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

c. II. Grant has built an engine
room and installed a gasOlene engine
and air compressor at his works on
the island to furnish power for pncu-
matte tools for cutting granite.
The evening session of the Woman's
club met with Miss Ella Newman
Wednesday evening. The day and
evening sessions will meet this after
noon with Mrs. l.. f. Adams for a
cooking meeting.
The IS club went by train Wcdnos-
day afternoon to Bernardston. where
they were served a fine eightcourso
suppcr by Landlord Baxter Reed. II
was the clubs intention to have a
sleigh ride. but the heavy rain of the
night before made it impracticab'e
to 90 by team
Judge Wheeler rendered Friday de-
cisions in II Chinese cases, coniirm-
ing i'm each case the deportation or
der of the commissioner The China
men are now Mt Nowfanc Jail, but will
be deported in a few days. There
are 20 or more Cinnamon at Newfane
waiting for a decision of the court.
There was a hearing in the Office of
Bacon 4 Hooker Saturday, before
John Z. Gale and NJ. j. Moran com
missioncrs of the John NJ. Willis es-
tate. on claim of Mrs Leroy Willis
for $500 for care of the deceased No
decision was announced as the ad-
ministrator L. X. Willis of Pttsdcld.
was not present.
The Prospect Hin Cemetery as
ISOLATION met Monday evening in the
office of w. S. Newton and elected
these officers President DR.. G. F.
Gale; clerk. William S. Newton; treas
urer. Charles F. Bingham; trustees,
George T. Greene. ]. J. Estey, C. A..
Hines. r. f. Gordon. G. \. Boyden and
c. f. Bingham: collector, c. +. Bing-
ham.
c. w. Pufcr has been appointed
/ administrator and S. \. Smith of
! Guilford and Leslie Smith of Bratte-
boro appraisers on the Andrew f.
Wilder estate of Brattlcboro. John
/ r. Gillette has been appointed guard
| ian of Richard A. Rosemisl minor of
/ Whitingham. Cornelia Deyens has
been appointed administrators of the
Cornelia Fuller Devens estate of Brat
tleboro.
The funeral of Henry Akley was
held at his late home in West Brat
tleboro Friday afternoon, Rev. Mr..
Morse of Hinesburg officiating. The
singing was by f. II. Miller of Dunn
! merston. The burial was in West
Brattleboro. the bearers being Eugene
Akley. Henry Wilcutt. Walbridge G.
Horton. Edison Akley. John T. Wright
of Vernon and William T. Adkins of
New Haven, Conn.
Mrs Jennie 3. Powers. agent of the
Vermont Humane society, has inves-
tigateG cases of alleged cruelty to
animals in Cambridgeport, SaXtons
River Westminster and West DUN
merstOn within the past few days
In West DummerstOn she had a horse
killed and in Westminster a horse was
laid off for a rest. The West DUN
merstOn horse was owned by French
man. One leg was cut so badly that
the horse could not use it, and chains
and ropes were being used to keep the
animal standing.
The annual meeting of the Congre
ga.onal Sunday school was held at
the close of the study period last Sun
day, when the reports of the secre
tary and treasurer were read and ac
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President f. c. Crosby presiding
superintendent, Walter \. Gilbert;
assistant superintendent. George NJ
Clay; superintendent of the Junior de-
partment, Mrs. F. w. Kuech; super
intendcnt of the primary department
Mrs f. f. Perry superintendent OF
the home department, Miss Mary
+. Stearns; secretary. Louis \. Whit
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assistant treasurer. Louis \. Whitney:
auditor, H. f. Bond librarian, Alfred
S. Thompson; assistant librarian
Fred c. Adams; library book com
mittee, Miss Mary II. Cabot and Mrs
II. r. Miles.
Charles S. Frost. who was recently
elected president of the Wayne
County National bank of Wooster
Ohio is a brother of Wells S. Frost
Mr.. Frost went to Ohio 80 years ago
first engaging in the mercantile bust
ness. He had been cashier OF tho
Wayne County National bank . year.
previous to his election as president
The Wooster Daily Republican spoke
of the promotion as a lust appreci
alton of the valued, faithful service
he rendered the institution, thus Sc
curing for the directors and their pa
irons a most efficient officer who has
stood the test of years and proven
himself worthy and competent for tn,
responsible position" One of the
large stockholders of the bank. ant
also director is II. c. Frick. who fOI
years has been allied closely with tn,
Carnegie interests in Western Penn
sylvania.
S. w. Kimball, clerk of school dis
trict No. >, has completed his censu,
of school children, showing 99l chill
dren of school age an increase of .
as compared with the previous year
when the number was 81. There are
497 girls and 494 boys. In 1888. whel
Mr.. Kimball first began taking tho
, statistics, he found 500 children o
school age, but at that time those o
Is years were included, On the av
erage there are about 70 children TO
each year so that the increase sine,
1888 is about IS. Mr.. Kimball is con
tident, from his record and observa
tions, that there has been an increas,
in the population of the village dur
ing the year. The number of children
recorded at different ages is as fol
lows: Five, 65; six, 81: seven, SO
/, eight, &c; nine, 80; ten, 70; eleven. "a
twelve, rs; thirteen, 81; fourteen, 76
fifteen, SO; sixteen, 10; seventeen, 20
} A hearing was held Saturday il
the United States circuit court. Judg
> II. II. Wheeler presiding in the cas-
of the Great Western Mining ant