Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-15
LOCAL OVERFLOW.

,Hss Alice Chapman of Bridgeport came
,.,.rslay for a weeks visit with her
-..,ar Mrs. l.. f. Woodward.
T. I1ildreth has sold his house on
,..,.. street to DR.. Henry Tucker, who
,,ln he given possession about May 1.
Miss Minnie Scott returned Tuesday
....rt from "A visit in New York, SPRING
field and lIolyoke after her "Trip with the
Washington party
vre next odd Fellows dance will be
t.rl Tuesday evening, March 10. All odd
u,y,s and their friends are cordially
i.,.fgd There will be dancing in both
halls.
r1e former members of Mrs. Charles
VAN Doorns Sunday school class met with
Mrs Cora Leonard Tuesday evening.
Tvslye were present and an enjoyable
evening was spent. Supper was served at
$40.
r.y l. J. Mead of Boston will preach in
y. Tniversalist church next Sunday;
sunday school at Has. At the morning
s,u.icr there will be a special Offering
f., tbc decorations of the church on Eas-
Ter Sunday.
still alarm about o'clock Saturday
called the fire department to the home of
Mrs A. +. Sheppey in the rear of "a
ltsn street to extinguish a fire in the
chimney 4 hand eXtinguisher was used
b.t the damage was greater from the
chemicals than from the fire. The fire
had nearly burned itself out without dam
age to the house.
Horton D. Walker has closed contract
with the Parks, Woolson Machine COM
pany of Springfield, VT, for the installa-
ton of a Hesitation automatic intercom.
municating telephone system connecting
all departments. He has also submitted
a bid for the installation of a 40-station
telephone system in the remodelled
Aduabrown hotel in Springfield.
An excellent program has been prepared
for the St Patrick's day festival which
will be held in Festival hall Monday under
the auspices of St. Michaels Roman Cath
Ollie church 1t will include exercises and
tableauX by the children and songs by
win Schuster The hall will be deco
rated and there will be a sale of useful
and fancy articles. There will be gen.
eral dancing.
GOV Proctor came to Brattleboro last
night and this morning heard three pc
ttions for pardon in the Brooks House.
The hearings were for William c. Thomas
of Chester represented by George L.
Fletcher of Chester, for George A. Jarvis
of Windsor, represented by B. Z. Cole of
Windsor, and for S. L. Wetherell of Graf
ton. who is serving a sentence of IS years
He was represented by Gilbert A. Davis
The members of Mrs Oscar T. Wares
class of women in the Congregati ona
Sunday school were entertained by Mrs
C. C. Whitney at her home on Contra
street last evening. Fourteen were pres
ent and they carried on" with the zes
Of school girls. The evening was one
round of merriment, program of game!
creating much amusement and pleasure
Refreshments were served.
The suspension of the electric light ser
vice Wednesday night was caused by
break in the main feed wire from tn,
electric station, which was struck by ic'
which slid off the town hall building.
was necessary to shut Off the current a
the electric light station before connec
ton could be made, but the electrician
did good work and had the lights in orde
in half an hour. The flash at the instan
of the break illumined the entire RAILROAD
bank with dazzling brightness.
A telegram was received by A. W
Stowe of West Brattleboro last night an
nouncing the death of his daughter, Mis-
Mabel Stowe, in San Francisco. She wen
To California several years ago for he
health She had been a teacher. but 70
the past two years had been unable
do any work. She leaves beside her pa
rents brother, Fred f. Stowe of Me-
York and a sister, Miss Edith Stowe {
West Bratleboro She was about SO year
old She was a graduate of Mt Holyok
college and was for several years teach
er in West Brattleboro academy.