Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-15

the BlnUlnH. lllt OIkuAAht nbiAANo viz ~ AN
no music comes he pulls the bellows signal
and again strikes the keys, but still no music
then he gets down from his scat goes around
to the little door, enters the organ, and tprv-
sumably) shakes up the boy tins done, lac
comes back, once more mounts his scat and
then there is music Meantime cheerful
smile extends over the house beginning IN
tho pulpit and running all through the pews.
All sing, and tho congregation disperses. eNi-
IDENTITY with something pleasant ON their
minds. and the boy wishes there was trap
door into the cellar for his special use.
Miss Emma Sands of Essex, the young
woman who created 80 much excitement IN
the vicinity Of Burlington a few weeks ago
by her mysterious Disappearance, and who
was found after few days to have become
insane and gone of IN a suit OF boys clothes,
was brought to the insane asylum last week
She is in a badly excited and incoherent con
ditiou, but her recovery is nevertheless hoped
for. As has been the cuse with numerous
other patients which have been brought here
since the passage Of the new law last fall-a
fact to which we have heretofore referred
the papers for this young woman's comnittal
were lacking in an essential particular, and
she could not be admitted until one OF the
persons bringing her had made the journey
TO and from Burlington TO have the deficiency
supplied In this case the certificate Of two
physicians in the patients probate district, as
10 her insanity. had been secured, and every
thing was all right except the fact that the
Judge of probate had not certified to the good
character and standing Of these physicians.
1t happened that the physicians certifying
were no other than DR.. Walter Carpenter Of
burlington and Dr. Butler Of Essex, both Of
them men Of eminence in their profession,
and men Of reputation outside the State Of
Vermont as well as in it-Dr Carpenter be
ing the Dean of the faculty Of the medical
department Of the Vermont University, and
DIR. Butler being an ex-president of the Yer
mont State Medical society. But all this
counted for nothing under the law. The
Judge Of probate of their district niust certify
TO the character of the physicians. and 10
have admitted the patient TO the asylum with
out his certificate would have given the asy-
lum official guilty Of the act State prison
ticket for three year..
The following is the list Of letters remain
ing at the post office in this village Aug. "A
Ladies ella L. Billings ~, Sarah bowl
ing Mrs. Nancy Harris Mrs. A. j. Root.
Mrs. Clara Russell. Mrs. Ellen Shea.
Gents AFRO Amidou. Levi J. Bolster. Pat
Cummings Thomas Gain, A. H. Dunklee,
Thomas Diguan, Obed Halladay, Orlen Hale,
jeremiah Malone l.. A. Stevens.
Held for better direction. Henry b. Iny-
Tor. Clinton Co. New York. Mr. l. r. Evans,
Spring Grow, Wis
Held for postage Mrs. Evans West Brat
tleboro, Vt.
Package. Charles L. Amidou.
DEATH or WILLARD FROST.
In the death Of Willard Frost which took
place at his residence on Flat street in this
village, on Tuesday afternoon July 18th, at
half past six o'clock, at the age Of "A years, /
months and 5 days, Brattleboro loses one Of
its oldest landmarks and one of its best cti-
zens His father. Mr. James Frost, came TO
this town in early life from Rutland, Mass,
and married Elizabeth Stewart. daughter of
Col. Daniel Stewart, one of the prominent
men of the town in his day. The subject of
this sketch was the first born child of their
family of eleven children-six Of whom are
now living
He was born Aug. q, 1904. in the south
part of the one story house occupied by his
brother. Mr. Charles c. Frost, for many
years and standing on the southerly side of
Flat street near the longtime family man
sion in which he died.
After completing his education at the vii
iage schools and at the Academy at West
Brattleboro, his father placed him i'll his shop
as m apprentice 10 learn his trade of boot
and shoemAking On completing his trade
he remained with his father until April /. 1881,
when he succeeded TO the ownership and man
agemeut Of the business, adding thereto the
commercial feature OF the buying and selling
of articles IL his line, manufactured elsewhere,
which he continued till his death
He married. July -. 1886. Lydia Root.
daughter Of Henry and Lydia B. CKilburn)
Root Of Craftsbury Vermont who died
March p, lS7G-an amiable, intelligent wo-
man with cultivated mind and highly es-
teemed by all who knew her
BY her he had one child Helen NJ. wife Of
the late Mai. Charles P Dudley. of the 9TH
Vt Volunteers, who died Aug p. 1877:
like her mother, amiable, highly intelligent
very attractive, and held in high esteem by IA
large circle of friends Mr. Frost united with
the Congregational church in this village
January 10, 1888. under the passionate of Rev
Jonathan McGee.
Possessing superior intellect and very re-
tentiye memory, and having read history ex-
tensively particularly that OF our own coun-
try and its politics, and adding thereto large
general reading, he was a man unusually well
informed, from whom many sought and all
could obtain information. Quiet, retiring
ana unobtrusive in his ways of life many
persons not Familiarity acquainted with him
were probably unaware Of his strength Of
mind and varied intellectual attainments
1t is an old saying often repeated, that al
honest man is the noblest work Of God and
1t Is literally true that Mr.. Frost was the en-
bodiment OF honesty and the strictest integri-
ty in all his business relations. As a friend
and neighbor he was n large-hearted, kind
and true man. 1t is with pride and pleasure
that We point 10 Mr. Frost as a true represent
alive of the intelligent American citizen It
will certainly rebound to the honor and sta
bility Of our country if its free schools and
the advantages of education open to all under
its free institutions shall produce many such
men, so well rounded out in all that goes to
make up true man as was our lAuiented
tOwnsman Mr.. Frost
West HraTEI eBOTo.
This quiet village was the scene Of a dis
tressing fatality on Thursday of last week,
by which one woman came 10 her death and
two other persons narrowly escaped. 1t ap-
pears that about o'clock in the afternoon