Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-04-27
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BRATTLEBORo.
The meeting of the Vermont Library
association is expected to be held in Brat
tleboro in May.
The selectmen will consider the appli-
cations of the four druggists for licenses
of the fifth class at their regular meeting
tomorrow forenoon.
James F. Hooker administrator of the
Eugene Frost estate, has sold building
lot on Frost place to c. NJ. Holbrook,
granite dealer, VINO will erect a tenement
house thereon.
Several candidates will be instructed in
the first and second degrees at a regular
meeting of Protective Grange Wednesday
evening, May 2. The second degree will
be conferred by a special degree team
with H. w. Spaulding master.
The annual village meeting will be held
next Tuesday. The Australian ballot
system will be used. Voting will begin at
9 o'clock and will continue to o'clock,
when the ballot boxes will be turned.
The other business Of the meeting then
will be taken up.
The board of civil authority and the
bailiffs will meet in the Office of Haskins
& Schwenk at 7.30 o'clock tomorrow
evening TO revise the check list which
will be used at the annual village meet
ing next Tuesday No additions will be
made after that time.
The May number of the woman's Home
Companion contains an article on THE
Desert and the Ravens" by Nellie Comins
Whitaker, wife Of Principal H. K.
Whitaker of Salem, Mass, hign school,
formerly of Brattleboro. The story tells
of 1.-The tender wings that bore a sufferer
out of the desert of pain to health and
happiness" and is doubtless a record of
personal experience. 1t is reprinted in
this paper.
Mt. Sinai Temple, Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine, of Montpelier, to which many
Masons of Brattleboro belong, voted an
assessment of so cents on each member,
the fund to be sent to the Shriners in San
Francisco. This raised $500. The ma
tional encampment of the Shriners, which
was to have been held at Los Angeles in
May, mas been abandoned, and the $780,
900 appropriated for it has been donated
to the San Francisco sufferers.
A business mems banquet will be held
in the Brooks House next Tuesday night
under the auspices of the Y. M. G. A,
An illustrated address will be given by
f, S. Goodman of New York, of the In
ternational Y. M c. A. committee. The
anniversary service, with President L.
L. Doggett, of the International Y. M
c. A. training school, Springfield, Mass
as speaker, will pe held Sunday, May 6
of which further announcement will be
made next week.
DR.. Holton went yesterday to Swanton
where, as secretary of the state board Of
health, he will meet the water board
of the town to advise with them in re.
gard to the provision of a proper water
supply. Today he will be in Burlington
where he will confer with A. e. Alex
ander the secretary, and ex-Gov. Wood
bury, vice president of the Vernon
branch of the Red Cross society," abou
the forwarding of money and supple!
for the sufferers in San Francisco anC
other California towns.
A meeting of the village water board
was held Friday night, when the maps o.
the Halliday brook watershed, called fol
by the state board of health, were pre-
scented to the board by John L. Roess
TO whom they were sent by Engineer
w. H. Brainerd. These maps have beer
presented to the state board of health
this week by Chairman James F. Hooker
AS soon as specifications are made VI
from the street measurments the watel
board will call for bids for the con
struction of an independent water, sys
tenn.
cablegram from Mrs Kate Essex o
London, England, to James F. Hooie
Wednesday said: mo news from Gerald
Anxious" The despatch referred to Mrs
Essex's son, Gerald K. Essex, draughts
man for the Pacific States Telephone
company of San Francisco, and brother
of Mrs. Hooker. Mr.. Essex lived at tn,
New Western hotel at the corner o.
Kearney and Washington streets. Tht
hotel is supposed to have been burned
after the earthquake. Mr.. Hooker hal
sent several kilograms TO friends in Cali
fornia, but has not been able TO ge
tidngs of the young man.
Three new houses will be erected this
season on the former Estey estate OF
Canal street Cratus Weatherhead ha.
the foundation started for a large two.
tenement house between Mr.. Stowelrs new
house and the schoolhouse. Other houses
on the opposite side of the Estey home.
stead will be built by A. W. Rockwell and
W. e. Combs. C. e. Allen is building
a new house on Oak Grove avenue
Lucius Adams win erect a dwelling or
the West Dummerston road beyond tnt
pumping station. Carl Nelson is build.
ing a house on the north side of Ellio
street nearly opposite DR.. Woodbury's
Mrs Elizabeth Willard who lives will
her daughter. Mrs. N H. White, observed
her SOD birthday anniversary with
birthday party at A. F. Boynton's Wed.
nesday afternoon and evening Her sis
daughters were with her, and at supper
were Mrs. Willard Mr.. and Mrs. A. f
Benton, Mrs. c. H. Prescott Of Bristol, N
H., Mrs. Flora Leonard of New Hamp.
ton, N. H, Mrs. Charles Clancy OF New
ton Upper Falls, Mass, Mr. and Mrs
Noyes H. White and daughter, Marjorie
Mrs. Eta Drown and daughter, Blanche
of Brattleboro, Mrs. Charles Bliss Of
Orange and Mrs. Lucy Alkley Of Brattle-
boro. Mrs. Bliss is niece and Mrs
Alkley a sister of Mrs Willard. The siz
daughters are Mrs Boynton, Mrs
Prescott, Mrs. Leonard, Mrs. Clancy, Mrs
White and Mrs. Drown.