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

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George Webster shuman Of Brattleboro
and Miss Katherine Clune of East Put
ney were married Wednesday by William
S. Newton, Esq
S. W. Edgett & Co. have sold for Mrs
Anna B. Evans of West Brattleboro her
place on the West Dummerston road to
c. II. Eddy of Brattleboro. The property
Is known as the Everleth place.
The w. c. T. u viii have a thimble
party Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 2 o'clock I'm
the rooms Members and friends are
requested to bring material for an apron
and bag sale which will be held during
the holidays.
The next meeting of the woman's club
will be held Wednesday afternoon, Dec.
6. at the Brooks House The club win
be addressed by DIR. w. N. Bryant OF
Ludlow on Tuberculosis and the Modern
Sanitorium" Dr. Bryant is secretary of
the Vermont state tuberculosis commits
sion.
Oscar 7. Ware sold this week his farm
in district No. 6, with stock, hay and
farming tools, to John S. Gallup of South
Vernon, the transfer being made through
A. V. Mays agency. Mr.. and Mrs. O. r.
Ware and Mr.. and Mrs. b. o. Ware are
now moving from the farm TO the house
which o. T. Ware bought on Oak street
several months ago
The Murray club will give a reception
to those who took part in THE Chimes Of
Normandy" and friends Friday evening
Dec s, at s o'clock I'm Grange hall Miss
Caroline Howe OF Hinsdale will read after
which there will be dancing and refresh
ments Leitsinger's orchestra will fur
nlsh music. An admission fee will be
charged for those attending who took
no part in the opera.
Miss Lydia Prindle, ST. died at the
Brattleboro Home for the Aged and Dis
abled Wednesday morning after an illness
of five years with cancer. She was born
in Mortified, Mass, April 49, 1923; and
was a daughter OF Nathan and Betsey
(Fowler) Prindle. A funeral service was
held at the Home at 9 o'clock this morn
ing Rev. +. Q. s. Osgood officiating, and
the body was taken to Mortified for
burial.
Carrie b. Richardson OF Buffalo. N. Y,
who owns a woodlot near the line of the
Central Vermont railroad in Vernon, has
brought suit against the Central Vermont
Railway company through c. c. Fits for
$4,000. She alleges that on May /, 1905,
1875 rods Of her fence was burned and 100
acres Of timber land were burned over
by reason OF the companys neglect to
provide spark arresters to prevent sparks
from escaping from its locomotives.
Crosby & Parker have laid about five
eighths OF a mile of the 16-inch pipe for
the Sunset Lake Water company's new
water system. They have IS men work.
ing for them. During the past week the
pipe has been laid under milestone
brook. the course OF the brook being
changed to allow the work to be done.
All the pipe. including both the 12-inch
and the 16-inch sizes. has been shipped
and about three-fourths of the lG-inch
pipe has arrived
A series OF Advent services will be be-
gun in the Congregational church chapel
Sunday evening at o'clock. The choir
will be assisted by a chorus and the SER
vices will be largely musical; Mr.. Miles
will speak upon Doors for Christ $
Entrance" The subject Sunday will be
THE Intellect" Dec. 10, THE will:'
Dec. II. THE Imagination" Dec a.
Christ, the Spirit for Christmas" All
are invited to join In this hour OF song
and worship.
Two claims against the George r. Ben
nett estate, presented by Miss Sadie
Hamilton, were argued before F. G.
Taylor and J. L. Stockwell. commission
ers. Tuesday. f w. Gibson representing
Miss Hamilton and F. d. f. Stowe and
]. T. Gale representing the estate. Miss
Hamiltons claims are for $500 for SER
vices in caring for Mr.. Bennett and
$500 additional against the homestead
| claiming that Mr. Bennett agreed that
she should have the homestead when he
| died.
DR.. Arthur A. Pratte OF Keene. and
Miss Marie ]. Belanger of Everett, Mass
were married Nov 2s at 7.30 O'Clock in
the evening at a French church in Boston.
DR.. Pratte was for several years a sue
rngqfnl nj,
and the bride was the proprietor of mil
linery parlors here. Both are well known
| and popular In Hinsdale and vicinity
After a short wedding journey DR.. and
Mrs Pratte will live at No. 10 Centre
street, Keene, where the doctor recently
settled
Janet Davenport, daughter of Charles
| II. Davenport, was taken to the Brattle-
boro Memorial hospital Monday after
noon being i'll with scarlet fever She
is doing well. The first symptoms OF
the disease appeared Monday morning.
| The girl attended school in Mrs. Warren 8
room, but was not in school after Friday
afternoon, so 1t is believed no one con-
tracted the disease from her in school
She was at play with other children on
Saturday and Sunday. On Monday night
Health officer Tucker fumigated the
ambulance and on Tuesday fumigated the
school room and the Davenport house.
The Lorne Elwyn company, which will
come to the Auditorium for a week g
engagement next week. is said to be one
OF the largest and strongest stock COM
panies on the road. Monday night the
company will present beautiful comedy
drama, THE Black Hand" which Is one
OF the strongest plays in their repertoire.
Some OF the other plays are THE Little
Minister" For Home and Honor" Lorne
Elwyn as Sherlock Holmes in THE Grim
son STAIN" why Women Hate" THE
Hand of Man" 1.-THE Fatal likeness &"
The company carries nine big specialties
including Emerson and Bolieu, comedy
hoop rollers and jugglers; Davis. the man
that mystifies; the pretty NORM sisters
Fred Holcomb in new illustrated songs.
Harry Codairs I'm a little of everything
Tickets for the entire week are on sale
at the box office Monday will be ladies'
night the tickets being limited to 200.
On Tuesday evening Young People's
union was organized at the Baptist
church. The object OF the new organi-
zation is to develop the spiritual. intel
lectual and social life OF young people
Young people OF is years or older who
endorse the aim of the union, are ELI
gible to membership. The new society
starts with membership of So The
ofhcers elected are: President Miss
Tucker; vice president, e. J. Eddy: sec
rotary Miss Helen Thurber; treasurer.
III. s. Wellman; chairmen of committees
devotional Miss Mary Croker; social
Mrs. f. l.. Smith; educational, w. q.
smith. Meetings will be held each Tues