Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-08
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BRATTLEBORO.

Il. w. Sharp.
The women of the Unitarian church
will serve supper in Wells hall Tuesday
evening" March ~, at $50 o'clock.
Pocahontas council will hold another
dance in Red Mems hall tomorrow, Sat
urday night. The public is invited,
Miss Martha r. Eager, a native of
Newfane and a former resident of Brat
tleboro, died suddenly Feb q, in Ashe-
willie, N. c.
A meeting of the w. C. T. U. will be
held in the rest room Monday at 3 p.
IN. Members are requested to be pres
ent as there is important business to
be transacted.
Dennis Rebekah lodge, No. l. d. of r.,
will confer the Rebekah degree on
eight candidates Tuesday evening. Re-
freshments will be served at the close
of the meeting.
Brattleboro camp, Modern Woodmen of
America gave dance in Red Mems
hall Tuesday night for which over 60
tickets were sold. Dugan and Wales
furnished music and refreshments were
served. The affair was a success soc-
ally and financially.
The selectmen decided Wednesday not
to pay any claims against the town I'M
less itemzed bills are presented. They
decided to do this in order to protect
themselves and the town. BY having
itemized bills the opportunity for over
charges is minmiZed.
Early next week in Vaughan & Bur-
netts windows two silver cups will be
exhibited which will be given to the
winners in two battle royals for boys
of two sizes in the Auditorium next
Thursday evening, when Dr. Roller and
Fritz Hanson will be the star perform
ers. The belt which Hanson won, en-
blematic of the New England welter-
weight championship, will also be dis
played.
The proprietors of the Brattleboro
bakeries are ready to back up the state
ment that their bread Is just as good
as that for which people send out of
town. They fail to see where there is
any more justice in sending away for
bread than there is in sending away for
other things instead of patronizing the
local merchants who pay their share
toward the expense of maintaining local
institutions.
The preacher in the First Baptist
church Sunday morning will be Rev. AL
yah S. Hobart, d. D., professor of New
Testament Interpretation in Grocer Theo-
logical seminary. DR.. Hobart has long
been regarded as one of the trusted and
able leaders of the Baptist denomination,
having filled some of the most important
pastorates. He is a speaker of force and
charm with a message fresh and inspir-
ing A visit to his niece Mrs. Glenn c.
Gould affords the opportunity of giving
Brattleboro Baptists the pleasure of
hearing him.
Jean ]. Vanderveer has drawn a plan
of the front elevation of Charles Miner 5
proposed new building on Elliot street
and is engaged in drawing working plans
for the rest of the building. The plan
already drawn shows a four STORY build
ing. SO feet in width. Mr. Miner prob
ably will have three apartments on each
of the three upper floors He has not
decided what the first floor will be used
for although he has received several APP
pications from prospective tenants. He
probably will decide that question with
in the next few days The building will
be about 105 feet in length.
There never has been time when +.
b. Barrows az Co. were unable to sup
ply to customers, although there
have been times when the supply was
low, and this year has been no exception.
The supply was short last week. but only
because the coal was sidetracked on ac-
count of the volume of other business on
the railroads, but everybody was able to
secure enough to keep their fires going
Early this week Mr.. Barrows received
IA cars of hard and soft coal, and he has
been filling all orders except for next
winters supply. There has been no ad-
vance in price here and probably will
not be unless people try to buy up al
the supply there is in sight.
Wednesday morning was one of the
sharpest of the winter the thermomete,
registering from to 10 degrees below
zero in different parts of the town. The
weather was moderate before night, how
ever, and yesterday the warm weather
melted the snow to noticeable extent
and heavily laden sleds found Difficult
sleghing in the business section and or
Bridge street from the railroad tracks tC
the corner of Main street During the
afternoon the sleds that are drawing
lumber from Wantastiquet mountain tC
the S. A. Smith companys saw mil
came three at a time and at the end OF
the bridge all three teams were hitched
to each sled in turn in order to hau
the loads to the top of the grade.
The fourth quarterly conference or an
nual meeting of the Methodist church
was held Wednesday evening with Dis
trict Superintendent w. S. Smithers OF
Randolph presiding. Reports from the
various organizations connected with tn,
church were given, and the following of.
ficers were elected: Stewards, H. p
Matthews, F. A. Bagg, S. A. Daniels
u. I w HeeleT, \. -. SHlllI, w, .. BET
terley. j. E. Higley, Mrs. G. f. Thomas
Mrs. Eliza Adams, r. o, Mitchell, F. A
Shaw f. p. Smith and John W. Howe
G. G.. Wheeler was elected treasurer. c
ID. Smith recording secretary, and JOIN
w. Howe district steward 1t was vote
to have District Superintendent Smith
ers use his influence for the return o
Rev. T.. A. Wells to the pastoratt
another year
Edward A. Starkey of this town, whC
has been confined in jail in Montpelier
since last October, has brought a pc
tition for release before Judge Zed II
Stanton and hearing will take place II
Montpelier tomorrow. Attorney Frank F.
Barber of this town has gone to Mont
pelier to attend the hearing as counse
for the Peerless Casualty company o
Keene. Mr.. Starkey was agent for tn,
mpany, and suit was brought agains
him by the company. who claimed tina
- collected premiums of insurance fol-
them without turning over the money
Justice r. D. f. Stowe decided in favor
of the company. An appeal was taken e
. the county court. where Judge w III
Taylor decided for the company Ex-
ceptions were taken but the supreme
court sustained the county court and the
o.mo7ny took Starkev's body on an ex-
ecution and he was placed In jail, He
says he has been punished enough an
asks the court to review the facts ant
10 vac9te the certificate on the eXecu
ton, which means to set him free