Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-03

Rev. F. A. Wells will conduct the
chapel service at the Retreat Sunday
afternoon at 8 o'clock.
George H. Clapp will lead the devo-
tional service in the Congregational
chapel tonight at 7.S0 o'clock.
Miss Ruth w. Childs, chairman of the
committee for the costume party given
in the Brooks House recently, has given
$50 to the rest room from the balance
left after expenses of the party were
paid
While Earl H. Howe was playing ball
wednesday evening with the Vermont
Printing company's team he hurt one
ankle and yesterday morning went to
his home in Brookline where he will re-
main few days
AS usual on May day, the children in
this locality observed Wednesday with
Mayday games and by hanging May
baskets in the evening. The weather was
mild during the day and although it was
trihe chilly in the evening boys and
girls were out in large numbers.
The question of confirming the auction
sale of the property of the Hardware &
Woodenware company will come before
Judge ]. l.. Martin in New York Satur-
day of next week. 1t is expected that
there will be opposition to the confir-
nation of the sale. Judge Martin held
a regular session of the United States
court in Rutland Wednesday and yes
terday, returning to Brattleboro yester-
day afternoon He will be here sew
eral days.
The Island Park company has had 10
men at work on the island this week
getting the grounds in readiness for the
coming season The pavilion is being
painted with the same shade of green
lie
minor improvements are being made. The
recent flood left layer of dirt on the
baseball grounds and the men have been
busy taking in grass seed On this ac-
count the grounds cannot be used for
baseball practice for few weeks.
John Doyle, who was sentenced by
the judge of Windham county court at
Newfane to serve from six to eight
years in the state prison for a statutory
offense committed in Windham, was
pardoned by Gov. John A. Mead Mon
day noon, after having served 80 months.
Doyle came to Brattleboro, where his
wife is confined in the Memorial hos
pital critically i'll with a spinal trouble.
The pardon is the result of petitions
circulated in various parts of the county
by Attorney Charles S. Chase
Mrs. Julia Bailey of % Prospect street
reached her 10Th birthday anniversary
lueSuay. class NO. III OF the Baptist
Bible school gave her reception from
to o'clock. attended by so to go per-
sons, and buffet luncheon was served
The flower committee presented her a
handsome bouquet in behalf of the
class, and she also received a shower
of postcards, which she greatly enjoyed
| a surprise birthday cake was lighted
with 70 candles. and musical selections
We're rendered by Mrs. L. Newcomb of
| Boston.
F. r. Vaughan's meteorological record,
| from observations taken at 16 High
| street, is as follows for the month of
April: Maximum temperature, "a. the
! 9Th and 10th; minimum temperature. 10,
| the 4th; mean temperature, 42.8; max
| imum barometer 1904, the 26th; mini
mum barometer, 29.44. the 23d; mean
barometer 3O03; prevailing wind, north
| snowfall, 2.25 inches; precipitation, 2.65
inches; precipitation for 1912, 11.99
inches; precipitation to May l. 1911,
800 inches; excess this year, .2.9O
| inches.
| A local hearing was held before the
| license commissioners of Marlboro We'd
| nesday afternoon on Cotton A. Mather s
| petition for a second class liquor Ii
cense. Attorney c. 81 Chase, who is
counsel for the town, represented the
| commissioners, and Attorney w. d.
Smith represented the applicant After
short hearing it was decided that Mr.
Mather should furnish additional bonds
before definite action was taken on his
| petition. 1t is understood that the COM
missioners will ask about $4,000 as a
license fee.