Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-01
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BRAT TIEBORO.
The womans auxiliary are planning to
have a strawberry supper the second
Wednesday in June.
Mrs. Eleanor Shepherd, who conducts
a bureau of designs in Springfield, Mass,
will hold a special sale at the Brooks
House Saturday, June q
]. Rathbone has done good work in fix
ing up the flower bed at the corner of
Central and Prospect streets, abandoned
by the Village Improvement society.
The stake races for the next Valley Fair
are we'll filed, Secretary d. e. Tasker
having received SO entries or an average
Of ~ fCr each race. The races are 2.15
pace, 2i25 trot and 2.35 pace for purse
Of 500 each.
The woman's auxiliary will hold its first
cal1e sale of the season Saturday, June 8,
al the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms. These sales
Will be held every other Saturday
Throughout the summer.
E. X Turner of Cambridge, Charles w.
Hazelton of Montague and Charles w.
Innes of Boston have been appointed COM
missioners in the matter of the abolition
of the grade crossing at Northheld near
South Vernon station.
At a meeting of Company Friday
evening a committee was appointed, con-
sisting of LIST Lieut. C. H. Davis, I'd
Lieut.. L. H. Heniel and Private John ].
Clune, to see that the graves of de-
ceased members were decorated on
Memorial day.
F. c. Leitsinger is taking a complete
course in piano tuning, repairing, fine
tone regulating, etc, at the Boston School
of Piano Tuning under the personal in
struction of Charles p. Dolan, formerly
head concert tuner for Chckering &
Sons of Boston.
Mrs L. X. Fuller has contracted with
David T. Perry to improve her property
at the corner of Washington and Canal
streets. The bank on the south side OF
Canal street will be graded into terraces
and several building lots will be made
available. The work will be begun at
once.
The SD annual meeting of the Wind
ham County Baptist Bible School con-
vention will be held in the Baptist
church in Putney Wednesday, June g.
Among the speakers will be L. w. Haw-
ley of Brattleboro, Rev. ]. A. Mitchell of
West Brattleboro Rev. w. A. Dawson,
d. D., of Burlington and Mrs. w. A
Ferguson of Bellows Falls, elementary
secretary of the Vermont Sunday School
association.
The Boston Sunday Herald published
letters on vacation days from people who
nine prize winners were awarded in order
of merit. The first prize of $40 was given
to Miss A. ]. Stemple of Turner'S Falls
Mass, who described the delights of
Spofford lake, where she and a friend oc-
cupied cottage last summer at Lake
side. Seven large pictures showed scenes
Of the lake and its vicinity
In 1904, according to the Insurance
Press, the largest amount of money paid
on life policies in any town or city in
Vermont, came to Brattleboro. In 1905
the sum received in this state was
$1,759,51S, Burlington leading with $97 500,
Rutland being second with 800, 402 and
Brattleboro third with SIS, 493. For 1906
the record for Brattleboro will be remark
ably high, as the policies on the life of the
late w H. Childs aggregated over 500, 900.
The four largest payments made in the
state in 1905 were as follows: On the life
of Benjamin F. Pollard, Rutland, 1928;
Clarence F. JENNIE, Brattleboro, $13,139;
Alfred L. butcher st. Adams, $12, 900;
H. w. Thompson, Springfield, 100000
The May session of the probate court
was held Saturday. The will of Ornan
Prescott was allowed and Lodema A. S.
Prescott was appointed executrix. Clark
Chandler administrator of the Asa Green
estate of Nottingham, was granted a
license to sell the real estate. The will
Of Mary S. Barney was allowed and John
Canedy, administrator of the D. S. Howe
estate of Nottingham, was granted a
license to sell the real estate. Mark A.
Twitchell, executor, was granted a
license to sell the real estate belonging
TO the Cassius M. c. Twtchell estate of
Milan, N. H. license to sell the real
estate belonging to the Charles II. Kelsey
estate of Newfane was granted to William
A. Brooks, administrator. F. d. E. Stowe
executor of the will of Jane e. Atwater,
was granted a license to sell the real
estate to pay legacies.
meeting of policy holders of the
Mutual Life Insurance company of New
York was held in the Brooks House Mon
day forenoon, but the attendance was
small, due probably in part to the rain
storm. DIR. Henry d. Holton presided
Dennison COwles, secretary, read the call
for the meeting, also read a report
Of the recent meeting of the national as
ISOLATION in Washington, after which Dr.
Holton told of the need of taking concert
ed action i'm an effort to prevent the
reelection of the old board of directors
at the next annual meeting of the COM
pany. 1t was voted to form a permanent
organization and these officers were
elected: President, DR.. II. d. Holton
secretary and treasurer, Edwin d. Whit
ney; executive committee, Leroy F.
Adams, Clarke c. Fits and Edward c.
Crosby Tho secretary was instructed to
have some proxies printed in blank for
the policy holders to give to Dr. Holton
II they so desired, who was elected dele
gate to attend a meeting at the Van
Ness House in Burlington today, when
state organization will be formed. The
call for today's meeting was issued by
Carroll S. Page of Hyde Park, William
III. Dubois of Randolph, Joseph Aud of
Burlington, W. Il. Hawks of Bennington
and Henry d. Holton of Brattleboro.