Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-15

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f. l.. Parker has recently completed
a large case for the electrical appli-
ances in the High school building.
Long distance telephones have been
installed in the residences of c. S.
/ Hopkins. Miss Annie Lawrence and
w. F. Jones, also in the post office.
Mrs. Sophia b. Stearns, 70, who
died in Mortified. Mass, Monday,
was the mother of George l.. Spofford.
the conductor, who moved to New
London recently after being a resi-
dent of Brattleboro 80 years.
Quonekatacat tribe of Red Men
worked the adoption degree Friday
evening on one candidate. After the
work a delectable spread was served
to so by Landlord Turner. The tribe
will work the warriors degree this
evening.
Miss Kate Aher fell down the south
stairs on the west side of Crosby block
Tuesday morning and was rendered
unconscious. She was seized with
a faintng spell and attempted to draw
a drink of water from a faucet in the
hall corridor. She then started for
the telephone exchange, but was over
come and pitched down the stairway.
She was badly shaken up and bruised,
but no bones were broken.
A special service conducted by Rev.
II. r. Miles was held by the Con
gregational Christian Endeavor socie-
ty Sunday evening in observance of
decision day. A number of young
people from the society, and a larger
number from the Sunday school, made
known their desire to be informed as
to what it means to be a Christian,
and as a result a class of from 20 TO
30 will meet Sunday evenings to re-
ceive instruction from the minister
News has been received of the
death Dec. 16 at Sara, Island of Pan
ay in the Philippines, of Ernest c.
GrOut, 20, of Amsden, Vt, the young
est brother of Miss Gussie Grout, who
makes her home in Brattleboro with
her aunt, Mrs. w. w. Walker. Young
Grount went from his home to Kan
sas little over two years ago. and en-
listed there in company G, 18th United
States infantry, and since then had
been on duty in the Philippines. The
cause of death was malarial fever.
The young soldiers father. William
w. Circuit died in Amsden Dec. 10.
James p. Elmer received Wednes-
day two valuable souvenirs of Fill
pino warfare from his son. Lieut.
James l.. Elmer of the 43d United
States Volunteers now stationed on
the island of Leyte One is a Moro
creese, similar to bolo. 1t has a
steel blade about two feet long set
". in % l,
With it is a mahogany scabbard
trimmed with silver. The other
weapon is a dagger. with an eight
inch blade. The handle and case
are ebony handsomely ornamental
with silver Both weapons are on
exhibition in Greene's drug store.
The private affairs of Franz Kalten-
born, the violinist, and his wife, who
managed the Kaltenborn orchestra.
after being ventilated in the newspa-
pers. may get a further airing in the
courts. Mr.. Kaltenborn surprised his
wife and Carl Engel a member of the
orchestra, in a room in a hotel in
Philadelphia recently. Mrs. Kalten-
born protests her innocence and says
she was having business conversa-
ton with Mr.. Engel. Kaltenborn de-
clares he will sue for divorce. Mrs.
kaltenbOrn says she will fight a d.
vorce suit, but that she hoped to get
a divorce from Mr.. Kaltenborn.
In keeping with the custom obsery-
ed by the lniversaist Sunday school.
special memorial service, in mem
DRY of the late John p. Goodenough.
was held in the church vestry last
Sunday. Mr. Goodenough was a mem:
Der of the school for many years.
and four generations OF the Good
enough family are now represented
therein. Appropriate music was rem
derCd and the favOrite poem of the
deceased was read. Col II. +. Tay-
lor and Rev. r. X Marvin paid trib-
utes to Mr.. GoOdenuugh's memory.
Mr. Marvin emphasized the fact that
none need worry about their future
salvation if they lead as faithful and
as honest lives as did Mr.. Good
enough.
Several parties from here attended
the fair given by the ladies of Yer
non at the Vernon House last Friday
evening, and all report an excellent
time. One party containing so of the
grangers declared that the supper
was the best that they had ever eaten
The 1910 train, while near North
ampton last Friday night, running at
high rate of speed, struck a large
timber which projected towards the
track. 1t scraped along the side of
the smoking car, and then crashed
into the front end of the next car.
breaking the glass in all the nearby
windows, and giving the passengers
a general shakingup. Several Brat
tleboro people were in the car, but
escaped without injury.
Rachel May Carson. II, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Carson, died Mon
day in Greenfield, Mass, after a brave
struggle for life. Her parents lived
in Brattleboro at one time, going
from here to Greenfield, where her
father is widely known as a newspa-
per correspondent. Miss Carson suf-
fered from malignant sarcoma. She
two surgical operations
and her right leg was amputated at
the Franklin county hospital in Sep
TENDER. Several weeks ago she I'M
derwent an operation on the lungs,
following an attack of pleurisy, and a
few days before her death the dread
ed sarcoma made it's appearance
again. Miss Carson never alluded to
her sickness or misfortune except in
reply to questions.
The New England Book company.
of which e. d. Whitney of Brattleboro
is manager, is the name of a concern
which has begun business in Brattle
Doro this week Mr.. Whitney has