Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-10-20
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BRAT LEBOHO.
Charles Miners peach orchard, which
began bearing this year, yielded 1900 bas-
kets of first and second class fruit.
The ladies' aid society of the Metho-
dist church will meet to sew next We'd
nesday with Mrs S. NJ. Yeaw on Central
street.
The brdgemen who have been putting
on a new railroad bridge near the VIII
Evansville station were called to willing
ton, Conn, yesterday to repair culVert
which had been damaged by fire.
The Congregational club, which will
open its season soon, has closed con-
tract with Louis j. Russell and his dra-
matte company to present THE Middle
man" in the Auditorium Nov. 81 by per-
mission of Daniel Frohman. The play re-
quires IL actors, and the stage settings
and scenic effects are excellent.
The New England Telephone & Tele-
graph company is planning to erect build
ings for it's own use in several Vermont
cities and towns Work already has been
begun on the foundation for building In
Burlington which will cost $4,000. 1t Is
understood that the company would erect
a building in Brattleboro If 1t could buy
lot on reasonable terms and in a good
locality.
The fire department was called out
by an alarm from box S5, at the corner
of Elm and Frost streets. The fire was
among some empty tar barrels and was
put out easily by the chemical engine so
that the large hose was not wet Tar
for concrete work had been boiled during
the afternoon, but how the fire started
in the barrels is not known.
Mrs. Emeline Mixer Williams, widow of
Edward Williams, died in East Oakland,
Calf Oct at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Williams, who was in her 74th year,
was native of Brattleboro, the youngest
daughter of John and Margaret Richard
son Mixer. She went west in her young
womanhood, married and had lived there
ever since. She leaves son and daugh-
ter and large number of nephews and
nieces a score or more in Brattleboro and
vicinity, and one sister, Mrs. Julia Mixer
Fay, widow of Chandler Fay of Hins-
dale. Mrs. Fay, now in her 18th year, is
the only survivor of family of 10 chill
dren.
The pupils in the high school have been
examined, as required by a statute en-
acted at the last session of the legislature,
with regard to their sight and hearing.
OF the 157 pupils examined Al were found
to have defective sight, or 26 per cent. of
the whole number Two were found to
be deficient in hearing and two had a
throat trouble. In addition IL were eX-
amined who already wear glasses and
whose sight with the glasses is all right.
An examination of pupils in the grades
is being made. The practice OF exam
lining pupils in the Brattleboro schools
with respect to their sight and hearing
was begun a year before the legislature
enacted a statute requiring such an ex-
animation to be made throughout the
state.
The china and wall paper store of F. D.
Morris & Co., was taken possession of by
the mortgages on Monday and the stock
and business placed in charge of II. f
Jordan and Geo. H. Morris. This action
was for the protection of the SuretieS or
two notes of $3.50 each, one running &c
the Vermont National bank and one &c
the Peoples National bank. Besides these
notes there are market liabilities of about
$1,000 No debts are owing by Mr.. Morris
locally. He estimates the value of his
stock at about $500 and he has book &C
counts due of about $500 Mr.. Morris'E
business and other acquaintances recog
nize the fact that he has had a Ions
struggle with adverse circumstances fol
which he was not responsible, and there
is only regret and sympathy that his dill
igence and prudence and well proved In
tegrty have not awaited him to overcome
the burden. The business OF the store /!
going on usual, and 1t has not We
been decided what steps will be taken fol
final adjustment
Arthur Lyman Maynard and Mis-!
Louise Coates were married yesterday
morning at the brides home at 2S Wash
ington street, only the members of thu
family being present. The ceremony wa!
performed at s o'clock by Rev. George B
Lawson, pastor of the First Baptis
church. The bride wore a blue mixed
travelling suit. The fact of the marriag,
did not become generally known unit
later in the day, when announcements
were received from the brides parents
Mr. and Mrs. f. b. Coates. Mr. and Mrs
Maynard went south on the 9.07 train fol
a wedding trip of two weeks. They will
keep house at l Washington street, where
they will be at home after Jan. l. Mrs
Maynard attended the Brattleboro hgf
school, class of 1891. For the past ter
years she has been clerk in F. w. Kuech';
dry goods store. Mr.. Maynard came Il
BrattlebOro from Montague. Mass, nearly
Is years ago and was in the Sherman &
JENNIE insurance Office five years. Since
then he has been In the Childs & Putnam
insurance office, where he is bookkeeper
having charge of the Office much of the
time. Both are prominent young people
active workers in the First Baptist
church and in outside circles, who have
the good wishes of the community.