Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-04-01
LOCAL OVERFLOW.

The ladies' circle Of the Uniyersolist
church will hold a business meeting IN
the church parlor Thursday afternoon M
4 O'clock '' hooii at
Henry G.. Clark has sold the Austi,
mouse on the south side of Canal street
10 heNtord Benson. who will make some
repairs and will occupy one of the tene-
ments.
Sedgwick Woman's Relief corps will
hoId a rummage sale in the Judge build
ing on Main street April and 9 All
for the sale 81 ''o'e9
The Twin State Gas and Electric com
pany put into effect a further reduced
rate today in accordance with the nolicv
tney announced at the beginning Of the
year The new rates are one cent lower
than the rates given last month.
L.. H. Barber has added to his already
well-stocked line of Victor goods tne
complete line of Victor double records
making the largest and most complete
Inc of machines and records in both
Edison and Victor goods handled in This
state. " '''7
The grocery clerks await with interest
the announcement of the result of the
contest which ended last night for cash
prizes offered by f. Crosby & Co to the
clerks selling the most barrels of White
SATIN Hour in March. The winners will
be announced next week
The annual meeting Of the board of
trade will be. held Thursday evening
April IA. As there is some business of
unusual Importance to come uD a Special
EFFORT Is being made to get out a large
number of the members Secretary
george r.. FOX Is sending out cards TO
each member announcing the date and
urging them to keep 1t free from other
engagements. The regular notice will be
sent later.
Mrs Eta NJ. Pratt about 20. widow of
|. Warren Pratt, died Wednesday after
noon after a short illness with a commit
cation of diseases. Her maiden name was
Miss Eta Wood, and she and her hus-
oahu hNed here many years previous to
his death, Feb g. 1903. Mrs Pratt had
lived at the town farm several years and
she was committed to the Retreat about
year ago. She has no near relatives
Prayer will be offered in II. T. Bonds
undertaking parlor this afternoon bv
Rev. d. f. Trout and the burial will
take place in Northampton.
Papers in a suit brought by Mrs Minnie
Robertson Langley of Putnev against
several Putney young men to recover
damages in the sum of $3.50 have been
filed in the county clerks office. The de-
! PENDANTS are Frank Young, Dalton How
| ard, Clifford Dawson James Grimes
| John Patterson, Frank Ketchum and
| John Carpenter. alias Thomas CARPENTER
| Mrs. Langley alleges that on July g. 1909
the young men went upon her premises in
| Putney village and tore a summer house
| from its foundation and carried it away
| Lawyer r. ]. Waterman is attorney for
! Mrs. Langley.
Two suits have been brought this week
| growing out of the sale of the Barrett
| farm in Putney, which was owned by
Mr.. and Mrs. Buchanan of Athol to Low
| ell II. Patch and Luther w Allen Of
Putney. The Buckmans took a note on
| personal property, and they have sued
| to recover on the note. The other suit
| Is brought by Mrs Allen against Mr.
| Patch to recover money advanced She
| claims that she advanced 5000 to her hus-
| band and Mr.. Patch with which to buy
the farm, and she has sued Mr.. Patch to
| recover one half of that sum. Chase &
Daley are attorneys for the plaintiffs
The annual meeting OF the Brattleboro
! Creamery association will be held Mon
! day The annual report for the year
| ending March is as follows: Pounds
OF cream 3O5, 1903; pounds of butter, 70, -
! $50; pounds Of butter fat, 64.7f3 price
| per pound of butter fat. 29.S3 cents
| price per pound of butter, 1857 cents;
expenses for year, S5,24427; paid pa
! irons, Sl9,l77.06; buttermik and cream
sales for year, S653.74; average gain
from churn, IA per cent; price per pound
of butter fat decreased. 1-3 of l per
| cent; price per pound of butter in
creased 1.32 cents; cost OF making, Z
| cents per pound as against sos cents
| the year before.
In regard to the Keene music festival.
concerning which notice was given last
week, l.. W. Hawley, who hoped to in
| terest enough Brattleboro persons in the
! festival to secure special train service,
hgs Nrrrff No
Il regret to say that a letter received
| from Mr.. Coffin, the conductor of the
| festival states that they are unable to
| arrange for the special train from South
| Vernon to Bratteboro connecting from
! Keene after the concert. They thought
it was entirely feasible and so announced
it, but the friction between the two roads
| prevents the consummation of the plan.
1t is to be hoped that many will attend
! the festival but so far getting home
that night by rail is concerned, it is
| out of the question" The festival will
| will take place Thursday night, April IA.
The annual roll call of the Universalist
| church took place in the vestry last even
| ing and was a very happy occasion.
| There was a large attendance and many
responses were read from nonresident
members and others who were unable to
be present, the letters Astounding in a
spirit of goodwill An excellent supper
former pastors were read and felicitous
remarks were made by Rev. E. Q. s.
| Osgood pastor of the Unitarian church.
| The roll call then was begun by the
| pastor, Rev. d. Z. Trout, and it was in
terspersed with musical numbers, includ-
| ing a cornet solo, 1.-The song that reached
| my heart" by Sewall Morse. a tenor solo,
| Garden of roses" by Walter Stearns.
and a piano solo by Mrs. C. NJ Brazer.
| Following the piano selection cordial re-
marks were made by Rev. +. l.. Leavitt,
| pastor of the Universalist church of Bel
| lows Falls, and the meeting closed with
| the singing of II love Thy church, o
| God" by the audience.
Mrs. Jennie l. Benson, SO, wife Of
Charles Benson, died in her home on
South Main street Monday after an Ill
ness of three months. She was thought
| to be improving until about three weeks
| ago, when she had a shock from which
she did not rally. She was born in
Mount Holly Sept. 8, 1857, and was a
daughter of Homer and Sara (Flanders)
Wilcox. She attended the public schools
| of Mount Holly, and was married to
| Charles Benson of Mount Holly in Weston
Jan. 10, 1873. They lived a few years
in Weston before moving to Arlington
They lived there until II years ago, when
they went to Bennington, coming TO
| Brattleboro from there four years ago.
| Mrs Benson was a staunch member oil
the Methodist church. She leaves her
husband and one son, Clarence Benson
of North Hatfield, Mass. Prayer was