Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20
THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, April

D. T. Perry, road commissioner, gives
notice that no more ashes are to be put
upon the streets except by his permission.
Mrs. Bushnell has begun repairs in the
house on Flat street, near the Brattleboro
Jelly company's building, which she
bought last week
G.. T. Lundberg is adding piazza to
the south side of his house on Central
street. Job Long is building piazza on
his house on Cedar street.
Repairs we're begun yesterday in the in
surance office Of II. +. Taylor & Son. The
Office will be completely renovated, the
ceiling frescoed, a private office will be
built, and a part of the adjoining room
will be added to the main office.
An important work is being done on
Cedar street, which will greatly improve
that section. Eight hundred feet of tile
are being laid, to drain the street. Water
has always caused trouble on this street
and at times the past winter stood two
feet deep on part of the street.
Water has damaged the roads on Estey
street, near the Esteyville school house,
where the grade was cut down last year,
and also on Maple street, where the road
was widened and graded Long sections
holes cut into the roads. Road Commits
sioner Perry thinks an expenditure of $500
to $500 will be necessary to put these roads
into good permanent condition.
Clinton w. Sawyer, who has had a
jewelry store in the Ray building for sew
eral years, and Miss Lillian V. Wood,
daughter of Mrs. Julia Wood of 81 Canal
street, were married at the home of the
BRIDES mother Saturday evening, Rev. r.
X. Marvin, pastor of the Universalist
church, performing the ceremony. The
bride wore a silver grey dress trimmed with
white. She was attended by her niece,
Miss Marion Simonds. Mr.. and Mrs. Saw
yer will live at 81 Canal street.
The sale of buttermilk to be made at the
Brattleboro creamery the coming year took
place by auction Saturday afternoon, c. d.
Whitman being the buyer. Bids were &C
cepted on the basis of so much for the
buttermilk produced on Mondays, Tues
days, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays
and Saturdays and then an opportunity
was given TO raise, for the total, the
amount of the separate bids The entire
product was sold to Mr.. Whitman for II
cents barrel. Mr.. Whitman will probab-
ly find purchasers for a part of the butter
milk.
A. V. Mays agency has sold for d. B.
Stedman of Springfield, Mass, his place at
North Hinsdale, n. H, known as the
Barrett farm, to George Birch; the 7. w.
Shearer farm in Guilford to c. H. Bagg of
East Alstead, n. H., who has taken pos
session; for Herbert c. Sparks his farm
in South Newfane to Albert c. Haskins,
late of Fulton, South Dakota; Mr.. Has
kins is a native of New England who has
been successful in prairie farming, but
prefers New England for a permanent
home. Possession will be given by Mr..
Sparks May /.
The funeral of Mrs. John Retting, ST.,
was held at the house, l Green street, at =
O'Clock Sunday afternoon, Rev. r. K. Mar
win, pastor of the Universalst church,
officiating The relatives present from
out Of town were Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Ret
ting of Grand Rapids, Mich, Mr. and Mrs.
W. S. Bishop of New Haven, Conn, and
Fred A. Veet and Fritz Reese of Spring
field, Mass. Arthur Maynard sang two
solos. The burial was in the family lot in
the Prospect Hill cemetery, the bearers
being A. j. Currier, l.. l.. Davis, c. +.
Briggs, L. E. Yeaw, c. w. Puffer and c.
F. Reed.
Mrs. Rhoda NJ. (Alvord) Smith, "a,
widow OF Jonathan Smith, died at her
home on Elm street Saturday night. She
had been in i'll health several years, and for
several weeks she had been i'll with the
grip. The immediate cause of her
death was a stroke of paralysis, which
she sustained Thursday, April ). Mrs.
Smith was born in Wilmington in
May, 1925, and lived in that town until
she came to Brattleboro % years ago.
Mr. Smith, who was a carpenter, died
about 10 years ago. Mrs. Smith leaves a
brother, A. o. Alvord of Brattleboro, and
a sister who lives in the West. She is
survived by one son, Darwin Smith, who is
foreman of the tuning department in the
Mason X Hamlin organ works in Boston.
Mrs. Smith was we'll educated, and in her
younger days taught school in Wilmington
She was member of the Congregational
church, and until her illness was con-
slant attendant. She was q woman of
much force of character, and was esteemed
highly wherever she was known. The
funeral was held at the house at 2 o'clock
Tuesday, Rev. Fl. r. Miles, pastor of the
Congregational church, officiating. The
burial was in the Prospect Hill cemetery.