Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-11-18

Bingham chapter, order of Eastern |
star, initiated one candidate at the stated |
Tuesday evening
scdgwick Womans Relief corps will |
hold rummage sale the last week In
November in Retting block.
Iehsinger's orchestra will play at the
dedication of the opera house In North
field tonight A concert and ball will be
given by the Red Men.
A double quartet sang in the Congre-
gational church Sunday morning, the
members being Miss Addie Warner Miss
Florence Hildreth, Crosby Adams and
Fred c. Adams, in addition to the regular
quartet.
Manager Fox has cancelled the engage
ment of the Factory Girl company to-
morrow night. owing to the fact that the
advertising agent and show paper did not
arrive in time to have the show advertised
properly,
Following are the officers elected at the
annual meeting of the Canal street book
club: President, Mrs. G. II. Ryder sec
rotary, Mrs. Charles Reach book COM
mittee Mrs Ryder. Mrs. Reach and Miss
Amy Hines.
The roof of G. T.. Gliddcn's house I'm
Dummerston was damaged about 800
Friday forenoon by fire, caused probably
by a spark from the chimney. The
fire was put out with difficulty by Mr.
Gliddcn and five men who were at work
on the premises.
r. Lynch has finished laying six
inch sewer pipe on oak Grove avenue. IL
is $50 feet long and is under ground to
depth varying from five to IL feet. The
work was done not only satisfactorily but
rapidly, four men completing the work in
10 days with a team working three and
half days. The sewer will accommodate
80 building lots.
The Neal Dow quartet, now on a tour
through Vermont, as already announced
I'm The Phoenix, will sing at a union meet
ing i'm West Brattleboro Sunday morning,
Dec. t. and at meetings in Festival hall
I'm this village at p. m. and 1.i5 the
same day. Rev. c. w. Morrow, super
intendent of Anti-Saloon league work, will
be present at these meetings and give an
address on individual Temperance and
Pledge Signing
The board of license commissioners met
In the selectmen's rooms Saturday night
to hear the reports OF the constables.
deputy sheriff and police officers on the
workings of the license law for the pre-
vious three months All the officers said
they had received no complaints ana had
seen no violations Of the law The officers
who reported were Constables T.. r. Thay-
or and Warren l.. Walker Deputy Sheriffs
+ w. Mcclure and 6. l. Knapp. Chief-of-
Police l.. $. Hall and Policeman f. 6.
Wprden, J. ~ Amidon and \. L. Perham.
Rrattlcboro people furnished the enter
tainment at the Citizens han 18th ami
versary celebration by the TniVersalist
society I'm West Chesterfield Friday even
ing. The ladies Of the society served
an oyster supper and held "A dance and
sale of useful and fancy articles \. T.
Miller and Carl Letsinger gave an ex-
hibition which they called Black Magic. ."
variety program was given 10y Mr., Mil
Ter. Mr.. Leitsinger Leon Gould and Miss
May Spear. pianist. and at the dance
music was furnished by Leitsnger. c. NJ
Dugan and y. II. Hines
John Murray. who recently was fined
$40 and costs for assaulting Charles Lam
gille. was the defendant at n hearing be
fore Justice Newton Saturday in an ac-
ton for damages in the sum of 5000 in
the same case. H. 6. Barber appeared
for Langille and \. c. Spencer for Muir
ray. The court appointed Mr.. Spencer
guardian to represent Murray, who Is n
minor. The defendant confessed judg-
ment and appealed to the county court,
w H. Proctor becoming surety for his
bail. The warrant alleges that on Oct
25 Murray assaulted Langille. broke his
teeth. injured his eyes. etc The under
standing of the police is that Murray
Murray in return. and that Murray. an
gered by the jeers OF several boys then
| assaulted Langile.
DR.. Charles d. wilkins has succeeded
| Or. w. y. Thompson as first assistant
| physician at the Brattleboro Retreat be-
| ginning his work there this week DR..
wilkins is II years old. single. and his
home is in Peterboro. y. H. He received
| his preparatory education at Gushing
academy, Ashburnham. Mass. and the
| Cambridge CMass) Latin school He en-
| tered the medical department at Har-
| ward in 1895 and graduated in the class
| Of 1899. Soon after his graduation he
was appointed medical superintendent Of
| the Boston floating hospital upwards of
2o0o patients coming under his personal
| supervision during his term of service.
| He resigned this position to become house
| physician at the Worcester. Mass. CITY
| hospital. He remained in the hospital
| until 1908, when he resigned to engage in
| general practice in Worcester at the same
time serving upon the surgical out pa =
tent STAFF of the hospital Dr. Will
| kins comes tn his new position with high
| endorsement of prominent physicians I'm
| Worcester DIR, Haviland. second assist
| ant at the Retreat since last spring will
| remain in that position. He is a gradu
ate OF the Albany Medical college and
| previous to coming here was connected
| with the Albany City hospital.
The body OF Loren NJ Adams. 81. who
died in Mt. Vernon. Maine, Sunday Nov
| G. was brought to Brattleboro Saturday
| night, accompanied by Leroy F. Adams
| brother of the deceased. The burial was
| in Morningside cemetery Sunday at go
| Rev. II. r. Miles, of the Congregational
| church. officiating at the commttal SER
| vice Mr.. Adams was born in Marlboro
| Aug. Q. lS47, and was one of five children
| of Lucius F. and Clorinda Winchester
| Adams. He came to Brattleboro when he
| was about 80 years old and spent several
| years on the Tanning place, which was
| known then as the Martin place. Thence
| he went to Stuart, Neb. where he spent
| three or four years, moving from there Ia
| Nottingham and later to Guldford. He
| lived in Guilford some IL years He
moved to Mt. Vernon Oct. l. of the pres
| ent year. having bought a farm of 20C
acres in that town. Three weeks after
going to Mt. Vernon he contracted pneu-
monia. which resulted in his death. Lee
| roy f. Adams left Brattleboro for Mt
| Vernon the next day, and while there was
| appointed administrator of the estate
The funeral was held Wednesday. Mr.
Adams married Cora Jillson of Whiting
ham. who survives with nine children
Besides the members of the family Mr.
| Adams leaves two brothers. Leroy +. and
sister, Mrs. Charles II. Smith of Mime
| apolis, MINI.
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