Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-06-19

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The Woman's Relief corps will ex-
emplify the degree next Thursday
evening.
The junior banjo and mandolin
club played at the presentation of
At the Picket Line at Grange hall
| last evening.
Leitsinger's orchestra will play at
the annual strawberry festival and
and dance in Grange hall, Guilford
Centre, tonight
The International Sunshine society,
Brattleboro branch ], will meet with
Mrs +. S. Bowen Friday afternoon,
June 90, at 3 o'clock.
A dividend of - per cent. was de-
clared Wednesday by F. d. +. Stowe
in the f. A. Starkey bankrupt estate.
A dividend of 80 per cent. was de-
clared some time ago
The Woman's Auxiliary served
bOuntiful strawberry supper in the Y
NJ. c. A. rooms last evening which
was well attended. A more delicious
public supper rarely is served.
Charles O'Connor, one of the Brooks
House bell boys, found his necktie
unusually close fitting one day this
week. 1t got caught in the elevator
but was cut off in time to prevent
serious results.
The representatives of the American
Appraisal company have finished their
work at the S. A. Smith company's
factory and it is expected that the
transfer of the plant to the American
Novelty company will take place early
in July
George Wilder sustained a painful
injury at the S. A. Smith company's
factory Monday when he lost his bal
ance and thrust one hand upon a buzz
planer in an attempt to save himself.
The flesh was cut away on one side of
his hand.
Two members of the Brattleboro
High school have accomplished no.
table result recently in constructing
a system of wireless telegraphy, The
machines transmitted messages accu-
rately from one end of the building
to the other. Later the young men
will experiment with the same system
on a larger scale.
A hearing on the application of f.
l.. Pierce of Putney for a discharge
from bankruptcy was held in the Of
fee of f. d. E. Stowe, referee Mon
day. No objection was made. and the
referee recommended that a discharge
be granted. A meeting of the credit
ors of f. A. Starkey. advertised TO be
the last meeting also was held but
on account of some unfinished mat
tiers another hearing will be held.
Mrs Mary II. Rand died very sud
denly, probably from apopleXy. yester-
day morning at the home of her daugh-
ter Mrs lisa Hamilton, in Millers
Falls. The funeral will be held at
Millers Falls tomorrow and the body
will be brought to Brattleboro at
o'clock for interment in Morningside
cemetery Mrs. Rand was about 60
years old and was one of the II chill
dren of Capt William Putnam and
Julia (Holden) Putnam of Orange
Mass. Her husband. Stanford II.
Rand. died in Omaha. Neb., % years
ago. Their married life was spent
largely in Orange and Brattleboro.
Mrs. Rand had lived with her daughter
in Millers Falls the past 20 years
She leaves three children-Mrs. James
b. Ryan of Hartford Conn, Julian h.
Rand of Brattleboro. and Mrs lisa Ham
ilton of Mllers Falls. She is also
survived by four brothers who live in
Orange and a sister, Mrs J. \. Titus
OF Brattleboro.
\ freight wreck. in which George
Wells. the Elliot street shoe maker.
was badly injured. took place north of
Wardsboro yesterday afternoon on the
narrow gauge railroad The mixed
train which reaches Brattleboro at
IL TnUnlinp a chan
cars left the track and tipped over on
their sides. Mr.. Wells. who boarded
the train at Jamaica. was one of two
passengers. He was about TO stand
up and had partly left his seat, when
the cars stopped and he was thrown
head first against the seat in front of
him. He was unable TO get up and
was carried to the house +. NJ. Butler.
Dr. Cole of Newfane was summoned.
\ wrecldng train went up from Brat
tleboro and cleared the track so that
the north-bound passenger train last
evening was able to pass about S
o'clock. Mr. Wells was brought to
Brattleboro on a bed on the mixed
train about midnight. His back Is
badly injured, but how seriously can.
not be determined at present.
Brattleboro relatives have received
an interesting letter from Hervey
Barrett of North Topeka, Kan, for
merly of this town, concerning the
flood in that locality. Mr. Barrett
owns four houses in North Topeka
The water drove the family to the
second story of their house and from
the second story windows they were
taken to grain elevator. where they
remained four days. Finally Mr.. Bar
rett secured a gasolene steamer and
took the children to Holton. Before
leaving the house Mr.. Barrett moved
as much furniture as he was able to
the attic. The silverware was taken
into the boat, but was lost When the
letter was written Mr. Barrett had not
been able to return to the houses, on
account of high water and all the
family had besides the clothes they
wore was two steel knives, two steel
forks and four tin plates. Some one
in his distress, forged Mr. Barretts
name to three checks and secured
money on them. Mr.. Barrett was
son of David Barrett and married
Clara Whitaker of Brattleboro.
Dana W. Hyde, g., died suddenly Mon
day afternoon at his home on Hancock