Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-17
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York syndicate has been paid this week
on each holding of stock in the street
railroad company
Protective Grange will confer the third
and fourth degrees Wednesday evening,
Aug %. Following the work instead of
the usual harvest supper, refreshments
of cake and ice cream will be served.
All women are requested to furnish cake
and the men to contribute money.
A Republican caucus will be held in
Festival hall tomorrow evening at s
clock, for the purpose of placing In
nomination a candidate for town repre-
sentative and Is justices of the peace.
1t is expected that Capt. E. W. Gibson
will receive the nomination for represen-
tative without contest.
Rev. G. Campbell Morgan of London
will speak both morning and evening on
Sunday at the Auditorium in Mortified.
DIR. r. A Torrey of Philadelphia, the
noted evangelist who has just been
around the world on an evangelistic tour,
will speak on Sunday at 4 o'clock. The
whole conference will go to the Mt. Her
mon commencement Saturday afternoon.
Claude Goodner, s. who is staying at
f. E. Perry's while his mother. Mrs.
Ivan Goodner, is in Shelburne Falls,
Mr.. Goodner having returned to his home
in Pierre, s. D., was severely bitten in
the face by dog, while at play We'd
nesday afternoon. His lower lip was
badly torn. making 1t necessary to call
Hoffman of Washington street. who has
been ordered by the selectmen to dispose
Of the animal within week.
Elwyn Whitney, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. G. Whitney of Central street. was
burned badly at the Brattleboro Cabi-
net company's factory yesterday morn
ing. He was running an enclosing ma
chine, using dies heated with gasolene.
In attempting to bend the gasolene pipe
he broke the pipe off and the vapor ig-
nited near his face, burning his face and
one side OF his head. He was taken to
the Brattleboro Memorial hospital, where
he will remain a few days. 1t is ex-
pected that the burns' will have no bad
result.
William F. Schuster is singing with the
Aborn Opera company. The company
appeared in a double bill, "Pinafore" and
"Cavalleria Rusticana," in Olympic Park,
said: 'Mr. Schuster had not been long
on the stage before he had proven him
self to be a valuable acquisition to the
organization. His portly presence made
him a notable figure and the voluminous
and well-managed baritone he disclosed,
coupled with an easy bearing and a
genuine sense of humor, expressed in an
agreeable manner. enabled him to create
very favorable impression in the role
Of Captain Corcoran. which was strength
ened later by his singing and acting as
Alto in Cavalleria Rusticana." Mr.. and
Mrs. Schuster lost all their furniture and
personal belongings in the San Francisco
earthquake.
Some additional facts have Just come to
light regarding the operation of gambling
devices on the island at the time Rob-
binss circus was here. The man who
dropped the largest amount was from
Middlebury. After he had been separated
from his roll of S110 he was given Is cents
and allowed to win back IS. Some of the
men who were in collision with the
operators explained to the victim that
they were losers last year, that there
was no way by which he could get his
money back, etc, and before he recovered
entirely from his dazed condition he &C
cepted so and signed a paper stating he
had parted with the missing sos for
value received. The gamblers are said to
have stated that the Quitting in by a
resident Of this town, who warned the
gullible to keep away from the game.
cost them $500 during their stay here.
A case of misplaced confidence is set
forth in detail in an unusual divorce
paper filed in the county clerks office
this week. John Atherton of Whining
ton sues for a divorce from Ethel Quinn
now living in parts unknown to him
G. s. Chase of Nottingham is counsel
for Anterior, and the case will be tried
at the coming term of the county court
Atherton and Miss Quinn, then of VIII
mington, were married Dec. e. 1905. He
was 70 years old and she was IS accord
ing to the marriage certificate, but Ather-
ton says she was at least a year younger
Atherton states that three or four weeks
before the marriage Ethel proposed that
II he would become bail for her brother
Herbert Quinn. and her cousin. George
G. Davidson, confined in Newfane jail
on the charge of assault, and secure
their release she would marry him and
live with and care for him for the rest
of his days as a dutiful wife should
The proposition was accepted and the
marriage took place. but since then, ac-
cording to the petition, Ethel has wholly
refused to live with her husband or care
for him in any way. Atherton charges
her with fraudulent representation and
says her sole purpose in marrying him
was to secure the release of Quinn and
Davidson from jail, but that he was
sincere in his purpose and needed a wife
to care for him in his old age.
Addison Withheld. whose death in Grand
Forks, N. D.. August Is is recorded by
our Vernon correspondent, was for many
years prominent figure in the affairs
of Vernon and of Windham county. He
was born in Vernon Jan. 30, 1924 one of a
family OF three boys and five girls. His
parents were Marshall and Ruth Wright
. Withheld. His father came from North
field in the early part of the century and
built the yellow building near Vernon
Centre. He engaged in the mercantile
business and kept a public inn. Later he
built the house afterward occupied by
the SON, Addison. Marshall Withheld was
appointed postmaster in 1928. His son
became clerk in the office in 1915 and on
the death of his father in 1860 received
the appointment. which he held nearly
up to the time of his departure from Yer
mont four years ago. Mr.. Withheld also
succeeded his father in business and as
town clerk and treasurer, filling those
offices nearly half a century, and for up
wards of 30 years was a trustee of the
Vermont Savings bank of Brattleboro.
He was the representative of his town in
the general assembly of Vermont in 1872
and 1876. Mrs. Withheld, whose maiden
name was Edith Lee, died In Grand Forks
last December. Three children were born
TO them, of whom only one, Hamilton Lee
Withheld, survives. This son is vice pres
ident of the Vermont Loan & Trust COM
pany and at one time was mayor of
Grand Forks. The body will be brought
TO Vernon and the funeral held there at
the old home Saturday.
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