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

The suspension bridge between Brattle-
boro and Chesterfield was replanked last
week.
The mission circle of the Universallst
church will meet in the church vestry
Thursday afternoon, April 10, at O'Clock.
The watchword is Truth
Members of the Woman's club may
bring as guests on Wednesday any men
who may be interested in hearing Mr..
Wizards talk on Life and Work on the
Bowery."
The officers and marching squad of Pro
tective Grange will go to Westminster
April 26 to work degrees, and rehearsals
viii be held several nights next week in
preparation.
The annual meeting of Bingham chap
ter, O. f. s., comes Tuesday, April L.
| Supper will be served to the members at
6 o'clock, to which all are requested to
| contribute without solicitation.
special meeting of the ladies' Enter
| prise society will be held Wednesday aft
| ernoon at the home of Mrs. Sargent,
| Cherry street. 1t is hoped that every
member will be present early, ready to
| sew.
The rare Brattleboro postmasters' pro-
| visional stamp of 1S45 was sold for 1872 so
| at a sale held by the Collectors club of
! New York last week There are only
few of these stamps in existence and the
| price is not high considering their rarity.
Prescene's bill tonight at the Auditori-
! UNI will include his original one-ring
| circus, the prize attraction of the week.
! At the matinee on Saturday at 2.30 every
| lady present will receive a copy of a book
| written by Prescelle
The Congregational club will hold the
| last meeting of the season in the Brooks
| House Tuesday evening April 1G. Charles
| Erf1 Of usill
tain the club. Mr.. Grilley comes very
| highly recommended and has just re-
| turned from an extended western tour,
including the Pacific coast
The w c. r. L. will have an entertain
ment in Grange hall Wednesday evening
| April II. beginning promptly at $50. The
| program will include a midget coaching
| parade a flag drill by 10 children rain
bow dance by high school girls. solos by
prominent musicians of the town. reci-
tations and songs by the children and
other numbers.
a. +. Adams of Boston, representative
of the l.. G. Smith Il Brothers typewriter
company, who died in the Heaton hos
pital, Montpelier, Wednesday afternoon
was well known in Brattleboro. He was
here on his last trip Friday. He
was taken suddenly i'll in Montpelier
Tuesday with what appeared to be mus
cular rheumatism.
Caleb Il. Lamson has sold his cigar
box manufacturing business to Clifford
NJ Cheney Of Charlestown, y. H., who
took possession Tuesday. Mr.. Lamson
has carried on the business here about
eight years He was formerly located in
the Ullery building annex but has re-
Gently had place on Flat street. He will
devote his attention for the present TO
building several houses on his property on
Washington street.
Tickets for the military BAH to be given
April ~ under the auspices Of Company |,
I V. n. G., went on sale this morning at
Thomass drug store and through MEM
bers of the company The interest in the
ball is great and its success is assured
from the number of tickets that have
been spoken for in advance. The full mill
itary band will give hours concert
before the dancing and will appear in
their new uniforms for the first time
Tickets may be obtained for the concert
t alone or for the concert and ball The
committee OF arrangements expects that
there will be a good number of officers
5 from other companies here as guests.
! States Attorney Robert c. Bacon has
been retained by Alice Fischer the act
ress, In her suit against the VIII ]. Block
I Amusement company of New York fol-
e alleged breach of contract. She claims
y that she was engaged TO star in Honor
r Bright" at a salary of 5000 a week and
= the company failed to produce the play
S Mr.. Bacon was in Nashua. n. H., Mon.
$ day where he attached all the scenery o.
s the Comm Through the Rye" company
p and New York lawyers attached the
d equipment of the Land OF Nod com
n pany, both appearing under the Blocl
o management. The company gave bond!
S to appear at the May term Of the Hills
t boro county IN. h court.
u Edward l.. Willard. colored, who wa
I than three nor more than four years fl
state prison on a charge of highway rob
u berry, is supposed to have been tougl
character who lived near the Valley Fai
r ground more than 90 years ago. Tn
n elder Willard, who died a few years ag
n near Bellows Falls was a respectful
IT man. but he had two wild sons, am
II shortly after they left this town they wer
e sentenced to long terms in Danemora, y
o Y, for assaulting women near Sandy Hill
a n. Y. One of these boys was named Ed
e ward. The negro sentenced in Keene at
n tackled a man in the cemetery in tina
y. city one night last winter and robbed hir
e of a sum of money.
e Luther Avery, employed in the Este
y Organ company shops returned to hi
II home Friday afternoon about 80 o'cloc
J. in a daZed condition and remained so ia
n several days. When he came home hi
e clothing was soaked with water as thong
Is he had fallen into a pond or brook. II
lie could not tell what had happened
) him. He went back TO his work afte
dinner but did not remain at the factor,
m His shopmates supposed he had gone to hi
l. home until his family telephoned to fin
al out what time he had left the shop. H
TT watch stopped at 100 o'clock. indicatin
lie that whatever happened to him was &
lie that hour. He remained partially ur
in conscious until Monday. when he becam
m a little more rational and asked fc
1t nourishment. He was taken to the Re
lie treat Monday 10 be examined.
I'd William Schuster's song rectal in III
lg Wheel club rooms recently was receive
10 with great demonstration, and followin
al it he received many requests that he civ
st a similar entertainment in the Auditor
W UNI. He has decided to accede to thos
ed requests and the recital will take place @
in Thursday evening, April 49, Miss Harri,
n NJ. Holden viii be the accompanist. TT
In attractive and varied program is give
elsewhere. Mr.. Schuster has not bee
m heard in a public way I'm his home tow
In since he won great success in grand an
n comic opera, and as he will leave soon
lie | fill an important engagement the oppo
hit tunity for hearing him here may not I
ke presented in several years Mr.. Schuste
ed who received his musical education
b. Leipzig. Germany, has Travelled through
1g out this country and England the past
is. years with leading grand and comic opel
he | companies