Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-11-08

in full, three by letter and six on pro
baton.
Fort Dummer Royal Arch chapter
worked the Most Excellent and Royal
Arch degrees on three candidates We'd
nesday evening.
Nine Cinnamon, whose cases came
before Judge Wheeler in the office of
Waterman e Martin last week.
were taken to Newfane Friday night
to remain until the cases are de-
cided.
The receipts Of the rummage sale
by the mission circle Of the Univer-
salist church, held in MILESTONE
building last week, were over $3.50.
The sale closed Saturday night with
an auction, c. P. ellison acting as
auctioneer.
A match game was played Satur.
day between the caddies at the Wan
tastiquet Golf club grounds, Leon
Smith winning the first prize and Ho-
ratio Smith the second. The other
contestants were Bert Young, Fred
Harris, Alfred Jordan, Crosby Adams
and Edward Lindsey.
j. o. Smith of Springfield, formerly
proprietor of the Brooks House hack
and coupe line, was arrested by Dep
uty Sheriff Starkey Monday morn
ing as he was about to leave on the
train for Springfield. The warrant
was issued on complaint of II. F.
Weatherhead of West Brattleboro.
who alleged a breach Of covenant in
the sale Of house and lot in Fairlee.
Mr.. Smith settled the bill against
him, amounting to about $25.
Marion Lawrance OF Toledo, Ohio,
field secretary of the International
Sunday school association and one of
the leading Sunday school superin-
tendents in this country will speak in
the Baptist Sunday school next Sun
day morning and again at a public
meeting in the Baptist vestry at 3
o'clock in the afternoon. There
should be large number present to
hear him. Mr.. Lawrance has been
attending the state Sunday school
convention in Vergennes this week.
F. L. Britton. who now halls from
Rutland, won a half-mile match race
against Henderson of Pittsburg. Penn.
Saturday at Philadelphia, for purse
of $1,000, according to the Windsor
Journal. The Journal says that Brit
ton has trained many of the members
of athletic associations in this section
of the Connecticut valley. There are
others who do not belong to athletic
associations who. have been trained"
by Britton, and among them are sew
eral in Brattleboro and Putney, who
paid well for their experience.
William Bigelow, 81, died Monday
morning of old age at his home in
West Brattleboro. The funeral was
held at the house at 2 o'clock. Rev.
Mr.. Baker officiating, and the burial
was in West Brattleboro. Mr.. Bige-
low was a native of Northboro, Mass,
and went to West Brattleboro 30
years ago. carrying on a farm as long
as he was able. His wife, now de-
ceased, was Althea Titus, and their
marriage took place in 1916. Mr.
Bigelow leaves one daughter, Mrs.
Minnie Fits of West Brattleboro.
The quarterly meeting of the Wind
ham Association of Congregational
ministers was held in the Brooks
House at $3.50 o'clock Monday, about
IA ministers being present. Two new
members were admitted, Rev. Mr.. Dan
forth of Newfane and Rev. Mr.. Ken
eston of West Brattleboro. The Bible
lesson, Exodus 1918, was conduct
ed by Mr.. Keneston. After the out
line OF the sermons delivered on the
preceding day Rev. II. r. Miles gave
a report Of the meeting of the national
council and reviewed Rev. DR.. George
A. Gordon's book, THE New Epoch for
Faith" Rev. II. H. Shaw of Marlboro
gave a paper on the relation Of the
churches to temperance. Dinner was
served at the Brooks House at 4
o'clock.
A number of New England people
have been in Washington this week to
attend, on Wednesday, the wedding
of Henry Kellogg Willard and Miss
Helen w. Parker. The bride is a
daughter of E. Southland Parker.
prominent banker, and the groom is a
son of Henry A. Willard. one OF the
brothers who went to Washington
from Westminster years ago, and who
amassed great fortunes in the hotel
and real estate business. Rev.
Teunis S. Hamlin, ID. D., of the
Church of the Covenant, performed
the ceremony. assisted by Rush r.
Shipen of Brockton, Mass, a former
pastor of All Souls church, and an
intimate friend of the groom's fam
lily Among the house guests enter
tained by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A.
Willard during the week were Mrs.
Richards Bradley of Brattleboro, Mrs.
William F. Wesselhoeft of Boston, and
Lieut.. Theodore c. Burgdoff U. S. N.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Howe and
Miss Howe of Cambridge, Mass, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Willard.