Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-01

Miss Mary Foster, who was fatally
burned in Keene Monday was a cousin Of
| George Il. Foster of Brattleboro.
\ delegation from Pocahontas council
will go to Springfield tonight for a visit
to the council there A degree will be
worked.
Fort Dummer colony of Pilgrim Fathers
Will meet Tuesday evening. All members
are urged to be present as important
! business will come up.
Mrs. Charlotte NJ. Fletcher has bought.
! through the agency of William G.. Horton.
a lot on Horton place of Andrew j. Hor-
ton She will build a house thereon.
The pupils in the grade in the high
| school building taught by Miss Mabel
/ Appn went to Putney ON a slcighride
| Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. c. II. Welcomes English toy
| spaniel King William. won the first
novice cup for the best in the novice
class i'm the Lynn, Mass Kennel club
! show Jan. 2i-25.
The state supervisors Of the insane held
! their annual meeting while here last week
/ to make an official visit to the Brattleboro
Retreat Dr. +. r. steele of Montpelier
was chosen president DR.. G. :. Foster Of
| PutneY secretary, and Dr. r. NJ Pelton
| of Richford treasurer.
Seventeen young women from the Dun
| ham Brothers offices went ON a sleighridc
| Saturday night TO Bernardston. The
| start was made at O'Clock ana a hot
| turkey supper was served at o'clock in
/ the Bernardston hotel The evening was
| spent pleasantly in dancing
Henry j. Field. secretary Of the fair
association. in Greenfield. has bought of
| j. Edward Bailey of Montpelier the fleet
footed horse, The Redeemer with which
| Mr. Bailey won first prize in the driving
! class at the last Valley Fair. The price
| paid is said to have been 5000.
The high school dance in Grange hall
! Friday evening was not well attended
| owing to other attractions but II was one
| of the pleasantest dances which the school
| has had this season. About % couples
| were present. Wales'S orchestra PLAYED
| and Harry Sargent was floor director.
f. y. Stewart of West Leyden. Mass.
well-known as a large property owner in
Brattleboro. was fastening n hook upon
! the door of his slo recently when the
| ladder slipped and he fell 10 feet He
| sustained painful injuries but was able
| 70 get to the house without help. He has
been confined to the house several days
| but his complete recovery is expected.
The Crystal Springs Ice company har-
vested the second crop of ice from the
! Frost place ponds this week On the
lower pond, which was cut early in the
week, the ice was - inches thick and the
| ice on the upper pond. cut yesterday was
II inches thick. The last snow had been
scraped from the pond and there was very
little snow ice. Ice Of such prime quality
is seldom harvested here.
Newton Beers entertained an audience
Of about 200 in odd Fellows hau Friday
night with a clever monoogue presenta-
ton of the play David and Jonathan"
Mr.. Beers has "A wonderful voice and
| brought out the characteristics of the
different people in the play in a way that
delighted the audience. The recital was
under the auspices of Wantastiquet lodge
and was for members. their families and
friends.
In the annual meeting of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
held Tuesday evening at the Brooks
library, Charles II. Pratt was reelected
president and T. Q. S Osgood secetary
and treasurer. Three vacant places on
the board of directors were filled by the
choice of DR.. O'Connor, T. B. Smith and
John Barrows Henry ]. Allen was
appointed agent of the society for the
ensuing year
Congratulations are I'm order for the
ways and means committee of the Wom-
ans club, which had charge of the 5S
party at the Brooks House last evening
Nearly 100 people We're seated at the %
tables and the prizes were won by Mrs.
Clifford Baker, Mrs. Wynne. Mrs L.
F. Adams and II. f. Brooks. The pro-
ceeds of the party, amounting to about
S35, will help to swell the general expense
fund of the club. Refreshments were
served.
The case of +. Bowie vs.. W. T. Pierce
was heard in Putney Monday afternoon
before Justice NJ. u. Whitman. Suit was
brought by Mr.. Bowie to recover s35
alleged TO be due for wood and lumber
cut The defense claimed that Bowie had
abandoned the contract before the job
was finished and that the amount due
was forfeited as a penalty. The court
took the same view Of the case and taxed
the costs on the plaintiff. II. O. Barber
was for the plaintiff and A. F. SchwenK
for the defendant.
First Lieut. Thomas s. Ryan in charge
Of the recruiting service for this district
came to Brattleboro Monday to inspect
the work of the substation. Recruiting
Officer Richard II. Driscoll. in charge of
the substation, has received a letter from
headquarters complimenting him on the
work here. More were recruited from
the local station during January than
IN the recruiting station at Spring
field Mass, and the substatons in Pitts
field and Fitchburg, Mass together The
recent recruits who have gone are Guy
Nelson of Townshend. Philippine cavalry.
who left Monday and Eugene j. Keough
of Brattleboro and Royal F. Scudder of
Townshend, who went Tuesday Keough
enlisted for infantry service and Scudder
for cavalry service in the Philippines
Durham Brothers statesmen left Mon
day afternoon in a special Pullman car
for the trip 10 Mishawaka. Ind. to visit
the home of the Ball Band rubbers and
boots. The party was i'm charge of George
l.. Durham and the trip will include
two days at the factories of the Misha-
waka Wooden Co. They will probably reach
Brattleboro again tomorrow. Those i'm the
party We're George l.. Durham, o. d.
Stowel, f. w. Nichols and William
f. Dunleavy of Brattleboro. c. p. Nc
Farland and L. NJ Graves of Providence.
r. l., George a. Jackson of Maine.
William w. Jones of Burlington, Clarence
n. Cook of South Lancaster, Mass, John
a. Greenwood Of Chester, w. +. Merry
of Springfield, Mass, F. c. Parker of
Concord n. H.. Herbert Dearborn of
Portland Me. r. H. Lowell of Waterbury
Conn, Fred c. ellison of st Johnsbury
w. A. Cressy of Beverly, Mass. John
A. Keegan of Troy n. Y.
In the regular session of the probate
court saturday j. l.. Knowlton, admin
lstrator of the Hoyt II. Wheeler estate !
petitioned for license to sell real estate
with the consent of the heirs, which was
granted. The will of O. A. Alvord of
Brattleboro was presented by Mrs. Sarah
q. Alvord. 1t was allowed and ordered
probated In the d. A. Dickinson estate
of NeWfanp the motion, Of / white