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

minlstratrix of the Lydian Richard
son estate
Horace S. Warren of Brattleboro
and Earl f. Willard of Dummerston
have each been granted a pension in
crease of SO to $12 per month through
Col. Hunts agency.
One of the bills approved by Gov.
Mccullough, not reported In our legis-
lative correspondence, is an act enab-
ling the town of Brattleboro to issue
bonds to build a bridge across the Con-
necticut river.
Thomas H. Gray, the original Joe
Baptiste La Flamme, the comic French
comedian in THE Two Sisters" is
back with 1t this season and will be
seen at the performance on Saturday,
Dec. 20. This Characterization by Mr..
Gray is something unique and almost
inimitable.
The funeral of Mrs. Harriette Dick
erman Ransom, whose death Is else
where recorded, will be held to-day In
Newton, Mass. and the body will be
brought to Brattleboro tomorrow on
the / o'clock train, and taken directly
to the receiving vault in the Prospect
Hill cemetery
A petition has been filed in the
United States court against Jesse f.
Haynes. asking for his adjudication as
bankrupt. The petition is filed in be-
half of the Henry Maurey company of
! New York. George f. Daniels company
and Lambkin & Foster company of
Boston, and the Lincoln shoe company
of Worcester
| The wooden bridge across the Con
/ necticut river will be lacked up to-
! day and travel will be suspended while
the abutment is being completed. The
workmen. have made little progress on
the abutment the past week on ac-
count of the severe cold. The bridge
will be closed to all except foot pas
/ sengers for two or three weeks.
The ladies of the Methodist Episco-
pal church held their annual sale and
supper in Grange hall last evening.
There was fair, but not large, at
tendance and the supper. consisting of
creamed fish and escalloped oysters,
could not have been better. Fancy
articles were sold from a booth in
charge OF Miss Minnie Rawson and
Miss May Fraser.
At meeting of the Reed and Rattan
Workers union held in Grand Army
hall Monday night, these officers were
chosen: President, Louis G. Ahrens /;
vice president, George Hansons; Sec
rotary, Adonius z. Dion; treasurer,
C. d. BLY,; guide, Patrick Ryan; guar
dian, Arthur Case; first trustee, John
Lawton: second trustee, Glenroy
Smith; third trustee. James Knowlton.
Miner G. Walker won Is prizes with
their exhibit OF silver duckwing and
black-breasted red game bantams at
the Middlesex Poultry Fanciers' asso-
citation exhibit in South birmingham
Dec. 2, 8. 4 and 5. The prizes in.
cluded five firsts. five seconds, one
third and four specials. Among the
specials were prizes for the highest
scoring bird, 95ls, the best shaped fe.
male bird. and the highest scoring
cock, hen, cockerel, pullet and pen.
Brattleboro Camp. Modern Wood
men of America, held its annual meet.
ing last evening and elected these Off.
GERS: Venerable counsel. |. l.. Moore I:
worthy adviser, C. A. Borden; excel.
lent banker, s. w. Knight clerk, II
NJ. Wood; escort, w. H. Jacobs (:
Waterman. C. w. Berry; sentry, NJ. J,
Baker; physician, DIR. f. r. Lynch /;
manager for three years. II. B. Haus /;
manager for two years, August Rohde (:
manager for one year, Charles F.
Cook.
Brattleboro lodge, No. 37s. New Eng.
land Order of Protection, held a pub
lie meeting Monday evening in Grange
hall. After music by Miss Gertrude
Matthews, Mrs St Germaine and the
Labebe Mandolin and Guitar club
Hon. James II Flint OF Boston, SUI
preme warden. and Frank \. Rice OF
Cambridge, Mass supreme guide
gave very interesting addresses
Judge Flint gave facts showing the
good standing of the order. and the
encouraging outlook for the future
Refreshments were served in the ban.
quet hall, and a social hour was en-.
joyed.
Sedgwck Woman's Relief corps
held their annual meeting last evening
and elected these officers: President,
Mrs. Ida f. Goodenough; senior vice
president, Mrs. Helen Miller; junior
vice president, Mrs. Emma Eason (;
treasurer Mrs. Emily Allen; chaplain,
Mrs. Phila Lamson; conductor, Mrs
Emma Smith; guard, Mrs. Lettie
Bixby; delegates to the department
convention. Mrs. Calista Bangs. Mrs
Emma Smith and Mrs. Abbie VIM
aIternates. Mrs. Mary Young, Mrs. Eva
: Clark and Mrs. Susan Willard. These
and the appointed officers will be in.
stalled in January.
Mrs. Damaris N. Hatch, 92. widow OF
Alonzo Hatch, died yesterday forenoon
at her home on Cedar street after a
brief illness with pneumonia. Mrs
Hatch was a daughter OF Timothy and
Damaris (Nichols) Starr and was
born In Guilford Sept. r6, 1910. She
lived in Guilford until 1882, when she
was married to Mr.. Hatch, whose
home was in Canada, going to Canada
soon after the wedding. They after
wards lived in Northampton, Mass.
where Mr.. Hatch died March IL, 1868
Mrs. Hatch had lived in Brattleboro
since the death of her husband. Five
children were born to Mr.. and Mrs
Hatch, OF whom Miss Cora G. Hatch
who has lived with her mother, is the
only one surviving. The others were
Mrs. Alonzo Church OF Brattleboro
Alonzo d. Hatch, Albert j. Hatch and
George c. Hatch. Mrs. Hatch was q
member of the First Baptist church OF
Brattleboro. The funeral will be held
at the house at o'clock tomorrow
Rev. G. B. Lawson, pastor of the Bap
list church, officiating. The body will
be placed In the vault in the Prospect
Hill cemetery.