Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-03-20
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two weeks.
The probate court has appointed S.
NJ. Yeaw administrator of the Hannah
B. Yeaw estate of Brattleboro.
A. ]. Meaney of Bellows Falls filed
a petition in bankruptcy this week.
The Brattleboro Beef company is a
creditor to the amount of $1,000.
Contractors have been asked to
make bids for a contract to remove
the ledge opposite the local railroad
station. The plan is to straighten
the track at that point.
The International Sunshine society
Brattleboro Branch /. will hold its reg
uar monthly meeting Friday after
noon. March 81, at O'Clock, with Mrs.
II. p. Welman on Western avenue.
All members are requested to be pres
ent.
The Vermont Wheel club will hold
a ladies night meeting in the club
rooms next Friday evening Lett
singers orchestra will give a concert
from s to 8 o'clock, after which there
will be dancing and cards until II
o'clock
The bailiffs decided at their meet
ing Saturday night to call special
village meeting March 31st at 1870
y. m. for the purpose of voting upon
an appropriation for extending the
Chestnut Hill reservoir mains to the
b Souto company factory.
A brief hearing in the Ware bank
ruptcy case was held before Judge
Wheeler in the Brooks House We'd
no
estate and outside persons are prac-
ters remain to be settled, on which
account there will be another hearing
next Wednesday at 10 o'clock.
H. l.. Emerson has received plans
for his proposed brick building on FL
lot street. and contractors are tigur-
ing on the work. Mr.. Emerson has
not decided to build exactly according
to the plans. and some changes will
probably be made. 1t is his present
intention to have the building ready
for occupancy early next autumn.
A hearing on the report of Referee
George w. Deberville in the Knott &
ClossOn bankruptcy case. set for hear
ing in Brattleboro March 1S, was post
poned TO the 25th. The referee rec
commended a denial of discharge. The
bankrupts filed exceptions and coun-
sci for them has now filed a motion
to dismiss the entire proceedings on
the ground that the exception to the
discharge was not sworn to.
There was a big rush for seats Mon
day for the Band minstrels. Although
the sale did not begin until I
. n n 70
buyers began to form in line at the
boy office between and 8 o'clock in
the morning, and the line grew in
length until at the time for the sale
to open 100 people were waiting. The
parquet, parquet circle and dress cir
Gle were sold solid and there was a
large sale of gallery seats.
Alva Bryant, GA, a Philadelphia
business man, died Sunday of pneu-
monia He was born in Marlboro,
but went West when he was Is years
old. He was unmarried. The late
Mrs. William Bishop of Wardsboro
was Mr.. Bryant's sister. Mr.. Bryant
is survived by two nieces, Mrk. Har-
RE Pratt and Miss Nettie Bishop of
Brattleboro. Miss Bishop and Mr.,
Pratt attended the funeral, which was
held in Philadelphia Wednesday.
Charles NJ. Cobb. 6S, widely known
as a musician, composer and song
writer. died March I in West Wood
stock. He was connected with or
chestras in Woodstock and other
towns for many years. and had played
with Halls band in Boston and Sara
toga, and travelled on the road with
the Beedle bell ringers and Blaisdell's
and Hough's orchestras. He was a
machinist by trade and had been EN-
plOyed in West Woodstock. Smithville,
n. j.. and three years with the Estey
Organ company in BrattlebOrO, and
with the Lane Manufacturing com
pany of Montpelier. He is survived
by his second wife and two children
by his first marriage.
The funeral of George A. Boyden
was held at his late home on Walnut
street at o'clock Monday. Places
of business were closed The at
tendance included a large representa-
ton of the business men Of the town.
Rev. +. Q. S. OsgOod, pastor of the
Unitarian church ofiiciated, speaking
approximately of Mr.. Boyden's life
and character. Two selections, Rock
ol ages anu Nearer, MY GOu, TO
Thee" We're sung with deep feeling
by E. H. Miller The floral remem-
brances We're especially beautiful.
The burial was in Prospect Hill Gene
terry, the honorary bearers being F.
q. Dickinson. II. F. Brooks, j. Albert
Taylor, Charles H. Pratt, Col. Francis
Goodhue and Col. c. A. Miles.
A readjustment of the salaries of
the clerks in the post offices of New
England will go into effect in July,
according to a despatch in last Satur-
days Boston Globe from the Globes
Washington correspondent, A. Maui
rice Low. The despatch stated that
in the BrattleborO post Office the sal
airy of one clerk would be advanced
from 5000 to 800, one from $500 to
5000, two from 5000 to $1,000, and that
there would be one appointment at
salary of 5000 The local post Office
has received no official notification of
the advance, but there seems to be no
reason to doubt the statement that
such an advance has been decided up
on. Under the new schedule the sal
airy of Harry G. Freeman. stamp and
general delivery clerk, will be 500. of
Miss Frances e. Guild, money order
and registry clerk, $500, and of Jul
ius +. Leach and Edward j. Shea
mailing clerks, $1,000,