Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-04-12
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Universalist church next Sunday.
Pocahontas council will give a dress
as you please" dance Monday evening,
April 29. Everybody is invited.
r. L. Frost of Brattleboro has been APP
pointed fish and game warden of Wind
ham county by II. G. Thomas of stowe.
state commissioner.
The Twin State companys announce
ment of reduced price of gas, and of gas
ranges at low prices, will interest a great
many housekeepers as the warm weather
approaches.
DR.. Newell who comes from Rutland
with high recommendations is now at
tending to the work of his profession in
his attractive dental office in the Ameri-
can building.
N F. Ambursen, the consulting en-
gineer of the Ambursen Hydraulic Con-
structiOn company of Boston, has been
here this week to make soundngs and
take measurements at the site of the dam
Fenton & Co.'S new store in the Ameri-
can building will be open for inspection
Friday, April 10, to 6, and $50 to $50
p. m. No goods will be sold Friday, but
the store will be open for business Satur-
day, April 90
Charles E. Downer, agent of the Grand
Union Tea company of New York, has
sold his southern route to c. W. Slate
OF NOTllllelu anu his uOI llltlH lOult "
Fred Dyke of Brattleboro. Mr.. Downer,
who has been the company's representa-
tive the past nine years, will devote his
entire attention to the local field.
few men interested in the formation
of a lodge of Elks met in the Brooks
House Wednesday evening for an infor-
NAL discussion of the situation with Dis
trict Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler r. c..
Bowers of Montpelier, who is instituting
new lodges. No definite action was taken
but it is probable that another meeting
will be held soon.
Edward A. Feltus, about As, died in his
home on Dummerston hill, Marlboro road,
Wednesday night. He came from ia
niaioa. about year ago and lived alone
until recently. Consumption was the
cause of death The funeral will be held
in Jamaica. The neighbors knew almost
nothing about the man and he seems to
have had no near relatives.
Miss Rosa N. Allen. in charge of the
French and German. department in the
high school; Miss j.. Adele Morgan, teach
er in the fifth grade, high school building;
and Miss Williams, teacher in the eighth
grade, high school building, have resigned
their positions, the designations to take
effect at the end Of the school year. The
prudential committee of district No. g.
in their meeting Saturday evening, reap
pointed for another year Principal Smith
teachers of the village schools except the
three who have resigned
The trustees of the Free library held
their annual meeting Monday and elected
officers as follows: President, Dr. H = D
Holton; secretary. H. B. Chamberlain
treasurer, Col. C.. A. Miles; committee or
books, c. A. Miles, E. H. Crane, Rev
II. r. Miles; library rooms committee
f. X. Barrows, DR.. Holton, Kittredg'
Haskins; committee on librarian, Rev
G, B. Lawson, Dr. S. E. Lawton, Rev
M. ]. Carmody The question of pro
vding more room for the library wa!
discussed at length, but no definite actor
to secure greater accommodations wa
taken.
Rev. DR.. F. E. Tower, who was tn,
pastor of the Brattleboro Baptist churcl
for the years 1888 to 1886, is now devot
ing himself to temperance reform ant
anti-saloon league work In eastern New
York. He is the superintendent of tn
Poughkeepsie district Anti-Saloon league
with headquarters in the city of Pough
keepsie. In the elections last fall no
liable victory over the saloon element wa
won in the city of Poughkeepse as wei
as in the election of officers in Delaware
Duchess Orange and Greene counties
and this result in behalf of law and orde
is attributed to the active work and eff
fective organization accomplished unde
Dr. Towers leadership.
I. NJ. Taylor G. Co., Is State street, Bos
ton, have opened a branch office in tn
American building with Harry Gray a
manager. This concern does a commits
sion brokerage business in listed securi
ties, being specialists in curb stocks
Mr.. Gray visited the home office in Bos
ton this week and states that he is nov
prepared to execute commission orders Il
all markets and to secure for his friend
reliable information regarding any stoc
Uyh u no ifnrn Tod A,
Taylor, head of the firm, will be in tn
branch office Wednesday from 8 to !
o'clock, when he will be glad to meet a
business men who wish to discuss tn
conditions of the stock market
The whist party for the benefit
Sunshine branch l last night in tn
Brooks House was a decided success froI
a social as well as financial standpoint
The % tables arranged by the committe
We're exactly filed and it was though
that about $50 would be cleared as som
tickets were sold to those who did ne
come. Five of the six prizes offered wer
carried off by women. two of them bein
forced to.play as men by the uneven reI
resentation. They were won as follows
First ladies' Mrs. F. w Nichols; secon
ladies'. Mrs. George Ryder; third ladies
Mrs. w e. Hubbard; first mems. Mr.
". o. Jones; second mems, Dr. C.
Hunter; third mems, Mrs. w. f. Haskell
The hall was tastefuly decorated an
there was music throughout the evenin
The committee of arrangements was Mr.
+, A Thompson, chairman, Mrs C. !
Harris, Mrs. G. f. Barber, Mrs ]. c. d,
Witt Mrs. C. L. Stickney and Mrs. !
w. Rockwell.
viii Hutchns of Greenfield, who w
speak Tuesday evening at o'clock
the Baptist chapel under the auspic
of the Young Peoples union, on "Ar
and Crafts" Is the president of Il
Greenfield Arts and Crafts society and
talented artist Mr.. Hutchns has pu
sued extended art studies in a number
the leading art centres of Europe, and
a painter of unusual gifts and larj
promise, whose work is attracting war
commentator from competent critics +
imagination and feeling Mr.. Hutcl
ms is also gifted as a writer and crit
The Importance of his work is such I'll
he is just beginning an extended serl
of articles for the Magazine of Christis
Art on Church Decoration" The clev
lecture which he delivered before a Gree
field Old Home week meeting last Ju
on Costume" proved him capable
dealing with such a subject in a mann
thoroughly entertaining to a popular a
dience. He has lectured a number
times before arts and crafts societies
the Connecticut valley, discussing his SUI
sect In a singularly enlightening and pc
etrating manner