Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-15

Men Thursday evening of last week
At the Universalist church next Sun
day Mr.. Marvin will begin series of
sermons on "Universalsm in the Ut
terances of Famous Men
No street cars were run last Sunday The
power station in Centrevile was shut
down all day in order that repairs on the
boiler might be made and the water i'm
the reservoir was frozen that the
water power could not be used
The probate court on Monday appointed
\. f. Schwenk administrator. w. II.
Bracket and f. X. Vaughan appraisers,
and F. ID. f. Stowe and r.. f. Gordon
commissioners, of the estates of Robert
Gordon Hardie and Amy Sigourney Har-
die
The Y. NJ. c. A. I'd basket ball team won
from Hinsdale at Hinsdale Thursday night
of last week, 2O-16. The IInsdale boys
have been playing the game but a short
time, but they have developed rapidly
and the visitors had to work to the limit
to win.
one of the interesting features of the
reception to MIR. and Mrs. l.. w. Hawcy
last week was the reading of an orgi-
nal poem by Mrs. l. o. =. Smith, mention
of which was omitted accidentally last
week The sentiment of the poem was
duIllldblN Sulltu W lllt bNNdSlplls
Il. C. Wilcox, who manages the store
for his father S. Wilcox, in Greenfield,
has been elected president of the Score
Card Poultry club of that town. r. G.
Forbes of Greenfield and ID. r.. Tasker
of Brattleboro are vice presidents and II.
II. Moody of Greenfield secretary and
treasurer
The annual meeting of the Centre
church will be held this evening at 80
o'clock. The regular teachers meeting
will be held at o'clock At the business
meeting there will be a roll call of church
members. At the close of the meeting
there will be refreshments and there will
be social hour.
George a. Briggs. a former local drug
gist, had store in the Union block which
was so badly damaged by fire in Clare
, mont Friday morning and he was one of
the heaviest losers. Mr. Briggs has hard
luck with fires i'm recent years His house
was burned and once before his store
has been badly damaged by fire.
David Leahy was arrested Saturday
night by Chief Of Police Hall and Police
man Perham The officers found it not
an easy matter to put him in the lock
up. On Monday morning he was arraigned
before Justice Newton pleaded guilty To
the charge of intoNication and was fined
he paid
At the regular meeting of Quonektacat
tribe, No 2, |. o. r. NJ, held at their
wigmam last Friday evening. the following
officers were elected for the ensuing term;
Prophet, Charles Brockington; sachem
a. c. Winchester; senior sycamore, H. y.
Miller; junior sycamore Frank Strong
chief of records r Il. Kinkead; collector
of wampum. r. II. Baker; keeper of wan
pun, j. Il. Mellen; trustee for three years
. Don Miller These chiefs will be raised
to their stumps at date to be appointed
by Deputy Sachem Miles.
An item in The Phoenix last week told
Of the explosion of a boiler connected with
the kitchen range at j. l.. Martins hous,
and gave details as to the cause and
effect Had the item been written to apply
to the experiences of Mr.. Martins old
neighbor, Arthur w. Childs of Manches-
ter, y. H., 100 miles away, it would have
been necessary only to change the name
and substitute Tuesday for Wednesday
otherwise the news covered exactly the
one-act drama enacted at Mr.. Chids' 5
new home at % Monroe street, Manches-
ter.
The annual meeting of the Congroga
tiOnal Sunday school was held Sunday AT
the close of the regular session. The re-
ports of the secretary and treasurer were
accepted and adopted, after which these
officers were elected: President Edward
c. Crosby; superintendent, Walter y.
Gilbert; assistant superintendent. Miss
Edith NJ. Stolte; secretary and treasurer
Louis \. Whitney; auditor II. c. Pear
SON. superintendent of the Junior depart
ment. Mrs. +. w. Kuech; superintendent
of the primary department, Mrs. F. T..
Perry; book committee. Miss Mary Il.
Cabot and Mrs. IL. II. Miles.
There was hearing before Justice NIer-
rifeld Monday in the suit of F. w. Nc
| Clure against DIR. T. r. Lynch. 1t APP
peared that Mr., Mcclure. who is dep
uty sheriff, attached four horses and
other property owned by DR. Lynch in an
action brought against the doctor by John
Calvin. 1t was alleged that three of the
horses afterwards We're sold, while under
attachment. Mr.. Mcclure then brought
an action for trOVer. Judgment was rem
dered for the plaintiff by default, the
amount of the judgment being $9S.52 and
costs. and at the request of the plaintiff
a certified execution against the defend
ants body was issued by the court. Wat
crman & Martin appeared for the plaintiff
The body of George w. Allen. 80. was
brought to Brattleboro from Somerville
Mass, Monday and was placed in the
tomb. Mr. Allen was native of Brat
tleboro and a son of Harry Allen, who at
one time owned the Bradley farm. He
was employed for long time by the
Estey Organ company. Eight years ago
he went to California, where he remain
ed one winter, going from there to Som
erville. On Christmas day he was strick =
en- with paralysis on the street and failed
gradually until his death, which took
place on Thursday of last week. The flu
neral was held in Somewille. John E.
Pember, brother-in-law of Mir. Allen, ac-
companied the body to Brattleboro. Mr..
Allen married Miss NJ Nette Cushman of
Bernardston, Mass. who survives. He
also leaves two nephews, Harry and
Ralph Allen of Putney.
Mrs. Mary l.. Naramore died in Fitch
burg, Mass, last Sunday afternoon after
an illness of two months with erysip-
elias. Mrs. Naramore was the youngest
daughter of Henry and Mary DeXter)
Underwood. and was born i'm Wardsboro,
Feb. 10, 1873 She was married to Lewis
Ware and lived i'm Wardsboro until 1862,
when the family moved to Fitchburg,
where Mr. Ware died March %. 1873. His
widow married George b. Naramore June
6, 1878. Mr. Naramore is still living but
is in very feeble health, Mrs. Naramore is
survived by one son, Oscar Il. Ware of
this town, with whom she had spent a
portion of each year. Mrs. NaTamore 5
eldest daughter Maria, died i'm Wards
boro; Mary Janette, wife of John Stone.
died i'm Fitchburg, i'm $780, her youngest
son, Fayette r.. a resident Of this town,
died suddenly at her home in Fitchburg
Nov. 30 last. Mrs Naramores burial was
in the family lot in Fitchburg.
Charles Raymond, who was engaged as
a sewing machine manufacturer i'm Brat