Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-06-13
PHOENIX, BRATTIEBORO, 1902


A. ". Mays agency has sold for John
Jones a building lot on Fairview street
to Ernest Hall
A meteor shot across the sky in a
southerly direction Friday night
about 9.55, the illumination lasting
several seconds.
The body of Rosamond Mayott s,
daughter of Francis Mayott of New
York, was brought to Brattleboro Tues
day for burial in the Roman Catholic
cemetery. The child died of measles
and pneumonia. Mr.. Mayott former
ly lived in Brattleboro.
The funeral of Mrs. Sophia Van
Doom was held Friday afternoon at
her late residence on School street
Rev. II. r. Miles officiating. The
burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery
The bearers were F. ID. Morris. Henry
Reynolds. S. w. Edwards and Charles
r. Smonds.
The funeral of Charles II. Davis
was held Sunday at his late residence
on South Main street. Rev. X. Is.
Marvin officiating and Frank II. Brasor
sang. A delegation of about 60 odd
Fellows attended The bearers We're
Old Fellows. The burial was in
Prospect Hill cemetery.
Two Pullman cars have been en-
gagged to carry the Clement delegates
from Windham county to Montpelier
next week The cars will be at
tached to the 2.30 train Tuesday af
ternoon. and will return as soon as
possible after the close of the state
convention, which will be held on
Thursday.
Holland Wheeler, 65, who died in
Westmoreland, n. H.. June 4. was a
native of St. Johnsbury. and a brave
soldier of the civil war, serving in
the 18th New Hampshire volunteers
and rising to the rank of sergeant.
He was badly wounded at Opequam.
He lived in Fitchburg. Athol and Brat
tleboro, but the past 20 years had lived
in Westmoreland.
All but four of the logmen left Brat
! tleboro Saturday for Bellows Falls,
having moved the east part of the log
| jam. The four remaining logmen
| have done what they could toward
moving the logs on the west side and
| have kept the river open for the logs
which are now coming down. The
| first of the logs let loose from Bel
lows Falls arrived Monday, and they
are now floating past in large numbers.
The Methodist Sunday school OBJ
served Children's day last Sunday, the
exercises taking the place of the regu-
| lar morning service, as usual. The
church was decorated in green and
white. The children of the primary
and junior departments marched down
the main aisle to the music of pro-
cessional hymn, up the side aisles and
down the main aisle again to the front
| pews. Then followed an interesting
| program of music and recitations. a
pleasing feature was a solo by Miss
| Gertrude Matthews.
The case of the state against Harry
| Wilson of Boston, for intOXication,
which was set for a hearing before
| Justice Newton yesterday, was con-
| tinued to Monday on account of the
| absence of important witnesses. Will
son was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Mcclure last week. He had been sell
ling rugs for the Bay State Rug com
pany. Two men named Hays and
Lowell came to Brattleboro in the in
terest of the company. claiming that
Wilson had not sent in money as fast
as he ought. They claimed to have
found him drunk and had him arrest
ed. He was placed under bonds in
the sum of 800. which was furnished
by T. j. and c. C. Turner. Hays and
Lowell did not appear at the time set
for a hearing. Wilson says they had
him arrested for spite and that they
do not dare appear against him. Hays
owes the Brattleboro House s21 for
| board