Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-30


where one was taken out a year ago.
They have also voted to sell all the
old lamp posts in the village.
Cards have been received by friends
here announcing the marriage Tuesday
evening, Aug. q, of Elizabeth Agnes
DeForrest to John A. McKinnon in st.
Paul, MINI. Both formerly lived in
Brattleboro.
The silver cup offered by the Cath
Ollie Union to the contestant winning
the highest number of points at the
recent field day sports in Central Park
has been awarded to Charles f. Mann
of Brattleboro.
The probate court has appointed J.
II. Merri6eld administrator of the
estate of Oliver p Morse, jr., of New
fame and George b. Williams admin
istrator of the estate of Oliver p.
Morse of that town.
Thirty-seven people went from Brat
| tleboro on the excursion to Sunapee
lake last Sunday Ninety-nine people
| joined the excursion to Block Island
/ Saturday, large number remaining at
| that popular resort over Sunday.
The First regiment band will give
one of it's popular dances at Hotel
| Melrose next Tuesday evening. Hand
| some prizes will be given to the best
waltzer of each sex. A. H. Hines will
prompt and the band will play the
latest music. The railroad will run
| extra cars
The members of the Vermont Wheel
club will gather at the club room next
| Monday morning, and headed by the
! nil fA hn
road station. They will leave at $50
on a special train for the fourth an
nual clam bake and field day at Valley
View park in Vernon. Returning, the
train will leave Vernon at o'clock.
Ruby Leone and Ruth Lillian, twin
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Deyo, died Sunday at their home on
South Main street of cholera infantum.
Ruby, who had been i'll one week, died
about o'clock in the afternoon, and
Ruth, who had been i'll three weeks,
died about II o'clock at night. Their
age was II months and 10 days. The
burial was in the Roman Catholic Gem
etery at o'clock Tuesday.
The crusade of the village officers
against the tramp nuisance appears to
have had the desired effect, as there
has been no trouble from them during
the past week. Chief-of-police Hall
went to Rutland Friday night with
Brown, Davis and Robertson, the three
tramps sentenced to terms in the
house of correction, and on his return
he saw eight tramps get out of a
freight car at Bellows Falls which
went to that town from Brattleboro.
Two automobiles of types hereto
fore not seen in Brattleboro came to
town Wednesday on their way to New
York from across-country runs. The
first was made in Tarrytown, n. Y,
and was one of the largest sizes, being
equipped with two boilers. 1t had
three seats, two running lengthwise.
The other machine was made in Paris
and was one of the gasoline explosion
type, the propelling mechanism being
on the front end. Each machine
weighed about ton and a half.
special session of the probate
court was held Tuesday, Judge Water
man presiding. The account of Judge
]. NJ. Tyler, administrator of the Jo-
seph N. Balestier estate of Brattleboro,
was allowed and the balance in his
hands, 1886, 407.42. was ordered dis
fourth to go to John a Balestier. one
fourth to Mrs. Anna S. Balestier and
her three children, one fourth to Judge
]. NJ. Tyler in trust for Robert Bales
tier, and one fourth to Judge ]. NJ.
Tyler in trust for Joseph n. Balestier,
jr.
The Brattleboro Woman's club has
issued its year book for the season
1901-1902 in a particularly attractive
form. An engraving of Larkin G.
Mead's Snow Angel adorns the book
let as frontispiece. The officers and
committees for the year are given,
with the program for the season from
Spet. 6 to May 16 inclusive, and there
is a brief resume of the five years
work of the club, a list of members,
and at the end the constitution and
bylaws. 1t is stated that the club,
which was organized in March, 1896
with IA charter members, had SO mem
bers at its first annual meeting, and
it now shows list Of rs members.
The bailiffs acted upon several mat
ters relating to the fire department at
the meeting Tuesday evening. The
contract for painting the engine
houses was let to w. A. Morse. 1t was
voted to buy two new extension lad
ders, 35 and 60 feet in length, for the
hook and ladder company, to buy three
Eastman nozzles for the engines, to
paint and paper the interior of the
steamer house and to make other i'm
provements there and in the hook and
ladder house, to paint the hook and
ladder trucks, poles and ladders, and
to varnish hose carts No. and Is.
Chief Engineer Sanders's recommends
tions in regard to the organization of
the fire department were discussed at
length. Mr.. Sanders was asked to
make a special report, which the bail
ifs will consider, and, if they see fit,
it will be presented to the considera-
ton of the voters at a special village
meeting in the fall.
COrnelia Fuller Devens, widow of
Henry Devens, died Monday at Lu-
cerne, Switzerland. Mrs. Devens was
the eldest daughter of the late William
H. and Frances e. Fuller of New York
and niece of the late Margaret Fuller
Ossoli. She was one of five sisters,
two of whom, Mrs. George Winthrop
Folsom of Lenox and Mrs. Joseph
Swift Whistler, survive her. The
other two sisters, Mrs. William Froth-
mgham and Mrs. A. A. Hayes, died
abroad. Mrs. Devenss daughters
Frances and Nina, were with her
at the time of her death. A third
I daughter died in childhood Her SON