Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-11-18
BRATTL,EBORO.

Janauschell is booked for appearance at
the town hall during December
A report comes from Hinsdale that the
officers have raided the French road house
at North Hinsdale again, and taken the
proprietor TO Keene.
Mrs. Emil Apfelhaum, whose death from
pneumonia occurred Tuesday, was a woman
of many accomplishments. Her maiden
name was Augusta Pell, and she came here
as a French teacher in the seminary at
West Brattleboro.
The Columbian book club has been
formed with these officers President, G. O.
Robbins; vice president, Mrs. Dr. Pratt
secretary and treasurer, Leslie Scott; as
sistant secretary, Miss Belle Emerson; book
committee, Mrs. 5. W. Richardson, Mrs.
w. G. Carpenter, Miss Della Sherman and
the other officers
''Be you the Mr.. Emerson who wants TO
hire boys TO march in the procession to-
night?n asked one of the several Young
Americas of S. b. Emerson as they filed
into the furniture store Monday. Mr.
Emerson is as good a Republican as there
is in Brattleboro, and he saw quickly that
the boys had made a mistake, and referred
them to "the undertaken across the way,
also Emerson by name.
Mrs. II. A. Strong has the sympathy of
her many friends in her last bereavement,
the death of her only daughter, Ethel, aged
16. She was taken i'll with Inflammation
of the bowels Tuesday of last week and
death occurred Wednesday morning. Flu
neral services were held this afternoon at
the house Miss Strong was a girl of es-
pecally lovely Christian character which
commanded the respect and esteem of all
who knew her best.
Gov. Fuller has made no mistake in his
choice of Brattleboro men TO fill the state
offices within his appointment His action
in restoring Hon, J. l.. Martin to his place
as commissioner of taxes is fitting in every
way. No man has borne so large a part
as has Mr.. Martin in perfecting the cor
pOration tax as we have it today, and to
none could better be given the task of its
administration. In making Mr. Pierce,
the asylum farmer a member of the board
of agriculture, Gov Fuller has chosen one
of the best Wndham county representa-
tives of the class of young men who have
made farming a science and a practical
success.
The death of Madame Bradley was fol
lowed i'm Just one week by that of another
woman of venerable age, an intimate
friend, and one who, like her, had been of
almost lifelong connection with Brattle-
boro. telegram received yesterday an
nounced the death, at half-past six in the
morning, at the home of her brother in
Boston, of Miss Anna Higginson. For
many years, and until the death of the
wife of her brother, Waldo HigginsOn
called her TO y oston some five or six year,
ago, Miss Higginson's home was in the
well-known cottage on Asylum street Hel
mother, her sister Miss Louisa Higginson
and their aunt, Miss StorrOW, came e
BrattlebOrO to make their home many
wears ago, when a son of the family DR.
Francis Higginson, was practcng ply
stefan here. OF these Miss Anna was tn,
only survivor. The burial will be in Brat
tleboro, and services will be held at the
Asylum street cottage Sunday afternoon
when Rev. Francis c. Williams, an init
mate friend of the family, and formerly
pastor of the Unitarian church, will Offic
ciate. Further notice of a life which ha,
been filled with good works and earnest liv
ing, is promised for next week.