Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22

The annual meeting Of the Brattleboro
Creamery association will be held Monday,
April /.
George Danyew will begin soon to con-
vert his barn on Elliot street into ten
cmcnt house.
Fifteen of the high school girls have
formed a gymnasium class. with Miss
Wellman teacher.
Lyman Howe's celebrated moving pic
lures will be the attraction at the Audi
tOrium this evening.
Friendship circle will hold a meeting in
odd Fellows hall Friday, March 20. Sup
per will be served at els There will be
work
canvass will be made next week for
the sale Of tickets for Prof Southwick $
lecture, to be given at the Brooks House
Saturday, March 80.
Beauseant commandery. X. T.. will
hold a special conclave next Wednesday
afternoon and evening for comforting all
the degrees of the order
The odd Fellows dance Tuesday even
ing was well attended and was pronounced
one Of the most enjoyable Of the season.
At least one more will be arranged.
The highway department began its
spring housekeeping on Main and Elliot
streets today scraping off the snow and
accumulated dirt and carting It on
Connecticut Valley Council. No. 16, X.
and S. NJ, conferred its degrees at spec
ial convocation held in Masonic hall last
evening. Refreshments were served after
the work
Grange Dramatic club will present in
Grange han next Thursday evening the
play Liberty Corners which has been
i'm rehearsal some time. There will be
specialtics between the acts and Friday
evening the play viii I've followed by dane
ing.
Stetsons "Uncle Toms Cabin" company
was greeted by full house at the Audi
forum Friday night. The audience
evnced thorough enjoyment Of the pre-
sentation, which was far above the aver
age of such productions. The specialties
were excellent, particularly the singing
by the ladies' quartet
At the completion Of the inspection Of
the First Regiment band. V. y. c.. yes
terday afternoon orders were issued by
Adjutant General Gilmore for the mem
bers of the band to be measured today
for full dress uniforms complete The
band has been engaged to play for the
military balls in Brattleboro and Bellows
Falls in April.
Benjamin F. Baker died in his home. 80
High street, last night after a short i'll
ness. lie was about 20 years old and has
lived in Brattleboro the greater part of
his life. For many years he was a house
painter and paper hanger. He leaves
wife and one sister, Mrs. Cora Leon
ard of Chaplin street, and one brother i'm
the West
Henry Wetherbee. who was injured in
=. V. Aliens mill in Gassetts, was brought
to Brattleboro Memorial hospital His
left arm was caught between pulley and
belt. and the flesh terribly lacerated from
shoulder to elbow and near the hand
Wetherbee Is about % years old, his
home is in Wendell Mass and he had
worked in the mill only one day when the
accident took place.
The spring migration Of the birds has
begun in earnest. Robins. bluebris and
song sparrows have been here for nearly
a week and bronzed grackle was heard
this morning. These will stay here
through the summer but another spring
arrival. the fox sparrow. will only pay a
passing visit Of few weeks. At least
a dozen more species will probably make
their appearance next week.
The executive committee Of the Val
ley Fah association met last SATURDAY.
afternoon and decided a few of the many
T.
Han, associate editor of the American
Horse Breeder, will serve as Judge and
G. F. Pike of Windsor will act as starter
again. The tangle OF dates for the racing
circuit has been Strengthened out. and
viii be as follows: Barton. Aug 2O-23:
Newport Aug. 27-2S; Sherbrooke. Sept.
III; St Johnshury, Sept. l7-19 Brat
ueboro Sept. q, p and %.
Judge f. l.. Waterman almost estab-
lished a precedent in Rutland county court
by laying down rules as to the prepara-
ton of cases for trial. 1t has been char
acteristic Of Rutland county for some few
terms to waste lots of time because Of
slowness of the lawyers in getting cases
ready for trial. Judge Waterman an
nounced that all cases would be taken up
I'm the exact order of the trial docket and
when one side wanted trial the other
party would have to be ready to proceed
when the case was reached or show good
cause why the case should not be heard.
Plans are being made for the First
Regiment bands big minstrel production
May and s. The chorus will begin re-
hearsals In the band room next Tuesday
evening. \ full attendance is desired
The first part of the show this year will
be a decided change from anything ever
given by local talent. p. B. Metcalf of
Boston, well known in theatricals has
just completed the overture and first
part written especially for this produc-
ton, and knowing the standard of our
local talent says this first part is "The
Best Ever" The chorus will have a
chance to do bit of comic opera work
in connection with the minstrel part the
music being entirely novel The pretty
costumes, scenery and stage setting will
come direct from a Boston theatre The
olio viii consist of novelties including a
speciality by Howard c. Rice. whose work
in previous shows has been a drawing
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