Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-10-21


church Sundayin the absence of Rev Mr.. |
Miles.
S. w. Edgett Is CO. have sold Herman
house on Pine street to station
Agent James H. Burke. who will move
into 1t soon.
Rev. II. s. Fuller of stevcnsvine, n.
Y. will speak at the Y. NJ. c. \. meet
ing Sunday at 1 o'clock. All men and
boys are invited.
All persons interested in organizing
Y. NJ. e. \. basket ball team or wishing
to join such a team are invited to meet
at the association rooms next Monday
evening at o'clock
The business mems gymnasium class
at the Y. NJ. c. \. will open Wednesday
afternoon. Nov. .. at I o'clock. An wish
ing to join are inNited to come in at that
time or notify the general secretary IL
they wish to join later
The Congregational club is making ar
engagements for another series of meet
ings the coming winter The annual
meeting will be held soon, probably We'd
nesday evening. Nov. s, when a supper
win be served, i'm the Brooks House. and
a program will he given.
Certificates of incorporation were issued
last week by the secretary of state Of
Massachusetts to the Morse Motor Vehicle
company of Springfield. with Il capital
of $3.50. 900 Sewall Morse is president of
the company and j. Frank Drake treas
urer.
c. A. Borden and his men finished yes
tcrday the work of redecorating the in
terror of the CONGREGATIONAL vestry. 1t
is expected that the rooms will he oc-
cupied by the Sunday school next Sunday.
The tints blend harmoniously. and the
appearance of the rooms is very much
changed and improved.
Lawyer H. G. Barber was in Whining
ton Monday representing other persons
i'm the sale of the personal property in
the Hotel Raponda. Horace w. Stcorus
of New York held two chattel mortgages
ON the property. executed by w. c. lift
Of Springfield, Mass. which ne forecosed
selling the property by auction to Mr.
Barber for S250o
Bert G. Akley of West Bratueboro has
Just received from Johnson x Stokes Of
Philadelphia ST. for Photographic views
of vegetables. The first prize was SO
the second IS and the third 50. At the
Valley Fair Nj. Akley took ten prizes
amounting to $50. most OF the awards
being products raised from seed bought
of Johnson & Stokes,
James \. Muzzy of Jamaica. president
of the Dewitt Grocery company, has
sold a half interest i'm his general mer-
inson of that town. and has come to
Brattleboro with his wife to devote his
time with u. L. Dewitt in the active
management of the business of the De-
Witt Grocery company. Mr.. Robinson
formerly was clerk in F. c. Clark's gro
Gerry store.
six members Of a New York syndicate
have been in Brattleboro this week to
consult with \. V. May in regard to the
KNh Mr Cd
Vertised for sale. They went to Halifax
to look over the ground and expressed
themselves as well satisfied with the park
and the price and said they would buy
if they could find a suitable person to
carry it on. They want it for a hunting
preserve.
The annual rally service of the Uni
Vers1list Sunday school WAS held Sunday
with largely increased attendance. Pre-
ceding the regular session there were
special numbers. consisting of selec-
tion hy the church quartet. recitation
by Ruth Stowell. mandolin and guitar
duet by Flora and Lizzie Tuthill, and
remarks by Rev r. * Marvin. The SER
vice closed with the Lords prayer by
the primary department.
Marcus y. Coolidge Of Fitchburg. Mass.
has been nominated by the Democrats as
| a candidate for Congress. He made n
sharp run against Congressman Tirrell
two years ago Mr.. Coolidge built the
Brattleboro street railway and is inter-
ested with L. c. Crosby in several rail-
road projects His father was n Con-
gresham IL years ago for one term, win
| ming in what is usually considered n
strong Republican district.
Col. John Hunts pension agency has
| been notified of the granting of an origi-
nal pension to John f. Long of Bratte-
boro war with SPAIN, and to Luke Mi
nor of Barnet (war with SPAIN. The
| following have had their pensions in
creased: j. ID. Davis. Bridgeport, Conn
George c. Cooley, Wiliamsvlle; Emory
| Howard. Dover; Thomas II. Gordon.
| Wardsboro; Dr. A. r. Nash, Townshend
Fayette p. Niles, Halifax.
| An expert from Boston is laying a mo-
! sale floor, marble, with Grecian border, in
the passage way between the banking
| room and the directors room i'm the Peo-
| pies National bank. The work of making
/ Improvements throughout the bank $
! quarters. which has been i'm progress the
/ past summer, is now confined largely Ia
/ the directors room and the rear part OF
the bank. 1t is expected that the i'm
provements will be completed in five OF
six weeks.
Fred White started from South Lon
/ donderry for Brattleboro on the mixed
| train on the narrow guage railroad Mon
! day and met with serious accident al
! Winhall station The train stopped to dc
| some switching. Mr.. White left the
passenger car and went out on a
fiat car. When the locomotive backed
up to couple to the train the brakes
failed to work ana the locomotive crash
ed into the fiat car. doubling ii up and
throwing Mr.. White under it, He had
one leg broken and was otherwise in.
| 1ured He was taken To South London
derry for medical attendance and on
| Wednesday was carried TO his home In
Jamaica.
News has been received by Brattleborc
friends of the death of Mrs b. S Kenis-
ton, which took place Tuesday in East
| Tilton, n. II. Mrs. Remission formerly
! was Mrs. Willis Bemis, whose husband
! was the American express agent in Brat.
/ teboro, and she was resident of this
! village p years. Mr.. Bemis died in 1889
and i'm 1898 Mrs Bemis went to North
| field as matron in one of the seminary
buildings. Her marriage to Mr. Kenis-
| ton took place in 1895, and her home haC
since been i'm East Tilton. She was a
woman who made strong and endurine
friendships wherever she lived and is re-
membered with affection by many people
in Brattleboro.
The following is from the Boston Her
aid of Wednesday,, in the column OF
court proceedings: Lille E. Clark
charged her husband, Herbert l.. Clark
| with drunkenness and adultery. Testi-
mony was offered showing that Clark hao
registered at a downtown hotel with q
woman. not his wife, and that they re.
NAMED at the hotel for four days. where