Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24

A. f. Miller will cater for the Ma
sonic ball to he held in the new town
hall at Hinsdale Friday evening. Jan.
81.
A. V. Mays agency has leased the
George =. Parker farm in East Putney
to William II. Fosburg of Vernon, who
will take possession April J..
At the annual meeting of the Asso-
ciated Charities Mrs. j. NJ. Tyler was
elected treasurer. The report of the
years work showed that II families
had bccn assisted. $3.50 had boon eX-
pended for fuel, provisions, etc, and
large quantity of clothing distributed.
5. W. Edgett & Co., sold a saw mill
and 400 acres of timber land in Wind
ham. on the Burbec estate, and 400
acres in Wilmington this week to II.
NJ. Whitaker of Amherst who takes in
part payment residence property in
Springfield. Mass. The sales amount
ed to about $4,000.
The Esteyville EXtinguisher com
pany was reorganized Saturday even
ing. when these officers were chosen:
Foreman Charles Sargent assistant
foreman. viii Blanchard; clerk, +. w.
Strong; steward. T.. Manley. These
now members were chosen. +. Man
ley, s. e. Miner, Arthur Rhode and
Charles T.. Downer.
\ pretty home wedding took place
"a; the home of Mrs. Marcia w. Harvey
at O'Clock Tuesday. when Ms.
Mary Bigclow. mother of Joseph Bigc.
low. was married to Edward f. Brague
of Washington Conn. The ceremony
was performed by Rev X. X. Marvin.
Mr.. and Mrs prague will receive their
friends at their home in Washington
after Feb. /.
The Masonic fraternity of llinsdale
are making preparation for a concert
and ball to be held in their new town
hall on Friday evening. Jan. 81. Both
Brattleboro and Columbian lodges
have been invited and many outside
the lodges have received invitations.
1t is hoped that there will be good
Brattlcboro delegation in attendance.
There is an excellent floor for dane
ing and no pains will be spared to
make the ball the event Of the season
in Hinsdale. Leitsnger's full orches-
ira will furnish music.
William Clogston for many years
travelling man who was well-known
| throughout the Connecticut valley,
died recently in Springfield. Mass.
He was born on farm in Tunbridge,
VT. July 10 1881. Mr. Clogston was
an enthusiastic antiquarian and book
| collector and had collected and sold
several libraries in the past % years,
amounting in value to over $4,000.
At one time he was the owner of a
1 copy Of the celebrated and rare book
/ John Pynchon, THE Meritorious
/ Price of Mans Redemption" a copy
! of which was formally burned on Bos-
| ton Common in the seventeenth cen
| fury.
The board of visitors. Home for the
/ Aged and Disabled. held their annual
meeting in the Brooks House Wedncs-
/ day afternoon and reelected the fol-
/ lowing officers for the ensuing year:
( President. Mrs. G.. II. Ryder; vice
/ president, Miss 5. L. Clark; secretary
and treasurer. Mrs. &. II. Davenport.
/ The secrctary's report was in part as
/ follows: "Our annual harvest day
was held Nov 6. 1901, and its result
averaged about the same as in pre-
vous years. Seventy-ffve names were
registered. and contributions were To-
!
present The inmates enjoy this day
very much. 1t is the only time in the
year when the public is called upon in
behalf of the Home, and it is hoped
that harvest day, 1902. will bring out
a larger number than ever before
The record of the past year gives one
death. that of our dear Mrs. Atwood
who passed away in February. There
of
ness and everything has moved along
with perfect smoothness and regulars
ty, no friction or complaints. and only
loving and grateful words for our eff
ciont and capable matron, Mrs. Nash.
hearing was held Monday in the
Office of Waterman & Martin, contnu
ing until after 10 o'clock at night. be
fore 4. +. CudwOrth of South London
derry, special master in chancery, in
a case involving $4,000. The money
was paid to j. H. Goulding of vii
mington. administrator of the estate
of the late John c. Newton of vii
mington, on an insurance policy is
sued on Mr.. NeWtOn's life. The hear
ing was held to determine as to what
disposition should be made of the
money there being several claimants
| ne Dill alleges tnal MT. Newton Oh
tanned policy of insurance on his life
for $4,000 and had il made payable
to his wife, and that in the event oi
her prior death it was to go to hi;
four daughters. Afterwards the policy
was converted into a paid-up policy
for $4,000. Before the original policy
maturcd Mrs. Newton died and Mr.
Newton married again The seconC
wife now claims the $4,000 as bene
ficiary, TO the exclusion of the Other
benCficiaries the four daughters. Tho
administrator claims the money in be
half of the creditors of the estate
The four daughters claim it as eX
elusive benefCiarios. A F.. Schwenl
of Brattleboro and T. II. Edwards o
New York appeared for the widow
o. e. Butterfield of Wilmington fol
the administrator, and e. l.. Water
man of Brattleboro for the four daugh
tiers. The master will report his find
ings to Chancellor Rowell at the
March term of the county court.
Daughters of the American Revolution
The annual meeting of the Daugh