Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-25

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dance in Grange hall Tuesday nignt
Everybody is invited.
The annual business meeting of In,
Brattleboro civic Improvement leagu,
VIII be held Wednesday evening at ia
O'Clock in the home of Mrs George c
AVerill
\ regular meeting Of the woman4
auxiliary of the Y. NJ. c. A. will be helt
tuesday afternoon at $50 in the res
room. Rev. Or. John r. Cow will speal
on The passing Of the sutirists" Their,
VIII be special music. The executiv,
board VIII meet at 3 o'clock
The Grange dramatic club will hold IFS
monthly business meeting tonight In
Grange hall After the business meeting
there Will he two act comedy entitled
"A PerpleNing situation" to be followed
by dance. All members of the Grange
old and young, are invited
Protective Grange conferred the third
ana fourth degree ON a class of 10 at the
| regular meeting Wednesday,, evening
| The work was done by special degree
| team with Mrs. H. W. Sargent as master.
| After the degree work harvest supper
was served in the banquet hall ana the
| later evening was spent in dancing.
Williamsvlle Grange will give the en-
tertainment at the next meeting, March
George +. shaw of Atho who was
captured recently after a sensational
chase through Brattleboro streets bv
| Chlet of Police George Wilson was given
| a sentence of three months i'm the mousse
| OF correction at Fitchburg on being con-
| Nlcted ON a charge Of larceny SATURDAY.
| Two other charges, one for larceny and
! another for ConCealing mOrtgaged prom
erty, were brought against llm The
second charge Of larceny was filed away
Joseph Wood Of Weston, the Oldest man
| in Vermont and probably in New Eng
| land quietly observed his 10th birthday
anniversary yesterday owing to the Sc
| verify OF the weather and the rough
| roads there was no regular celebration,
OF the event but a number of neighbors
called 10 congratulate the venerable man
who Is In good health. although he has
been totally blind several years An ex-
Tended sketch of Mr. Wood appeared in
The Phoenix Dec. -.
Dr. Arthur II. II. Lewis. Il. "A vetcr-
mary surgeon who formerly practlccd in
l'rattleboro was found dead in bed in his
home In Barre Tuesday morning He
returned about midnight from a prof,s-
slunal call To- Berlin. His wife became
alarmed at mis- appearance about q i'm tho
morning and called physicians. who said
he had been dead two or three hours lie
was native of Durham. T. o.. ana "A
gradual" Of Ontario Veterinary cGlpp. and
western veterinary college iu Kansas
CITY His first wife was Anna Lawrence,
q native of Nova Scotia. who was a pro-
iess.ou1i nurse iu Hrattl,horo at uu.
time. Sac died about five wear. tp,
The wife who survives him WIS li7..
Nina Brown of Portland. Oregon. Dr
Lewis also Leaves sister and two brotu-
rr~.
George f.. Bishop who was elected ire,
warden without any salary bv the town
I"S' year. mas statement in the town
report tie notes tie lmposSIbultv of
doing the best work without a snacinc
appropriation ana he calls attention to
IN" work that has been accomplished hv
private subscription. He speaks of the
damage which has been done to The. trees
pN collision of vehicle. from using them
as nltching posts ana from unskulful
pruning Many trees are damaged ar
killed from contact with heavily charged
electric wires and from leakage Of gas
from the street mains All these
troubles may be remedied by proper con-
troll by the town and by cooperation OF !
me citizens. He recommends an appro-
priation of $500 for the care Of the shade |
trees of the town.
The municipal court took another trlp |
TO Putney Monday to close the incident |
OF the raid upon the Kendrick House |
made recently by Brattleboro ana Dunn |
inerstun officers. A nearing in the case
was held Monday of last week. but Judge
T. W. Gibson adjourned the hearing "A |
week in order that he might consider
whether he would remit tl9 fine against
Landlord SUBWAY. He was urged TO
do this in petition signed by &c voters
ol futhey. The state was willing to
accept plea Of guilty to one offence |
ana to the minimum fine $500 Judge
Gibson gave his decision AT the adjourned
hearing, the sentence being to pay a fine
Of $500 and costs. In passing sentence
judge Gibson stated that he could not