Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-08

banks will be held next Tuesday.
quarterly meeting of the Masonic
trustees will be held next Tuesday even
ing
Mrs Fannie Rust, who died in Mans
field Mass, Dec 90 was Il resident of
Brattleboro II years.
handsome sign, painted by Borden,
was displayed for the first time over f. ID.
Morris ~ Co.'S store Friday.
The Y. NJ. G. \. basket ball team has
! scheduled a game with the st Jeromes
of lioyole, to be played i'm Brattleboro,
| Feb. 2l
| The annual meeting of the Congrega-
! tional Sunday school will be held next
Sunday. 1t is hoped that every member
/ will be present.
The Company | basket ball team will
/ play in Bellows Falls Feb 49, and with
the Leland & Gray Seminary team in
| Towhshend, Feb %.
Tickets for the SHAKESPEARE recital. to
| be given i'm the Congregational chapel
Monday evening Jan. H. are now on
sale at Thomas's drug store
Association Men. the Y NJ c. A. mag
azine, contains i'm the January number a
half tone cut of Harry r. Horton of Sara
| toga, n. Y. among other cuts Of physi-
| cal directors who entered the work in
1908.
A. f. Roberts e Co. have been clean
| ing out the entire stock, fixtures and the
Accommodations of years i'm the Puffer gro
Gerry. and with the assistance of car
penters and painters have been greatly
improving its appearance preparatory to
moving their entire stock there from the
Thompson block.
u. J. Moran had an unpleasant expert
ence Saturday morning, He walked on the
ice close to the dam at the Crystal
Springs ice pond, when the ice gave
way and subjected him to cold bath.
| Two men who were at the pond rescued
Mr. Moran and took him home i'm "A
coupe after wrapping him with heavy
blankets lie has been confined to the
house since
w. II. Perry with II plus and John Ry-
der with 26 plus were the winners of
prizes in the whist tournament at the
Vermont Wheel club rooms Tuesday eve
ming Ryder with SO points and Perry
with 70 points for three evenings play
have a long lead over other contestants
for the special prize to he awarded at
the end OF the season for the highest
score in the combined games.
The records kept by II. f. Bond & Son
and Moran & Co, the two Brattleboro
firms of undertakers show that there
were 1871 deaths in Brattleboro during
of 1902 was 1872, but the figures for that
year were much smaller than usual
The records show that in the l9 dea tbs
in 1903 there are included 80 which occur
ed at the Brattlehoro Retreat. the num-
Der outside that institution being 139.
The suit of Jerry r. Dodge against the
Brattleboro Cabinet company Oh. Souto
q Co) to recover sos for labor was tried
in the office Of Waterman Il Martin Mon
day before Justice +. II. T.. stowe. The
bin was for brick work done during the
construction Of the factory, for which
"A tender Of about $50 was made The
decision was in favor of the plaintiff. the
defendant putting in no evidence The
defendant appealed to the county court
+. w. Gibson appeared for the plaintiff
and g g. Fits for the defendant.
The annual installation of elective and
appontive officers of Bingham chapter
order of Eastern Star. was held Tues
day evening. preceded at o'clock by an
excellent supper. These officers were
installed by Worthy Grand Matron Hattie
s Taylor, the grand marshal being Jen-
ME l. Eels' w. NJ Carrie l.. Hamilton:
w. p. w. Il. Ninton; \. NJ. Clara L.
Bruce; Con, Martha y. Swift; \. c.,
Sarah \. Dickinson; secretary Eugenia
NJ Pettee; treasurer. Milton II. Eddy:
Adah. Meta Stolte; Ruth. Ida NJ Pierce {;
Esther, Nellie NJ. Brasor: Martha. Edith
NJ Stolte; Electa, Janette NJ. Haywood ;
w, Clara r. Miller: NJ. \. Louise Put
nam; chaplain, Marion f. Weld
Judson stafford had his right hand mu-
tiiated on a small. upright lock corner
ing saw at the $. \. Smith company :
factory Wednesday. lie cannot tell how
his hand came in contact with the saw,
but the three first fingers were badly
mangled and the end of the little finger
taken off. 1t was necessary to amputate
the three fingers below the first Joint and
to remove part of the little finger AZ
ter the operation he was carried to his
fathers home in West Rrattleboro. The
saw on which he was working is used
in dovetailing boards. 1t has been run
continuously ten years. and this ia the
first accident sustained by any Of the
many hands who have been employed on
it.
The handicap pool tournament which
has been in progress at the Brooks House
billiard and pool room several weeks end
ed Saturday night when the prize, a dress
suit case was won by Clarence Reed.
The final game was between Reed C6O)
and Clifford IIOlbrook 600, Reed win
ming GO to A. Conland $3.50 met Reed in
the semi-fnal round, Holbrook drawing
the bye. Reed beat Conland 90 to As.
There were "a entries divided into six
classes and the class winners We're as
follows: Holbrook 60. Vanderpool co,
Crown So. Wallace 65. Reed 60 Conand
30. The scratch men We're A. Dugan.
clifford Fox and Harry Gould at So. Man
aGcr Waite is now arranging for another
game, with a stein as prize.
The funeral of T. ]. b. Cudworth was
held at his late home on High street
at o'clock Saturday. Rev. r. X. Marvin
pastor of the UniVersalist church. ofiiCi-
ating There was a large attendance, in
Guiding the directors of the Peoples
National bank, members of the Univer-
salst church. the Vermont Wheel club,
Protective Grange and of Golden Rule
lodge, f. e. \. NJ, of Putnev. besides
many neighbors and friends. There were
many beautiful floral tokens. including
cut flowers and set peices, Vocal duets
were rendered by Miss Eenna Thomas
and Frank H. Brasor. The burial was in
Prospect Hill cemetery. the bearers be-
, ing II. +. Taylor, w II. Bracket. F. X.
, Barrows G. +. Warner, Fred c. Sar-
, gent and f, C. Crosby
Mrs. Edna \. Whitaker, 55, wife of FL
| nathan Whitaker, died Saturday at about
| II O'Clock, at her home at the corner of
Williams street and Western Avenue.
| She had been i'll with heart disease since
2 last February, Mrs Whitaker was a
= daughter of l. W. Cutler and was born
! in Brattleboro, Dec. 81, 1S4S Through
out her life her home was in Brattleboro,
+ although she spent few years in Mas
sachusetts. She married Elnathan Whit
= aker May %, 1869. Besides her husband
she leaves one son, William H. Whitaker
Of Worcester, Mass, one sister, Miss