Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-17

Andrew Swanson was committed to
the Brattleboro Retreat yesterday by
Chief-of.Police Hall.
The So club was entertained last
evening by Mr. and Mrs. Walter S.
Stearns at their home on Canal street.
The President sent to the Senate
last week the rcappointment of
James l.. Martin as United states dis
trict attorney for the district of Yer
mont.
At the meeting of the national or
ganization of the United States Daugh-
tcrs of 1912. held in New York last
week. Mrs. c. f. r. Jenne Of Brattle-
boro president of the Vermont So
cioty. was elected treasurer. The of
fee is known as treasurer national.
The funeral of A. b. Gibbs was held
in the Methodist church Friday after
noon, Rev II. f. Lowe officiating. The
members of Sedgwick post attended in
body The body was placed in the
vault in Prospect Hill cemetery, the
bearers being II. c. Streeter, Harrison
Fisher w r. Geddis, f. A. Bagg, S. NJ.
Ycaw and e. W. Harlow.
Mrs. Ellen Wheeler Willard 70, wild
ow of John A. Willard, died at her
home 81 Western avenue, Saturday
after an Illness of II days. The fun
cral was held at the house at 2.30
O'Clock Monday, Rev Mr.. Watt, Chris
tian Scientist. officiating The body
was placed in the vault in Prospect
Hin cemetery Mrs. Willard was born
in Massachusetts April ?. 1881. and
was the daughter of Deacon Asa and
Dorothy Waite Wheeler. She is sur
vived by two sisters. Miss Avelnc d.
Wheeler and Miss Augusta F. Wheeler
of ~ Western avenue, and one
brother Rev George B. Wheeler Of
Washington. y. c.
The Keene Evening Sentinel of last
Saturday contained a half-cOlumn alb
stract of the talk on BIRDS" which
Mrs Frances b. Horton of BrattlebOro.
president of the Audubon society of
Vermont, gave before the Froebel club
in that city Friday afternoon. at the
home of Mrs. Charles r. Colony. \
reception to Mrs. Horton followed the
program. The president, Miss Anna \.
Blanchard. was assisted in receiving
by Mrs. G.. NJ. Reed and Mrs. +. B..
Pierce. The ladies in the dining room
were Mrs Shedd and Mrs. Petts at the
table, assisted by Madames Ward.
Richardson. Hadley. Bryant, Tenney
and Schellinger. The hostess furnish
ed flowers in scarlet the club color.
\ hearing in the suit of c. A. Boy
den, Individually and as administrator
of the John l.. Ray estate. against
Lester Wilbur, the Peoples National
f,h
brought to recover a bill of Sl25 for
rent of the American House. was held
Wednesday before Justice J. II. Mer-
rifield Lawyer II. G.. Barber appear
ed for Mr. Boyden and the trustees
and Lawyer F. d. Stowe for Wilbur.
Mr. Boyden was the only witness, his
testimony tending to show that such a
balance was due for rent The defend
ant gave judgment and appealed to
the county court The bank was re-
leased as trustee and Wilbur's deposit
was endorsed on a note held by the
bank Mr. Stowe, in behalf of the de
PENDANT. moved to have the suit dis
missed as to Mr., Richardson. claiming
that Mr. Richardson's name was not
written in the writ as trustee until
after the writ had been served on the
plllNiIdl utltuudul. W iluUI. ne
court took the matter under advise
ment.
As has been the custom for term
of years past. the annual parish meet
ing of the Unitarian society held at
Wells hall Tuesday evening. was pre-
coded by a parish supper which was
served at half-past six There was a
large attendance. nearly every family
being represented in whole or in part.
When the tables had been cleared and
the meeting called to order. c. A. Miles
was elected chairman. The treasur-
er's report was read and accepted.
Following this came the election of
these officers: Clerk, and collector.
John r. Ryder; treasurer. c. H. Pratt
prudential committee. S. +. Lawton.
c, \. Miles, l.. d. Taylor Reports of
the work of the Freme circle, the Ali
ancc. and the committee in charge of
the society's charitable work were
presented. 1t was tangible evidence
of the strength and unanimity which
prevails that following a brief state
ment by the treasurer, after all the
routine business had been transacted.
the money to cover deficiency of
some S4O0. due in part to various eX-
ira expenditures. was pledged on the
spot and the society enters on the
current year with clean balance
sheet.