Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-31

The annual meeting of. the Canal
Street Book club will be held at the
home of Mrs. Ryder next Tuesday
evening at o'clock.
Hosea Jones, 73, who died Tuesday
from brights disease at his home in
West Deerfield, Mass, was formerly
Of Brattleboro He is survived by
wife, the daughter of Mrs Joel Will
lard of this village. Mr.. Jones was
member of Wantastiquet lodge of
Odd Fellows.
Doubleday, Page & Co. will begin
the publication of a Christmas annual
with the December number of Country
Life in America. The large magazine
will be double Sized with colored
pages and supplements, and will open
with new poem by Rudyard Kipling
entitled Pan in Vermont"
The winters work by the Y. NJ. c. A.
gymnasium classes began Monday,
with large classes in both departments.
The senior department under Phys.
ical Instructor II. r. Horton meets
Monday Wednesday and Saturday
evenings at 1880 o'clock. The junior
class, under Harry Sanders, meets at
$3.50 o'clock Mondays and Wednes-
days and at 10 O'Clock Saturday morn
ings.
The heavy rains of Monday, Monday
night and Tuesday forenoon caused a
sudden rise of the West River, and the
report was current that the Brattle-
boro Gas Light company's dam had
gone out. II proves that not stick
or stone of the structure was stirred,
and the managers of the company be-
lieve that the dam will be proof against
all the assaults of the river. The to-
tai rise of the river Tuesday was seven
feet.
| A husking arranged by the Epworth
League made pleasant diversion Wed
nesday for about 40 people of the Meth
odist society, who were carried in
two large teams, the Brooks House
bus and other conveyances to the
home of George f. Winter in the west
| part of the town. All of the corn at
| hand, upwards OF 100 bushels, was
! husked and a bountiful old-fashioned
supper was served by Mr. and Mrs.
| Winter.
Miss Susan b. Salisbury of Elliot
street reached her 97th birthday an
niversary Saturday. A large number
! of friends called throughout the day
and evening to extend their congrat-
| ulations and friends from out of town
| who could not be present wrote let
| ters of good cheer. Miss Salisbury
| received many cut flowers and plants.
She is in good health and her mind is
remarkably clear
Col. John Hunt, pension attorney
has recently secured an increase of
pension for the following persons: Jul
ius c. Newton, George w. Hart, Henry
G. Allen. Charles J. Stockwell, Brat
tleboro; Amanda l.. Derry. Benjamin
F. Derry. Mrs Jane l.. Derry. widow,
| Townshend; Orrin A. Johnson Wards
! boro: Newland NJ. Haskell Whining
ton; James b. Read, East Dummers-
ton: Ambrose Hescock, Marlboro; Mil
ton H. Davis, Canaan, n. II.
An alarm from box ~, located at
the corner of High and Oak streets.
called out the fire department at 1915
o'clock Saturday afternoon. The fire
| was in the woodshed of the house oc-
cupied by Gerry Messer and was east.
y extinguished by hand extinguish.
er. Little damage was done. the fire
being confined largely to a box of
rubbish. The fire was discovered by
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origin is not known.
The petition for the pardon of Ed.
ward Gonyer, Leon Canedy and Peter
" circuit, who are serving sentences
in states prison for perjury. was pre-
scented to Gov. Mccullough Monday by
James +. Hooker, counsel for the boys
Accompanying Lawyer Hooker were
States Attorney Weston, j. l.. Martin
and Senators Spencer and Lawrence
all of whom recommended that the
boys be pardoned. 1t is understood
that Judge Stafford. who sentenced the
boys, will not oppose the petition.
Twenty-one members of the junior
Epworth League, in charge of Mrs
Fred Houghton and accompanied by
Rev. F. w. Lewis, visited the Home
for the Aged and Disabled Wednesday
afternoon, having been unable to &c
on harvest day, and presented the in
mates a large number of gifts. Lunch
was served to the little people. and
their merry voices were heard in song
to the great delight of those whom
they had come to befriend. The oc
casion was one of pleasure for all pres
ent. The example set by the chill
dren is worthy TO be followed
Last Sunday morning a very large
audience greeted the new pastor, Rev
George b. Lawson. at the First Bap
fist church. Mr.. Lawson delivered a
very strong sermon based upon the
words found in First Corinthians, I'd
chapter, I'd verse: For | am deter
mined not to know anything among
you save Jesus Christ and Him cruel
fed" At the session of the Bible
school, the opening services took the
nature of greeting to Mr.. Lawson
The primary class welcomed him with
a song, composed especially for the oc
casion by J. +. Hall, and after words
of welcome by Superintendent Haw
ley the whole school joined in another
welcome hymn. also composed by Mr.
Hall. Fitting words of response were
given by Mr.. Lawson.
The second In the series of Odd Eel
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