Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-23

SCHOOLS IN Lne Town ulblflCL8 CIObeO lhSJ
Friday for a two weeks vacation. They
reopen on Monday, Dec. 8.
Harry X. Thomas Of Putney has bought
the o. Peltier house on Highland avenue.
He and his family will move there about
Jan. l. The sale was made through +. j.
Bailey's agency.
Mrs. M. j. Burnett Of Southboro, Mass,
has given to the Unitarian church hand
some baptismal font in memory Of her
mother, the late Mrs. Powers. The font
was placed in the church edlHce last
week.
Richard Dunn, nine-year old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Dunn, died Monday at
Norwich, Conn, where the family moved
last spring. Paralysis was the cause of
death. The body was brought to BrAttle-
boro Wednesday and the burial was In the
Roman Catholic cemetery.
The Congregational Sunday school voted
last Sunday to send $25 and Christmas
box to Rev. Antonio Arrighis italian
Sunday school in New York, to be used ut
the Christmas Fiesta" The school also
voted to give to Mrs. Frank Wells, to be
used by the Associated Charities at Thanks
giving time, any sum she may want up to
S25.
The annual meeting Of the Canal street
book club was held at the home of Mrs.
G.. II. Ryder Monday evening and was fol-
lowed by an auction sale of books. These
officers were elected: President, Mrs. G.
II. Ryder; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
Charles Reach; book committee, Mrs. q.
II. Ryder, Mrs. Dennison Cowles and Mrs.
Nora Kenney.
@. M. Hays, one of the receivers of the
Central Vermont railroad, presented petit
ton to the United States court at the
Brooks House last Friday afternoon asking
for his discharge as receiver, he having
been elected president of the Southern Pa
c6c railroad. The petition was granted.
Z. G. Smith will continue as receiver of
the road until several matters now in liti-
CATION are settled.
The s. A. Smith company has completed
recently, at an expense Of several thousand
dollars, an extensive system OF fire protec-
ton for its large plant. The buildings are
equipped with automatic sprinklers, which
are supplied from immense tanks in the
two towers of the main building. In the
yard in the rear of the factory Is a reser
volr holding 10000 gallons Of water, and
connected with 1t is q pump which will
throw 500 gallons per minute. Hydrants
are placed at convenient points, and there
is switch arrangement whereby the pres
sure Of water may be thrown entirely TO a
certain part of the establishment.
The funeral OF Eleon Lyman Holton was
held in the Adventist church in Esteyville
at o'clock Sunday afternoon, Rev. Ed.
ward Lombard, pastor Of the church, Off.
ciating. There was a very large attend
ance, including the members of Wantasti-
quet lodge Of Odd Fellows and the hydro
fountain club, each organization attending
in body. There many floral pieces. The
singing was by Frank BTasor. The Odd
Fellows officiated at the burial, which was
In Morningslde cemetery. The bearers
we're Lucius Moore, G. G. Turner, Arthur
Horton and Henry F. Brown.
The funeral of Freeman Ayers was held
at Mr.. Ayers's late home on Grove street
at o'clock Sunday afternoon, Rev. K. s.
Stone, rector of the Episcopal church in
Swanton officiating. The singing was by
Miss Lena Eels. The burial was in Pros
pect Hill cemetery beside the body Of Mr.
Ayers's daughter Lucy. The bearers were
W. II. Vinton, Enos White, Patrick Fen
ton, George Fl. Newton, Eugene Clark and
F. w. Mcclure. Miss Lana Ayers OF
Gloucester, Mass, niece of Mr.. Ayers and
daughter of the late DR.. Richard NJ. Ayers
of Brattleboro, and Miss Elizabeth o. Lea
ry of Lawrence, Mass, were present at
the funeral.
The Western Union telegraph Office was
visited by burglars between Saturday night
and Monday morning, the cash drawer
was found open and 81 or SO in change was
stolen. The burglary was discovered
about o'clock Monday morning by Man
ager j. A. Bardwell, who was searching
for an axe which was missing from a tool
bag. The axe WAS found in a closet under
the cash drawer, and near 1t was the empty
cash till. Up to that time Mr.. Bardwell
had had no occasion to open the cash
drawer, but the finding of the empty till
and the axe led to an investigation which
resulted in finding that the drawer had
been pried open. A revolver was also
stolen from the drawer. The burglary is
thought to be the work Of boys, who prob
ably went through trap door in the rear
platform into the cellar and up through
another trap door into the telegraph office.
The cash drawer of the Valley Grain
company's Office was robbed OF between 81
and 81 in pennies Sunday night. When
Patrick Mcguire, who Is employed by the
company, reported for duty Monday morn
ing the bottom of the cash drawer was on
the Office floor and the drawer itself was
on the counter. Near by were two screw
drivers, both owned by the company,
which would indicate that the robbery was
done by inexperienced hands. The theft
was committed late at night, as John
Moynihan went into the Office after 10
o clock to fix the fire and everything was
all right then. 1t is not known how en-
trance was gained, as the windows and
doors were fastened, but 1t is suspected
that the intruders went in through hole
in the elevator shaft in the rear of the
building. The cash register was tempered
with.
Death OF George T. CObb OF Keene, N. II.
George T. Cobb, 81, formerly of Putney
and WestmOreland, died at his home In
Keene, N. H., Thursday afternoon, Nov.
Is, of internal hemorrhages, after an ILL
ness of less than "a hours. Mr.. Cobb was
born in Tutney, July "a, 1888, and was
one of four children of Madison and
Matilda Cobb. He spent his early life
mainly in Putney and Westminster, where
he learned his trade as a carriage builder
and carried on business for some years,
being very skillful and thorough work
man. He was also one of the builders of
the Putney Masonic hall and was a men,
Der of Golden Rule lodge of that town.
He was married in Putney, but lost his
wife number of years ago.
He was proprietor of the hotel in West
moreland, south village, about five years