Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-27
BRATTLEB0R0 LOCAL.

The stores will be closed all day Mon
day, Memorial day.
The North street tennis court has been
put in condition for use
The First Regiment band will give its
second open air concert on the common
next Thursday evening.
The associate members of the Grand
Army are invited to take part in the ex-
excuses of Memorial day.
The members Of the Woman's Relief
corps met yesterday to make wreathes
for Memorial day Supper was served in
Grand Army hall, followed by business
meeting.
Company ], Vermont National Guard
will attend service in the First Baptist
church at 7.3O o'clock Sunday evening by
invitation of Rev. George b. Lawson,
chaplain
Original pensions of s12 a month have
been granted through Col John Hunts
agency to Thomas j. Martin of Bratte-
boro, Mrs. Harriet A. Chase of Whiting
ham and Mrs. Emily Corse of Jackson
vile.
The Brattleboro Automobile club met
i'm the Brattleboro Savings bank last eve
ming and elected these officers: President,
G. A. Harris; vice presidents, G. w. Dun
ham and f. r. Vaughan; secretary and
mittee, w. b. Vinton, John Manley and
c. a. Smith The officers will confer with
the Valley Fair association officers to-
night in regard to having an automobile
display at the coming fair. The club
will have run to Bellows Falls June IS.
The Murray club elected these officers
last evening: President, Mrs George E.
Warner; vice president, F. D. E. Stowe;
secretary, Miss Florence Barber: treas
urer, John f. Tasker Several changes
in the constitution were made. The bus
mess meeting was followed by a sociable
for those who took part in the Samantha
Allen entertainment Musical selections
were sung by the high school male quar-
tet, games were played and ice cream
and cake were served.
The announcement that hereafter ar
rests of drunken persons would be for
disturbance of the peace and not for in
toxication seems to have been wrongly
interpreted by many people. Under an
arrest for disturbance of the peace the
penalty is fine or Imprisonment in the
house of correction When arrested for
drunkenness a man is fined or goes to
the county Jail at Newfane. Under the
charge of breach of peace the fine is
the larger and instead of the money go
ing into the state treasury it is available
for the use of the village authorities. 1t
was with the intention of having the
amount OF fines increased and having
the money used for local purposes that
the baiiffs directed the chief of police
to make the change in the papers for the
prosecution of people found intoxicated.
Mrs. Mary Moran, n, died at her home
on Spruce street yesterday after being
confined to her bed two weeks with jaun-
dice. The funeral will be held at the Ro-
man Catholic church at 10. 80 o'clock Sun
day and the burial will be in the Roman
Catholic cemetery. Mrs. Moran was born
in
and came to Bratleboro Sc years ago.
Four years later she was married to Tim
othy Moran, who died five years ago last
January. Mr.. Moran was for many years
head farmer on the Bradley farm. Mrs.
Moran leaves three brothers. William and
Patrick Brosnan of Chicago and John
Brosnan of Ulster Penn, and two sis
ters, Eliza Brosnan and Mrs Kate
Shelley of Chicago. She had charming
personality and a religious temperament
and her friendship was valued highly by
all who came within her sphere of ac-
tivity.
Sneak thieves have committed many
depredations on the island recently, even
going so far as to cut the water pipes at
the Little river bridge and to carry them
away evidently with the intention of
selling the lead The building known as
the further brewery was entered and
articles taken. F. C. Gale, one of the
owners of the building, believed the thief
! would return, and therefore set up
spring gun near the only window which
could be opened. The apparatus was so
arranged that if the window was raised
from the outside the gun would be dis
charged. Wads were put into the charge,
but no shot. One night this week about
| $50 people the island heard the shot
| from the gun, and an examination showed
| that Mr.. Gales invention had worked per-
| fectlv. The thief could not be found, but
| in his haste to get away he left his cap
under the window The charge from the
gun smashed the window Mr.. Gale is
| wondering whether the would-be thief has
stopped running long enough to get the
| wads out of his head.