Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01

Co.
e. E. Allen has had a successful season
with chrysanthemums, and a large num-
Der of the finest late blooms are just now
coming to perfection.
Policeman Scion Richmond arrested
John Mccarthy in Bsteyville Tuesday
night for intoxication and put him in the
lookup. He pleaded guilty before Justice
Newton Wednesday and was fined IS and
costs, amounting to 5000. which he
paid.
Col. John Hunt, pension attorney, has
received notice of the granting of an
original pension to Albert l. Eddy of Athol
and of the increase from $17 to S24 Of the
pension of II. A. Carpenter, and the in
crease from S12 to $17 for Melvin r.
Pratt, both of Newfane.
Christine Bau and her father arrived in
Barre Saturday, Miss Bau having been
released by the court at Lebanon, N. H.,
on Friday without recommendation. She
shot two men in Woodsville, N. H., a
short time ago in a fit of insanity. Miss
Bau has now fully recovered from her
dementia but will be taken to Waterbury
to be placed in the hospital for rest.
William C. Horton moved this week to
his new office in the Emerson building on
Elliot street. He will continue his in
surance business, both life and accident,
representing the Northwestern Mutual
Life Insurance company of Milwaukee
and the Massachusetts, Mutual Accident
association. In addition he will handle
real estate and rents.
At the meeting of the womans aux
Hilary of the Y. NJ. G. A. next Tuesday
afternoon, Dec. s, q miscellaneous pro-
gram will be given consisting Of special
music, a short memorial service for Sir
George Williams, founder of the Y. NJ
c. A. A paper Essential things that
make an interesting auxiliary meeting"
written by Mrs. i. B. Lord, member Of
the Burlington auxiliary. will be read by
Mrs G. H. Thompson. All ladies are in
vited
The woman's auxiliary Of the Y. NJ. c.
A. in Montpelier gave a banquet Friday
night to Rev. Guy c. Lamson, chairman
of the finance committee. Mr.. Lamson
made the statement that for the first time
since the association was founded in
Montpelier it was free from debt. At the
beginning of the current year an old debt
of $500 was hanging over the association,
but in the past ten months the finance
committee has raised $1,726. enough to
pay running expenses and cancel the
debt
Henry Maher of Jamaica was ar
rested in the Auditorium Saturday
intoXication. Maher was attending a
theatrical performance and insisted in
putting his feet over the back of the seat
in front of him and in keeping his hat
on. After several Intellectual attempts to
make the man keep still Mr.. Warren put
him in the lookup. On being arraigned
before Justice Newton in the evening
Maher pleaded guilty and was fined s.
and costs, amounting to 5000 which was
paid by man who was with Maher.
One of the features OF the Christmas
number OF Country Life in America is
a double page Illustration in colors show
ing a young mother sitting before an old
fashioned fire place, holding a baby in
her lap, while on a stool at her feet is
seated a little girl Of about four years.
The picture has a local interest from the
fact that 1t is taken from life and repre-
sents Mrs. Eleanor Brown Stebbins and
her two children in their home in Deer
field. Mass. This home has been pre-
served through all these years In its SIM
| plicity of over 100 years ago, and is a
very charming spot to visitors. Mrs.
Stebbins's home before her marriage was
in Vernon and several years ago she
| graduated from the North Street school in
Brattleboro.
The will of Herbert c. Roess was pro-
bated and allowed Saturday. Other bust
Il
tate of Dummerston. license granted to
Henry II. Miller, administrator, to sell
real estate at private sale; Stephen
| Wheeler estate of Guilford, account OF
| Henry r. Chase administrator, allowed
| Frank w. Aldrich estate OF Wilmington,
license granted to o. II. Butterfield ad-
ministrator, to sell real estate Jonathan
! Babcock estate of Stratton, will allowed
| VIII Styles appointed executor and ID. c.
Dexter and N. c. Johnson of Wardsboro
| appointed appraisers and commissioners
| Lemuel B. Hall estate of Halifax, &C.
count of Frank Worden. administrator
allowed; Burton s. Perry estate of Dunn
merston. Zenas w. Perry appointed ad-
ministrator; Willard Taylor estate OF
Marlboro account of f. p. Adams, ad-
ministrator. allowed.
The following paragraph regarding the
death of a former Brattleboro resident
| published in the Church Record, a Con-
| gregational paper printed in Athol is OF
| local interest: Mrs. Mabel Cone, wife
of w. A. Cone of 100 Silver Lake street
| died Thursday morning after an illness OF
week. Mrs Cone, before her marriage,
was Miss Mabel Partridge of Brattleboro.
| VT, daughter of Mrs. C. f. Britton OF
that place. She leaves a husband and
| four children to mourn her death. Mrs.
Cone was a true Christian woman, and
| she and her husband expected to unite
with our church by letter the first Sun
! day of December. The suddenness of her
death. following such n brief illness, has
proved a sad shock to her husband and
the sympathy of our people goes out to
him in his great bereavement. The fun
eral service will be conducted from the
residence today at o'clock by the pas
tor"
The body found on the Boston G. Maine
railroad track north of West River bridge
Monday morning was identified Wednes-
day afternoon as that of John N Reddy
of Portland, Me. The story Of finding
the body and the report of the inquest
are given on page 4 of this paper. Reddy
was known in Brattleboro as Reagan
Selectman James f. Hooker heard that
Reddy came from Portland and he wired
the facts OF the case, so far as known, to
the chief Of police in that city, who gave
them to the newspapers. They reached
Reddy's sisters, who gave a careful de-
scription of their brother. which was
found to agree with that of the dead man.
Miss Josephine NJ. Reddy arrived in
Brattleboro Wednesday afternoon and
Identified the body as that Of her brother
She wept bitterly on seeing the face, and
said that drink was his only curse. The
body was shipped to Portland on the 1O1s
train Wednesday night. The members
of the train crew who moved Reddy's
body from the track so that their train
might pass will be examined, after which
Justice Bacon will file all the testimony
In the case with the county court. II
the grand jury sees fit to indict any per-
son in view of the evidence it can do so.