Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-12-20

The commissions Of the health Off
GERS in the various towns throughout
Vermont are being issued from the
office of DR.. II. D. Holton, secretary of
the state board of health.
Preparations are being made to inn
prove the appearance of Red Mems
hall by laying a new carpet and
equipping the hall with new lights.
The work will be begun in a few days.
Miss Florence Brown went Monday
to Springfield, Mass. to remain a
week before going to the home of her
mother in Boston, where her marriage
to DR.. Mortimer Stoddard of Spring
field will take place Jan. l.
Dr. H. d. Holton, secretary of the
state board of health. has sent out
| through the Brattleboro postoffice this
week 10000 pamphlets bulletins COW
ering the subject of smallpox. con-
tanning reproductions of photographs
of smallpox patients.
In the suit of William Bennett VS..
Charles Mason, to recover a bill for
! 500. in which the defendant presented
claim for $26 in Offset, Justice Mer
rifield rendered judgment Saturday
| for the plaintiff to recover S15 and
| costs. The defendant appealed. Bacon
! q Hooker appeared for the plaintiff
and II. G. Barber for the defendant.
James c. Fargo. president Of the
! American Express company announc-
| ed Tuesday that each of the 10000
employees of the corporation in the
United States would receive a Christ
mas gift Of $40. Last year the com
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A large proportion Of them. including
those in Brattleboro, receive the gift
in gold.
Protective Grange elected these
officers Wednesday evening: Master.
A. w Roel: overseer, G. A. Barker
lecturer. Mrs. Arthur Chamberlain
steward. Philip f. Franklin; assistant
steward. Harry Spaulding; chaplain,
Mrs. A. w. Roel; treasurer, Mrs Ere
mont Hamilton; secretary, A. j.
Currier: gate-keeper. r. L. Frost;
Pomona, Mrs. Harry Spaulding;
Flora. Miss Bessie Hopkins; Ceres,
Mrs. c. S. Hopkins: lady assistant
steward. Mrs. Arthur Robbins; or
ganist, Mrs. H. s. Dearborn: agent, c.
S Hopkins.
Another expert mechanic, repre-
senting the Boston Blower company,
came to Brattleboro Tuesday to in
vestigate the heating apparatus in
the High school building. He return
ed after discovering what he thought
was the trouble with the apparatus.
and the other expert is now waiting
for appliances which are on the way
from Boston. He has instructions from
the company to remain until the sys-
tenn works to the satisfaction of the
prudential committee. II is expected
that the system will be put in first
class working order during the Chris
mas vacation.
Enoch Gates Cook 10, who died in
Tecumseh. Mich, Dec. 3, was a
brother of Wallace w. Cook and an
uncle of Charles F. and Roy Cook of
this village. He was a native of
Dummerston. who emigrated to Mich
igan in 1854. He settled to Clinton.
where he was one of the prominent
business men many years. He moved
to Tecumseh in 1882 and of late has
devoted his time TO the oversight of
his farms and other property. He is
survived by his wife, maiden name
Sarah Jane Clark, whom he married
AZ years ago Mrs. Cook also has rel
e atives in Brattleboro and vicinity.
C. L. Coane is the owner of some
fowls which have stood high in all
shows where they have been exhibit
, ed At the Nashua exhibition, Dec
3, he won six premiums on black
breasted red games as follows: First
and second on cockrel, score "a and
931a; first and second on hen, score
93la and 3d. first on cockrel, score
90; first on pullet, score 92. He won
. first on silver duckwing game bantam
: cockrel, score 81 u, and first on silver
, | duckwing game bantam hen score 93la
He also received three specials, one
each on best silver duckwing game
bantam cockrel best black breasted
red game cockrel. and best black
breasted red game pullet. At Milford
|, Mass, Dec. 10 to 10. he won sever
firsts and two seconds on nine birds
shown.
C. B. Alexander of Londonderry
has bought the telephone line from
: Townshend to Jamaica. which ha;
2 been broken down and in disuse fol
n some time, and will entend ii TO Lon
r donderry, operating il under a branci
q line contract with the New England
Y Telephone & Telegraph Co. He has {
= force Of men now at work setting tbs
S poles. When completed the line viii
@ give direct communication to al
=. points between Brattleboro and Lon
donderry, whereas now it is necessary
n to telephone TO Bellows Falls and have
p the message repeated over other linei
. if it is desired to reach points beyond
: Townshend. Connection will also b.
made with the West River Telephone
. company's line, owned largely by tn,
!, Peru Lumber company and extending
, through Landgrove, Weston, London
derry, Andover and Chester; tn,
q Green Mountain Telephone and Tele
: graph company's line, extending
. through Manchester, Dorset. Peru
4 Landgrove, Londonderry, South Lon
q donderry, Windham, Grafton and Bel
!. lows Falls; also the line owned by thu
p Melendys in South Londonderry, whicl
II has about 40 subscribers.
e The annual report of the Estey Or
/, gan Company Benefit association
A shows a membership of 800; numbe
:. Of accidents during the year 35; 2
5 claims paid, and no claims presented
l. for eight accidents. The association
5 has on hand $230.93; it paid on tn,
q claims S2925O, and for other eX
penses $3.50. 1t had on hand last yea
S171.93; membership fees amounted
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