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

! quarantined sunday one OF the CHI
dren being i'll with diphthera
The meeting of the Alliance Study
class will be held I'm the parsonage Mon
day evening next at 730 o clock. The
subject will be Calvin" and all are In
vited.
The corporators of the Brattleboro Saw
ings bank will hold their annual meeting
in their banking rooms next Thursday,
followed by the annual banquet at the
Brooks House.
\. f. Roberts 4 CO. have moved into
their new store in Crosby block, for
merry occupied by Puffer u Co. Their
opening announcement appears in their
advertisement this week.
An oil stove in DR.. j. w. Greggs house
on Green street got unmanageabe We'd
nesday noon and exploded while the doc
tor was trying to regulate it, The doc
tor wrapped a quilt around 1t and car
ricd it out doors in his arms.
The fire department has had 1850 feet
of hose placed on sled for use during
the winter when alarms are sounded in
the outskirts Of the village. The com
bination wagon is so heavy that quicker
time can be made with the sled. especially
where there is some distance to travel
Daniel Shea sustained a fracture OF
one hip at his home on Elliot sereet sat
urday afternoon. He fell from "A ladder
on which he was standing while shovelling
snow from roof, striking heavily on
the ground. The distance of the fall was
about 10 feet The fracture is Of a
very serious nature.
The business meeting of the Brattle
boro chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, will be held at the home of
Mrs. J. f.. Hall Monday afternoon, Jan.
is, at o'clock. y large attendance is
desired, as delegates to the continental
congress will be elected. 1t is requested
that those having mite boxes bring them
At the Junior Epworth League meet
ing last week Wednesday afternoon the
following officers were chosen: President,
I Sarah Dimes; first vice president. Louise
Lewis second vice president Doris Smith;
third vice president, Marion Nanderpool;
fourth vice president, Blanche Moore
secretary, Maud Stafford treasurer. Clara
Spauding; organist Dorpha Stafford.
Mrs. William Winslow, who lives with
her daughter. Mrs. Waldo Richardson.
on Highland street fell on the floor at
her home Monday night and broke her
hip. Her mind has been effected for
some time, ana when her daughter left
her for ~ moment Monday night she
got out of bed and attempted to walk
across the room. She is in very feeble
condition and probably will not recover.
The marriage of Harry F. Nelson Of
Brattleboro. railway postal clerk, and
Miss Ella r. Ranney took place in West
minister West yesterday. An account OF
the wedding is given I'm the Westminster
West correspondence in this paper. The
bride is we'll known in Brattleboro hay
ing graduated from the High school here
in 1903. While attending school she
lived at H. II. Thompson $. Those from
lHattleboro who attended the wedding
were George Nelson. Miss Helen Nelson.
Rev. and Mrs. II. \. Goodhuc. Miss
Mabel Hunt and Mrs w. j. Olrc.
Mrs. Isaac w Stetson. sister OF Mrs.
Laura y. Howe of Pearl street died sud-
denly from heart disease at her home in
North Heath. Mass. last saturday night.
Mrs. Stetsou was a native OF Marlboro
where she was born 80 years ago. Her
parents were Rufus and Susan Powers
Wurden, and she has scores of relatives
in the towns of southern Windham county.
She leaves husband. three sons and two
daughters She is also survived by "a
sister in san Diego county. cal. and a
brother in Agawam, Mass. The funeral
was held from her late home Wednes-
day afternoon at O'Clock.
AT the semi annual meeting of the Bap-
tst Christian EndeaVor society Tuesday
evening these officers We're elected: Pres
idcnt, Arthur l.. Maynard; vice prrsi-
dent. Miss Jessie Hawley: secretary.
Henry Winter; treasurer. Miss Mary
Iaigh. auditor, Fred :. Knight; cor
| responding secretary. Miss Iz"tta Stew
art; collector. Miss Mary Croker. also
the various committees the following
being chairmen: Prayer meeting. Miss
lZetta Stewart sunday school. IL. x.
LoveJoy; flower, Miss Blanche How
ard; music, Fred :. knight: look
out Miss Mary Horton: missionary.
| Croker.
Mrs. \. w. Webb of Bradford gave
very interesting and much enjoyed ad-
dress at the Methodist church last sun
day morning. giving glimpses of the null
tiform work of the Womans Home Mis-
sipnary society. Of which she is confer
cnce president. She also spoke to the
Young Peoples Home Mission circle on
Monday evening before "A large and APP
preciatiVe audience. The exercises OF
the evening included a delightful piano
solo by Miss Laura Leitsinger and a
vocal duet by Miss Elizabeth Lewis and
Frank Roberts. which was received
with pleasure After the address, the
young people gave Mrs Webb an inform
al reception, and cake and cocoa was
served. Mrs. Webb felt obliged to take
the late evening train for Bellows Falls
and was accompanied to the station by
a large delegation.
Lucius Call. who was arrested in Fitch
burg Dec. IA, having in his possession a
team hired of Fred Rand Of SaNtons
River was brought to Bratteboro Mon
day from Newfane Jail. where he has
been confined in default of bail, and was
taken to Bellows Falls by Chief-ofP o-
lice Hall for trial before Justice O. NJ.
George on the charge of troVer. \ jury
trial was called for, but the jury was
not drawn in time for a hearing that
day, Chief Hall and the defendant re-
turned to BrattlebOro. They went to
Bellows Falls again Tuesday, and the
trial was begun. The evidence was not
all in until about midnight. The jury
returned for instructions between l and
. o'clock Wednesday morning and at
about o'clock returned verdict of not
guilty, directing the defendant To pay
his costs. The plaintiff gave notice of
appeal to the county court, whereupon
both sides got together and settled the
case, the agreement being that Call
should pay S55 for the use of the team
and that both sides should pay their own
costs.