Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-05

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A large flock of wild geese passed over
the village northward Wednesday after
noon.
The gross receipts of the Brattleboro
post-office during the year ended Sept. 80
were $19,S3034.
There will be drill after the next regu-
lar Rebekah meeting, Oct. 8. All officers
are requested to be present.
The body of the late Mason c. White
was removed from the Riverside cemetery
in Brookline to Morningside cemetery in
this place yesterday.
The Vermont Wheel club voted Tuesday
night to defer action on the questions of a
country club house and an anniversary
banquet until the next meeting.
The ladies' circle of the Universalist
church held their annual harvest supper
last evening, and it was we'll patronized.
The tables were lastly decorated with
flowers.
feed wire which had become discon-
nected near the Main street bridge undoubt-
eddy caused the lack of power with cars
going to the fair ground both days of the
Valley Fair.
On account of the sale of the well known
o. L. Miner farm, S. E. Miner announces
the sale by auction of all the farm live
stock and farming tools, to take place on
Saturday, October 20.
The Epworth league held an enjoyable
sociable last evening at the home of Mrs.
+. E. Beeman, about 90 persons being
present. The evening was spent with
music, games and refreshments.
Carl, the two-weeks' old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl W. Gushing, died Friday night.
The funeral was held at the house on
High street at o'clock Saturday after
noon, Rev. 81. r. Miles of the Congrega-
tional church officiating. The burial was
in Morningside cemetery.
Sheriff r. K. Gordon went to Vergennes
yesterday with George Armour, who is
sentenced to the Industrial school for five
years, or until he becomes 81 years old.
His offence was breaking into the Putney
depot last June and stealing mileage books
and tickets.
The number of pieces of mail delivered
and collected by the rural free delivery
carriers during the month of September
was 500; by Carrier Mixer in the West
River district 1928; by Carrier Eddy in
the West Brattleboro district 2S72; by
Carrier Houghton in the Guilford district
5000.
The number of fares taken by the Brat
tleboro Street Railway company for the
two days of the Valley Fair cannot be ex-
actly estimated, as both ten and five cent
fares were received, but the receipts for
the two days were about $1,000 The re-
ceipts for the fair week amounted to 1920
and for September exceeded the receipts
of the same month last year.
A canvass of the town is being made for
the sale of tickets for the Y. NJ. G. A.
star course OF entertainments which begins
Nov l. The tickets may be exchanged
for reserved seat tickets at the association
rooms Monday, Oct. %, at 8 o'clock A. NJ
The association has engaged the strongest
course of entertainments it ever had, and
likewise it will pay more money for it than
it has ever paid before.
Mrs. Harry L. Gale received despatch
Wednesday announcing the accidental
death of her brother Archie Bowker of
Newport, who was instantly killed during
the afternoon by the collision of two en-
gines, on one of which Mr.. Bowker was
fireman. Mr.. and Mrs. Gale and son and
Mrs. Woodbury., an aunt who was visiting
them, went to Newport on the night train.
A detailed account of the accident is given
on the ninth page of this paper.
W. G. Lattimer of Washington, special
agent of the post-offiee department, was in
Brattleboro yesterday in connection with
the Guilford free rural delivery route and
the star routes from Green River to Hale
and from Jacksonville to Brattleboro. Mr..
Lattimer and Postmaster Webster drove
over the route, going as far as the Hale
post-office. A recommendation for the
discontinuance of the Guilford Centre
post-ofiice was made to the department
ff,s,a md . 10 4. n
be accepted.
The funeral of e. K. Goodall was held
at the home on the Putney road Sun
day afternoon. Rev. E. Q. S. Osgood Of
fciated, conducting brief and comforting
service. E. Il. Miller sang. The bearers
were four of the nearby neighbors and
longtime friends of Mr.. Goodall: George
II. Thomas, Charles F. Wheeler, H. z.
Matthews and F. A. Sargent. The neigh
boring community showed their sympathy
and respect by their general attendance.
Many friends from this village were also
present. The burial was In the family lot
in Locust Ridge cemetery
Miss Myrtle Maria Corbett of West
Springfield, Mass, who formerly lived with
her sister, Mrs. Lizzie Sherwin, on Pearl
street, and Henry Ellsworth Blanchard of
ReadsbOro were married in the First Bap-
fist church in West Springfield Wednesday
evening by Rev. j. Hugh Jenner. A gem
eral invitation had been extended, and the
church was well filled. The church was
tastefully decorated with flowers and au-
tumn leaves. After the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs Blanchard started on a short we'd
ding trip, after which they will live in
Readsboro. They will be at home after
Nov. l.