Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-05
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vestry at 7.30 O'Clock.
polly, Pretty Polly" a charming
waltz song, and "The Country Club"
a march song, rendered by male
quartet and chorus of thirty, are
mentioned as lyrical features of Foxy
Grandpa" which will be seen at the
Auditorium next Tuesday night.
A hearing was held before Referee
F. ID. Stowe Monday on the petition of
H. G. Barber, trustee of the e. A.
Starkey estate in bankruptcy, for
authority to sell the estate at private
sale Authority was given, no obJec-
ton being made.
DR.. George f. Gales meteorological
record for November is as follows:
Mean temperatures, Z a. m, 80 4-30;
p m, 49, 9 p. m, 3S 1880. Lowest
morning temperature, 16 degrees,
goth: highest midday temperature, 81
degrees, 18th. Clear days a, fair 4,
cloudy T. foggy 3. rainy IL. Snow
fell on four days. The total rain
fall was 60-100ths inch and the snow
fall two inches.
Over 20 young people from here at
tended the fair, supper and entertain
ment given by the Methodist society
in Hinsdale Wednesday evening, 10 of
the company riding in the big team.
After the entertainment in the town
hall Miss Della Streeter, one of the
company, invited her companions to
the home of her aunt, Mrs. Clark,
where a delightful time followed,
with games. songs and refreshments.
Charles ID. Brink, who was engaged
in the flour and grain business in
Brattleboro years ago, died in Kearney
Nebraska, recently and the funeral
was held Wednesday at Springfield,
this state. He was veteran OF the
civil war, serving in a Vermont regi-
ment. He owned ranches aggregating
10000 acres near Kearney and was
also well known as man of affairs in
Springfield, where he owned valuable
real estate.
The annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Public Health association, of
which DR.. H. d. Holton is president,
will be held in New Orleans next
week, beginning Monday. DR.. Hol-
ton will deliver the presidents ad-
dress Tuesday evening. Among the
Vermonters who started for New Or
leans yesterday were DR.. and Mrs.
Holton, Miss S. e. Clark, Mrs. Charles
H. Thompson and Misses Ellen and
Katherine Ware. They will be away
about two weeks.
There was a pleasant gathering at
the home of Mrs. Henry II. Miller at
65 Elliot street yesterday afternoon,
in honor of the 85th birthday anniver-
sary of Mrs Miller's mother, Mrs.
Beda G. Prouty, who makes her home
with Mrs. Miller. Mrs. Prouty re-
ceived her friends from half past two
to five O'Clock. Some of the guests
had been Mrs. Prouty's friends from
childhood, and the occasion was a
very pleasant one. Refreshments
were served. and many birthday gifts
were left by the visitors.
Sedgwick post, G. A. r., held it's
annual meeting Wednesday evening
and elected these officers: Command
er, Patrick j. Fenton; senior vice COM
mander, A. III. Ward; junior vice COM
mander. Camden M. Smith; quarter
master, Ornan Prescott; surgeon, P.
s. Chase; chaplain, e. j. Knowlton;
officer of the day. j. M. JOY; officer of
the guard, Charles G. Miller; dele
gates to the department encampment
at Barre. j. p. Elmer and George e.
Greene; alternates, C. l.. Piper and e.
B. Bissell. The officers will be in
stalled the first Wednesday in
ia nuary.
MS. Kate Hassett, 20, who was
shot s. nd killed on the street in Phila-
delphia Monday night soon after leav-
ing KeitA.''s Eighth street theatre, by
Barry JohN 'stone, will be remembered
in BrattlebN"o as the leading lady in
Mrs. Danes 4 'efence, which was pre-
scented here iat February. Mrs. Has
sett was the lead. ng lady of the stock
company in Keith's theatre and John
stone was recently q member of Rich
ard Mansfeid's company and was
widely known in the theatrical world.
tombstone shot himself twice but will
probably recover. He was infatuated
with Mrs. Hassett and was Jealous.
Both were married but did not live
with their spouses. Mrs. HasBe6's
name in private life was Mrs. Everett
Beckwith. Her husband is an actor.
Her work was strong. and as an emo
tional actress of unusual ability she
made decided impression on local
theatre goers.
An enlargement between Mr.. and
Mrs. Rollin l.. Gilbert, who recently
moved 10 ordlliSDOlO llOh WihShOo
ter, N. H., resulted in the arrest Satur-
day of Bert l.. Tower of Winchester
on the charge of alternating the af--
fections of Mrs. Gilbert Gilbert be-
came satisfied some time ago that
Tower was paying too close attention
to Mrs. Gilbert, but awaited his time.
Tower was seen to get off the fore
noon train Saturday and go to the
American House. Deputy Sheriff Nc
Clure was notified and went to the
American House. Gilbert appeared
soon afterwards and identified Tower.
Deputy Sheriff Mcclure then placed
Tower under arrest ON writ charg-
ing him with alternating the affections
of Mrs Gilbert and demanding dam
ages in Che sum of $4,000. Tower
was placed In the keeping Of Con-
stable e. r. Thayer until Monday,
when he furnished bail in the sum Of
$4,000 and was released. The case
is set for trial at the March term OF
the Windham county court. Tower Is
widely known lumberman, being In
business in both Winchester and
Mortified, Mass.