Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-04-29
BRATTLEB ORO.


Rev r. *. Marvin has begun afternoon
services at Vernon and Guilford Centre
alternate Sundays
Rev H. A. Goodhue will conduct SER
vices i'm the Methodist Episcopal church
next Sunday, morning and evening.
The Rutland county court. which open
ed March >, presided over by Judge Ty
Ter. will reach its final adjournment to-
day
Miller & Morse have taken the con-
tract to do the masonry work on the
Robertson paper mill which is being built
at Ashuelot. They began work this week.
paper describing the birds of the
Pacific coast will be given by Mrs. f.. Il.
Davenport at Lindenhurst Monday eve
ming. May >, at $50 o'clock Members of
the Audubon society and all others are
invited to be present.
\ regular meeting of the woman's aux
Hilary of the Y NJ. G. \. will be held in
the association rooms Tuesday afternoon,
May 3, at O'Clock. This will be the
last meeting before the summer recess
and a full attendance is desired.
Miss Honora DeBurk. a missionary
teacher from New Mexico will speak at
the Friday evening meeting in the Con-
gregational church in West Bratteboro,
and at the Christian Endeavor meeting
Sunday evening at the Centre Conngre-
gational church.
The W. C. z. L. held their regular
meeting yesterday afternoon. transact
ing routine business Next Thursday the
annual meeting will be held, when there
will be election of officers and the an
nual reports of the secretary and treas
urer.
s w. Edgett & Co, have sold a $1O,-
600 stock farm in ChicOpee. Mass. owned
by w. 5. Miller of Springfield. to Thomas
T. Hill of Mt. Kisco. y. y; also for Wal
ter n. Hall of Newfane 100-acre farm
in that town to Frank H. Palmer of Jar
rat, Va
The Charles r. Briggs house and land
on High street was sold by auction Mon
day afternoon by +. w. Mcclure, acting
for r. r. Gordon, administrator. There
was fair attendance. O. II. Stickney,
clerk in \. f. Roberts * Co.'S grocery
store, bought the property for 1919
He will move there soon.
James F. Hooker was assigned to Sc
cure quarters for the Vermont delegation
to the Republican national convention
He has had ten rooms reserved for the
Nermonters at The Victoria, one block
from the Auditorium, which will be main
headquarters Col w. Seward Webb has
secured at the Auditorium a parlor for
the use of the Vermont delegation.
Samantha Allen never hesitates to ex-
press her mind, as all will observe who
see her in the Auditorium next Thursday
evening. Pocahontas, who lays claim to
the crown of fame. Miriam and the tam
BOURNE girls, Bridget and others combine
to make the entertainment uproariously
funny. All who attend will find this
entertainment a prolific source of laugh
ter.
Major T.. F. Glenn, of the Fifth United
states Infantry, inspected Company | Fri
n
tival hall. In the afternoon he inspected
the clothing and ordnance. After the drill
he held an officers quiz in the Brooks
House. Major Glenn was court martialed
in the Philippines i'm connection with the
charges of administering the water
cure concerning which so much was
published in the newspapers at that time
but he was acquitted. His talk Friday
night was substantially a defense of his
conduct in the Philippines,
Miss Inez Lillian Hollender, - daugh-
ter of August AMI Lila Yeaw Hollender
died at her home at IL Brook street Tues
day of acute rheumatism and rheumatism
of the heart. She had been confined to
her bed about two weeks and appeared
to be improving until Tuesday morning
when she did not feel well, hay
ing had a restless night Mr. Hollender
who is a member of the firm of Hollender
IL Heaw, was sent for about II o'clock
and physician also was summoned, but
the child died about 1880 She was an
intelligent attractive and loveable girl
and her parents have the sympathy of
the community in their affiction. She
was an only child and was born in Brat
tleboro oct so, 1891. The funeral will be
held at the house at go o'clock today,
Rev. r. *. Marvin officiating, The burial
will be in Prospect Hill cemetery.
The members of the High school cho-
rus, under the direction of Miss Emma
II ~ fftnFa in
porated school district entertained their
friends with a musical program in the
high school han Monday evening A
good sized audience was present and gave
warm recognition of the highly salts
factory entertainment and of the excel
lent results which have been accomplished
i'm the musical work of the school The
program opened with an orchestral num-
Der by Floyd Johnson, Edwin kidder
Frank Snow, Luther Hawley and Clar-
ence Hobart which was specially pleas
ing, ana the other numbers consisted of
selections by the chorus, a boys glee
club, selection for Vioins, solo by Miss
Ellen Hunt girls glee club, and chorus
of girls The second part of the program
was entirely from Mendessohns works
News was received in Brattleboro We'd
nesday afternoon of the death in Kobe.
Japan, of Mrs. Mary Augusta Briggs.
wife of Rev. Francis c. Briggs of Kobe
and sister of Mrs. Fred S. Knight of Brat
tleboro. l.. w. Hawley. uncle of Mrs
Briggs, received a letter from the Estev
Organ company's agent in Shanghai,
China, stating that Mrs, Briggs died
April !, after a brief illness following
childbirth. She and her husband We're
missionaries in Japan under the direc-
ton of the American Baptist Union. and
they had just moved to Kobe from Hi
meji, 1t is understood that Mrs Briggs |
oVerworked in preparing 10 go to her new |
home. Mrs. Briggs was "a years old and
was a daughter of Frederick A. Hawley |
of Manchester, n. II. Her marriage to |
Rev, Mr.. Briggs took place in Manchester
Sept. 8, 1902 At that time Mrs Briggs |
was at home for a vacation after having |
spent six years in Japan. During her |
stay i'm this country she came to Brat |
tleboro three times to visit her rela- |
uVes and on one OCCASION spoke i'm the |
First Baptist church, She and her hus-
band left for Japan a few days after
their marriage. Mr.. and Mrs. Knight re- |
ceived letters from them less than week |
before receiving news of Mrs Briggs's |
death. Mrs. Briggs was a charming wo- |
man, of great strength of character and |
gave invaluable assistance to her hus-
band in his calling.