Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-10-07

The annual meeting of the Audubon So
ciety win I've held Tuesday evening, Oct. |
H. at 1870 o'clock, at the home of Mrs.
Il. ID. whitney.
George M. Moore OF Ludlow mas sold
for c. H. Converse his farm in East Put
ney. known as the Stearns Parker place.
to r. b. Lewis of Rutland.
The Bratteboro Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution. are making ar
rangcments to give an election supper
the night of the national election, Nov.
/.
The Hooker, Corser & Mitchell com
pany Is not only running full time. but
the factory Is in operation n part OF the
time evenings, and the concern is seek
ing more experienced stitchers.
The street railroad power house was
shut down Monday afternoon WINE the
boiler fiues were being cleaned and other
work made necessary by the strain of
Valley Fair week was being done.
Victor Mancini and his father have
leased the north part of the vacant store
in the Ray building for n boot and shoe
repair shop. They will vacate the base
ment of Thomas Judges building.
The next rehearsal of the Choral Union
will be held Wednesday evening at 100
in the Baptist vestry Mr.. Coffin Will
| be present. Every member Is urged to
| be present, as only very few more re-
| hearsals will be held before the special
/ concert.
/ The annual meeting Of the Freme circle
will be held at Mrs J. NJ. Tyler's on Tues
day afternoon. oct. II. at o'clock. Bus
! mess viii include presentation of treas
/ urers report. election Of officers and dis
posal of funds hand, A full attend
ance is desired.
The Y. NJ. G. A. gymnasium classes
| win begin work next Wednesday, the
| juniors at $50 and the seniors at 7.30
under the direction of Eldrdge Cundiff.
! Any who have not vet made up their
minds to enter the classes are invited to
he present at 80 Wednesday evening to
watch the work.
George H. Grout of New London, Conn,
formerly OF Brattleboro. and at one time
a student in Brattleboro high school. was
/ married Thursday, oct. 6. at p. IN. to
Miss Gertrude Colt Sistare of New Lon
don. Mr. Grout Is now reporter on the
New London Day and Mrs. Grout was a
teacher in Saltonstal school in that city.
The officers OF Fort Dummer colony,
| L. o. =. F., were installed at the reg
ular meeting Tuesday evening by Deputy
! Supreme Governor James a. Burns. as
sisted by Deputy Supreme Sergeant at
Arms =. ]. Lane, both Of Boston. Re
freshments were served and a good time
enjoyed by all.
street car men are experiencing much
difficulty in running cars. on account of
the leaves on the track. The effect OF
crushed leaves is like so much grease,
and sometimes the ears slide long dis
tances I'm spite OF the brakes. Large
quantities of sand have to be used on the
track at this season of the year.
a handsome silver loving cup. gold
lined. was presented to Capt. +. w. Glib
son by the members Of company I Tues
day evening. a business meeting was
| held at the close of which Lieut. G. II.
| Davis presented the cup In behalf of the
company and in recognition OF the hard
work done by Capt. Gibson during the
trip to Manassas in September. Capt.
! Gibson responded. The cup is engraved
| Go. l. Thoroughfare Gap 1904 the in
scription being in three lines. At the bus
| mess meeting II was voted to organize q
basket ball team and to appropriate mon
| ey for refurnshing the company head
quarters in the Peoples bank building.
The goth anniversary of the marriage
| Of Mr. and Mrs. Fred r. Cobb Of AthOl
| was happily observed on Tuesday even
ing Of last week 10y surprise party in
Masonic hail. where n large company Of
| well known Athol people had gathered
to meet and congratulate them IL was
an informal but highly enjoyable occa-
sion Among the gifts to Mr.. and Mrs
| and golden oak sfdeboard These were
| presented In behalf of the donors by q.
| A. Fay. in a pleasing speech. to which
| Mr.. Cobb responded with genuine feel
ing. The AFFAIR was an absolute surprise
| to Mr.. and Mrs. Cobb and the presence
of Mr.. Cobb's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. AL
fred II. Cobb, and sister. Mrs. VIM. Il.
! Haigh OF Brattleboro. all unexpected to
| him. added to the happiness Of the oc-
/ casiOn.
a special session OF tie probate court
was held Saturday. The will, with CO.
dicils of William Austne was allowed
| and Howard NJ Eustis was appointed
| executor F. NJ. Mcclure and @. r. GIL
man were appointed commissioners of
the Calvin p. ellison estate. Other pro-
bate matters of recent date are as fol-
| bows: Edward Reynolds OF Bellows Falls
has declined to serve as one OF the ex-
ecutors of the will or the late Rev Pat
| rick Cunningham of BTattleboro. The
| account OF J. l.. Knowiton, executor OF
| the will OF the late Henry G. Field, has
been allowed. James r. Carey has been
| appointed executor OF the will OF the late
! Edmund Carey, and NJ. J. Mosan and X.
f. Gordon have been appointed aprais-
| ers and opmfssioners. The VIII of War
rem NJ. Howe of Greenfield has been al
Iowed in this district Moses =. SIAN
ton has been appointed administrator Of
the Charles ~ Stanton estate Of MarI-
! boro.
The funeral OF Mrs Nelson W. Cod
| dard, whose death Friday was mentioned
| briefly in last weeks issue OF The Phoenix
| was held at her late home on Spruce
! street Monday at o'clock. Rev H r
| Miles. of the Centre church. officiating
| The burial was in the family lot in Pros
pect Hin cemetery. the bearers being Fl.
| b. Chamberlain. r. c. Phillips Fred
Coombs, and Fred Rand of Saxtons River.
Besides Il large number of friends fr1m
West Townshend and other places lin the
county there Were present Mrs. Rose VOL
colt OF New York and Mrs Ella Howe
of Worcester. Mrs. Goddard was born
in Grafton Aug 6 1876. Her name, WIS
Della Gibson and she was a daughter of
Jonathan Gibson, tr.. and Luhamafh Ten
ney. She was married to Nelson w
Goddard of Windham in 1876 and from
that town they went to Chester to live
Later they went west, where they lived
10 years, coming from there to Green
street, Brattleboro- Mr.. Goddard WAS en-
ployed by the Esrey Organ company as a
carpenter and joiner many years. After
living in Bratteboro 20 years they went
to Nattck, Mass, and later to West Town
shend. where they celebra ted their golden
wedding anniversary. returning to Brat
tleboro in 1892 They had two Sons, both
of whom died young. Besides her hus-
band Mrs. Goddard feaves one sister, Mrs
Alice L. Phillips OF Western avenue
Mrs. Goddard had been an invalid severa