Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-22

q A. NJ, will give at the town hail i'm
Hinsdalc Friday evening, Jan 20.
The international Sunshine society,
Branch /, will meet with Miss
t.. 6. Udall at the home of Mrs. Law
renee, 81 Gteen street. Friday afternoon,
Jan. %, at o clock.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon
f.. Parsons of 20 Central street died
Tuesday evening. The funeral will he
held at the house at , o'clock today, Rev.
f. ". Lewis officiating. The body win
be placed in the tomb in Prospect Hill
cemetery.
The first meeting of the creditors of
A. w. Campbell of Bellows Falls was set
to he held in the office of Referee f. ID. Il.
Stowe Saturday. No creditors filed claims
and as there were no assets belonging
to the estate the referee ordered that no
trustee be appointed. y hearing will be
held later ON the petition for discharge.
Manager Fox's next attraction at the
Auditorium will BE the largest Uncle
Toms Cabin company-Al Martins-on
the road, on the night Of Feb. g. This
company has recently filled long engage
mcnts in Boston and New York, and will
bc the attraction at the Court Square
theatre in Springfield Saturday afternoon
and evening.
States Attorney Schwenk was i'm Bel
lows Falls Tuesday to prosecute William
johnson and Earl G. Whidden for in
toXication and disturbing the peace
Both pleaded guilty. Johnson was fined
So for intoXication and 81 for disturbing
the peace. Whidden was fined So for in
toxication and 81 for disturbing the peare.
Both will serve about 40 days i'm Newfane
Jail.
Tie Brattleboro Gas Light company
held their annual meeting Monday even
ing when these officers were elected:
President, DR.. II. -. Holton; directors,
Dr. H. -. Holtun, G. c. AVerill, j. L..
Martin, c. H. Thompson and X. Il. Cor
don; clerk and treasurer. G. F. Thompson.
The business the past year has been good.
The water power at West Dummerston is
working satisfactorily and is resulting
in Il large saving IN coal.
Miss Mary n. Blakesee of Brattleboro
and Scott 5. Piggott, prominent young
man in Oakland Calf, We're quietly mar
ried at San Jose, Calf. at noon Tuesday,
Jan ~. After spending some time in
the south they will live in Oakland.
They will visit Vermont early in the com
ing spring Mr.. Piggott is nephew of
H. .. Coolidge of South Main street,
Mrs. Piggott's stepfather. He visited in
Brattleboro Il few years ago. Mrs. Cool
idgc. Mrs. Pggott's mother, has returned
from IA months visit in Oakland, being
| in i'll health
Mrs. Kate Daniels Nealy, AZ, whose
death in Jericho, this state, Jan. s, was
recorded last week, was IA native OF
jamaica, but her early life was spent in
| Londonderry. Later she became a resi-
| dent of Brattleboro and IA years ago last
| Christmas she was married here to Irving
/ NJ. Nealy. Mr. and Mrs. Nealy wert
among the valued employees of the Retrea
several years. They moved eight year.
/ 70 NA1Iv hD haar IN
poor health number of years. She was
| a devoted member of the Baptist church
| of pleasing personality, and was esteemed
| by all who knew her. In addition to he
| husband, she leaves three sisters, Mrs
| Alexander Cummings of Springfield
Mass, Mrs. Alice St. Marie of lndiaI
Lake, N Y, and Mrs. William Feltus o
New York city. Mrs. Feltus, who was il
California for the winter, came to jericho
and was with her sister during the las
two weeks of her life.
The Dorchester, Mass, Beacon of Jan
16, announced the resignation of Rev
| Merrill C. Ward. pastor of the Ashmon
| Tniversalist church, who has accepted
a cali to the Universalst church in South
bridge, Mass. The Beacon said: He vii
also have charge OF the Unitarian churcl
in the adjoining town of Sturbridge MI
Ward leaves Ashmont with the good vii
and best wishes of many friends Wit
have profound respect for his kind Chris
tiar spirit, the high aims of his min
istry, and the fine traits of his persona
character The Beacon contained al
extended sketch of Mr.. Ward, and edi
toral comment warmly commencing hi
work. Mr.. Ward is native of Guilford
and several years ago was clerk in w
r. Geddis's store and leader in tn
work of the young people of the loca
Cniversalist church He had been wit
the church in Ashmont the past yea
and one half, having previously filled
longer pastorate in bingham and quincy
The Marion Francis company closed
successful weeks engagement at the Au
ditorum by presenting Saturday evenn
The Price of Shame" before a large au
dience. This week the company is i
keene. A return engagement here woul
undoubtedly draw large audiences, as thi
company won a reputation as unquestion
ably the best repertoire company that ha
been here. Only three amateurs appeare
to compete for the prize of IS for the hes
speciality Friday night. The winner wa
Frank Crosier whose graceful bato
swinging was greatly admired. Wilfre
Deyo showed ability as clog dancer an
William Lee, the boy mimic, was well re
ceived. Saturday night Mr.. Peterson, a
employe of Holender & Yeaw in tn
bakery, surprised the audience by hi
|
performed a variety of feats requirin
skill and agility in jumping into and owe
the barrels, and in turning handspring
and other figures and landing in the ban
rels.
The Wesleyan Argus, published by a
association of the members of the senic
and junior classes of Wesleyan CniVel
sity at Middletown, Conn, contains til
following as it's leading editorial, issue
Jan. 10: Undergraduate sentiment is ver
strong in it's denunciation of the faculty
regard to the recent hazing trouble. I'll
undergraduates, almost to a man. dc
nource the action as unfair and unju:
to both the men punished and to I'll
college itself. 1t is difficult to see in III
! whole conduct of this affair by the facu
ty any other than ill-advised, short
sighted and absurd policy. In this troub
there We're concerned, directly or ind
, reCtly, fully 100 men from the three uppt
classes, yet the faculty has suspended 81
sophmorcs. Wherein lies the justice
this sort of punishment? The Argl
goes on to say that while it is know
that the faculty disapprove of the custo
of hazing there is no ruling that say
that hazing is punishable by suspension
= and that until such ruling is mac
punishment of this sort is unfair, for
| can only be given in direct opposition
the fundamental principle of jurisprl
dcnce. that there shall be no punishmei
for an act not covered by the law.
The annual meeting of the Free Masol
of the eighth Masonic district of We
e mont will be held in Masonic hall
5 Brattleboro, Tuesday, Jan 20 A lodl
of Master Masons will be opened by Bra
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