Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-10-27
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Miranda Hills Hadley, daughter of the
late Nathaniel Hills OF Brooldine and
widow of Bbenezer Hadley, formerly of
BrattlebOro. died Sept. % at the home of
her daughter Mrs. II. ]. Ashley, in
Machias, N. Y. She was in her SD year.
Practically all Of the tile for the un-
derground telephone conduits has been
laid and the bitches covered. There re-
mains to be laid the section under Whet-
stone bridge, which will be the most diff
hcult part Of all. None of the cables
have yet been put in.
The 92d anniversary of the Vermont
Bible society will be observed next Sun
day evening by a meeting In the Metho-
dist church at o'clock. l.. II. Elliot,
secretary. will give the annual report of
the society and Rev. Il. M. Fuller OF Bur-
lington will make an address.
The high school football team received
notice by telephone this morning that
the Greenfield high school team, scheduled
to play in Brattleboro tomorrow, would
not be able to come. This is the second
time this season that the Greenfield team
has cancelled a game with Brattleboro
To commemorate the sixth anniversary
of Il. ]. Fenton's clothing store Mr.. Fen
ton has placed in one of his store windows
a lar OF money which will be given to
the customer guessing nearest to the
amount OF money In the jar Coupons
are given to purchasers at the store. The
contest will close Jan. 20 and the money
will be counted directly afterwards.
The committee in charge of the Yer
mont Wheel clubs anniversary celebra-
ton Nov. 10 has engaged Grange hall.
where stage entertainment will be
given. and Leitsingers orchestra will
have a part. The committee will meet
the board of governors tonight, but until
after the meeting further details cannot
be given
Fort Drummer colony. Pilgrim Fathers,
has changed the meeting night from the
first and third Tuesdays in the month to
the second and fourth Mondays. and at
the last meeting the trustees were In
structed to engage Red Mems hall for
their meetings. A series of socials and
dances will be held the coming winter,
the first to be a Halloween party next
Monday evening. October 80. good time
is expected.
Next Sunday will be observed as mems
rally day at the Y. M. c. A. At o'clock
short program will be given, consisting
of a 10-minute song service with plano
and cornet accompaniment, piano solo
by Miss Emily Clapp, a cornet solo by
Robert b. Goodhue, and a 10-minute adj
dress on Character Building" by L. w.
Hawley. The program will be followed
by a social hour and refreshments will
be served.
L. F. Adams and C. r. Crosby have de-
cided to tear down the American House
and build a three-story brick building on
the site and adjacent lot. The plan is to
sell the hotel and have it removed within
the next week or two. John c. Pellet
then will begin work the foundation
for the new building. When the founda-
ton is completed work may be suspended
until spring. but that has not been
definitely decided upon. The new build
ing will be 80 feet long and 70 feet wide.
This will give four stores on the first
floor, about the same size as the stores
in the Crosby block. The second floor
will be devoted to Offices and the third
floor to rooms for rent. There will be a
basement. which will be reached from the
rear Of tho building by way of a driveway
on the north end.
Mrs. Hannah Maria Wallace, 70. wife of
c. d. Wallace, died Thursday October 10,
at the Murray Hill hotel in New York
city, which has been her home the past
II years. Mrs. Wallace was a daughter
of Robert Goodenough and granddaughter
of Levi Goodenough, one of the earliest
settlers of Brattleboro. She was married
to Mr.. Wallace October ~, 1851 Mr.. Wal
lace formerly was a member of the firm
of George E. Charles & Co., which catered
to the high-class grocery trade. Mrs
Wallace spent her summers regularly at
the Brooks House, and since her brother
John A. Goodenough of West Brattleboro,
became an invalid she had come to Brat.
tleboro twice year. Mrs Wallace had
been in failing health a year. On her last
visit she said she never expected to be
well enough to come again and she made
some arrangements which indicated that
she was sincere in her statement The
funeral was held Sunday. Mrs. Wallace
was a very kind-hearted woman and was
very thoughtful and generous toward her
friends.
Thomas Judge was placed under arrest
Tuesday by Sheriff Mcclure on two COM
plants of States Attorney Ryder charg-
ing him with maintaining unsanitary
buildings Mr.. Judge furnished bail in
the sum of $100 in each case for his APP
pearance in court Wednesday morning
but the cases were continued to Nov 90
E. w Gibson. counsel for Mr.. Judge
giving assurance that the trouble would
be adjusted before then. On July 16
DR.. Tucker. as health officer, notified
Mr. Judge that he had inspected the
building owned by the defendant in the
rear of the house occupied by George
Burnett and that 1t was filthy. unsani-
tary and detrimental to public health
Notice was given that the causes of filth
must be removed and the building sup
piled with water and sanitary plumbing
by Aug, or the town would do the work
at Mr. Judges expense. On Aug DR.
Tucker notified Mr. Judge that he had
Inspected the building at 80 and "a Main
street, owned by the defendant, that the
cellar was filthy, detrimental to public
health and a nuisance. and ordered that
before Sept. l the building be supplied
with sanitary plumbing and that the sink
in the restaurant be connected with the
public sewer. II is alleged that the orders
have not been complied with. Failure to
comply with such orders is a crimina
offense under the statutes