Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-22

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will meet at the home Of Mrs. J. e. Hall. |
10 Chaplin street. Friday afternoon. June /
p. at o'clock.
Members OF Dennis Rebekah lodge. No. |
T. are urged TO be present at the meeting /
Tuesday evening. as business Of impor- |
lance will be transacted.
The license commissioners Of Guilford
will hold a hearing at 2 O'Clock tomorrow
on the application Of o. II. Ellis for a
license Of the first class to sell liquor in
Broad Brook House.
w d. Smith. trustee, has advertised the
property Of the Brattleboro Manufacturing
company. in bankruptcy. for sale by auc-
tion at 10 O'Clock next Wednesday at the
factory on Arch street A. W. J. VIII
kins win be the auctioneer.
The newly elected officers OF Bingham
chapter. order Of Eastern Star, con-
Quoted their first Initiation Tuesday
evening. after which they we're COM
plimented for their work by Past Grand
Worthy Matron Mrs. Hattie s. Taylor
This was the last meeting Of the season.
News has been received OF the death
In San Francisco OF Mrs. Elizabeth +.
Timson. widow OF Timothy Timson and
sister Of the late +. J. b. Cudworth. Mrs.
Timson was born in PItney March z, 1884.
but had lived I'm San Francisco many
years. She had been an invalid the
past ten years.
The commissioners appointed to divide
the island opposite Brattleb1ro. owned
by Mrs. +. c. Gale and F. D. Fisk. have
reported 10 the probate court in Keene.
The court entered a decree Wednesday.
To Mrs. Gale is given the express Office.
the house which she occupies and the
ball ground. To Fisk is given the two
other houses. the barns the bowling al
ley and land north and east OF the ball
ground.
Right Rev j. s. Mlchaud of Burlington.
bishop Of the Roman Catholic diocese, ad-
ministered the sacrament Of confirmation
to a class OF II Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock About 20 members OF the class
were children. They took their first
communion al the o'clock mass. Two
/ years had elapsed since the previous con-
/ firmation service. The following are the
names OF the sponsors for those who were
confirmed: Florence Ferriter. John Fem
| ton. John Eckels. James Riley Patrick
Aher, John Fitzgerald. Sadie Young. Rita
/ Eckels, Mary Fenton. Katie Carey. Ellen
| Fenton, Annie McGrath
Six more sheep were found dead on
/ w. II. Winslows farm in West Brattle-
| bOro Saturday. The barking Of dogs was
| heard by men working on the Sunset
Lake Water company's pipe line but the
! dogs were not seen. In addition to the
| six dead sheep one was found badly bit
| ten. The selectmen have offered a re-
| ward Of so for the Identification of the
( dogs. on the previous Saturday. as re-
| ported last week three sheep In the same
| flock were killed, another was bitten and
! one could not be found. The missing
| sheep afterwards was found dead. The
/ net result of the two days work Of the
dogs was 10 sheep killed and two bitten.
Llewellyn A. Trusser and Maria S.
| Johnson, both OF Wardsboro, were mar
ried at o'clock Wednesday evening at
| the home OF the brides cousin, Emery j.
Eddy, at 3 Canal street. Rev. A II.
| Webb pastor OF the Methodist church.
performed the ceremony. The bridal
couple entered the parlor unattended as
| the wedding march was played by Miss
| Nettie Johnson OF Wardsboro, the bride
wearing a blue travelling suit. Only inti-
mate friends were present. Refreshments
were served. and after receiving the con-
gratulations Of the guests Mr.. and Mrs.
Trussell left for wedding trip. plan
ming to visit n Bellows Falls and
Springfield Mass. They will live in
| Wardsboro.
Mrs. Adine p. (Foster) Beckley. n. wife
| of James b. Beckley OF Walpole. n. H..
died at her home Saturday after a grad
| ual decline OF about q year. She was a
daughter of the late Henry T. and Han
nah (FulleD Foster OF Walpole. She
lived several years in Keene, where she
attended the high school. She was mar
ried to Mr.. Beckley in 1900. Besides her
husband and a son four years old she
| leaves three sisters, Mrs. d. c. Cahalane
Of Keene. Mrs. Florence Foster OF
| Poughkeepsie. n. Y. and Miss Velma
Foster OF Brattleboro. and two brothers
Willis c. Foster of Walpole and Frank
II. Foster OF Topeka, Kan. Miss Velma
Foster has been in Walpole several weeks
caring for her sister. The funeral was
held Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Emma L. CTudor) Johnson. 80. wife
of NJ. o. johnson OF Somerset, died Wed
nesday morning at the home OF her
| father William Tudor. in North Hinsdale
y. II. She became III FIVE weeks ago and
was taken TO her fathers home Sunday.
She was born in Jamaica May 5, 1876. and
was married In Stratton TO NJ. o. John
son Of that town. Afterwards they moved
to Somerset, where Mr.. Johnson is a mill
owner. The funeral will be held at the
house at 2.30 O'Clock today and the burial
will be in Morningslde cemetery. Mrs
Johnson is survived by her husband and
a daughter eight years old. also her pa
rents and eight brothers. John OF Siam
ford, Ernest Of Shelburne Falls. Charles
Of Searsburg, Milo of New York. Mark
and Herbert OF North Hinsdale and Fred
and George Of Brattleboro.
A runaway accident OF more than or
binary seriousness happened between Sun
set lake and West Brattleboro Friday
night, in which four persons were hurt
the horse bruised and the carriage badly
damaged. The occupants OF the carriage
were Mrs. w. d. Stockwell, Miss Bessie
Mackenzie, teachers in Brattleboro acad-
envy. Miss Maud Brown, daughter OF Mr
and Mrs. Fred C. Brown and Warren
Miner. driver. Miss Mackenzie and Miss
Brown had been entertained by Mrs
Stockwell at her cottage at the lake and
were returning home when the accident
happened. In going down a steep hill
near Morris Chamberlain's the breeching
Of the harness broke. letting the carriage
upon the horse, which started to run.
All were thrown out except Mrs. Stock
well, and she climbed over the seat and
jumped. Soon afterward the horse cleared
itself from the carriage. The four persons
took an inventory OF themselves and found
that all were more or less hurt. Mrs.
Stockwell had a deep cut across one leg
just above the knee. She was hurt more
seriously than any of the others Miss
Brown received a wound seven inches long
on her forehead and Miss Mackenzie re-
ceived cut on one arm. The driver was
bruised about one arm and shoulder