Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-26

The Shea homestead on Western ave-
nue. has been sold by s. w Edgett & Co.
to A. M. Prouty Of Marlboro
DR.. S. e. Lawton will speak at the
church parlors next Wednesday at $50
o'clock. His subject will be: The Care
Of Nervous Children"
The body Of Henry Niles was taken
last week from the cemetery in Halifax
and brought to the Meeting House Hill |
cemetery, where it was buried in a lot |
recently bought by Mrs Niles.
Gilbert Ross and Emerson Stafford Of |
Readsboro, who have been hunting for |
their cousin, Lester J. Stafford, who dis
appeared in Gulford last October have |
given up the search and returned home
Homer NJ. Wells. 40. relative Of Mrs
Abbe Whitney of Organ street, died in
Boston Wednesday. The body was
brought to Brattleboro yesterday and was
taken to Wardsboro for burial. Mr.
Wells was employed on the Boston Post
The r. o. y. club gave Mrs c. A.
| Waitman a surprise visit Wednesday
| afternoon to remind her of her birthday
| anniversary They brought refreshments.
and made the occasion one of great en-
! joyment.
The members Of the Womans Relief
corps will meet at Grand Army hail to-
| morrow afternoon to make wreaths They
| will meet at the town hail Sunday morn
| ing to attend church and again at the
| town han Monday morning to attend the
! school exercises.
The Estey Organ company steamer,
which the village voted to buy at the
annual meeting. was tested on Frost street
yesterday afternoon. having been put in
first class repair. 1t worked satisfac-
torily and was accepted by the village
and placed in the steamer house.
Charles Fuller Mosher, months, son Of
Lieut.. and Mrs. George +. Mosher, died
yesterday afternoon of marasmus
disease with which he had been afflicted
since birth. a service will be held at
the house. on Canal street, at O'Clock
tomorrow and the burial will be in the
Roman Catholic cemetery.
Speaking Of Quincy Adams Sawyer"
which will be seen at the Auditorium
Wednesday evening, June7, the St Louis
Globe Democrat said 1t may be said
with sincerity that no play seen In many
months has more of the qualities which
appeal to the popular fancy. without in
the least diyergng from what is whole
some and good"
/, The reckIessness Of Smart" boys who
dance in front of automobiles and try to
see how near thes can allow the ma
chimes to approach before getting out Of
, the road is liable TO bring sorrow to fond
] parents before the season is over. MOI
/. only are the boys I'm danger Of getting
, killed, but the drivers OF the automobiles
, and all the passengers are endangered.
y Col j. c. Estey sailed from New York
yesterday on the Deutschland for a trip
n OF several weeks in England and Germany
:. in the interests OF the Estey Organ COM
, | pany AS commander of the First Yer
. mont regiment he has been granted leave
r | of absence from the state until July Is.
h This will give him time to make the trip
Y and return to attend the annual muster
. in August.
/, The golf match Memorial day will he
Il IS holes handicap, playing against boyle
10 with IS strokes added for the scratch
men, OF a total Of % for the course, the
Il change being made on account Of the
Y temporary green's. Both men and lady
d players are invited to take part in the
" contest, and as the handicaps will be
d liberal all viii have chance to win
s The prizes viii be pneumatic golf balls.
= John Harrington. second OF the tripe
y sons OF Mr.. and Mrs. William J. D'Arcy
= OF South Main street. died early this
- morning The milk on which the children
~ were fed did not agree with them and II
= was changed n few days ago. The frs
C. and third children thrived after the change
l. and they are doing finely. The stomach
d | OF the second child was weak and showed
d no improvement after the change. \
1t private funeral service Will be held thi.
to afternoon and the burial will be in tn,
he Roman Catholic cemetery. The triplet'
" were born April 1S
= At the regular communication of Brat
,s tleboro lodge, No 1902, A. F. & A. NJ. las
ST evening the following officers, elective ant
no appontive, were installed by Past Maste
,f w. II. Ninton, Past Master F. r. Vaughan
10 acting as marshal: w. NJ. Fred l. Swift
n 5. w, George NJ. Clay: ]. w. John Z
gHu.
y rotary, Jesse Haynes; s D., W. II. st
Germaine; J. D.. Milton Eddy; S. s.. J. II
Blatherwck; J.. s., Clayton Daniels
r marshal Harry c. Freeman; chaplain
I, O.. E. Randall; tyler Harry Rowe. F. r
ie Vaughan is trustee and John +. Gleason
~ trustee of the charity fund
g. Freeman Brothers. proprietors OF tn
n machine knitting needle works in Har
n mony building annex, are negotiating
IN with out-of-town persons either to re
90 move their business to another localit!
"a or to secure capital for increasing tn
d. business in its present quarters. The.
&c have recently hit upon a successful
lie method Of cutting out needles with die
IN the process being new in this country
w The pressed needle is an improvement
el over the bent wire needle in that II i
al much less liable to break, and it is 70
lie the manufacture of pressed needles tina
err Freeman Brothers wish to enlarge thei
al business.
y over 80 members OF the Daughters o
H. the American Revolution accepted an in
vltation from Mrs II. II. Thompson, Mrs
25 A. S. Thompson and Miss Slate to NEE
On with them Wednesday evening. May "a
is The rooms at Mrs. II. II. Thompson
rn home We're decorated with flags and potte
on plants Most OF the time was spent II
NJ listening to reports of Continental Con
no gress at Washington in April, given b.
d. Mrs T.. A. Starkey who went as delegat
e. from Brattleboro chapter and Mrs Ami
as G, Cobb, the regents alternate. Refresh
an ments of ices and cakes were serve
he and the hostesses made the occasion
as very enjoyable event in the chapter year
Is Austin Isaiah Richardson, 70, younges
>, brother of the late William +. Richard
al son Of Brattleboro, died on Thursday o
> last week at his home i'm Jamesburg, n
~ j., after an illness of over two month
& with the grip. He was born in Yves
u Brattleboro, but went west when younl
va man and engaged in the farming bust
'o ness, which was his life work and II
7 which he was successful to a degree ia
)h beyond that of most farmers. For 8
years or more he had lived in New Jer
sey He owned two farms in Jamesburg
which he leased last March and went I
the village, and he was i'll from that tim
until his death He leaves a widow AM
IN two brothers, Charles Richardson o
an Princeton, H., and Fred Richardson o
1g Chicago The funeral was held Monday