Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-17
ANNOYING EMENTs.
Mrs. N. L. Kenney,
sRATTLE5oRo.

on chestnut street TO Emery j. Eddy
The listers started Tuesday to make
up the grand list. They expect to finish
the last Of next week.
Negotiations are in progress for the
lease of the entire second floor of the
milestone building for an armory for
Company l. V. n. G.
Henry r. Brown is now being saluted as
mayor, as he was elected chairman of
the new board of bailffs in the meeting
held Friday night for organization.
Attorney General c. c. Fits will ap-
pear before the grand jury of Orleans
county next week in the trial of Dwight
Niles for the murder of his wife in
Newport Centre.
The new sidewalk in front of the
American building and farther up the
street was laid this week. Many pedes-
TRANS are well pleased to miss the hum
mocks and holes which have been traps
for the unwary many months.
Congressman IIaskins has been notified
that vacancies exist for the nomination
of a principal and three alternates for
examination at the naval academy in
Annapolis June is, owing to the failure
of the candidates who were recently ex-
amined in Montpelier TO qualify.
Attorneys Haskins and Schwenk are in
Boston today holding conference with
the trustees of the Thompson fund in re-
gard to the protests of the seamstresses
and shopgirls against the method of adj
ministration of the fund. Mrs Nellie
Streeter and Miss Katherine Dwyer ac-
companied the lawyers.
Rev Delmar e. Trout will preach in the
Universalst church Sunday He has
written that his studies in the Tufts di-
Vinity school will be completed so that he
can enter upon his duties as the regular
pastor of the church the middle of June
This will leave only three Sundays to be
supplied before the church has a regular
pastor again.
The congested freight conditions in the
railroad yard continue but there seems to
be some improvement \ double switch
gang and an extra engine were put in
commission Friday and big effort was
made Saturday and Sunday to get things
moving again. The extra help has con-
tinued through the week and will con-
tinue to work until the conditions are
much improved
Vandals have again broken into the
summer home of DIR. F.. w. Gwyer of
New York near Sunset lake A man
whom DR.. Gwyer sent up to nut the
building to rights early in the week dis
covered broken window, but could not
tell Just what had been taken from the
house. As soon as Dr. Gwyer was in
formed he. offered a reward of 800 for
the detection of the person who broke
into the house.\
The 4O-hour devotions in St. Michaels
Roman Catholic church opened Wednes-
day morning at 8 o'clock and closed this
morning. Rev. Father NJ. j. Carmody
and Rev. Father Thomas ODonoughue
were assisted in the service by Rev. Ed
RaVDO1dS IF Ta1
J. P. Shannon of Middlebury, Rev R. ].
Cahill of Pittsford, Rev. John Dwyer of
Ludlow, Rev. E. j. Drouhin of Wood
stock, Rev. P. j. Cahill of Hinsdale, and
Father Lang of Proctor
The convenience of a gas range will
be shown by an expert in Grange hall
from Tuesday to Friday next week. The
Twin State Gas and Electric company in
Vites everyone interested to be present
and offers the following prizes to hold
ers of lucky ticket numbers Tuesday
1000 feet of gas; Wednesday, a gas lamp;
thursday and Friday gas ranges. The
demonstration will be ready to give in
Struction to anyone coming between
and Il o'clock in the morning. The reg
ular demonstrations will take place from
3 to o'clock in the afternoon.
The 2ith anniversary of the Y. NJ. c. A.
will be fittingly celebrated Sunday even
fist church. An attractive program has
been prepared with Gov. Fletcher D. Proc
tor and Henry Bond of Greenfield as
speakers and fine musical program in
which the chOirs and choruses of the
churches will unite under the leadership
of Arthur L. Maynard. The other
churches will omit their evening services.
The service will begin at 730 o'clock with
e. C. Crosby president of the association,
presiding. Judge Ernest w. Gibson will
lead the responsive service, Hon. Kit
tredge Haskins will read the scripture
l.. W. Hawley will offer prayer and At
torney General c. C. Fits will intro
duce the speakers. In the morning Henry
Bond will speak in a union service in the
West Bratteboro Baptist church.
A cottage house on South Main street
occupied by Charles II. Spaulding was
nearly destroyed by fire Tuesday. The
blaze was discovered a little before II
o'clock in the morning and a still alarm
was given, The house is far down South
Main street and 1000 feet of hose was
barely enough to bring water from the
nearest hydrant. The run was a long
one and the horses We're so tired that
considerable time elapsed after the alarm
before stream of water could be turned
on. The house by that time was in blaze
from attic to cellar and the water was of
little avail. Only a small part of the
furniture was taken from the house and
Mr.. Spaulding's loss will be considerable
as he was not insured. The house is own
ed by c. p Mason and was fully insured
The loss on the house was about $500 and
on the furniture several hundred dollars.
The fire caught apparently from the
woodwork about the chimney.
1t is not expected that Beauseant COM
mandery will be represented at the tri-
ennial conclave in Saratoga July 9-13 as
an organization. A triennial club of 80
members was formed 2lA years ago, and
until within short time it was expected
that large party would go from Brattle-
boro accompanied by a band. Quarters
were engaged months ago at the Strong
hotel for 100 people for four days. Plans
were also well advanced for a side trip
on the way home, through Lake George
and Lake Champlain. returning via Bur-
lington and Waterbury, but the responses
which were received this week on a def
mite statement of intentions showed that
only a small number were assured of
making the trip. The committee having
the arrangements in charge will close out
its contract with the Strong hotel at the
best terms possible. The Sir Knights
who attend the conclave from Brattleboro
Will either join with other Communicates
or go as individuals.
Guaranteed by George E. Greene.
he had H.