Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-15

horses died Monday.
Quonektacat tribe of Red Men worked
the degree on four candidates in the meet
ing last Friday night
The Vermont Wheel club will have a
ladies night gathering this evening with
"A song recital by WIN Schuster as a
feature.
Ten members were initiated at the reg
ular monthly meeting of the Garment
Workers union held in Grand Army hall
Monday evening.
State Fish and Game Commissioner
Thomas has appointed +. L. Wellman of
Guilford and NJ J. Howard of South Lon
donderry wardens.
Canton Palestine Patriarchs Militant,
has been invited to give an exhibition drill
at the state meeting of odd Fellows In
Montpelier next summer.
The habits, customs and Industries Of
the Emerald Isle viii be reproduced by
Lyman II. Howe at the Auditorium Fri
day evening, March 90 in all their charm
and quaintness.
Mrs. Jennie f. Fales of Worcester has
been appointed by the probate court
guardian of her mother. Mrs Della A.
Wilder succeeding the late John II. Mer-
rihed in the position.
The hearts of p children of the kinder
garten were gladdened Saturday, when
they were given sleighride of two hours
by Lveryman II. r. Brown in one of his
big barges. The main trip was up the
Putney road and around the tlatiron.
The offer of the Daniel Lazelle farm,
in the west part of Gulford, for sale
this spring affords a good opening for a
farmer. Particulars are given in the ad-
vertisement by \. A. Fairbanks, the ad-
minstrator of the LaZelle estate.
Brattleboro lodge, No. 1O2, a. f. e
\. NJ, will hold a special communication
next Tuesday evening. March 10, in recog-
milton of passing the POO mark in It's mem
bership. The Master Mason degree will
be conferred and Frederic l. Swift, d. ID.
G.. NJ, will make an official visitation.
The famous Harvard quartet of Boston
will sing during the comforting of the
degree ana at the banquet which will
follow the closing of the lodge. Inter
estlng postprandial exercises are planned.
A badly burned couch and a smoked
room resulted from the head of u match
flying off in the apartment of Mrs. Gill
bert Murray, Elliot street. Sunday night.
Mrs. Murray's daughter struck a match
to light lamp and the head flew of and
set fire to the couch cover. She screamed
and men from the fire station across the
street rushed across and put out the
flames. The couch was thrown out the
window and was badly demolished both
by the fire and the fall. The room was
slightly damaged by fire and smoke.
The trustees of the Universalist church
have called a special parish meeting for
the evening of March 20 to see what ac-
ton the parish will take in regard to
calling a pastor to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Rev. f. l.. Mas
seek several months ago. Many Candi-
dates have been heard and some Of
/ them have preached second time
| Though the trustees will not recommend
/ anyone for the pastorate the question has
been well discussed and it is generally
understood that the choice rests between
! Rev. w. c. Schoppee of Webster. Mass
and d. f. Trout of Tufts college. Both
have shown ability and either would
! make an acceptable pastor.
Dwight Barrett of North Hinsdale was
arrested Saturday by Deputy Sheriff My
ron F. Davis as the result of suit
| brought by l.. W. Amdon of Brattleboro
| against Barrett for the recovery of Is
! tons of hay or their equivalent in money.
! F. c. Gale became surety of Mr.. Barrett $
appearance in a hearing in the municipal
| court next Wednesday. The suit arose
over the alleged disposing Of 10 tons Of
hay stored in a barn in Chesterfield which
| Barrett rented of Mr. Amidon. Mr.. Ami
| don claims that the hay in question
was his and that Mr.. Barrett has wrong
! fully fed it to his own stock or sold it.
| The action has been pending for some
! days and Mr. Barrett was arrested on
| his first appearance in Brattleboro He
could not be arrested in New Hampshire
unless suit was brought there and ii was
| more convenient to have the case tried
| in Brattleboro.
The home of Mrs. George S. Dowley,
! North Main street, was the scene OF a
! pleasant gathering of the Daughters OF
! 1872 Wednesday afternoon. The house
| was attractively decorated with blue and
gray with white carnations, the emblem
| of the order and prettily decorated tables
bore a large store of fancy and useful
articles, which found a ready sale. Mrs.
| Dowley and Mrs. Charles w. Richardson
| served refreshments I'm the dining room
and Miss Elizabeth Marshall and Miss
! Ethel Randall poured. During the after
| noon pleasing musical program was
| given, including piano solos by Mrs. A. p.
Carpenter, Miss Ellen Sherman and Wales
| Holden and a violin solo by Miss Helen
| Weatherhead, accompanied by Miss Hat
| tie Clark. The proceeds of the sale are to
go toward a fund for tablet to the MEM
DRY of the men of Vermont who served
in the war of 1912, which will be erected
in Montpelier.
The board of selectmen elected i'm the
! annual Town meeting ldSt week met Tor
! organization while the adjourned town
meeting was in progress Monday morn
ing. William H. Vinton, the new member
of the board. was elected chairman and
+. II. Putnam was reelected clerk. The
first business of the recognized board was
to elect the minor officers reported at the
| close of the adjourned town meeting. The
board was in session the greater part of
Monday and Tuesday i'm considering the
road problem, which has become a knotty
| one by the election of a second road com
missioner. Not only has the territory of
the town to be divided but the money to
be spent has to be apportiOned for the
use of each of the road commissioners.
The selectmen have gone over the ac-
counts for several years and determined
as closely as possible how much of the
money was spent outside the village lin
its. The apportionment OF money will
be made on this as a basis. Further
meetings will have to be held before the
arrangement is completed, but it is hoped
that a just division Of the labor and the
money can be reached which win satisfy
all sections of the town.
Henry X. Willard calls the attention OF
any Brattleboro people who mean to visit
Washington this spring or summer to the
new Willard hotel, the Occidental re-