Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-12-11
BRATTlEBORO.

The ladies' mission circle of the Uni
versalst church will meet next Thursday.
Dec. II. There will be work.
The directors of the Vermont Savings
bank met Wednesday and declared the
regular semi-annual dividend of one and
three-fourths per cent.
The electric car which left West Brat
tleboro about II o'clock yesterday jumped
the switch at the water house on Western
avenue and turned nearly at right angles
with the track: 1t was returned to the
rails without difficulty.
There will be a whist night at the
Wheel club next Tuesday Playing will
begin ut s o'clock. Besides the first and
second prizes which are awarded each
night during the tournament a cup will
be given to the holder of the largest
score.
Mrs Emma f. Cassidy. 20. wife of w.
j. Cassidy of West Bratteboro. died
Tuesday evening after an illness of a few
weeks with acute bright's disease. Her
maiden name was Emma Florence Potter
and she was born in Halifax in August
1888, daughter of Frank and Hattie
Whitney Potter. She is survived by her
mother. who is Mrs. Ernest Convey. a
half sister, her husband and child about
a month old. The funeral was held at the
Baptist church in West BrattlebOro at
o'clock yesterday, Rev n. \. Wood Off
to-day for burial.
Mrs. John ID. Miller Of Wallingford who
was taken i'll two weeks ago while visiting
at the home of \. u. Gibbs in Burlington,
died there yesterday, She was born in
Brattleboro April 10. 1859, daughter of
Henry c. and Eliza Merrifeld Cole, now
of Wallingford. She was married in 1877
to John ID. Miller. one of the best known
men of Vermont. who died last July. She
is survived by three daughters. Mrs f. G.
Mcintyre of Rutland. and Gertrude j.
and Helen Miller of Wallingford. Mrs.
Miller was a member of the Congrega-
tional church and Kearney Relief corps
in Wallingford, and was active and en-
ergetic in all good works.
Lawyer John +. Gale of Guford, under
commission from the circuit court of the
city of Baltimore, took testimony of seven
witnesses Monday, in the county clerk $
office, relative to the settlement of the
estate of Willard c. wilkins, formerly of
Guilford, who at the time of his death,
was a member of the firm of Dix & Will
kins of Baltimore, importers of fruit, and
was worth several hundred thousand dol
lars. The question at issue was as to
the relationship existing between the
heirs. Gilbert S. Davis of Springfield,
Mass, formerly of Brattleboro. Willard
Niles of Charlemont, Mass, and Maria
l.. Thurber and Emma f. Thomas of Hale
were among the witnesses examined.
The fire department was called out
about o'clock yesterday morning on ac-
count of a fire in a hen-house on the
Brook road, owned by John Council. The
hen-house was a small affair, but it was
located near a barn, which was in danger.
The ground was covered with several
inches of snow, which had fallen during
the night. on which account the depart
ment was able to make only slow progress
The chemical engine, with three horses
and GtEs 70 4
Crosby street on Western avenue, the
alarm having been rung in from the box
there. but by the time they arrived the
hen house had been destroyed, so they
did not proceed down the hill. The loss
was small. The building was located out
side the fire district
The SUSPENSION of Walter r. Cox of
Nashua, n. H. the premier track driver
of New England. by the board of re-
view Of the National Trottng associ-
alton was n great surprise to the horse
men in Brattleboro who have entrusted
their racers to him during several sea-
sons, and to followers of the turf gem
orally throughout the country. The case
grew out of an alleged fraudulent 2.16
pacing race In Nashua in July, 1902, Il
man by the name of Beduwin claiming
that three drivers Cox, O'Neil and Cook
We're concerned in "A plot for a fixed
race. Cox, who has a good reputation,
and the drivers denied the story, but
the testimony Of the one man was taken
against them. William O'Neil of Lex
ington, Mass and Charles j. Hambett
of Nashua. prominent politician, are
also placed under suspension for one
year Mr. Cox feels greatly wrOnged at
the decision and will endeaVor to have
tile case reopened for reinstatement
Cox went on the grand circuit last year
and won distinction one of the big
gest winners in the country.