Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-14
BRATTLBBORO.

There will be regular meeting of the
Red Men this evening.
About 80 couples attended the dance at
Grange hall Tuesday evening Music was
furnished by Dugan and Leitsinger.
Mrs. c. F. R. JENNIE entertained num-
Der of her friends last Friday evening in
honor of Mrs. Hazen of st. Johnsbury who,
was one of the delegates from Vermont to
the recent convention of the Daughters of
the American Revolution held in Washing
ton, D. c.
Daniel D. Spaulding, 60, whose wife
was Ida S. Moore of Wilmington, died
recently in Detroit, Mich, as the result of
a stroke of paralysis which he sustained
about three years ago. For over 80 years
Mr.. Spaulding was in the employ of the
United States internal revenue service,
most of the time as special accounting
agent, his territory extending from the
Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic coast
Prof. James McConaughy, professor of
English Bible in Mount Hermon, will lee
ture upon Old Testament history in the
Baptist church next Wednesday evening
The lecture will be illustrated with stere-
opticon views, and it is hoped that there
will be large attendance. Two other lee
lures on the same subject will be given in
the autumn, and if sufficient interest is
manifested normal class in Bible study
will be organized under the leadership OF
Prof McConaughy.
The stockholders of the Geo. E. LYONS
Granite company held their annual meet
ing in the Brooks House Tuesday and
elected these officers: Directors, E. F.
Brooks and j. A. Taylor of Bratteboro,
A. H. Wright of Springfield, Mass, and
l.. q. Flynt of Monson, Mass. After the
stockholders meeting the directors organ
lied as follows President and treasurer,
E. F. Brooks; vice president A. II.
Wright. Fisk G. Rogers was elected clerk
and general manager. The directors spent
the afternoon at the quarry in West Dunn
merston,
Arthur NJ. Willis, former Bratteboro
boy who has been employed on the Boston
Globe many years, completed his term as
grand dictator of the Knights of Honor of
Massachusetts at the annual conyocation
of the grand lodge held in Boston this
week. The salary of the position has
been $500 year, but Mr.. Willis's sue
cessor will receive $1,000. The grand
lodge voted to make donation of $500 to
Mr.. Willis as recognition of the faithful
service he has rendered the order He
will also be presented with a costly badge
A committee was appointed to procure
the gift and to make preparations for the
presentation.
The sympathy of many Brattleboro peo-
pie will go out to Casper Moran in the
death of Mrs. Moran, which occurred
about O'Clock this morning at her home
on Chestnut street in Esteyvile. Mrs.
Moran was taken i'll two weeks or more
ago and her illness developed into pneu-
monia. Her condition had been critical
for several days. Mrs. Moran was the ell
der daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. g. X. Lyon
OF Esteyville. Her sister Fanny, wife of
Charles Aiken of Athol, NJ ass, cared for
her during her Elness. Mrs Moran was
26 years old. She was married to Mr. Mo-
ran about five years ago. She leaves two
daughters aged two and four years respect
lively. Mrs. Moran graduated from the
BTattleboro High school in the class of
1891, and during her association with the
school she found warm place in the
hearts of her classmates.
Death of John l.. Banks.
John L. Banks, 70, died at his room in
Hotel Brattleboro about o'clock yester- |
day morning. He went to bed Wednesday |
night in his usual health but did not get |
up yesterday morning at the accustomed |
time and when his room was entered by |
his nephew, W. E. Banks, he was on the |
point of death. Mr.. Banks had been |
subject to heart trouble the past few |
years. Mr.. Banks was a native of |
Windham, where he lived on his fathers
farm until he was of age. Most of his |
lie had been spent in Mortified, Mass,
where he carried on a farm for MANY |
years. He had lived at Hotel Brattleboro |
for the past year. Mr.. Banks was an ex- |
ceedingly thrifty man and had amassed |
considerable property in Mortified and |
other Massachusetts towns. He married |
for his first wife Sarah Sargent of Gardner,
Mass, who died about six years ago. His |
second wife was Mrs. Nation of North |
field, Mass. Three children survive: |
Charles Banks of Mortified, Helen, MRS.
Samuel Hale) and Alice (Mrs. Marshall |
Mead of Attleboro, Mass. He also leaves
one brother, Edward Banks, of this town,
and five grandchildren.