear before the supreme court at
the present January term to show why
he should not return a portion of the
money paid into the state treasury as
collateral inheritance tax on the estates
Of Charlotte Lucy Barney and Elizabeth
B. Barney, late of Guiford The death
OF Charlotte Lucy Barney took place in
1902. She willed her property to Eliza
beth b. Barney, who died in 1904 John
l.. Barney is administrator of Elizabeth
B. Barney's estate From the two
estates there was paid to the state in
collateral Inheritance taxes $685. The
heirs brought a petition in the probate I
court last June to test the validity of ,
the taxes. The court held that a part
or the estates were subject to the coll | ,
lateral Inheritance tax laws of Massa- ,
and that the state treasurer OF
Vermont ought to pay back $4S20S. The ,
petition states that the state ,
treasurer although requested several
times wholly refuses TO pay back any
portion of the money The state treas
urer is given 10 days from last Monday
In which to file an answer.
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