Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-02


speak at the mid-week meeting tonight IN
the Congreg atiOnal church In West Brat
tleborO.
Frank John Miller and Mrs Lila Bard
well Morley, both Of BrattleborO, were
married by Rev. George Il. Lawson at
the Baptist parsonage Saturday evening.
Sept. %. Miss Flora NJ. Sargent Of Bos-
ton. cousin Of the bride, was present at
the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Miller will
make their home In Crosby block
Fred Ellis was seriously hurt Saturday
afternoon, falling through an opening in
the new bridge and striking on the stones
on the east side of the river some - feet
below. The left side OF his pelvis was
fractured and his head was badly cut
lie was unconscious when picked up.
He was taken to Mrs. Buttons house on
the island, where ne is improving slowly
The final match in the tennis tourna-
ment was played at the Wantastiquet
Golf clubs grounds Friday between G.
n. Thompson and John f.. Tasker. In
the previous competition Tasker had won
two sets and Thompson one, but the lat
ter took two straight sets and the match
Friday. The score for the five sets was
as follows. o., e. G-S, 6-3, Sc.
Thompson won the larger cup. another
cup going to Taskor as runner-up.
1t is expected that the new steel bridge
across the Connecticut river Will be com
plcted during the next two weeks. The
steel work, with the exception Of the
sidewalk Is in position and the plankinE
on the south side has been laid. Addi-
tional steel girders for an electric railroad
have been rircted under the north side Of
the roadway for the entire length of the
bridge and ties have been fitted to them.
$50 that 1t will be comparatively easy
matter to nut In an electric railroad II
ever occasion requires one. The granite
pier and the trestle constructed by the
bridge men have been removed this week.
The fourth annual field day Of the
knights Templar communicates of Clare
mont. Bellows Fails. Brattleboro. Wind
sor and Keene will be held In Claremont
next Wednesday, Past Commander
Charles H. Long will be chief marshal,
and H. q. Sherman. Paul +. Babbidgc
George II. Bond, George II. Gorham and
Edison y. Pierce will act as aids. Lunch
con at l o'clock will be followed at >
being headed by brass band. The First
Regiment band will accompany Beau
seaut Commandcry. \ banquet will be
serN ed at o'clock. At $50 o'clock band
concerts will be given and at o'clock
there will 3e reception to the grand
officers of New Hampshire and Vermont,
/ followed by dancing in the town hall
/ Beauseaut Commandery will leave Brat
, tleboro at II o'clock, arriving at Clare
mont At l2.35.
Patrons of the Boston K Maine rail-
road between Brattleboro and Windsor
will be interested In the efforts Of the
people of Bellows Fails Charlestown.
/ Claremont and other towns to have re-
! tanned through the winter the early
/ morning train leaving BrattlcbOrO at q
o'clock. This train has been well pat
ronized during the summer months, and
/ every one counts it one Of the most con
/ yenient OF the summer trains, especially
D ali Fnfr from ha
/ business interests Of the several towns
I accommodated are being circulated. ask
Ing the railroad company to continue the
train the year around. instead Of laying
IL OF for the winter months, as was done
last year. The new time schedules OF the
I Boston q Maine are expected about OctO-
( her H. when important changes are said
to Toe contemplated.-tBr attleboro letter
( Ia Springfield Sunday Republican.
Mrs. Sabrina T. Miller, ~. died sud
denly Saturday morning at the Home for
the AGED and Disabled. whore she had
I lived since April. She had an attack ~
neuralgia OF the heart and lived about
two hours. Mrs. Miller was born I'm
Marlboro Dec. 20. 1870. and was a daugh-
ter Of Arad and Sally 0HarrisJ Stock
I well. She went to West BrattlebOro
when she was II years old and for n
. years her home was in the house in West
Brattleboro which was sold recently to
John h. Miller of Brattleboro. "a tanner
by trade. about O. years ago. Mr. Miller
died 30 years ago last April. Mrs. Miller
F was the last survivor Of her father : fam
Z liy. She leaves one adopted daughter,
/ Mrs. Eta ~ Ncsper OF Springfield,
/ Mass. She was the oldest member of the
TnNersa!ist church. All knew Mrs. Nil
Ter a. an estimable woman and those
who wcr" more Intimately acquainted
. with her feel personal loss in her death.
/ After PRAYER at the Home at ! O'Clock
| the funeral was held I'm the Universalist
church at l.3o O'Clock Tuesday, Rev. X.
/ X Marvin officiating The burial was in
| Prospect Hin cemetery. Mrs. Nesper
| with whom Mrs Miller spent five winters
in Springfield, came to attend the funeral.
Company X. 9Th Vermont Regiment,
held its annual reunion Tuesday at the
home of \. Pettee on Canal street
Twenty-three members were present. be-
sides number of ladies. a photograph
of the group was made, after which
/ these officers were elected: President
Capt. -. W. Lewis of Boston; vice pres
idents. Joel c. Baker OF Rutland, 5. &.
Burlngame Of Meriden, Conn. Thomas
. Harmon of Bennington. Charles Jackson
Of Vernon, NJ l.. Corbett of Bernardston
and NJ. l.. Howard OF jamaica; secre-
tary and treasurer i. w. Bush of
Brookline. Remarks Were made by Capt
Lewis. DR.. .. +. Branch of Amherst and
Frank Rogers of Springfield. Mass, 1t
was voted to hold the next reunion with
MIR Pettec the day before the Valley Fair
next year. The members had dinner
with the members Of company Il, 18th
Vermont Regiment, in Grand Army hall,
| which was served by the Woman's Re
lief corps. Those present at the reunion
included besides those already mem
toned Edwin s. Wright of sanford
Maine Michael Sears of Greenfield, Mass
j. C. Jones of Stratton. T. :. Copeland
of Colrain. T. S. Wilder and c. l. Rob
bins of Jamaica, Thomas Crane of
Townshend, ID. q. Baker of Guilford. joel
Grout of Newfane, William b. Aiken
John Willard. William Butterhcd and
Earl Willard of Dummerston. j. Il. Ran
doh and l.. b. Bissell of .Brattleboro
The company has 50 survivors in L
states.