Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-05

The Womans Relief corps will hold
its annual election of officers in G.. A.
X. hall next Thursday evening.
s. w. Edgett & Co., have sold for
the Guild brothers their farm in Dunn
merston to Charles +. Williams, who
occupies the Thompson Cain farm.
He will occupy his new farm soon.
The National Hotel Register states
that 40 new rooms, each with bath,
will be added to the Pine Grove
Springs hotel next season and that
other extensive improvements will be
made there. The managers the past
year will return.
The terms of the old county officers
expired Monday and the terms of the
newly elected and appointed officers
began then. The new officers recog-
nized before Assistant Judges Frank
Worden of Halifax and f. B. Pier of
Jacksonville and received their COM
missions in the county clerks office.
Under the assignment of judges for
the year beginning Dec. l, Judge j.
M. Tyler holds the December term
of the Orange county court, the April
term in Essex county, the June term
in Windsor, and the September term
in Chittenden county. Judge Munson
will preside over the March term in
Windham county, and Judge Start
over the September term.
The members of the New book club
held their annual meeting in the
Brooks House Saturday evening, be-
ing the guests of Deacon and Mrs.
C.. +. Thompson. Refreshments were
served and the annual sale of books
was held These officers were elect
ed President DR.. James Conland;
secretary and treasurer, Mrs. j. l..
Martin: chairman of the book COM
mttee, Mrs. James Conland.
Gov. Mccullough has appointed Will
| fred f. Root of Brattleboro a member
of the state board of pharmacy for a
term of five years to succeed Collins
Blakely of Montpelier. The appoint
ment is an excellent one and is well
merited on the part of Mr.. Root, who
is now president of the Vermont State
| Pharmaceutical association, and who
as secretary of that organization did
notable work in systematizing its
affairs and in extending it's usefulness.
I Bingham Chapter, Order of East
ern Star, held a regular convocation
| Tuesday evening. Three candidates
were initiated. Mrs. Ryan, past ma
iron of Themis chapter of Athol, was
present and made pleasant remarks.
Col. H. e. Taylor and Associate
Grand Matron Hattie S. Taylor spoke
briefly, complimenting the officers on
| their good work. After the meet
ing refreshments were served in the
banquet hall by the entertainment
| committee.
Sheriff A. w. j. wilkins has an
nounced his appointment of the fol
lowing deputies to serve the coming
two years: Alonzo Starkey, F. w.
Mcclure, Ernest S. Hall, Brattleboro;
Arthur II. Thompson. Bellows Falls;
Buxton NJ. Walker, Saxtons River;
Adm F. Miller, Dummerston; John
Q. Shumway. Jamaica; j. w. Melendy,
South Londonderry; E. NJ. Fits, West
Wardsboro; j. Henry Kidder, vii.
mington Frank l.. Wellman, Gull
ford; William A. Wilcox, Whiting
ham; Clifford E. Mann, Dover. There
will be others to appoint later who
have not sent in their bonds at the
present time.
The following was sent out as q
press despatch from Bridgeport. Conn.,,
last Friday: "The body of Gennaro
Molinaro, who stopped here on his
way from West Dummerston, VT, to
Italy. to visit his family, was found in
the harbor today. The police believe
he was robbed and thrown overheard
The police found only S27 in the place
of the several hundred dollars which he
exhibited in Water street saloons last
night, and his gold watch was missing
and the chain broken" Manager Rog-
ers of the Lyons Granite company
says there is some mistake. as no such
man as Molinaro has ever been EN-
ployed in the West Dummerston
quarry,
The Manchester, N. II. Union of last
Friday contained a column article on
the production of f. Wales's King
Jollity" in Lebanon, which was repeat.
ed for the benefit of the public library.
There were 80 people in the cast. The
Union despatch said: Many additions
have been made by E. Wales, the
manager, which have increased the at.
Effectiveness of the show Ernest
Waterman of Brattleboro, VT son OF
Judge Waterman, appeared this even
ing as the 'Hobeau'. He came as a
special favor to Mr.. Wales. Harry
C. Wales, the musical director, has
made host of friends among the local
young people," The article was IL
Illustrated by two halftone cuts. king
Jollity" will be given in Wilmington
in about three weeks as the attraction
at the dedication of the Childs me-
mortal hall.
George NJ. Rogers of Alstead, N. H.,
formerly of Brattleboro died sudden
ly of heart disease Friday morning.
He spent Thanksgiving in Keene and
! the train on which he returned was
/ very late, reaching Cold River sta
ton lat 100 in the morning. While
walking from the station to the hotel
he fell to the ground and those who
| were with him were unable to revive
him. The funeral, which was held
| Sunday, was attended by Mr.. and
Mrs. j. L. Newman, Col. H. e. Tay-
lor, c.. p. Gibson and e. M. Angler.
Mr.. Rogers formerly was blacksmith
on Flat street. He enlisted in COM
pany F. Fourth Vermont Regiment,
| and served until the close of the war.
Since then he has lived in Bellows
Falls and Alstead. He married in 1864,
Elizabeth o. Allen of Brattleboro,
| who survives with two sons, one in
| Boston and one in Indianapolis. Mrs.
Rogers is sister Of Mrs. Newman.
Brattleboro, in common with the
rest of New England, has been shut
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