Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-03-07

About 80 young men enjoyed a
sociable and supper in the Y. NJ. c. A.
rooms Friday evening.
The Ladies' Catholic Benevolent
association held its first business meet
ing in School House hall Tuesday even
ing and voted in two new members.
Beauseant Commandery. X. T..
worked the Temple and Malta degrees
on three candidates Wednesday even
ing. The degree work was followed
by a banquet.
horse owned by Marlboro man
was killed Saturday by direction of
Mrs. Jennie b. Powers. agent of the
Vermont Humane society. Mrs.
Powers has on hand several cases of
n similar nature which will be given
immediate attention.
The directors of the Y. NJ C. A.
have looked over the American House
property within few days with a
view to buying it and using the site
for brick building for the association
purposes. 1t has been decided. practi-
cally. not to buy the property.
Bingham Chapter, Order of East
ern Star, initiated four new members
Tuesday evening. The chapter has
been invited to Hinsdale next Mon
day to see the work of the chapter
there and to have supper. About
20 members have accepted the invi-
tation. The sociable which the
local chapter was to have held last
evening has been postponed to April
9.
The First Regiment band has en-
gagged the Harvard male quartet for
its annual band concert in the Audi
forum May 10. The quartet was
engaged on the strength of the
favorable reports of their work at the
Masonic district meeting and the Con
gregational club meeting Those who
heard them at either place can assure
the management of the band that
they have made no mistake.
Selectman W. II. Vinton went to
Springfield. Mass. Wednesday to see
8 Mr.. Wright. the bridge builder. who
built the covered bridge across the
Connecticut river, with a view to hav-
ing him come to Bratteboro to inspect
the bridge. Mr.. Wright will come to
Brattleboro at once. and whatever is
necessary to make the bridge safe for
the time being will be done. The com
mittee appointed in town meeting to
investigate the cost of a new steel
bridge have already begun their work.
! Mrs Mary J. Taylor. "A. died We'd
nesday at the home of her daughter.
j Mrs. f. b. Smith on Elm street after a
! weeks illness with capillary bronchi-
tbs. She was born Sept. "a, 1927 in St.
John, New Brunswick. and was a
daughter of William and Bessie Pat
terson. She was married to Hugh
: Taylor. who was a well-known mer-
chant in Boston. and their home was
in that city for over 40 years. Mr..
| Taylor died about six years ago, and
since then Mrs. Taylor has lived with
her daughter. She also leaves two
sons, J. Henry Taylor, a Boston law
yer. and Fred p. Taylor of Tennessee.
Prayer was offered at the house at 9
O'Clock this morning by Rev. f. T.
Mathison of the Episcopal church.
The burial will be in the family lot
in the Cambridge. Mass, cemetery.
Mrs. Tavlor lived largely within her
home circle. but her cheerful, sunny
disposition made friends of all who
came to know her.
Mrs. Mary Ann Stratton. 6S. wife
of EbeneZer NJ. Stratton, died about
O'Clock Saturday night at the home
of her daughter. Mrs +. V. Morse of
Thomas street from the effects of an
apoplectic shock which she sustained
about 3 O'Clock in the afternoon, and
from which she never regained con
seriousness. Mrs. Stratton was born
in Marlboro Jan. 70. 1884, and was the
last of the family of Hosea King and
Fatina Putnam King. who had II
children. She lived in Marlboro until
her marriage to Mr.. Stratton in 1858
when she went to Newfane. The
rest of her life was spent in South
Newfane, with the exception of four
years in Dummerston and one year in
Rhode Island. until she and her hus-
band came to Brattleboro last Deem
Der to live with Mr.. and Mrs. Morse
She leaves four children, Mrs. c. E.
Brown of South Newfane. f. n STRAIT.
ton of Agawam Mass. Mrs. E. "
Morse of Brattleboro and Mrs. George
Whitney of South Newfane. She had
been member of the Baptist church
nearly so years. Her father was a
deacon of the church. Prayer was
offered at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Morse at | O'Clock Monday by Rey
E. c. Fisher of Guiford. after which
the body was taken to South Newfane
where the funeral was held in the
Baptist church at 10 o'clock Tuesday