Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-10-11

The engagement of Howard Crosby
Rice and Miss Amy Stetson Jones is
announced.
The marriage of William H. Perry |
and Miss Annie Leonard will take |
place the 10th inst.
The Inauguration of Rev. c. o. Day |
as president of Andover Theological |
Seminary and as Bartlett professor |
of practical theology will take place |
today.
Burnham will not be started in a
race again this season. He was
shipped Saturday to Amherst, Mass,
where he will be in charge of Mr..
Sisson, the veteran driver, during the
winter.
The ladies' association of the Centre
church will meet in their parlors
! Thursday afternoon. The hours from
to 4 will be occupied in sewing for
! the home missionary box, and the first
! foreign missionary meeting will be
held from to 5.
The Brattleboro Womans Club will
be entertained by Mrs. Royce at Wal
nut street next Friday afternoon,
Oct. IS, at 3 o'clock. The topic for
the meeting is Rome" Papers will
be given by Mrs. A. M. Harlow and
Mrs. L. F. Adams, and Mrs. Whitney
will give a reading from Child
Harold"
George A. Spafford, rs, died last
week Wednesday from an affection Of
the heart at his home in Ludlow. He
was born in that town, but for some
years in his early manhood was
resident of Boston He lived in
| Chesterfield, N. H., 20 years. and he
and his wife moved back to Ludlow
about seven years ago. Mrs. Spaf-
ford died about two years ago. Mr..
Spafford was a member of the lodges
of Masons and Odd Fellows in Lud-
low and was also a leading Granger.
He had a wide circle of friends in
Chesterfield and Brattleboro.
w. S. Betterley will sell his farm.
known as the Sydney Adams place
in the west part of Newfane, at
auction Thursday, Oct. II. at 10 n. m.
He will also dispose of the stock,
farming tools and produce, and some
household goods at the same time
Mr. Betterley has been engaged by the
w. F. Richardson Company to come
to Brattleboro to take charge of the
Richardson farm. He will live at the
homestead south of the fair grounds.
Mr.. Betterley is a progressive young
farmer. who will make the change in
order to give his children the benefit
of the Brattleboro schools.
The Providence Journal had the fol-
lowing to say of the appearance Of
Alden Bass in that city in the comedy,
| ut ii. L..
star: The part, that of Hosea Howe,
is taken by Alden Bass, and Mr.. Bass
leaves nothing to be desired in his
portrayal of the awarkward, bashful,
but earnest and honest country boy.
In figure and makeup Mr.. Bass ac-
commodities himself to the role like
the fit of pair of old shoes. His face
and gestures are as eloquent as his
homely humor, and there is the ring
of truth in every action. It is APP
parant that he has taken life for his
model.
I T. Mine. proprietor of the Japanese
store north of the American House,
was arrested by Policeman f. r.
Thayer Tuesday morning on COM
plant of Town Grand Juror w. II.
Minor at the instigation of c. p. Gil
son. charging him with selling goods
by auction without a license. Mine
was arraigned before Justice w. S.
> Newton. pleaded guilty and was fined
$40 and costs. amounting to Sl5.40,
which he paid. AS stated last week
,, Mine engaged Mr.. ellison to conduct
his evening auction sales and after
wards notified Mr. ellison that his
services would not be needed. Mine
l conducted a sale one evening and was
: then notified by Chief-of Police Hall
, on complaint of Mr.. ellison, that he
! was violating the law. He then en-
/ gagged G. p. Miller to continue the
} sales. Mr.. ellison insisted on having
the matter pressed, with the result as
5 stated. Mine packed what goods he
I had left Tuesday and went to New
a | York
A Mrs. Sarah A. Ellis Morey, 40. died
! Monday from consumption at the
= home of her brother, Frank N. Ellis
! on Birge street. She had been in
] failing health a long time, but the
final illness was of only two weeks
duration. Mrs. Morey was a daugh
. ter of the late David and Evelyn
q Ellis. and was born in Fort Miller N
= Y. Her husband, Hiram A. Morey
Q died of consumption in Springfield
o Mass, 10 years ago. Mrs. Morey was
h an expert cook and was employed al
Q different times in hotels in Spring
h field and Boston, although her home
Q had been in Brattleboro much of the
!. time since the death of her husband
n Her only child, Rutherford HAYES
r Morey, very promising young mar
n and a graduate of the Brattleborc
Y High school in 90. died four years
ago of consumption in Amherst, Mass.
where the mother was employed al
n that time. Mrs Morey is survived by
a two brothers, Frank and George Ellis
y of this town. The funeral was hello
[. Wednesday, Rev. DIR. F. E. Marble
r officiating.
d Acquisition to the Free Library.
= Through the kindnes of Mrs. George
), Shea and Miss Mary Ritter Shea the
i, Free Library has lately been the re
- | ciDiant Of two valuable acouiSitiOnS