Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-07-31


"A meeting was held at the town hall
Tuesday evening for the purpose of making
arrangements for holding n proper memorial
service on the occasion OF General Grants
funeral, Saturday, Aug. Sth. Hon. J. NJ. Ty-
Ter Was made chairman of the meeting and
f. w. Childs secretary. 1t was voted that q
committee Of %, of whom a portion should
be ladies', be chosen to cooperate with the
Grand Army or other committees ia arrang-
ing for suitable memorial obseryances, and
the chairman declining TO name such com
mittee 1t was voted that the selection OF this
committee be left to @ committee Of five to
be appointed by the chair The chairman
named five gentlemen present as such pre-
hminary committee, who after conference
reported the following general committee:
). Nj. Tyler, j. w. Burnap, j. II. Holden,
Geo. E. Selleck. w. IL. Childs, Geo. Z. Crow
ell, Edward Crosby, Geo s. Dowley, II. f.
Taylor, Geo. A. Boyden, N. l. Hawley, o. ID.
EsterbroOk, L W. StoddArd, T. J. b. Cud-
worth, A. V. Cox, j. j. Estey, John s. Cut
ting N. I. Ryan, John RettinR, Mrs. J. NJ.
Tyler, Mrs. b. ID. Harris, Miss Mary w.
Clark, Mrs. Geo. W. Hooker, Miss Sarah
Boyden, Mrs. iona. q. Howe. The meeting
was then adjourned.
At a meeting of Post Sedgwick, @. A. r.,
held on Wednesday evening q committee
consisting of Col. Geo. W. Hooker, r. f.
Gordon, Job Long, Geo E. Greene and J. O.
Howe was appointed to cooperate with the
citizens committee OF 25 in making prepara-
tons for the memorial service.
The two committees above mentioned met
last evening at Crosby hall and chose an exec.
utive committee consisting of J. NJ. Tyler,
j. J. Estey, A. V. Cox, Z. w. StoddArd
and Geo. w. Hooker; also q committee
ON decorations consisting Of II. f. Taylor,
Mrs. g. W. Hooker, Mrs. j. q. Howe, o. ID.
EsteFbrook and Miss Mary Clark. II was de-
oided to hold the services in the town hall
and TO invite the various societies and military
organizations in town to attend in body. The
matters OF detail in regard TO formal address,
music, etc., are as yet unsettled. The com
mittee on decoration desire to ask that per-
sons possessing flags, bunting, ETC., suitable
for trimming the hall and which they are viii.
ling TO loan for the occasion, will send them
to the ball on Friday morning; also that con-
tributions OF flowers be sent TO the same place
on Saturday morning. or word with ii. E.
Taylor or o. ID. Esterbrook TO have them
called for.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
George Hastings of North Hinsdale met
his death last Saturday night in q shocking
manner. He had boon drawing lumber for
A. +. Doolittle, and was returning home in
company with fellow workman, Fred Ohand-
Ter, each driving team of his own. When
u short distance beyond James Thomas's.
Chandler, who was ahead, stopped his horses
Few minutes, upon which Hastings droya
past him. Hastings's horses soon after
started into q run, and q little further
on Chandler came upon the wreck Of Has.
tngss team, with his dead body lying in the
road Help was summoned, aud Mr.. Doc
little, accompanied by DIR. Webster's assist
ant, Dr. Pratt, was soon upon the scene of
the accident Examination showed that Has
ungs's neck was broken. The nose and left
cheek bone were also broken, apparently nv
a kick from one OF his horses. The eyen.r
had become detached from the wagon, Lot.
ting the horses loose, and they had run until
they had cast themselves. The accident was
undoubtedly caused by the dropping out of
the evener bolt which was afterwards found
near the railroad crossing. Deceased was
AZ years of age. His divorced wife and two
children reside in this village The funeral
was held at North Hinsdale on Sunday.
OBITUARY EDWARD =. BROWN.
Mr.. Edward f. Brown, late teller
of the Vermont National bank. died AZ HE
old home in Athol Mass, on Sunday last IN
the SOth year of his age. Mr.. Brown was a
native OF Royallton, Mass, but had lived In
Athol the greater part OF his life. Begin.
nihB ~ inc age OF 10 years AZ book eeDer in
the Millers River National bank, under Mr.
A. l.. Newman, then cashier he enioyed The
fullest confidence and esteem OF the ofieers
OF that institution. He came to Brattleboro
In May, 1888, on the occasion OF Casbier
Dowley's visit to Europe. Il was in April
last that i'll health obliged him TO seek restor-
alton In retirement which It was fondIv
hoped would be but temporary. His death
was the result OF q heart trouble oooasionad |
by horse rearing and falling upon him some
seven or eight years ago. Mr.. Brown Dos |
sessed unusual business ability, which bad |
DO lived, would doubtless have won him fur-
lher preterments and a suooessful business
career. The Athol Transcript says of MIN
Edward Brown was az honest and manly a
man as 1t has ever been my fortune 10 meet
Frank, straightforward aud Rentlemanly IN
bearing, he constantly invited confidence, and
never betrayed it. His personal character
vas without a stain, and In all his life rela.
ions he was loyal and hrm. His domestic
lie was beautiful. or uncommon intelli-
sence and high ambition, he seemed fitted
~ nature for life career of nobility and
usefulness" Mr.. Brown leaves a widow and
wo small children. The funeral took place
tuesday afternoon at the Second Unitarian