Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-15

The Gideon Thomas farm at North
Hinsdale was sold at auction last Satur-
day to Edward Stebbins for S4S5.
Mrs. Morehouse will be at the Brooks
House for three days, beginning today,
with new designs In fancy work and en-
broidery.
A tally-ho load Of 21 persons went to
PutneY Wednesday evening to see the
third degree conferred by Golden Rule
lodge of Masons Of that town. A banquet
was served.
The barns belonging TO the Brattleboro
Home for the Aged and Disabled have
been moved some distance to the rear Of
the Home and two-story L is being added
In its place.
The New England Telephone and Tele-
graph company contemplate moving its To-
cal telephone exchange to the rooms now
occupied by DR.. G. A. Gray, satisfactory
arrangements having been made with DR..
Gray. The company considers the pro-
posed new location more advantageous
than the present one for several reasons.
The change will not be made for a month
or more. DR.. Gray will occupy the rooms
now occupied by the exchange II he so de-
sires
A. w. Childs & Co. have sold an inter-
est in their local fire insurance agency TO
Arthur L. Maynard, who has been in their
employ for the last four years. The sale is
made on account of the rapid increase in the
business of the Travellers Insurance com
pany In Vermont since Cbids & Co. took
the state agency for that company. Mr..
Maynard is thoroughly conversant with
the business, having had nine years ex-
perience. The firm name remains I'M
changed.
Lyman II. Howe's wonderful exhibition
of "MOving Pictures" will be given at the
Auditorium next Saturday evening, Sept.
%. Mr. Howe, who has spent three
months in Europe this summer, has Sc
cured some very fine views and every pic
ture is new this season. Over so moving
pictures are shown at each exhibition, the
films of some of the pictures shown being
over 500 feet in length. This is the same
exhibition with new pictures which was
given with such realistic effects at the
Auditorium last winter
The funeral of Mrs. Alonzo II Hines
was held Sunday afternoon at o'clock
from her late home on Green street, Rev.
K. Q. S. Osgood officiating. The bearers
were Col. c. A. Miles, H. Z. Harris, Henry
| OtOCk We'll, hOOtIt DAktI, 4. II. dIktI
and f. b. Walker. The burial took place
in Prospect Hill cemetery. Mrs. Illness
death occurred from heart disease last
Thursday at the home of Mrs. Arthur
O'Leary in Somerville, Mass. She was
apparently in good health up to a few
hours previous TO her death.
The Brattleboro chapter of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution met with
Mrs. II. D. Holton Saturday afternoon.
About so women were present, and the
afternoon was very pleasantly and profit
ably spent. The literary feature of the
meeting was a paper by Mrs. Williston
Walker upon "Old Colonial Days." which
was a graphic picture of life in Connect
cut from 1910 to 100. Mrs. Walker read
the paper before the Colonial Danes in
Hartford. A 8 o'clock tea was served on
the lawn by Miss Helen Thompson and
Mrs. G. II. Thompson.
Deputy Sheriff Starkey went to New
fame Saturday with James Mack, whom
he lodged in jail to serve sentence of 20
days for intoxicat,on. Mack was arrested
by Chief-of. Police Hall at the railroad sta
ton and was arraigned before Justice New
ton Friday. He pleaded guilty to the
charge of intoxicstion and was fined So
and costs, which he was unable TO pay.
Mack SAID he came from New Ork 10
work In the canning factory In Westmins-
ter. He said he finished work there and
came to Brattleboro on freight train after
securing a bottle Of whiskey in Walpole,
N. II.
F. z. Dickinson will supplement the
changes and improvements which he has
made in the Dickinson family burial lot in
Prospect Hill cemetery by the erection
OF granite water basin which will ill the
space between the lot and the fence, and
which will be given to the cemetery asso-
citation in due legal form for its perpetual
use. The basin, which will be of Quincy
granite, will be of oblong shape and will
be surmounted by an urn for flowers
The water supply for the basin will also
be provided by Mr.. Dickinson, thus re-
lieving the association of all expense, and
making this handsome and useful gift
complete. The use of the water will be
free to all lot owners. At either side of
the basin there will be receptacles for dis
carded flowers. The design was furnished
by New York architect. The work will
be done by G. II. Grant The foundation
will probably be put in this fall, and it is
Mr.. Dickinson's plan to have the whole
structure complete and ready for use by
Memorial day of next year. The gift was
accepted at meeting of the cemetery
trustees last Saturday evening, and DIR.
Gale and G. A. Boyden were appointed
committee to confer with Mr.. Dickinson as
to the details.