Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-05-11


a two-tenement building.
Charles r. Crosby has a new 2O-horse
power Rambler automobile, 1905 model,
which he bought of Maney Brothers.
The Y. M. C. A. has voted not to have
a course OF entertainments in the Audi
torium the coming year. The last course
was not profitable financially.
Bingham chapter. Order of Eastern
Star, will hold a public supper in Ma
sonic hall next Tuesday at o'clock. The
proceeds will be added to the piano fund.
John A. Davis's house on Union street
has been sold through William c. Hor
toms real estate agency to Harry f. Nell
son, the postal clerk, who will move to 1t
from Spruce street.
At an adjourned meeting of the Brattle-
boro Professional club in the Brooks
House next Monday evening, at o'clock,
DIR. F. G. Pettee will read a paper on
Dentistry, Past and Present" The dis
cussion will be led by DR.. George f. Bar
Der.
A. V. May has sold for the Eugene Frost
estate, James F. Hooker administrator,
the Frost meadow to Mrs. Fremont Ham
ilton and Henry e. Whitney. Mr.. Hooker
has sold building lot, owned by the
estate, to A. F. Gillette. This closes out
all the property of the Frost estate
Mrs. Adelaide L. G. Miller, wife of
Rev. d. e. Miller died at their home in
Gorham, Maine. May 4. Mr.. Miller was
pastor of the Methodist church in Brat
tleboro when the present house Of wor-
ship was erected, his term being 1881.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller went from here to
Montpelier.
The Involvement house, and lot at
20 Central street owned by ]. C. and w.
A. Pellet, was sold at auction Saturday
afternoon to Alphonso c. Cobb of East
Putney for $4,000. Mr.. Cobb bought for
an investment. He will make some inn
pIovements i'm the house, although the
place is in good condition.
The muster of the Vermont National
Guard may be held this year on differ
ent plan than ever before. 1t Is thought
that the efficiency Of the troops in mobil-
izing quickly could be tested by not an
nouncing the place and time of the muster
until a few hours previous to the time
for the several companies throughout the
state to take the train.
Adjutant General w. H. Gilmore has
issued general order No. 10 appointing
the dates for the annual company drill
and inspection OF the First Regiment,
National Guard of Vermont. Maj. II. T..
Johnson of Bradford, commanding the
third battalion, will inspect the first bat q.
TALON, which includes Company l OF
Brattleboro. The date of the inspection
of Company is June 1.
John A. Kennedy formerly OF Brattle-
boro, and Mamie Annie Sawyer of Hard
wick were married at the home of the
brides parents. Mr. and Mrs. O. w.
Sawyer, April 30, by Rev. j. S. Clark.
They left Tuesday for a wedding trip of
two weeks, after which they will begin
| housekeeping. Mr.. Kennedy formerly
was employed by the Hooker. Corser &
| Mitchell company, in the shipping de-
partment. He attended Albany Business
college and since then he has been in
| the office Of the Z. r. Fletcher Granite
| company in Hardwick. He is held in
high esteem both in Brattleboro and
Hardwick.
The dramatic instinct seems 10 have
| been strong in the Jefferson family. The
| fifth generation is now represented by
Joseph and William w. Jefferson, who
| will be seen at the Auditorium Tuesday
| evening, May Is, in Sherdan's immorta
| comedy, 1.-The Rivals" To the credit Of
the younger Jeffersons it is said that they
are animated by the same spirit that
| actuated their late father Throughout
his career, and that they are now prov
ing themselves to be worthy successors
TO the heritage that he has left them
Everything that they attempt is charac'
| teriZed by fidelity, careful preparations
attention to detail, and the Performance,
they give is always artistic ana enjoy
able to the highest degree.
Sunshine society No. l provided
pleasureable evening for a company o
about so at the Brooks House Frida,
evening, when the charity whist part!
was given. A reception was held from
s to $50. In the receiving line were Mrs
G. F. Barber, Mrs. c. a. Harris, Mrs. C
L. Stckney and Mrs. F. A. Thompson
Nineteen tables were occupied for wills
playing, which continued until IL o'clock
with an intermission, during which
buffet lunch was served. At the clos,
of the playing the prize winners were an
nounced, with scores as follows: Ladies
1st, Mrs. Frank w. Nichols, plus 80: I'd
Mrs. Wiggin, plus 20; Sd, Mrs. Laura a
Houghton and Mrs. K. W. Sutherland
tied, each plus IA, but the latter winninI
on the play-off. Men, LIST, w. +. Hub
bard, plus 80; I'd, w, d. ellison, plus 20
Sd, H. C. Rice, plus II.
Elisha II. Allen died in New Yorl
city Saturday He was born in Bangor
Maine, July IS, 1886. He was a son o
Elisha H. Allen of Massachusetts, VIII,
had extensive interests in the Hawaiian
islands. The father lived in Hawaii SOM
years and was chief justice there HI
was Hawaiian minister in Washington
when he died in 1888, and at that tim
was dean of the diplomatic corps. Mr.
Aliens boyhood was spent In Brattlebori
with his uncle, ex-Gov. Holbrook. HI
went to New York city in his early man
hood and entered the dry goods commits
sion house of ]. w. Page & Co., of whlcl
he became a partner. On the dissolution
Of this concern he became a member o
the firm of Stone, Bliss, Fay & Allen
which was later Bliss & Allen and finall!
E. H. Allen, jr., & Co. Mr.. Allen retired
from active business in 1880. He repre-
scented the Hawaiian islands as consu
general at New York from 1872 until tn
annexation in 1898.
The appeal of Will Carleton of Brook
Ign, the poet, from the allowance of tn
claim of DIR. Edward s. Niles OF Boston
against the estate of Mrs. Carleton ha
been allowed this week by the probat
court. Mrs. Adora Niles Carleton and DR.
Niles were sister and brother. The!
owned in common a small house and SOM
land in Halifax, which is now valued a
about $500. Mrs. Carleton owned one
third and DIR. Niles two-t thirds. Afte
Mrs. Carleton's death DR.. Niles presente,
TO the commissioners a claim for $14S2. A
for money expended, care of the place
improvements, ETC., from May 12, 1896, L
Dec 81, 1905, and the commissioners al
lowed the claim The commissioners re
turned their report TO the probate cour
April 21. Mr.. Carleton filed a petition 70
an appeal to the county court and engage,
Lawyers F. E. Barber of Brattleboro an,
Pingree & Pingree of Hartford, thit state
as counsel II is the contention of the de
fence that Mrs. Carleton never had am
statement of Dr. Niles's claim and die