Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-14
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The gross receipts of the annual fair last
week by the women of the Universalist
society were $780,
II. r. Jordan has been elected director
of the Y. NJ. G. A. orchestra to succeed
Carl Leltsinger, resigned.
Mrs. Fremont Hamilton was elected
president Of the ladies' association of the
Congregational church Saturday TO sue.
coed Mrs. II. II. Thompson, resigned.
The body of Thomas McNeff, who fell
dead on Main street last Thursday after
noon, was sent Saturday to Worcester,
Mass where 1t was taken in charge by
Mr. McNeff's sister.
The Harvard university basket ball team
has expressed a desire to meet the Y. M
G. A. team ia Brattleboro at an early date.
The local team would gladly make an effort
to arrange date If it could secure hall
in which to play.
The Brattleboro Retreat has ornamented
the small plot of ground at the corner of
Common and Linden streets with shrub
berry, and has also laid large pipe down
the east side OF Linden street to carry off
the surface water, which has run upon the
Retreat grounds heretofore.
William G. Boyce, SO, died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs Henry J. Allen, on
| Vernon street Saturday Of old age. Mr..
Boyce formerly lived in West Rupert,
where he was a harness maker, but he
gave up his bushes several years ago on
acc iunt of i'll health aud came to Brattle
boro to live with his daughter. The body
was taken to West Rupert Saturday and
the funeral was held in that place Sunday,
The Golden Cross commandery has
elected these officers for the coming six
months: Noble commander, Mrs. Arden
b. Goodale; past noble commander, II. p
Hunter; vice noble commander, Mrs. Mary
E. Wardner; secretary, A. l. Williams
| treasurer, John Stafford; financial keeper
of records, Mrs. Hattie Mcclure; worthy
prelate, Mrs. Abbie Moran; worthy her.
aid, F. A. Bagg; inside warden, G. w
Berry; outside warden, d. j. Moran
representative to the grand lodge, g. T.
Lundberg; alternate, Mrs. A. B. Goodale
DR.. Frank B. johnson, SO, died Sunday
at the Brattleboro Retreat, where he has
been about four weeks. The funeral wa
held at o'clock Wednesday afternoon al
the UniversalIss church, Rev. Z. K. Mar
J win officiating The burial was in thu
johnson family lot In the Prospect Hill
cemetery. Dr. johnson was born in Raw
sonville and was son of Jason anC
Adeliza Briggs johnson. He practiceC
medicine in Jacksonville several years
and in 1894 went to North Adams, Mass
but returned to Jacksonville two year.
later. He has no family. He leaves two
brothers, Eugene G. johnson of Western
avenue and Charles c. johnson of Yves
Brattleboro.
A small fire, which might have been Sc
rious but for the prompt work Of thu
chemical engine, occurred In the Contra
Vermont engine house at the south end o.
the freight yard about o'clock Sunday
night. A torch, which Is the favoritI
means of illumination with the employees
at the engine house, evidently fell owe
against work bench which had become
saturated with oil and started the blaze
The fire spread rapidly, and one of the EN-
ployes telephoned to Chief Engineer Tur
ner asking for help. Mr.. Turner sent the
chemical engine TO the scene. By the usC
of a small hose which is kept in the build
ing the fire was held in check until the ar
rival of the engine, when two three-gallor
tanks of chemicals were empIied on the
flames and the fire extinguished. Thu
damage amounted to about $25. Their
were several locomotives in another part o.
the building.
A case of interest to local horsemer
came before the board of review of the Ma
tional Trotting association az New Yorl
Thursday, when Robert Shafer and F. <
Bassett of Albany, and Z. A. Lefebre o
St. Remi, Quebec, were ruled off the tracks
They took the bay horse, Prince H, 2.16f
dyed the animal so as to pass. as chestnut
and started him at Worcester and WestielC
as +, r. B. Prince II. started in the L
class at the Valley Fair last September
finished in the sixth position and was theI
taken out. The driver of another hors,
called for the Identification of Prince Fl
but the owner of Prince II. withdrew hi
horse and the matter of Identification wa
not pressed. Prince Fl. had been timed il
practice quarters on the track here in 324
and could have won the race handily
Horsemen who were at the track at tina
time ALLEGED that $50 had been paid Il
have Prince H. drop out of the race
Prince H. was kept in Brattleboro few
days after the race, was dyed chestnu
here, and then shipped to Worcester.