Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-24
THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBoRo, FRIDAY, OCToBl

Wantastiquet lodge of odd Fellows
will work the initiatory degree Mon
day night.
The old toll house at the east end
of the Connecticut river bridge has
been moved this week to make room
for the new steel bridge.
A hearing in appealed Chinese cases
| is being held before Judge Wheeler
in the office of Waterman Martin
today. About 80 Cinnamon, princi-
pals and witnesses, are present.
An unusually interesting meeting of
| the Woman's club was held In the
| Brooks House parlors Wednesday af-
! ternoon, when Miss Vryling Buffam,
| principal of the Winchester High
school, spoke on Greek sculpture.
Both sessions of the club were pres
ent, making a large attendance. Miss
| Buffam gave a very comprehensive
talk. which was listened to with close
| attention
Hooker Winchester's horse, attached
to an express wagon, was frightened
| by a locomotive whistle while stand
ing between the town hall building and
| SCOTS grocery store yesterday morn
ing. Turning around without over
turning the wagon 1t ran across Mrs.
Mary G.. Hooker's lawn and up the
steep bank in the rear of Mrs. Hooker's
barn to c. R. Crosby's door yard,
where 1t stopped without having done
any damage.
Charles F. Denison, "a, died suddenly
from apoplexy at his home, IA Steb-
bins street in Springfield, Mass, about
II o'clock Tuesday night He was
preparing to go to bed when stricken
and died before a physician could ar
rive. Mr.. Denison formerly lived in
Brattleboro, being employed in the
machine shop and in the manufacture
of sewing machines. He moved to
Springfield about 20 years ago, and
had been a clerk there in the office of
the Massachusetts, Mutual Fire Insur-
ance company. The body was brought
to Brattleboro today for burial.
An informal meeting of the mem
bers of the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium and
their friends will be held in the rooms
tomorrow evening at 1880. Refresh
ments will be served, a musical pro-
gram will be rendered and announce
ments made for the gymnasium work
the coming season. The seasons work
gun next Monday evening under the d.
will be begun next Monday evening
under the direction of Physical In.
structor H. r. Horton Harry Sanders
will have charge OF the junior work.
Arrangements are being made for a
J public gymnasium exhibition March IL.
The most intense moment in The
Climbers" which Miss Amelia Bling
hams special company will present at
the Auditorium next Wednesday even
|, ing, is the dark scene at the end of the
second act in which the embezzling
husband is made to confess his theft.
: The scene resembles somewhat that
: of the apparition in The Bells" and so
! worked upon the feeling of the audi
ence on the first night at the Bijou
theatre. New York, that Miss Bingham
decided to dimly illuminate the
) theatre. The improvement did not
: affect the stirring scene in the least
and it made her audiences feel more
comfortable. The alteration has been
: retained.
) hearing in the case OF Mary G.
Hooker. Administrative of the George
: w. Hooker estate, VS.. w. c. Mitchell,
5 surviving partner in the firm OF Hook
a er, Corser & Mitchell, will be held in
|
Wednesday, before Chief Justice Row.
, ell, chancellor. The contention OF the
: defendant is that the entire right, title
and interest of George w. Hooker in
!, the business of the firm deter
, mined at his decease and that his es
tate is entitled merely to his share OF
> the profits up to that time. The con
tention of the plaintiff is that the es
tate has an interest in the business be
= yond the profits, consisting OF the trade
worked up, leaseholds, machinery
good will and name.
wedding took place in the Swed
: ish Congregational church Saturday
! | evening, when Miss Maria z. Larson
. became the wife of Christopher Hertz
: berg, the elder of the Hertzberg Broth
: ers, painters and decorators. The
= ceremony was performed at O'Clock
= by Rev. Otto Nelson of New York
i assisted by William S. Newton. Esq
Il The bride, who is daughter OF Enoch
and Annie Larson, was becomingly
gowned and wore a veil. Miss Olga
. Larson, sister of the bride, was 9
! bridesmaid, and Joshua Dolberg was
i best man. After the ceremony re
/ ception was held in the church, re
u freshments being served to a large
L number. Mr.. HertZberg recently has
. fitted up house on Brook road, where
/ he and his bride will live.
). A quiet wedding took place at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Rollin ii. Brown
@ on Chaplin street Tuesday afternoon
6 when Mr.. Browns brother Frank Hey
= wood Brown of Springfield, Mass, and
, Helen Louise Martin of the same
y city were married by Rev. H. r. Miles
= pastor of the Congregational church
q The ceremony, which was with ring
:, was performed at $3.50 o'clock in the
!, presence of relatives. The couple
% were unattended. The rooms were
: handsomely decorated with autumn
= leaves. palms and cut flowers. The
brides gown was tan colored silk mus
lin over blue taffeta. Mr.. and Mrs
u Brown left for New York city, anC
Il after a brief wedding trip they will
. live at ~ Tracey avenue, Springfield
= where they will be at home after Nov
l. Mr.. Brown is a son of Richard A
c Brown of Brattleboro and before goint
: to Springfield was employed in EN-
u erson's furniture store and E. e. Per
. RVS clothing store. He graduated
j. from the Brattleboro High school will
u the class of 1894. He now has pc
u sition in the Forbes & Wallace stor'