Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-02

deliver an duuIeSS Ut us quarterly meet
ing in Brattleboro the latter part Of June.
The directors of the Home for Aged
and Disabled at a meeting held Tuesday
afternoon elected officers as follows:
Trustees, Dr. II. d. Holton, J. NJ. Tyler,
f. w. Childs, George E. Crowell, c. F.
Thompson, II. f. Weatherhead, George
c. Averill, e. l.. Waterman and o. NJ
Lawton; president Dr. Ii. d. Holton;
treasurer, George c. Averill secretary,
c. f. Thompson.
Col. John Hunt. pension agent, has
been notified that the following have had
their pensions increased: William +.
Forbush of Brattleboro, Lycurgus Strong
of Bellows Falls, Kendall p. Ames of
Wilmington, Erving L. Putnam of Wards
boro, Charles w. Nation of Mortified,
Mass. Frederick Holman of Spoford, N.
H.. Thomas Marlborough of Saxtons
River, William II. Mason of Springfield,
Mass.
Henry l.. Stillson, of Bennington, grand
secretary of the grand chapter, Order of
Eastern Star of Vermont, has completed
his annual report which will be presented
at the annual convocation to be held at
Brattleboro the first week in June. 1t
shows the order to be in a tlourishing
condition with a total of 81 chapters and
1924 members, a gain during the year of
one chapter and 1913 members. Phyllis
chapter of Rutland reports the largest
gain, with SO limitations. There is a bal
ance in the general fund of $3007 and in
| the Masonic home fund of $l5S5.
The following is from the Claremont
correspondence in the Manchester Union
| of Monday col Julius c. Timson has
| sold his fire insurance business to @.
! Herbert Ide and George A. Briggs. Mr..
| Timson will still continue the real estate
business, life and accident insurance and
auctioneering. Mr.. Timson is doing a
order to make that branch a success, has
| disposed of the fire insurance Mr.. Ide
| is secretary of the Springfield Mass.
board of underwriters, and Mr.. Briggs
will look after the soliciting and collect
! ing for the present Mr. Ide remaining in
| Springfield"
Mrs. Fannie NJ. Hall Clark, wife of
Alonzo f. Clark, died Wednesday,, May
| a. at her nome in Barton, this state.
She had been an invalid the past nine
years and a great sufferer three years.
| Mrs. Clark was born in Newfane May 3,
| 1858, but when young moved with her
parents to Brattleboro. Her marriage
took place here August 6, 1883. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark lived here two years, going to
Barton, where they remained five years.
Their home was in Kennebunk, Maine,
| four years, and five years ago they return
| ed to Barton. Mrs. Clark is survived by
| her husband her mother, Mrs Martha
Hall of Brattleboro, and a brother,
| Frederick Hall of Fitchburg The funeral
took place Friday in Barton and the
burial was in the village cemetery in that
| town.
The board of civil authority met in the
listers room Monday afternoon to hear
| H. l.. Emersons appeal from the decis-
ion of the listers not to reduce the as
sesed valuation of his stock of goods. Mr.
Emerson put his stock into his taxable
L..
amined the goods and compared them
with the stock of two other merchants
| whose goods were of the same nature and
were put in the list at about $4,000 each
| They figured that Mr.. Emerson's stock
was at least three times as large as that
of either of the two other Merchants, and
the board decided that 81, 700 was a fair
valuation of his stock and assessed taxes
on that amount The vote of the board of
civil authority stood three to three, where
upon Chairman James f. Hooker voted
to sustain the listers
A hearing in the probate court was held
Monday on the petition of J. l.. Barney
of Brattleboro, administrator of the es-
tate of Elizabeth Barney of Guilford, to
have the collateral Inheritance tax as
sessed against the estates of Charlotte
Lucy Barney and Elizabeth Barney re-
turned to him. Charlotte Lucy Barney
wiiled her property to her sister, Eliza
beth, who died a short time afterwards.
a considerable part of the estate was in
Massachusetts and consisted of bank de-
posits and bank stock. 1t had not been
disturbed when Elizabeth Barney died.
A recent decision of the Vermont supreme
court is to the effect that estates situated
as this is are not subject to the Vermont
collateral inheritance tax law. The
amount Mr.. Barney asks to have returned
is about $500. +. ID. r. Stowe appeared
for Mr. Barney and C. c. Fits for the
state tax commissioner. The case was
continued in order that the attorneys
might submit an agreed statement of
facts.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Brattleboro & Whitehall Railroad
company, the first since the railroad
passed into the hands of the Central
Vermont company, was held in the
Brooks House Saturday forenoon. The
stockholders approved the acts of the
board of directors in adjusting the liti-
cation with the Central Vermont COM
pany, and elected these officers: Pres
ident, Charles f. Thompson of Brattle-
boro; vice president, L. L. Waterman of
Brattleboro; directors, c. F. Thompson,
e. L. Waterman, o. /. Sherman and
]. H. Merriheld of Williamsville. E. B.
Batchelder of Townshend, j. W. Taft of
West Townshend, ]. Q. Shumway of
Jamaica and ]. w. Melendy and A. E.
Cudworth of South Londonderry; clerk
and auditor, ]. L. Martin of Brattleboro;
treasurer, Charles A. Boyden of Brattle-
boro; executive committee, the president,
vice president and ]. w. Melendy.
Ninety-five stockholders We're present at
the dinner which followed the business
meeting.
Fred Britton and George Britton, father
and son, were before Justice Stowe in
continuous performance yesterday fore
noon. The son was arrested Wednesday
night by Constable f. r. Thayer, charged
with the larceny of a pair of shoes, three
boxes Of paint, three paint brushes, a
box of cigars and a sweater from ]. L.
Stockwel of West Brattleboro. Later the
father was arrested by Constable Thayer
on the charge of disturbing the peace
his offense consisting of using abusive
language toward Watson S. French, his
neighbor. Justice Newton released them
ON bail, e. w. Gibson becoming surety
for their appearance next day. George
Britton waived examination and was
bound over to the county court in the sum
of $50, Mr. Gibson becoming surety. A
warrant was also issued against him
charging him with stealing a revolver and
box of cartridges from Marley Brothers,
but this case was continued to Sept. A.
Fred Britton pleaded guilty to the charge
of disturbing the peace and paid a fine
of IS and costs.
The value of short trout depends on
who appraises them. Walter S. Bishop
Brattleboro, had 10 yesterday which cost
the expenses of the appraisal. On Wednes-
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