Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-04-05

| two tenement house on Clark avenue,
| Northampton. Of Catherine \. Thayer
The ladies of the Freme circle will give
| sociable in Wells han Tuesday evening,
next. Supper win be served at $50. All
are cordially invited.
Members of Friendship circle will meet
in odd Fellows hail April to sew. The
ladies are requested to bring lunch and
attend the lodge meeting in the evening.
In the song recital which Mr.. Schuster
will give in the Auditorium April II the
program will include the Toreador song
from Carmen and prologue from Pag-
liacci
Rev j. e. Cross, formerly Of the Ad-
ventist church in Brattleboro. now of
Nashua, n. H., is the inventor of a non
capsizable boat, shaped like a cigar, which
Is attracting much attention.
The directors of the Brattleboro cream
cry will receive bids next Wednesday for
gathering cream on the different routes,
and the buttermik will be sold by auc-
ton at 2 o'clock on the same day.
Two divorce petitions were filed in the
county clerks office Saturday, each set
ting up wilful desertion as the ground for
asking for divorce. The petitions are
Eta NJ Taggart Of Rockingham from
Clinton s Taggart and Ezra Stetson of
The last Brooks House assembly of the
season last night was in many ways the
most enjoyable of any this year. There
were no especial attempts at decoration
or novel lighting effects but an unusually
large number were i'm attendance to en-
joy dancing to Lettsinger's orchestra un-
til midnight
The lecture by Dr. George r. Ander-
son in his course on first aid to the in
iured was postponed from last Tuesday
evening until next Monday evening. He
will speak on Foreign bodies in the eye,
ear, nose and throat and pOisons and
their antidotes." 1t will be the last lee
ture in the course
The junior class of the high school will
hold a rummage sale March IL, II and Is
in the room on Elliot street, formerly oc-
cupied by the Chinese laundry. All con-
trbutions will be gratefully received and
if names of people who have articles to
contribute are given to any member of
the class, teams will call for packages.
The proceeds will go toward the class's
Washington fund.
Joshua Simpkins" entertained a good
sized audience in the Auditorium We'd
nesday night. 1t Is a typical production
of the popular country" class of which
the "Old Homestead" is leader. The sit
uations were entertaining throughout and
there was plenty of laughter in it for
those who care for that type of a play
The music was much above the average
for such productions ana was roundly APP
plauded.
Connecticut Valley council No. 16, held
its annual meeting last night and elected
the following officers: T. l. NJ Ferris r.
Vaughan d. NJ. Willis d. ellison; p G.
W, James b. Randoll; treasurer, p
Frank COnnors: recorder. William H.
NintOn; c. of c., Charles f. Graffam
conductor Henry +. c. Toedt; marshal
William H. Ninton; steward. J. Henry
Pratt; chaplain. Isaac ID. Bailey; senti-
mel. Collins l.. Piper.
Pocahontas council entertained the
councils from Springfield and Claremont
last night and after serving a banquet to
their guests worked the adoption degree
on nine candidates The visitors came
down in the afternoon and with the local
council made a company of more than 100.
The guests of honor were Great Sachem
F. c. Adams of Springfield and Great
Keeper of Records c. F. Spencer of Brat
tleboro. The visitors returned on the
late train
The case of Charles p Elligot against
Cassius Bishop, both of Marlboro. was
tried Saturday before Justice A. c. Spen-
Ger. Mr.. Elligot sued 10 recover Sl20 for
rent of rooms occupied by Bishop while
the latter worked on a lumber job which
included the cutting OF lumber bought of
the plaintiff. The defendant produced a
contract signed by Mr.. Elligot which in
cluded the rent as part Of the contract
price. Mr. Eligot had forgotten this con-
tract Decision was reserved.
The fame of the sugar suppers prepared
by the men of the Universalist church in
former years has spread far beyond the
limits of the society and not only all the
church people but as many more from
outside took an active part in disposing
of the delicious sugar and other good
things served in the church vestry last
night. The men did all the work as
walters and for two hours they worked
harder than they ever do in ordinary bus
mess before the last Of the guests were
satisfied. Then they sat down ana finish
ed the remains.
By urgent request Mr.. Schuster has
decided, before going to New York, to fill
an operate engagement, TO give song
recital i'm the Auditorium The date Sc
lected is Wednesday, April Il The pro-
gram will be a varied one and will cover
wide range of operate selections bal
lads, descriptive songs, etc. with both
piano and orchestral accompaniment. The
opportunity to near Mr.. Schuster will be
welcomed by every music lover i'm town,
especially as he is counted as a Brattle-
boro boy and one of the local trio who
have won a prominent place in the mus
ical world.
The list of birds seen in Brattleboro
and vicinity this spring which has been
posted in the Free library has aroused
considerable interest and numerous OBJ
servations have been sent in. some of
them from surrounding towns. One
of the most pleasing contributions
was letter from a woman in Whining
ton containing a list of all the birds she
had seen since the first of the year. The
list continues to grow slowly. The new
arrivals this week recorded were white
throated sparrows, Vesper sparTows,
meadowlarH and a flicker.
Ed Moore, Bert williams and Arthur
Ingraham of South Newfane were brought
to Bratteboro Wednesday night and APP
peared in municipal court yesterday
morning to answer to n charge of drunk
enness. They all pleaded guilty and were
fined SIS each and costs amounting in each |
case to 1880 They had been having a
little celebration Wednesday In their |
home town which so wrought on the |
feelings of some of their fellow citizens |
that complaint was made to States At
torney Robert c. Bacon. Deputy Sheriff |
Knapp went after them Wednesday after |
noon and they spent the night in the |
lookup here.
Wantastiquet Golf clubs annual meet |
ing was held i'm the Brooks House We'd |
nesday evening when these officers We're |
chosen; President, Oscar f. Benson; vice |
president, Clarence M. Miller; secretary |