Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-04-12

Leitsinger & Dugan have taken the
agency for the New Home sewing ma
chine.
The play Liberty Corners" by the
Grange dramatic club. has again been
postponed from next week to the week of
May 1.
The grand jury Of the April term of the
superior court I'm Keene returned an in
dictment against George b. wilkins for
the Illegal practice Of medicine
Private Drlscoll, who has skipped from
the recruiting Office in Bellows Falls, had
charge of a similar station here several
weeks closing it March l.
Congressman Kittredge Haskins was
one Of the principal speakers at a meeting
Of the friends of the White Mountain
forest preserve held at the rooms of the
Twentieth Century club in Boston Wed
nesday.
William Lnnihan has rented the quar-
tiers i'm Judge building. occupied many
years by Mr. Judges shoe store and will
move his barber shop there from Whet-
stone building as soon as the necessary
repairs are made.
The first rehearsal for the minstrel
show to be given by the First Regiment
band May and was held Wednesday
evening, and all present are enthusiastic,
declaring that every prospect is pleasing.
The next rehearsal will be held Tuesday
evening.
Mrs II. w. Sargent, Mrs II. w. Spaud-
ing and Mrs. A. r. Miller will entertain
Brattleboro chapter. ID. A. r., in the
Brooks House Friday April 49, at p. m
| Members are requested to respond to
the roll call by giving important events
of the Revolution. Piano music will be
furnished and Mrs. J. L. Stockwell will
have paper on THE change Of the seat
of government from Philadelphia to
Washington"
Columbian lodge. No. &C. a. +, & A.
NJ, elected these officers in the annual
| communication Tuesday evening: w. NJ
| Christie b. Crowell; $. W, James A.
Hoadley; ]. w, Sanford \. Daniels; treas
urer, Frank p. Putnam; secretary. James
| b. Randoll A special communication Of
the lodge was held Monday evening. when
| the third degree was conferred upon two
! candidates. The elective and appointive
officers will be installed at an early date.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Maynard enter
! tanned the members of the Baptist church
| choir with their wives and husbands
! Wednesday evening at a supper served in
! Halls restaurant. Mr.. Maynard has been
/ director of the choir for several years
and the occasion was to celebrate the
! close OF another year Of work together
| There were 2G in the party and the even
| ing was a merry one. Mr.. Maynard has
asked to be relieved from his duties as
director Of the choir.
The freight in the local yard became
| badly congested this week and Barney
/ Vim, yardmaster at New London. came
| to help start things moving again
| Wednesday the conditions were especially
bad as the derailed engine blocked in
| coming freight from the north and q
blockade at the southern end Of the yard
! prevented any local freight delivery from
| that direction. Local grocers and mar
ketmen had perlshable freight coming
! from both directions and 1t was lmpossi.
| BILE to get at the cars. although they had
! arrived Superintendent +. d. Nash. and
j. f.. Cole, superintendent of bridges and
! buildings, and General Roadmaster w. p
Elrod of St. Adams were also here as.
sisting moving things.
The Baptist Young Peoples union hello
the best social Of the season in the chape
Tuesday evening with about 60 in at
tendance in spite OF the stormy night
The first of the evening was spent II
playing games and later there was 9
musical program including as a feature
"A Musical Courtship" in which solo.
were sung by Arthur Maynard Ernes
Arnold. Walter Gilbert and f.. V Morse
After the entertainment supper wa.
served, n guest table being arranged fo
the teachers and the rest OF the com
pany being served at small tables Eacl
of the tables was adorned with flowers
or potted plants and the room was deco
rated. The social was planned by the so
cial committee of which Mrs. Q. d. vii
klns is chairman.