Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-01


The pulpit of the Congregational church
will be occupied next Sunday by Prof.
L. b. Patton, of Hartford Theological
seminary This will be the last Sunday
in Rev. Mr. Mies's vacation.
Charles w. Merry of Watts, Calf, and
Mrs. Ellen F. T. Bates Of Goshen, Mass,
were married Monday by William S. New
ton. Esq The bride was rs years old
and the bridegroom one year older.
Conditions were not favorable for view
ing the total eclipse of the sun Wednes-
day morning. The eclipse was obscured
by clouds until considerably past the pc
riod of totalty, but after that 1t could
be seen through smoked glass as par
tial eclipse.
A special train will leave Brattleboro
Tuesday morning at $50 o'clock to take
members of the Grand Army and others
to the veterans reunion in Bellows Falls
1t will return in time to connect with
the West River train which leaves at
5.45.
The Atlanta university male quartet
drew to the Congregational church Mon
day evening an audience that filled the
pews on the floor and in the balconies.
An excellent program of plantation melo-
dies and dialect readings was given, and
Mr.. Towne, representing the university,
gave brief talk on the accomplishments
and needs of the institution. The audi
ence applauded the quartet with enthu-
siasm and made a generous offering for
the use of the university.
Brattleboro will have all-night tele-
phone service in fact as well as in name
on and after next Sunday. Heretofore
the night operator has had the privilege
of sleeping when the lines were not busy,
am electric bell awakening him to answer
calls. F. C. Daboll of Springfield. Mass,
division superintendent, has written to
Brattleboro this week that he has made
arrangements whereby beginning next
Sunday, the night operator will keep
awake all night to be ready to answer
emergency calls and all other calls
promptly.
In Boston on Thursday representatives
Of the Starr Family attended an inter-
esting dedication service in the historic
Kings Chapel burial ground, when de-
scendants of DIR. Comfort Starr who
came to this country from Kent. Eng
land, in 1895, met around a simple but
durable tablet of modern Slatestone and
with prayer and an historical address,
standing in the quiet of the old moss
grown churchyard amid crumbling stones
and weatherbeaten tombs, yet in plain
| view of the noisy throng in busy Trem-
ont street. just outside, pledged them
selves to remember the virtues of their
II
| edge of him is handed down to future
generations of the name of Starr. Hosea
| Starr Ballou, a Boston banker who has
travelled widely abroad, was the leader
in the movement. Among those present
were Mrs. d. H. Clement of Brooklyn
! and Mrs. Noah Cressy of Hartford. daugh-
tiers of Mrs. Farley Starr of Brattleboro.
The August session of the probate court
was held Saturday, A. F.. Schwenk. reg
| Of tx-il pf I
Johnson of Dover was allowed and ]. H.
Kidder was appointed administrator with
the will annexed. In the Maurice Austin
estate of Brattleboro John ]. Austin.
administrator, was granted a license to
| sell the real estate. The will of Charles
Robbins of Brattleboro was allowed.
| Mary F. Robbins and Charles N. Robbins
were appointed executors and ]. w. Mel
endy and S. l.. Goodell were appointed
commissioners. The account of S. w.
| Edwards as administrator of the Will
| liam Cummings estate of Brattleboro was
allowed. The account of ]. II. Kidder
as administrator of the Jasper A. Batey
estate of Wilmington was allowed.
| Francis Goodhue's account as admins
TRAITOR of the Mary L. Goodhue estate
was allowed. Lucy Farnham of Newfane
was ordered removed to the Brattleboro
Retreat and supported at the expense
of the state, on petition of the selectmen
Miss Sarah A. Cobb, So who died Aug.
IA in Clinton, Mass. had numerous rel
atives in Brattleboro and nearby towns.
The following concerning her death is
from the Clinton daily paper: ION Mon
day evening at the Clinton hospital,
whittier she had been removed from her
home a few days before, occurred the
death, of gastritis, of Miss Sarah A.
Cobb, we'll known among many OF the
n nf fhn 1nfr
school teacher in their earlier years.
She commenced her services in the
schools nearly so years ago in the
grammar school. After teaching many
years she retired subsequently opening
a private school in Haskell, now the
O'Toole block. Later she was reelected
teaching several years in the eighth and
ninth grades and retiring some seven
years ago. She afterwards, at her board
ing place, coached pupils who needed
special attention. In her work she was
strict in discipline, but was an earnest
and successful teacher. The deceased
| leaves one brother and one sister in
western New York, also a brother in
| Chesterfield, N. H., her native town, TO
which place the remains were sent, in
charge of her brother"
Mrs. Sarah C. Streeter. g. widow of j.
| II. Streeter formerly of Brattleboro, died
of cerebral hemorrhage Monday in St.
| Petersburg, Fla. She was a native of
Chatham, Ohio. and was married to Mr..
Streeter, who was a cousin of George A.
Hines, her death taking place on the 18th
anniversary Of her marriage. Mr.. Streeter
was for many years employed by the Es-
| tey Organ company. being one of the de-
| partment superintendent After his
death, which took place about II years
ago, Mrs. Streeter went to Springfield
Mass, where she lived 10 years, going
to st. Petersburg a year ago. During
large part of her residence in Brattle-
boro Mrs. Streeter was an invalid, but
she had been in good health since then.
She was a woman of patient and coura-
geous temperament, sweet disposition and
strong character. The body was brought
to BrattlebOro, her husbands native
town, yesterday for burial in the family
lot in Prospect Hill cemetery Rev.
Frank L. Masseck, pastor of the Uni
versalist church. officlated at the commit
tai service. Mrs, Streeter is survived by
two daughters, Mrs. Milia Case OF st.
Petersburg and Mrs. Minnie l.. Thomp-
son OF Burlington, Mass. both of whom
came to Brattleboro yesterday.