Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-03


The funeral Of Mrs. Mary Z. Timson
was held at the house on Western avenue
Saturday, Rev. j. II. Babbitt officiating.
The burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery.
The members Of the Congregational sOci
ETY. Of Jamaica have contributed over So to
send Mrs, Bristol, member to the hOspi-
tai at Burlington, for the recovery Of her
| eyesight.
j. G. Ullery, who has been mentioned
as a candidate for representative from
Brattleboro on the Democratic ticket, an.
nounces that he will not run under any
conditions.
Between 400 and 500 people attended
the Y. NJ. c. A. meeting on the common
Sunday afternoon. Paul Dwight Moody
of Mortified gave very interesting talk,
and the Mt. Hermon quartet rendered four
| selections.
Tommy Guiheen and +. J. Henkel have
been playing fast fielding game and hit
ting the ball steadily and heavily for the
| Bellows Falls team, as will be seen by the
scores in another column. Their Brattle-
boro friends will have an excellent Oppor-
tunity of seeing these two players in a
game tomorrow, when Bellows Falls will
cross bats with Hinsdale at Hnsdale.
Philemon H Robbins, 70 died at his home
at Chester about midnight Friday night.
Mr.. Robbins had been i'll for year, but
not until recently was his trouble consid-
cred serious. He was born in Chester and
for ~ years did large hard ware business
at the depot village. In 1892 he was elect
ed to the ate legislature and he hal held
important town offices. Only son sur
wives him, Charles O. Robbins of Brattle-
boro. The funeral was held Monday ana
the burial was at Brooksde.
Large bass are caught daily at Spofford
lake this season. Louis Pettee landed a
five FOUNDER Wednesday, after hard fight.
Will Snow returned with another big
string one day recently, his largest speci-
men weighing five pounds. W. II. Perry
and J. II. Perry lured several fish weigh
ing from 3 to pounds each last week.
Milo Horton of Bristol, Conn, and Will
liam T. Adkins of New Haven, Conn,
continued to have good luck through last
week, and in four trips on the water they
took an aggregate weight of 80 pounds.
Congressman w. W. Grout has been in
Brattleboro since Wednesday, having come
here to look into the question as to wheth-
er it is advisable to discontinue the post
offices at Guilford and Guilford Centre up
on the establishment ofthe rural free delv-
cry route in those villages. Gen. Grout did
not 90 to Guilford, but after a conference
with Postmaster Webster he decided to re-
commend that the offices be kept in force
for the present at least, until the patrons
have had an opportunity to test the new sys-
tenn of delivery. The proposition to estab-
fish free del very route in Guilford was OPP
posed principally on account of the expecta-
tion that the post-offices in the two villages
would be discontinued.
William II. Bond, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry E. Bond, and junior member of the
firm of H. K. Bond & Son, undertakers,
and Miss Lsvinah Seymour Hubbard,
daughter of the late Chelsea W. Hubbard
Of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and the late
Ellen NJ. Hunt Hubbard, were married at
$3.50 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, at %
Green street, the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c..
NJ. c. Richardson. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. E. Q. S. Osgood of the
Unitarian church. The service, which
was with ring, was witnessed by only the
immediate relatives. The bride was plain
ly dressed in white muslin. The hotlse
was simply decorated with golden.rod and
cut flowers. Immediately after the cere-
mony Mr. and Mrs. Bond started on car
| 1Hc1 Will live Win NIL
Bonds parents on Linden street.
Mrs. Ada S. Dowley gave delightful
afternoon tea at her residence on Main
street Monday from TO o'clock. Eighty
invitations were issued, and nearly all the
recipients responded. 1t was planned to
have lawn tea, but the plans were
changed on account of rain, though the sf-
fair lost none of its charm by the change,
so spacious and beautiful were the rooms
The guests were received by Mrs. Dowley,
Mrs, f. S. Bowen and Mrs. d. E. Ranney
of Boston. Excellent refreshments, con-
sisting of ices, cakes, ETC., furnished by
Barr of Springfield, Mass, were served by
Miss Florence Brown, Miss Mabel Winter,
Misses Lucia Foster and Elizabeth White
The decorations we're very pretty A large
basket of cut flowers was suspended over
the table, while from the chandelier to the
corners of the table were draped pink and
white satin ribbons. Sweet peas and palms
were also freely and effectively used in the
decorating. Throughout the tea the Brat.
tleboro Banjo and Guitar club rendered
music from the alcove between the dining
room and parlor.
Charles c. Tenney, II, brother of D.
| W. Tenney Of Brattleboro, died at his
| uOLnO III DeIudIuoIOli mass, ucSudy
night, of paralysis. Mr.. Tenney had a
slight shock last January, from which he
partially recovered, but he was stricken
July % with a second shock, from which
he did not rally. He was born in Dunn
merston March II, 1929, and was one of
six children of Josiah TenneY, a long time
Dummerston farmer. He was a farmer
all of his life, except a short time when
he kept the hotel in Dummerston. He
moved to Bernardston about IL years ago.
Mr.. Tenney married for his first wife Ma
ry p. Wilmington of Chesterfield, N. H a.,
and they had one son who died in child
hood. Thirteen years ago he married Mrs.
Rebekah Smart ofDummerston, formerly of
Wardsboro and Putney, who survives him.
Mr.. Tenney leaves one sister, Rebekah Ten
ney of Newfane, besides his brother, DIV.
Tenney. The funeral was held at the
house at o'clock Wednesday, and Mr.
and Mrs. d. W. Tenney attended. The
burial was in Mt. Pleasant cemetery in
Putney yesterday afternoon.
Hearing In United States Court.