Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-10
LOCAL OVERFLOW.

Pochahontas council adopted several
new members last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Hawley went Mon
day for a weeks visit in New York and
Philadelphia.
Brattleboro camp Modern Woodmen Of
America, held a dance in the hall on the
ID. T. Perry farm in West Brattleboro
"Wednesday night which was attended by
about 40 people.
The fve-months-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Vevier died of acute
bronchitis yesterday at the cottage on the
Kipling place The funeral will be held
tomorrow.
Benjamin T. Hasklns, 70, n native Of
South Londonderry and a former resi-
dent of Brattleboro, died in Springfield
Mass, yesterday. He leaves widow
who was Miss Esther Henry of Brattle-
boro, son, DR.. b. II. HaslSins of Spring.
held' ana sister and brother-in-law Mr.
and Mrs. d. A. Henry of Guilford.
w. F. Spring closed his barber shop
on the second floor of the Emerson build
ing on Elliot street Tuesday, and Wednes-
day left with his wife and two children
for Hudson, N, Y. Mrs. Spring will re-
main at her old home there for the pres
ent, but later will join Mr.. Spring, proba-
bly, in Albany, N. Y.
"Steeple jack Cavanaugh went to
A'htibui ht rams yesterday TO WORK on the
steeple Of the Baptist Church. While
painting the steeple a few days ago f.
H. Wells fell to the ground and was Killed
his neck being broken, and since then
the trustees have been unable to get any
body to complete the work, until they
secured Cavanaugh
Toni Depillo, "a, an italian who has
peen employed in Victor Mancini's shoe
repair shop, was asphyxiated in a hotel
In Troy, N Y, Sunday night He came
from Boston about four months ago to
take Mancini's place while the latter was
away. He finished work Saturday and
went to Troy Sunday. On going to bed
he blew out the gas and in the morning
the door of the room was forced by hotel
employees. who found Depillo dead in bed
Judge Wheeler has been presiding since
yesterday morning at session of court
TO determine the value of the Downs tim
Der lot in Newfane, the Sholes farm and
saw mill, all of which are involved in a
question raised by the trustee of the N
f. Skies estate in bankruptcy as to
whether Skies received fair value in GER
tain trades which he made before going
INTO bankruptcy. The hearing Is being
held in the probate office. A large number
OF witnesses have been examined.
A mems class for the discussion of re-
ligious, ethical and social questions is to
be carried on at the Universalist church
every Sunday noon, meeting promptly AT
Il O'Clock and continuing the discussion
as long as it is interesting and profitable.
Next Sunday the opening essay VIII be by
a gentleman from Richmond Va his
topic being THE Golden Rule in Business
Is it Practical" All men are invited to
attend and to contribute to the discussion.
the object of which will be to ascertain
the truth.
Some of the business men are discuss
no Of
ments in Brattleboro, principally as a re-
suit of a complaint by the Brattleboro
Cabinet company that they are unable to
secure the expert mechanics needed in
their business because of a lack of suit
able tenements. II is probable that a
meeting OF business men will be called
soon to consider the subject of organizing
a corporation to build tenement houses
A plot of ground owned by the Morning.
side cemetery association Is available for
the purpose, and the selectmen are willing
to lay out a road If permission is oh
tanned from the cemetery association.
across whose land it would have to run.
Burton F. Perry, 81, formerly clerk in
the Brooks House Pharmacy, died of
paralysis this morning at his home in
Dummerston. He sustained a shock of
paralysis Aug. 10, 1899, but had been able
to go about with the use of cane since
then until a week ago last night. when
ne sustained another shock, after which
he was unconscious practically all of the
time. He was born In Putney June 20,
1871, and was a son of Mr.. and Mrs Zenas
Perry, now of Dummerston. He graduated
from the Hinsdale high school, after
which he learned the drug business and
was employed in Hinsdale, Dalton, Mass,
and Brattleboro. He leaves. besides his
parents, one brother, George Perry of
Clinton, Mass, and one sister, Mrs. Lydia
Brown OF Millers Falls. The funeral will
Fea hal1 ~ IL I.Nz
day. Rev. ]. d. King of Putney officiating.
Mr.. Perry was honorable in every contact
of life, and had the confidence and esteem
of all who knew him.