Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09
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The band concert announced for this
week was postponed on account of the
bad weather.
Mrs Minnie A. Hubbard announces
the engagement of her daughter, Lena
Minnie, to DIR. Ernest Clinton Payne of
Shelburne Falls, Mass.
The funeral of Mrs L. D. Thayer was
held at her late home on Cottage street
Monday at o'clock. Rev. Frank L. Mas
seek officiated. The body was taken to
Dummerston Centre for burial.
Mrs Ida S. JENNIE has been appointed
special administrators of the estate of her
husband, the late Clarence F. r. Jenne,
pending the probating of Mr.. Jenne's will.
Mr.. JENNIE carried life Insurance aggre-
eating $4,000.
The annual meeting of the Western
Aqueduct association was held Tuesday
evening in c. F. Thompsons office. These
officers were elected Directors, C. F.
Thompson, DR.. H. ID. Holton and Z. c.
Crosby; president, c. F. Thompson; clerk
and treasurer, G. c. Averill An assess
ment of 81 a share was levied.
Quincy Adams Sawyer" Manager
FoX's closing attraction in the Auditorium
Wednesday evening, was a fitting climax
to a season of excellent entertainments,
and although the audience was not large
it was thoroughly appreciative The
story is one of the most charming
romances of New England life ever writ
ten, and the presentation was particular
1y pleasing William A. Williams, who
played the leading role, was especially
well fitted for the part, Harry S. Robin
son as Obediah Strout fulfilled to the let
ter the requirements of an almighty
selfish critter.' In fact every person in
the cast did excellent work.
The funeral of Gen. Herbert B. Titus
was held in the vestry of the Congrega-
tional church Sunday at 2 o'clock, Rev.
H R. Miles officiating. Sedgwick post,
G.. A. r., attended in a body. Mr.. Miles
spoke in appreciative terms of the service
of Gen. Titus to his country and of his
contact with great men of the world,
and said that his one regret was that
he had not realized those things during
Gen. Titus's life. The church quartet
sang two selections. The burial was in
Chesterfield, n. H., near Gen Titus's for
mer home, and the body was accompanied
there by eight members of Sedgwick post.
The Grand Army ritual was used at the
committal service, Henry j. Allen, senior
vice commander, and Col. H E. Taylor
officiating. Taps were sounded at the
close of the burial service.
The village bailiffs will hold a regular
monthly meeting tonight and will appoint
three police officers to make up the full
the night Waterman. They have not met
during the past two weeks to appoint a
night Waterman, for the reason that Will
liam Warren, although he told the bailiffs
that he did not think he would do the
work, did not resign as police officer or
hand in his commission. Mr.. Warren was
so situated that he needed time to think
the matter over and reach definite con-
clusion He has now arranged his per-
sonal affairs so that he can take up the
work and has notified the bailiffs to that
effect. He will begin work as night
Waterman on Saturday of next week
The two officers already holding COM
missions, besides Mr.. Warren, are E. r.
Thayer and James H. Evans, who are
dividing the night work between them.
The high school musical, given in the
high school room Monday evening by the
high school chorus, under the direction
of Miss Emma Gregg, was a delightful
affair and was attended by an audience
that filled the room, Notwithstanding the
rain which began falling just before {
o'clock. The program was divided into
two parts, the first secular and the Sec
ond sacred, and consisted of a piano solo
by Miss Ellen Sherman, four chorus selec-
tons, a semi-chorus, two male quartet
numbers, a double mixed quartet, sole
numbers by Miss Alice Butterfield and F
c.. Adams besides the closing number
Concones mass in f, by the chorus. A
feature of the first part was a tragic
cantata, The Grasshopper" in which the
solo parts were taken by Miss Margaret
Martin, Miss Adelne Warner, George +
Adams and Walter A. Gilbert. The worl
of the chorus was excellent and was but
a fresh reminder of what is being ac.
complished in a musical line in the higI
school. The musical taste of the pupil:
and their understanding of standard
works never were as high as they are to-
day.
The disappearance of Lester ]. Stat.
ford of Guilford still remains a deep, i'm
penetrable mystery. John f. Gale, Stat.
fods guardian, is firm in his belief thai
Stafford met accidental death, and h,
thinks, stated in The Phoenix severa
weeks ago, that very likely Stafford wa:
shot by deer hunters there being con-
siderable Illegal shooting of deer at thai
time in Guiford. and that his body may
have been secreted Acting upon thai
theory, as well as on advice from others
Mr., Gale has searched thoroughly severa
cellars and abandoned buildings in the
neighborhood, but without the slightest
trace of the missing man, He intended
to drag the pond at the old quarry neal
the Tyler Johnson place this week, bu
thus far the weather has not been favor
able, so he has decided to put 1t off unit
later, as he cannot attend to II for sew
eral days. Mr.. Gale says that if his
theory as to the way Stafford met dealt
is correct he believes he could name sew.
eral people and include in the list one
or two who had a hand in the affair, bu
that he has suspicion against any
particular person.