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

Miss Emily Tones will go to New YORK
next week for a six weeks visit
Secretary Reed of the Y. NJ. C. A. has
gone To his home in Bethel to remain over
Sunday
Alfred S. Thompson has resigned as
bead usher i'm the Auditorium, and Guy
Tasker has been appointed in his place
Mrs. A. B. Hall will go to Manchester
next week to spend several weeks with
her daughter, Mrs. A. w. Childs
The annual meeting of the corporators
of the Vermont Savings bank viii be
held next Wednesday. with the usual
banquet at the Brooks House.
Capt. Ferrter and Hal March of the
Y NJ. c. A. basket ball team left this
morning for Holyoke. They VIII JON
the ITolyoke professional aggregation, ana
will appear in their first game tonight
against Westfield.
Invitations have been issued to the
marriage Of Harry Nelson of Brattleboro
and Miss Ella +. RHnney of Westmln-
ster West. which will take place at Miss
Ranncys home next Thursday at l
o'clock.
Just for an experiment Manager Fox
had all the exits at the Auditorium thrown
open at the close of the performance Fri
day night showing that in case OF hre
the building could be cleared in less than
two minutes if the people did not lose
their heads
A Joint installation of the officers OF
Sedgwick post, G. A. r., and the Woman s
Relief corps was held last evening. Col
| H. f. Taylor installing the officers OF
the post and Mrs. Calista Bangs the Of
fcers of the Woman's Relief corps. Re-
freshments were served.
| hos bo,,gbt and taken nos
session of the bakery which he established
and conducted a number of years, but
which he sold last August to James H.
! Randoll Mr. Randoll will devote his en-
tire attention to his real estate and In
surance business with offices in the Ry-
| Their building.
Dan Wooley, whose right ankle was
! fractured and torn apart in an accident
! at Hale Nov 90 had the leg amputated
at the knee today by DR.. George Roberts.
! II was thought at first that the foot might
be saved. but so much of the blood sup
plv was torn away that the bone was not
| properly nourished and began to decay,
making amputation necessary. MI
Wooley has been at the Brattleboro Re
treat several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Brooks entertained
the Murray club at their home on Canal
street Wednesday evening About 60
members were present and enjoyed the oc-
cason very much. The program consisted
of readings by Mrs. Flagg and Mr.. Mar
win. singing by Miss Thomas and Miss
| Gilman guitar and mandolin selections
! by the Misses futile and Miss Simonds.
a piano solo by Miss May Spear and cha
| rades by the club
Samuel Morse So. prominent and
highly respected resident of South New
fame died yesterday after about month $
! illness He was born in 1920 on the farm
| which has always been his home. He
married Georgianna. daughter of Deacon
George Goodnow. in 1916, and she sur
wives him. with four children-Mrs Al
! bert G. Kendall of San Bernardino Calf,
/ Mrs Georgia NJ. Love. Mrs. Arthur Mer-
rfeld OF Wlliamsville. and Samuel II.
! Morse who lives on the old homestead.
! Years ago Mr.. Morse was active in town
affairs. and held various public offices.
/ The funeral will be held at II o'clock
/ Sunday at the BAPTIST church in South
! Newfane.