Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-07-07
BRATTLERORo.

The office in Crosby block vacated by
Dr. Roberts will be occupied by Lawyers
H. G.. and F. E. Barber.
p F. Crown has bought of the Eugene
Frost estate the house on Frost place
occupied by his son, Benjamin Crown.
The w. C. T. u. with honorary MEM
bers, will have an all day basket picnic
with Mrs. Croser at her home in Algiers
next Tuesday, July H.
The selectmen have decided to widen
the highway near Roscoe Fishers house
in West Brattleboro. The change will
necessitate the moving of the sidewalk
into the bank.
A. V. Kerr of Brattleboro was arraigned
before Justice Stowe on a grand Jurors
complaint Monday charged with keeping
a dog without a license He pleaded
guilty and was fined SIS and costs, which
was paid. The dog was killed last week.
John O'Connor has a force of brick
masons at work rebuilding the mill of
the Ashuelot Paper company between
Hinsdale and Ashuelot. Mr. O'Connor
has also taken contract to erect Chin
ney IS feet high for the Brightwood Paper
company in Hinsdale.
N II. White and F. c. Brown have
bought the George w. Fisher property
on Western avenue. They will move the
house to the rear lot repair and improve
it, raise the L two stories and they will
probably rebuild the barn into a house.
They will hold the two lots fronting on
the avenue for sale.
DR.. George X. Roberts sustained pain
full injury and narrowly escaped the loss
of eyesight on Thursday night. He was
opening the drawer of a small cabinet
when an ordinary electric light bulb
which was in the drawer exploded only
few inches from his face, filling both eyes
with fine particles of glass. 1t was nee
essary for physicians to work over his
eyes that night and the following day,
and both optics have been in a highly in
famed condition since then.
Daniel Martin of "sawdust alley" in
the Fletcher mill district, was arrested
Sunday afternoon by Policeman Evans
for disturbing the peace Mr.. Evans tried
several times to make Martin keep quiet
but was unable to do So and on his last
visit he took Martin to the lookup Mar
tin was bareheaded and barefooted and
had no coat on. His offense consisted in
swearing and calling people vile names.
He pleaded guilty before Justice Newton
Monday morning and was fined SO and
costs which was paid.
William George Duauette and Miss
Carrie NJ. Haskell were married Saturday
afternoon in Bellows Falls by Rev. E. H.
Randall, acting rector of the Episcopal
church there. A civil service had been
performed earlier in the day in Brattle-
boro by Justice William S. Newton, who.
as town clerk, issued the marriage certifi-
cate. After leaving Mr.. Newton's Office
the young people drove to Putney. They
returned to Brattleboro on the accommo-
dalton train and left here for Bellows
Falls on the White Mountain train. On
Monday they passed through Brattleboro,
and were greeted at the railroad station
by some of their friends. They were on
their way to Russell, Mass, where Mr.
Duquette's relatives live.
jerks Thomas, "A, father of Mrs. H. S.
Goodenough, died Monday of inflamma-
ton of the brain. He was born in Water
town, N. Y, Aug. IL, 1880, and was one
of a family of IL children. He enlisted
in Company NJ 5th Regiment, New York
heavy artillery, and served three years,
holding the rank of corporal during which
time he was stationed principally near
Washington. After the war he settled in
Illinois and was in Chicago II years. His
business was that of a carpenter and
machinist. From Illinois he came to Brat
tleboro five years ago to live with his
daughter, and was there two years. Then
he went back to Illinois, but returned a
year and half ago. Funeral services
We're held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Goodenough on Walnut street Wednesday
afternoon, Rev. H. r. Miles, of the Con-
gregational church, officiating. The
burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery, the !
bearers being Henry ]. Allen, w. c. Stone
S. s. Hunt, c. E. Sturges, Eugene Clark
and George d. Odell. Grand Army men. |
Mr.. Thomas leaves, besides his daughter, !
one son, Lemuel, in the West, two brothers |
in Minnesota and two brothers in Water |
town, N. Y His wife, who was Huldah |
Liscom OF WATERFOWL, died 2S years ago. |