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

A. V. May has sold his bay trotting
mare to John G. Patterson of Bellows
Falls.
The adjourned annual meeting of the
Society for Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals will be held at the Brooks
library next Tuesday evening at $50
o'clock.
G.. f. Gilman has been having large
sales the past week at his Elliot
street stables. and will have new lot
of horses next week Friday. Particu-
lars will be given in advertisement
next week.
United States Marshal Field Of Ilut-
land went from BrattlCborO to Burling
ton yesterday with three Cinnamon
who have been held in Newfane Jail
and who were admitted to bail by
George Il. Johnson. clerk of the United
States court.
The Reformer Publishing company.
who owned the Beformcr previous to
its sale to Ullcry q Co.. have filed a
plea with the Clcrk of the United
States court denying the allegation of
Boston firms that it is bankrupt. No
date has yet been set for a hearing
in the matter.
United States District Attorney
Martin was called to Washington the
last of last week by the government
to appear before the Senate commit
tee on the Chinese Exclusion act ana
on business connected with the de-
partment of Justice lie is expected
home tomorrow.
Al the annual meeting of the Green
field Score Card club held last Friday
y. NJ. Fish of Greenfield was elected
president; d. +. Taskor of Brattlo-
boro. first vice president; f. c. VIII
cox of Greenfield. secretary. w. +.
Goddard of Brattlcboro is a member
of the executive committee and w. J.
Pcntland and d. T.. Tasker of Brattlo-
boro are directors.
The siX-months-old son of Mr.. and
/ Mrs A. j. Falcon of Orange died We'd
nesday at the home of its grandpa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. O. l.. Rawson. Of
! Washington street. where it had been
/ i'll with Indigestion since it was few
weeks old. The funeral will be held
| this afternoon, Rev. II. f. Lowe Off
ciating. The body will be placed in
the vault in the Prospect Hill Gene
terry. Mr.. and Mrs Falcon are at
Saranac lake. in the Adirondacks. Mrs.
Falcon being in i'll health.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the BrattlebOrO Hosiery
company was held in their Office Mon
day evening The report of the SUI
pcrintendent and treasurer showed
that the company did a business
amounting to about $4,000 during the
past year and that there had been
a substantial earning above expenses.
At the present time the capital stock
issued amounts to $4,000. \ propO-
sition is being considered to issue the
treasury stock which amounts to
$4,000. as the constantly increasing
business requires additional capital to
carry it on. Already orders have been
received for the coming year for $4,000
dozens of pairs of hosiery, which rep
resents two thirds of the capacity of
the mill for the year. The annual
election of officers was adjourned to
Feb. % The pay roll the past year
amounted to about $4,000. The com
pany now employees over 40 hands and
will increase the number to over 81
in a short time.
The death of Mrs Jerusha Pember
Lewis, SO, last Sunday removed
another of our longtime residents
Mrs. Lewis was born in Wells Rutland
county, the youngest of eleven chill
dren She married Alva Lewis of
Wells. Seven children were born &c
them four of whom are living-Frank
lin NJ. of Springfield Mass. Edwin =
of Westminster Laura J. of Putney
and Hattie, wife of Harvey Noble. 0i
this town. Mrs. Lewis has made heI
home with Mr.. and Mrs Noble for IL
years, her husband having died in
Dummcrston % years ago. Mrs. Lewis
possessed a strong mind, with kindly
thought for others. doing well hel
work in life. About five years ago q
fall disabled her and since that time
she has been confined to the bed or q
chair. and kindly cared for by the
family who tried to help her bear the
burden of helplessness \ paralvtiC
shock came to her from which she had
not strength to rally. Mrs. Lewis unit
ed With the Methodist church in hel
native town. Rev. r. F. Lowe con
Quoted the burial service. The body
was placed in the tomb. The buria
will be in the family lot in Putney.