Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-11-04

Mrs. Fred S. Knight entertained her
Sunday school class at a lIalowe en-
party Monday evening.
Dennis Rebekah lodge cleared about
$50 at their rummage sale in Retting
building, which closed Saturday night
John Murray was fined SIS and costs
last week for disturbing the peace by as
saulting Charles Longueil, the house
cleaner.
Leon f. Moody will lead the o'clock
meeting in the Y. M. c. A, rooms sun
day afternoon The subject is: Some of
God promises that cheer me-"
Nelson Gonyer. sr. was arrested by
Chief Of Police Hall Monday night for
intoxication. lie pleaded guilty before
Justice Newton Tuesday morning and
was fined So and costs, which he paid
The National Rubber Stamp Manufac-
turing company, composed OF X. IL.
Greene, Ned Leonard and Howard Mer-
rll, have opened an office this week in
Rettng building. where they viii make
rubber stamps ana carry office supplies
of all kinds.
The annual meeting of the Oakdale
book club was held at the home of Miss
Edith NJ Glkey Saturday evening, when
the following officers were elected: Pres
ident, Miss Gilkey; secretary and treas
urer, Mrs H. +. Jordan book committee,
Mrs. ]. r. White. Mrs. E. l.. Ilildreth.
Mrs. o. Il. Randall.
DR. II. d. Holton, secretary of the
state board of health. went Tuesday to
Monkton to attend hearing of the health
officer of that town, against whom
charges of dereliction of duty had been
preferred. The board did not find evil
dence sufficient to warrant removing the
defendant from office.
Articles Of Incorporation have been filed
with the secretary of state for the New
fame Hotel company. The company con-
sists of a syndicate of about Is men,
headed by J. l.. Martin of Brattleboro,
who bought the Newfane hotel recently.
The hotel will be known as the Newfane
Inn. 1t is now being put in first-class
repair Mr.. Minchen of Boston, who has
been in charge several weeks. is an eX-
! pert hotel man, and under his manage
ment the syndicate expects that summer
boarders and the county court party will
not lack first class hotel privileges
| special agent Of the Phoenix Assur-
ance company of London has this week
| adjusted Beatty S. Balestier's insurance
! claim through the burning of his house
| and horse barn last week, at $4,000, the
| total amount of the insurance, through
! II. Il, Taylor & Sons agency. The prop
| erty loss was considerably in excess Of
| the Insurance. although large part of
| the household furniture was saved. The
! total valuation OF the property. includ-
| ing the furniture was $500. Among the
articles burned were Mrs Ballsticr's en-
gagement and wedding rings also shawl
which belonged to Mr.. Balestier's mother,
which cost $1,000.
After buying six cigars in Philip Thorn
ass fruit and confectionery store Satur-
! day a customer handed Mr. Thomas a
| check for 80 and received Sl.15 In change
Later Mr.. Thomas discovered that the
| check was worthless and started out &c
find the imposter. lie was successful IN
| his search and seized the man by his col
lar and started with him for the lock-uI
| without waiting for the formality Of an
! arrest. The man protested that he was
| innocent Of any wrong doing and asserted
| that the check was all right. but his
story didn't go down. as Mr. Thomas had
| been assured by a local banker that II
was without value. Finding himself cor
nered the man arranged terms Of settle
| meut with MIR. Thomas and was released
An automatic edge grinder for lenses
has been invented boy Ferris r.. Vaughan
Of the firm of Vaughan * Burnett. and Is
now in practical operation in the firms
optical department. For neatncss. sim
plicity and accuracy. and for the inge-
nuity displayed the little machine Ger
tainly Is a model \ set of gears IS Sc
ingeniously constructed that the shaft
which holds the rough edged Tense is
given three distinct motions, rotary. lat
cral across the face Of the stone. and FOR
| ward and backward. The device can b,
adjusted to grind to any desired size oi
shape. and as 1t Is entirely automati,
and run by electricity ii can be left to dc
its work without the slightest attention
This Is but one of many instances Of Mr.
Vaughan's creative and constructiv,
ability.
The adjourned annual meeting of Tho
Audubon Society Of Vermont was held
Monday evening at the home of Mrs F.
X. Rarrows. Reports of the officers were
read and these officers We're elected Pres
ident. Carlton D. Howe Of Essex juno
ton; vice presidents. Mrs. Elizabeth II
Davenport and Mrs George f. Crow
ell general secretary. Mrs. Elizabeth Il
Davenport; recording secretary, Mrs +
X. Barrows: junior secretary, Miss En-
ma Gregg: treasurer. Miss Kate Selleck
auditor, Mrs. Il. ID. Whitney; executiv,
board. the officers already named anC
Mrs. w. d. Stockwel and Mrs Frances
Il. Horton. The constitution Of the so
ciety recently has been amended elimi
mating the annual membership fee afte
the first fee of % cents. The new con
stitution will be published soon,
The marriage of Ebert Fred Younl
and Miss Bertha Harriet Adams tool
place at the brides home at Grov
street Monday morning Mt $50 o'clock
Rev. II. r. Miles. pastor OF the Congre
gational church, performing the ceremony
A double ring service was used. Onl.
members of the two families were pres
ent. and the wedding couple were un
attended. The brides dress was blu
etamne. Mr. and Mrs Young started oil
a wedding trip of two weeks durin,
which time they will visit i'm New Yorl
city and other places They will be a
home at Grove street after Dec. l. MI
Young is "A son of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Young of Prospect Hill and Is employee,
in his fathers grocery store. Mrs. Youn
| is daughter Of Mrs. Ellen NJ Higley q
Grove street and has n position in the of
= flee of Durham Brothers.
Mrs. Charles F. Mason. As. died at i3
o'clock Monday morning at her home n
| is Washington street. She had been con
! fined to her bed about six weeks wit
cancer of the stomach. Mrs. Mason wa
. born i'm Halifax June H. 1856. He
maiden name was Alice l.. Fowler, AM
) she was a daughter of Charles and Jul
: day Fowler. When she was 10 year
, old the family moved to Brattleboro
: Mrs. Mason graduated from the hig
! school and afterwards taught school Il
. New Hampshire She was married t
I Charles F. Mason Dec, "a, 1875, and 70
the next - years they lived in West Brat
leboro Afterwards they lived on High
land and Washington streets. Mrs Ma
? son was the last survivor of her father
) family, She leaves besides her husban