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

Leitslnger's orchestra Of ten pieces will
play at the hremen's ball in Athol to-
night
The postponed lecture by Prof South
wick of the Emerson School of Oratory
will be given April %.
special train will run from Brattle-
boro to Newiane at 10 a. m, next Tues
day, the opening day of court.
The w. c. r. L. will hold a regular
meeting In their room i'm the Emerson
building Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
Brattleboro camp. Modern Woodmen of
America, will hold a special meeting Mon
day evening i'm Red Mems hall. All mem
bers are requested to be present
The sophomore class of the high school
Will serve hash supper in Grange ban
quet hail tomorrow, Saturday, evening
20 O'Clock Proceeds will be added to
the Washington fund.
An illustrated lecture on the city of
Petra Will be given by Rev. T. T. Mathi-
son in Festival hall Tuesday evening.
April 49, for the benefit Of the ladies' aid
society OF st Michaels Episcopal church.
The ladies' aid society and all ladies'
interested In the work Of the Methodist
church will meet in the church parlors TO
sew wednesday afternoon, April 10. There
o'clock
An alarm was rung from box 45 about
o'clock Wednesday afternoon on ac-
count OF a small brush fire in the rear of
houses on Cedar street The services of
the lire department were scarcely nee
essary ana the horses had hard pull for
nothing.
The case of Thomas Race against r. r.
chapman ana A. r. futile, trustee, was
on the docket In the municipal court this
morning. Judgment was rendered
against the defendant for $l5 and against
the trustee for $50. The suit was to re-
cover on note
y. Lndjequst. employed in the reed
board department of the Estey shops.
stuck knife into his hand so deenlv
That II struck the bone Monday and he
was taken to his home. The wound was
painful and might develop into a serious
INJURY but 1t Is expected that he will be
back at work ia "A few DAYS.
The body of Edward s. Marston. who
died in Boston March 81. was brought
here for burial Thursday. He was 60
years old. His wife was Miss Macmillan
or Brattleboro, and the body was buried
IN the Macmillan lot in Prospect Hin
cemetery. Mrs Marston and a few
friends came with the body.
Peter f. Fiion, while driving his young
trotter -.ridgie." into the yard OIL the
Brattleboro Cabinet company Saturday
morning lost control of the horse. which
bolted and threw Mr.. Filion and his IA
Their to the ground Mr.. Fflion. sr was
so badly shaken UP that he has been I'M
able to attend to work since The only
injury young Mr.. Filion sustained was n
severe shock to his nervous system. The
wagon was slightly damaged.
Robert Mckee, who was employed I'm
II. r. Browns stables several wears is
now visiting his boyhood home in Beck
e. Mass Mckee Joined Company l when
il went To Chickamauga in the Spanish
American war. Later he joined the r-gu-
lar army; he is now serving his second on
lstmcnt He Is a member of the 18Th
cavalry and has been stationed of late I'm
Nalla Walla, Washington He has seen
service In the Philippines in addition to
several stations in this country
The maple sugar season received a Sc
we're set back with the exceedingly warm
weather OF the last OF last week The sap
stopped running almost wholly Friday
and saturday, but the cold weather Of
sunday, Monday and Tuesday raised homes
ni a return OF the flow of sap The freez-
lng nights and warmer days made Tues
DAY and Wednesday good sap DAYS and
IN" sugar makers started afresh The
qua.tN "i this later run Of sap is not as
good as the earlier run, though a fair
amount Of sugar is being made
The gross receipts of the Brattleboro
post office, on postal account, during the
year ended March 81 amounted to s36
'l.25, an increase OF $4.6l7 over same
period one year ago. 50, 969 more than two
years ago, and Sl3,4S1 increase in five
years. Sales Of stamps stamped envel-
opes and cards during the year amounted
TO *55444.45; box rentals, S534.26: and
corrections from local publishers on pa
pers mailed outside the county at ono
cen0 per pound, S2,7S2.7l. the weight Of the
lree-in-t he-county circulation being 90
~ pounds. The total weight Of second
class matter mailed by publishers was
@'N4So pounds-nearly $50 tons.