Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-26

Milon Davidson Of Newfane this week
$1,000 Insurance on the life Of her husband,
the late Milon Davidson.
News has been received of the marriage
last Monday OF Miss Lottle Maud Lett
singer Of Linden, Mass, formerly of Brat
tleboro, and Joseph Hayden Of Boston.
The wedding took place at the home Of the
brides mother In Boston.
Next Monday night at "The Star Gaz-
er" a special musical program will be rem
dered by Leitsingers orchestra enlarged
for this occasion. The good work being
done by the orchestra Of late has become
one OF the features at the Auditorium and
has caused much favorable comment.
The new publishers Of Tho Vergennes
Vermonter have put new Hoe press into
their office, and have greatly improved the
appearance Of the paper, giving promise of
future success. Mr. Crane, the retiring
publisher, was Brattleboro printer in
early life and was employed for time in
The Phoenix office.
The household furniture of George
Bishop, who has been familiar figure on
the cart OF the Brattleboro fish market for
many years, was sold by auction at the
BTattleboro House yard Tuesday by G. p.
ellison preparatory TO Mr.. Bishops re-
moval TO Springfield. Mass, where he is to
be janltor of the State street Methodist
church.
The Vermont railroad commissioners
met at the Brooks House Friday evening
for hearing relative TO the accident on
the Brattleboro & Whitehall railroad at
Jamaica last August when Victor Butter
field Of Dummerston was killed. The
hearing was not for the purpose Of fixing
the blame for the accident but to determine
its cause as is required by law whenever a
serious accident happens.
Yesterdays Thanksgiving dinner card
at the Brooks House was a handsome bit
Of engraving, enclosing and printing.
The card also bad an appetizing literary
flavor, for II was somebody's happy
thought to put an apt quotation from some
well known writer after each course or
separate dish. The essential thing was
that the dinner amply justified the promise
Of the card in quality and variety.
A gavel which Is being made at the
Estey organ factories by George A. Hines
for the Brattleboro chapter of the society
Of Daughters Of the American Revolution
will be, when completed, a valuable souve-
mir. The material is a piece OF wood
which was formerly part Of the old court
house at Westminster, which was the first
court house In Windham county, then
Cumberland county, and was the scene OF
the famous Westminster massacre. The
gavel will be deliberately carved and will be
mounted with silver.
From the report of the Vermont savings
banks which has recently been issued Il
Nhaf 81 hn IoN. 81 81 III.
/, 1897, the Brattleboro savings bank had
1913 depositors, 49, of whom had deposits
exceeding $500. The depositors Of that
bank received during the previous year in
dividends $70,453, and the banks state
tax on deposits was $12, 760. The Yer
mont savings bank had 1928 depositors,
400 Of whom had deposits exceeding $500.
Dividends paid TO depositors during the
tax on deposits was $22, 935.
The Vermont State Sanitary associa-
ton, of which DIR. II. d. Holton is vice
president, will hold its annual meeting In
Rutland, Dec. II. Col. George K. War.
ing, jr., commissioner Of street cleaning in
New York city, will be present and will
address the meeting upon 1.-THE Proper
Disposition of Sewage In Small Towns"
The association will probably be in session
one day instead Of two as announced some
time ago. This association was recently
organized and II is receiving hearty sup
port from people In various parts Of the
state who are interested in sanitation.
Judge e. l.. Waterman was In Keene,
N. H., Tuesday to represent the family OF
the late Engineer Curtis, who was killed
in an accident on the Fltchburg railroad
last July, In hearing before the New
Hampshire railroad commissioners. En-
gineer Curtis had charge of the first of
two engines which were taking a hog train
down the grade into Keene. In going
around curve his engine left the rails
but 1t followed the curve and bumped
along the ties for about so rods when IL
left the track. The only known thing
which could have caused the accident is a
bolt which the conductor found In the
ditch soon after. It is possible, however,
that the train was going down the grade
at such rapid rate that IL could not be
controlled.
The competitive hunt which began a
week ago Monday, and in which practical
ly all of the local nimrods were engaged,
concluded with game supper at the Brat
tleboro House Monday night according TO
program. The hunt was conducted under
the captaincy of ID. G. O'Neil and Ralph
Chamberlain and game scoring about 900
points was secured. The score was practi-
cally all made by O'Nei's men, however,
but for obvious reasons 1t was concluded
to call the score tie. The highest indi-
vldual score was 400 points and was made
by Bert Ware. No deer or bears were
slain, although an attempt was made to cap
ture one of the latter animals; neverthe-
less neither venison or bear meat was want
ing at the supper, Landlord Turner hav-
ing generously provided both. Mr.. Turn
er also bought for the occasion 90 quail
and 120 reed birds. Nearly IS persons
partook of the weeks spolls Monday night
and all unite in pronounclng the supper
one Of the best that Landlord Turner has
ever served. The bill of fare included
roast black bear, broiled partridge, French
stewed rabbit, saddle of venisOn roasted,
Southern reed birds broied, fricasseed
squirrel, stuffed coon baked, and broiled
quail on toast, with the usual side dishes,
rellshes and desert.
Funeral or Guy Estey.
The funeral OF Guy Estey was held at
the house last Saturday afternoon, with a
large attendance of sympathizing friends
OF the family. l.. W. Hawley and II. p.
Wellman acted as directors. Rev. John
Anderson of Cambridge, an uncle of Guy,
read the 23d Psalm. Prayer was offered
by Rev. J.. ID. Temple, and a simple but
beautiful and affectionate address was
made by Rev. Thomas Gull, also an uncle
of the lad. The closing prayer was Of
fered by Rev. r. j. Parry, who came out of
hto InxVa "A Sal I.n.G a..