Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-07-15
BRATTLEBORO.

o. II. Durham and w. II. Minor have
horses entered in the races to be trotted at
Franklin park, Saugus, Mass.
Hannibal A. Williams of New York gave
a recital Of the Tanning of the Shrew'' at
the Centre church last evening.
l.. NJ. Young had the back of one hand
torn open on a band saw at f. d. Viii
liams's carriage factory on Tuesday. Three
arteries were severed but the injury will
disable him for only a short time.
Thomas Brockington, the younger, had
a cash cut on his head and his collar bone
broken while at work near George Fuller 5
residence on Tuesday. Brockngton and
another workman were setting tall posts at
the fish pond, and the former was at the
foot Of the post, waiting to get it "plumb, -
when the brace fell upon him.
The bodies of two men were found i'm
the Connecticut river at Turner's Falls.
Mass, last night The authorities tele-
phoned to BrattleborO to find out if canoe
ing parties had passed down the river.
Three parties passed here last week, and
from the description given of the men
found it was evident that they were j. G.
and A. w. Parker of Boston. These men
were in Brattleboro last Friday, and called
at the postoflice. They left on Saturday
in their canoe. The former was a letter
carrier in the Boston pOst-ofiice. 1t is sup
posed that they were drowned in the rap
ids some distance this side Of Turner's Falls.
The Universalist Sunday schools annual
excursion will be to Watch Hill next Thurs
day, and the friends of the school are in
vited. The train will leave Brattleboro at
6 o'clock, Vernon at G;OS, arriving at New
London at 10, where the steamer Block
Island will be in waiting. Mystic Island
will be reached at 1913, Watch Hill at
11:25, and those who desire may go on to
Block Island, arriving there at l:1j. On
the return trip the steamer will leave Block
Island at 2:15, Watch Hill at 3:45, Mystic
Island at 4:15. The train will leave New
London at 500 and arrive in Brattleboro
at 9:55. Tickets are now on sale at II. NJ.
Woods and should be purchased as early
as Wednesday. If the weather is stormy
arrangements will be made for an excursion
on the following week.
The death of Mrs. Mary Simonds Morris
of Keene, n H., took place on Saturday at
the home of her son, f. ID. Morris. Mrs.
Morris came to Brattleboro on the last day
of June. At that time she was suffering
from an affection of the heart, which caused
her death. Mrs. Morris was the daughter
of the late Elisha Simonds of Keene and
Brattleboro, and her age was Y years.
Her husband, Edward Morris, met death
as a Union soldier during the civil war.
Her home has been at Keene for the past
40 years, but during the past 10 years she
has spent the winters in Brattleboro with
her son, and with her sister, Mrs. NJ. T.
Van Doom. The funeral was held in
Brattleboro on Monday and the body taken
to Keene for burial, short service being
conducted at that place. Mrs. Morris leaves
two sons, George II. Morris of Somerville,
Mass, who was with her in the final illness,
and F. d. Morris, of the firm of Van Doom
IL Morris. She also leaves four brothers
and two sisters-J H., A. b. and j. w.
Simonds, Mrs. M. II. Van Doom and Mrs.
II. A. Reynolds, all of this place, and Geo.
w. SimOnds of Boston. Mrs. Morris was
a woman of quiet, unassuming manners,
possessed of sterling qualities. She was a
member of the Methodist church at Keene,
and was held in high esteem by many
friends in that place, and by all who knew
her.