Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-30

wantastiauet lodge Of Odd Fellows con-
ferr ed the second and third degrees upon
two candidates at the meeting Monday
night,
The ladies' Enterprise society will meet
with Mrs. A. A. Blanchard, % Estey
street next Wednesday afternoon at 4
! o'clock.
Dr. A. Louis Pettee has received from
DIR. Edward Everett Hale an autograph
copy of DR.. Hales book entitled MEM
cries of a Hundred Years."
The ladies' of the Baptist society will
hold their fair in Grange hall Thursday
evening, Dec 10, at which supper will be
served and useful and faGcy articles will
be on sale.
The terms of the windham county
officers elected in September will begin
| tomorrow Robert c. Bacon will then
succeed II. ID. Ryder of Bellows Falls as
states attorney.
The ladies' circle Of the Universallst
| church will meet at the church parlors
| Thursday afternoon. There will be bus
| mess meeting at 5 and supper at 615.
large attendance is desired as there is
much work to be done for the coming fair
A force of men with a derrick are lay
ing the foundations for a new pumping
station on the river bank south of Swift
! e Co.'S storehouse In the depot yard.
| Inc new DullulnB VIII bt tNdNtiN III tiio
| rear of the present one and will be equip
ped with new pumping apparatus
seventy-hve couples attended the dance
in Red Mems hall Saturday evening.
| Another dance will be held Saturday,
Dec l. Everybody is invited Pocahontas
| council is rehearsing new march which
adds greatly to their degree work The
council is prosperous and increasing In
membership.
Judge Taylor will preside at the April
| term of the superior court in Windham
county and Judge Haselton at the Sep
TENDER term. Judge Waterman's as
signments are TO the orange county court,
which will open Dec. 4, to Rutland county
in March, Windsor county in June, Or
leans county in September ana ESSEX
county in October.
John Pierce colored. a graduate of Fisk
university will speak at the meeting or
the Fessenden Helping Hand society in
the Congregational chapel Friday after
noon. Dec. Z. at $50 o'clock. Mr.. Pierce's
expenses during his university course
were paid by the local Helping Hand soci-
ETY. and until very recently he has been
engaged in the volunteer work in South
Africa. Mr. Pierce is very interesting
| speaker and II is hoped that n large num-
Der of people will hear him.
The three small children of Mr.. and Mrs.
William j. Searles were taken sick with
diphtheria last week and on Friday were
placed in the isolation ward at the Me-
mortal hospital upon the advice of Health
officer Tucker. Mrs. Searles accompanied
the children and is helping to care for
them. They are doing well and will doubt
less recover. Whooping cough has become
widespread, &c cases having been reported
within five days. making over 90 In all
The disease is not confined to any par
ticuar locality but seems to be prevalent
in all parts Of the village. Owing to the
, large number Of cases. the Chase stree
! school was closed Thursday Of last weel
until after Thanksgiving.
The usual placidity of Brattleboro socia
} life was broken Wednesday forenoon by
the announcement that Katharine G. Dun
, | levy daughter of John DunleVy. and wei
l known as a stenographer. now employed
r in the office of II. G.. and +. +. Barber
D had brought suit against Edward j. Fen
e ton for breach of promise TO marry II
= the sum of $4,000. The writ which wa
served by Deputy Sheriff L. r. ThayeI
is returnable at the April term of tn
G superior court. Mr.. Thayer was place
in possession of Mr.. Fenton's store a
g | keeper until a receipt for the amount o
a the attachment was signed during tn
a afternoon. Haskins & Schwenk and
G. Barber of Brattleboro and Butler
4 Moloney of Rutland are attorneys 70
. Miss Dunlevy. r. C. Bacon is counst
for Mr.. Fenton.
Il Frank d. E. Stowe OF this village an
= Mrs. Sarah S. Stockwell of West Brattle
a boro were married at Mrs Stockwell
o home at 100 O'Clock yesterday. Rev. i
i NJ KeneSton, pastor of the Congregation
,s al church of West Brautleboro performe
e the ceremony, using a single ring sci
l. vice, in the presence of only the mem
4 bers of the household. The wedding VIZ
Iv as informal as possible and no cards wei
in issued. The bride wore n travelling sui
Mr.. and Mrs. Stowe left on the fir
afternoon train for a short wedding tri
10 On their return they will live at 81
al Western avenue, where they will be
s. home after Jan. !. Mr.. Stowe former
"a practiced law in Keene, n. H., but II
II. several years he has had law Office
81 Crosby block. He is referee in banl
" ruptcy for Windham county.
On The regular session of the probate cou
of held Saturday was made noteworthy
Ill the fact that Judge f. L. Waterman pr
t sidered as judge of probate for the la
IS time. The following business was tran
lie acted: The final settlement i'm the esia
In of Elmer e. Prouty of Halifax Yves ma
nd and the balance ordered paid to his he'll
Perley Prouty, Ossie Prouty and Nj
Alice Prouty, each to receive one-thif
OF The final settlement was also made in t
ed Alice L. Phillips estate of Brattlebol
IS The accounts were allowed and the bf
mt ance was divided equally between Geor
&C. Phillips and Nettie chamberlain as II
IL vided in the will, The will of Eula
De- NJ Russell of Vernon was probated a
'n' allowed W. S. Warren was appointed e
es' ecutor of the Catherine Bryant esta
m Final settlement was made and accouI
10 allowed in the estate Of Simon T. CO
M nary of Bethlehem, n. H., and in the I
TO tate of Sally Carpenter of East nov
IN Worthy G. Worden was appointed exc
Ike utor of the estate of Marcus Worde
ne Gulford. The will of Jarvis C. Shepal
as SON of East Everett, Mass, whose est
is here was allowed in this state.
ON counts were allowed in the settlements
go, the Frank w. Aldrich and Frank II.
law drich estates in Wilmington, The will
Wis Samuel 3. winchester of Hoyoke, &C
lch corning real estate in Marlboro, was p
his sented and f. p. Adams appointed eX
zen utor.
Ing
mt The Probate Judgeship