Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-03


and the young son of John Fredette,
living near the Fletcher mill, are re-
covering from diphtheria. No new
cases have been reported.
DR. Waterman, health officer, was
notified yesterday that an outfit had
been shipped from the state labora-
tory at Burlington for testing com
pletely the public water supply in
Brattleboro.
The annual meeting of Branch No.
of the International Sunshine society
was held at the Home for the Aged
and Disabled last Friday. These Off
GERS were elected: President, Mrs. G.
II. Ryder; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
+. 4. Wells: executive committee. Mrs.
T.. l.. Parker, Mrs. G.. II. Clapp. Mrs.
t. b. Davenport. Mrs. s. O. Miner and
Miss Emma Gregg 1t was voted TO
ask each member to contribute 10
cents to pay the cost of entertainments.
An unaccountable fire took place
Sunday afternoon in the Henry Field
house on Western avenue, occupied by
George II. Harris. Mr. Harris rode
home from West Brattleboro on an
electric car standing on the rear
platform He placed his umbrella be
side another in one corner of room
in the house and in a very few min
utes Mrs. Harris smelled smoke and
found both umbrellas had been burned
and the wood work of the house was
on fire. The flames were eXtinguish-
ed with pail of water. The loss was
about $50 The only reasonable the
DRY that has been advanced Is that a
cigar stub was accidentally dropped
into the umbrella by some one who
stood on the car platform.
The body of Michael H. Toomey,
formerly of the Boston Globes New
York bureau. was brought to Brattle-
boro from Brooklyn Saturday evening
at 545 o'clock, accompanied by Mr..
Toomey's mother, his wife, who for
mery was Miss Mary Sullivan of
Brattleboro. and three children. The
funeral was held in the Roman Catho-
lie church at 1890 o'clock Sunday,
Rev. Patrick Cunningham officiating.
Requiem high mass was celebrated.
The church was filled, over 500 friends
and relatives being present. Solos
We're sung by Miss Katharine Calvin
and Miss Kittie Stewart. The bearers
O'Donnell of Holyoke. Edward
Leonard and Neil Leonard of Athol
and Maurice Doyle and Thomas Long
of Brattleboro. The burial was in the
Roman Catholic cemetery on Prospect
Hill. Mr.. Toomey carried life insur-
ance amounting to some $4,000
The New Years assembly in the
Brooks House Tuesday evening. which
was the second in the series arranged
by some OF the young men of Brattlc-
boro, was attended by over $50 people
and was in every respect a highly sat
isfactory affair, one of the most so
that has been held in Brattleboro in
recent years. Leitsnger's orchestra
of five pieces furnished music and 4.
II. Hines prompted. A large number
Of out-of-town visitors were present
including Mr. and Mrs. w. y. Snow
:. H. /,
Mrs. II. G. Packard. Dr. NJ. l.. Miner,
c. II. Packard and s. w. Comstock, of
the Greenfield Country club Mrs \.
A. Langley and Miss Burnett of Put
ney. Maj. and Mrs. Wolfe of Vermont
Academy, Miss Susan Harris Mather
of Rutland, Miss Emily Bacon of
Springfield, this state. Miss Hattie
Ruggles of Worcester, Mass. and
others Just before II o'clock the
company formed for quadrille dane
ing the old year out and the new year
in. Refreshments We're served
Through the kindness of DR.. and
Mrs. Lawton, a large company of their
friends were permitted to enjoy the
complimentary concert given at the
Retreat last Saturday evening by Mrs.
Mary Howe LAWN, and her brother,
Lucien Howe. as accompanist. Mrs
LAWN was generous to overlooking
with her entertainment to the COM
pany gathered in the cosy Retreat
chapel, whose perfect acoustic proper
ties made possible the charm of the
evening. Mrs. LAWN sang almost con
tinuOusly for an hour and a half Her
program included numbers from
Rossini, Schubert, Mozart, Schumann,
Spohr, Chopin, Verdi, and others of
the masters of classic music. All
those present have admired Mrs.
LAWN many times in her public per-
formances, but it is safe to say that
| none had ever found her singing so
entirely delightful as in this quiet and
home-like chamber concert. As on
so many former occasions, the audi
ence felt and expressed their admira,
ton for the charm and the good taste
of Mr.. Howe's accomplishments.
n. f. Cabot, whose official connec-
| ton with the Vermont Savings bank
closed on Tuesday, left Wednesday
for well-earned vacation, which he
will spend in the South 1t is not too
much to say that the strength and
standing of the Vermont Savings
bank today are in a large measure a
monument to the able and faithful
service which Mr.. Cabot has rendered
during his term as treasurer which
began 20 years ago last September
During this time the deposits have
grown from Sl200.0O0 to more than
three and one-half millions, and in fl.
nancial strength the institution is sec