Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-06-12

the church parlors next Monday even,
ing from to 1850 o'clock. The in
/ vitatiOn is general.
Chamberlains horse auction at the
Stockwell stables Saturday attracted
large crowd. among whom were
many buyers from away The horses
brought good prices, around 5000 sew
eral Of them being bought by local
citizens for drivers.
Nelson Goddard, brakeman for the
Central Vermont Railway company,
had three ribs broken Saturday. He
was standing on the top of freight
car near the Mortified bridge, when
the train started. throwing him back
ward to the ground.
The application of f. l.. Pierce of
Putney for a dischage from bank
ruptcy will be heard in the Office of
+, d. T.. Stowe. referee next Monday
On the same day the final account Of
the trustee of the f.. \. Starkey es-
tate will be rendered
Miss Lena Thayer was thrown
from carriage Saturday evening and
received a deep cut under her right
eye, extending downward to the cheek.
Her horse became frightened at Man
iey's automobile and jumped to one
side. ovcrturniug the carriage.
W. NJ. Ingram of South Newfane
came to Brattloboro Saturday to have
bad wound on his face dressed
While he was at work in a mill in
South Newlane board caught on the
top OF a bench saw and was thrown
endwise against Mr.. Migrants nose
breaking it in and cutting his face
badly.
The sclectmen have sold a part of
the liquor which was on hand when
the town liquor agency went out Of
existence. under the provision of the
license law which allows towns to sell
such liquors to a person outside the
state or to llcensee in the state In
this instance the liquor was disposed
of to a licensee in Brattleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. S L. Dutton met Man
ley's automobile Sunday while driv.
ing on South Main street The horse
tried to run and succeeded in throw
Ing the occupants of the carriage out
on the ground. but Mr.. Dutton held
to the reins and prevented a runaway.
Mr.. and Mrs Dutton were somewhat
bruised. but had no bones broken.
Next Sunday will be observed as
Children's day at the Congregational
church. The exercises will take place
at the morning church service and
will include singing of Children's day
music by a chorus choir, baptisms,
presentation of Bibles, exercises by
the primary and junior departments
and a special sermon for the children
by the pastor.
The Brattleboro chapter. Daughters
of the American Revolution, will be
the guests of Mrs. NJ. |. Reed, Miss
leila Johnson and Miss Allie Morse
/, of Vernon next Wednesday at the
home of Miss Johnson. They will go
on the train leaving at 1915 a. m, re-
turning at $3.50. Should the day be
stormy the members are requested to
so the next pleasant day.
Sarah p. Bond. IS. widow of Luke
Bond of Dummerston died Tuesday at
the home of her daughter. Mrs. Leav-
lit Bond. in West Brattleboro. Death
was due to old age and followed a
period of i'll health of two or three
years. Mrs. Bond was a daughter
of Jacob and Susanna Collins Pierce.
She lived in Dummerston many years,
but after the death of Mr.. Bond. who
was her second husband. she came TO
this town to live with her daughter.
She leaves five step-sOns, Leavitt
Bond of West Brattleboro, Henry Z.
and George II. Bond of Brattleboro
Leroy Bond OF Chesterfield and DeX-
ter Bond OF Guilford. The funeral
was held at the house at II o'clock
yesterday. Rev l.. NJ Keneston Of
floating. The burial was in Dunn
merston Centre.
George H. Waldron resigned as
president of the Vermont Humane So
ciety at the annual meeting of the so
ciety in Rutland Wednesday, and John
\. sheldon of Rutland was elected in
his place Among the vice presidents
elected We're Or. H. D. Holton. Mrs
Mary Warder, Mrs. Abbie White and
Dr., George F. Gale of Brattleboro and
Miss Helen Robertson of Putney
Mrs. Jennie b. Powers of Brattleboro
was elected one of the directors. Mrs.
Powers gave report of her work since
the last annual meeting. 1t was as
follows: Number of cases investi-
gated, 1SS, in large percentage of
which relief was given; horses killed,
II, COWS hlltu, three, dogs killed,
one cats killed, seven; prosecutions,
three; horses turned out. eight In
addition to this she provided for one
old lady and several children.
Or. Herbert J. Davenport. professor
OF economies in the University Of
Chicago and formerly of this town.
delivered the address before the grad
uatng class of the Lincoln, Neb.,
High school, of which he formerly was
principal, last Saturday evening The
! Nebraska State Journal the following
morning published four columns of
the address. which was on THE Prob
lem of Education" His closing words
were: a right education must teach
that success Is something other than
TO outstrip our neIghbors in growing
rich-that the best things in life do
not get bought and sold-that well
/ being is not of outside fact and cir
cumstance, but of inner life and char
acter-in short that, as we are in dan
/ ger of interpreting ii in school and out
| the gospel of wealth is a lie, the aris-
/ tocracy of wealth a shame and the
civilization of wealth sham"
The committees of the allied patriot
ic societies who contemplate erecting
monument on the old camp ground
met in the Brooks House SATURDAY.