Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-06-10
BRATTLEBORO.

Road Commissioner Eamcs is repairing
Main street between the town hall build
ing and the Unitarian church, putting on
a new layer OF trap rock. The steam
road roller is being used.
The w. c. r. l.. has chosen the fol-
lowing superintendent of departments:
Scientific temperance instruction. Mrs
Perry; literature. Mrs. Huughton; hygiene
and hereditY Mrs Ware; white cross,
Mrs. Whittier; loyal temperance legion,
Mrs. CAIN flower mission, Mrs. Chamber
lain; oVangolistic. Mrs. Allen: fair work,
Mrs Roel; prison and Jail, Mrs. Goode
nough.
over 100 people were present at the
regular meeting of Quonektacat Tribe of
Red Men, when the chiefs degree was
conferred on 81 candidates from Brat
tleboro, Bellows Falls and Springfield, this
state Deputy Grand Sachem Miles eX-
emplified the degree. supper was served
and the night train was held until 1890
o'clock for the accommodation of the
visitors from Bellows Falls and Spring
field,
The Y. NJ c. A. will conduct an open
air service near the schoolhouse in Estey-
vile next Sunday, June 70, at p. m,
weather permitting. There will be an ad
dress by Rev Edward T. Mathison and
special music In case of storm the
meeting will be held i'm the Advent
church. Men, women and children are
invited. This service will take the place
of the usual 1 o'clock service at the as
ISOLATION rooms.
DR.. and Mrs. F. C. Pettee. Mr.. and
Mrs j. a. Taylor. Mrs. Fremont Haml-
ton and Mrs. Maverette A. Fisher at
tended the SOD annual convocation of the
grand chapter of the Order of Eastern
Star of Vermont at st. Johnsbury Tues
day and Wednesday. DR.. +. G. Pettee
was elected associate grand patron. and
Mrs Hattie s. Taylor was elected COM
mittee on foreign correspondence. The
grand chapter accepted the invitation of
Bingham chapter to hold its 33d annual
conVOcation in BrattlehOro.
Mrs. Caroline ]. Mason Moore, 81. died
at the home of her son, Almond Moore
on the West Dummerston road during
Tuesday night being found dead i'm bed
Wednesday morning. 1t is thought that
she died of apopeXy. Mrs. Moore has
lived with her daughter, Mrs. William w.
Smith of Chesterfield. the past two years.
coming to Brattleboro only last Friday
to visit her son. She was born in Maine
Aug. 80, 1872. She lived in Newfane and
Dover but the greater part of her life
was spent in Wardsboro She was three
times married, her first husband being a
Mr.. Starkey. her second Almond Freeman,
father of the late H. p. Freeman and
her third the late Josiah j. Moore. The
son and daughter mentioned are her
only surviving children. Funeral services
We're held at the home of her son at 2
o'clock yesterday. Rev. George b. Law
son officiating. The body was taken to
Wardsboro today for burial.
Negotiations have been completed and
the first payment has been made for the
site of the Games e Towne dam and mill
privilege on the Ashuelot river below
Ashuelot village. to persons represented
by w. S. Adams of Putney and II. II.
Russell of Bellows Falls. both of whom
are financially interested in the purchase.
1t is the plan of the new owners to erect
upon the property during the coming
summer, if possible, a large mill, probab-
ly accommodating two sets of machinery
for the manufacture of manila papers.
The land and water rights extend some
distance above the dam. \ track from
the Boston e Maine railroad can be car
ried into the mill yard as was done for
Eames Towne before their mill was
burned 1t is possible to obtain a fall of
over 43 feet 1t is expected that the new
purchasers will raise the dam and carry
the penstock some distance down stream
as by doing so they can develop one of
the best water privileges in southern
new Hampshire. The dam is located not
far from the paper mill owned by the
Robertson brothers.
The funeral of Mrs Joseph Spencer
of Orange. sister of Mrs. G.. H. Bond of
Brattleboro, was held at her late home
in Orange Sunday at 4 o'clock Rev. C.
w. Collier, of the Congregational church,
officiating. The burial was in Central
cemetery, Gen. and Mrs. G. H. Bond,
Mrs. w. F. Root and Mr.. and Mrs c. G.
Maynard of BrattlebOro attended the ser
vices. The following notice of Mrs
Spencer's death is from the Orange cor
respondence in the Springfield Republican
of Saturday: Mrs. Susan Carpenter,
~, wife of Joseph spencer, died yestcr-
day morning, after n long illness. Mrs.
Spencer was a daughter Of the late Geo.
Carpenter, who WAS a pioneer business
man Of Orange. She was born in Or
ange near the home. 10 Congress street.
whore she spent the 80 years of her mar
ried life. Mrs. Spencer was lovable
woman, kind and charitable, and while
her health permitted she was an active
worker in every good cause. She was
unassuming and cared for no leading
part, preferring to be worker in the
ranks. She loved her home, where she
could usually be found. and where she
enjoyed to entertain her friends and
neighbors. and her kindly presence and
Christian influence will long be felt in
the community, Besides her husband,
she leaves two sons and two daughters.
and she is also survived by two sisters
and two brothers"
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