Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-04-08


hold a sewing meeting Thursday after
noon in Grand Army hall.
The teachers training class will meet
with Mrs. f. c. Brown on Bullock street
Monday evening at 745. Subject, ADO
lescence."
Sedgwick Woman's Relief corps win
hold a rummage sale in Richardson
building today and tomorrow Any arti-
Giles will be gratefully received.
Mrs. Sharples's class of young women
of the Methodist church will hold a food
sale Saturday afternoon in the vacant
store in Retting building on High street.
The women of the Unitarian society
will hold a sociable in Wells hall Tues
day. a creamed fish supper win be
served at $50. All are invited to be
present.
The annual meeting Of the Brattleboro
board of trade will be held in Festival
hail Thursday evening of next week at
7,30 o'clock. Every member is urged to
be present
Miss Annie Wilson held the number
which drew the order for a $40 suit at
the matinee performance by the Klark-
Urban company Saturday. a large audi
ence was present.
The grand jury of the superior court
in session in Keene Tuesday reported
Chesterfield for keeping liquor for sale,
subsequent offence.
The ladies' aid society Of the methodist
church will hold a special business meet
ing in the church parlor next Wednesday
afternoon. a large attendance is desired,
as business Of Importance will be trans
acted
Bingham chapter. order of the Eastern
star, Will hold special convocation i'm
Masonic hall this, Friday, evening. at
80 The following grand officers have
expressed their intention of being present.
Mrs. Christina Borland, G. NJ; Mrs.
Jennie c. Pierce, ID. G. M; George F.
Leland. ID. G. T. The degrees will be
conferred upon two candidates a BAN
quet will be served at 6 o'clock.
Several local anglers have returned
from New Hampshire brooks with strings
Of trout in the past few days. The
catches as a rule have been limited to
small number Of fish, but these have
been of good size The largest catch
reported was made by DR.. l.. S. Edwards
and f. |. Swift on the Hubbard brook in
Chesterfield They found conditions
about right one of the warm days this
week and secured 40 fish
The high school boys are planning to
! have a good track team this season to
| compete against Greenfield and Bellows
I
| interscholastic events. All Of the point
| winners of last years team are now in
/ school except sherman Jenne, who won
| the pole vault against Greenfield and Bel
/ lows Falls and who was second in this
/ event at Burlington. Some of the young
candidates last year are expected to show
| improved form and there are several
| good athletes in the freshman class so
/ that the team as an organization ought
! to be stronger than last year.
Many expressions of pleasure have been
made by those who attended the annual
whist party given in the Vermont Wheel
| club rooms by Bratteboro Sunshine So
ciety, branch l, to raise money for the
| work of the society. Fifteen tables were
| filled ana a buffet luncheon was served.
! Mrs. Cora c. Leonard, Mrs. a. r. ST.
! monds and Miss Ruth Dewitt won the
women's prizes and Mrs .. J. Pratt, \.
| w. Montgomery and +. \. Thompson the
mems prizes. Mrs. Pratt playing in the
| place of male partner The committee
in charge consisted of Miss Mabel Hunt,
| Mrs. G. l. Stckney. Miss Mabel Hough-
! ton, Mrs. G. +. Bingham and Mrs. J. G.
! Dewitt
In the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Brattleboro creamery asso-
! citation Monday morning in Grange ban
quet hall the officers who served last year
were reelected and it was decided to
]
! of the Boston milk dealers into
the Brattleboro field last year cut
! down the production from the creamery
materially but it is apparent now that
| the swing is in the opposite direction and
! that the creamery is gaining ground
| again steadily. number OF the men
! who began last season to send their milk
to Boston instead Of selling their cream at
| the creamery have come back to their
! old way Of marketing their product. The
| outlook for the coming year is much
| more favorable than was expected a year
ago. The officers elected were: Directors
! W. l.. Sylvester of Brattleboro j f.. Gale
! of Guilford, 4. +. Miller of Dummerston
and J. G.. Stafford and r. II. Briggs Of
| Brattleboro: secretary and treasurer c.
A. Boyden; auditors, w. d. Smith and
| \. u Carpenter The president and man
ager are elected by the directors.
The selectmen have found a way to
! have the trees on the common pruned
without any extra expense to the town
or to the people who live in that locaIi-
~. When Tree Warden George Bish-
OPP introduced an article in the
| town meeting warrant for an APP
propriati ton to care for the shade
trees of the town he had the
common particularly in mind. The
proposition for a special appropriation
was turned down in the meeting and
the whole matter was left with the Sc
lectmen. Some of the people who live
in that part of the town said they
would contribute toward fund to take
care of the trees on the common pro-
vided the town would do something also
1t will be unnecessary for them to con-
tribute as the selectmen have made ar
rangements to have the trees trimmed by
II. +. Harris. janitor OF the town hall
building, during the quiet time in the
summer. The town pays Mr.. Harriss
salary during the summer months the
same as in winter, although the amount
of work which falls to him is much
ris will put the trees in good condition
this summer
Mrs. Addle L. Eddy. 81, widow of VIII
liam b. Eddy, died Friday in her home
on Western avenue after a long Illness
She was seriously i'll at the time of her
husbands death, Feb. %, and she failed
rapidly afterwards She was born in
Wardsboro, March IA, 1856, and was a
Morse. Her girlhOod was spent in Wards
boro and 1t was there that she was mar
ried to Mr. Eddy, who was then resident
of Jamaica. Mr.. and Mrs Eddy came to
Brattleboro about 20 years ago, and for
many years Mr. Eddy was a piano and
organ salesman. Three children were born
to them, but all died in infancy. Mrs.
Eddy leaves three half brothers, S. F.
Breeze Morse, Taylor Johnson Morse and
Ernest Morse, all of Bratteboro. The
funeral was held Monday afternoon at
O'Clock in the home, Rev. DR.. John r.
Cow, pastor of the First Baptist church,
officiated and the bearers were II. b.
Chamberlain, e. w. Blodgett, E. l..