Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-21
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church, which will be closed during the
holidays, will resume work jan IA.
The river is frozen so that heavy
teams cross on the ice at the Hinsdale-
Vernon ferry route. The river was not
passable at that point any time last
winter
The executive committee Of the VAL
ley Fair voted at their recent meeting to
held the annual exhibition next fall on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Sept.
"a, rs and 26.
On account of Christmas coming next
Tuesday there will be no meeting OF the
w. C. T. U. that afternoon. The next
regular meeting will be held Tuesday,
Jan s, at the usual hour and place A
food sale will be held Saturday afternoon
from to 6 o'clock in the rooms in the
Emerson building.
Miss Marie Louise Kempf. daughter
OF Jacob Kempf. and Edison Seymour
Baker were married Tuesday afternoon
by Rev. George B. Lawson, pastor of
the Baptist church in the parsonage. They
were unattended. Mr.. Baker Is employed
in the Jardine and Company store. They
will live at AZ Maple street.
Mrs. Lizzie Wheeler, widow Of Loring
Wheeler Of Westmoreland, N. H., died
recently at the home of her son, III.
Warren Wheeler. In Boston The body
was brought to Westmoreland for burial
Her husband died three years ago. Be-
sides her son she leaves sister, Miss
Eliza Pratt OF Boston, and a brother,
Henry Pratt of Bratueboro.
The body Of Ruth Bradley, the one
year and nine days old daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Richards M. Bradley, Of Brook
line, Mass, who died Tuesday, was
brought here for burial in the Bradley
family lot in Prospect Hill cemetery yes
AHk ID Ne
good, pastor of the Unitarian church, Of
ficiated at the interment service.
The directors of the Brattleboro Memo
rial hospital met Monday night to COM
plete the election Of stan physicians.
The consulting stan was reelected with
the addition Of Dr. F. f. Hopkins Of
Springfield, Mass, a nose and throat spec
ialist. The attending stan was reelected.
DR.. w. II. Lane being made anaesthet-
ist The admitting board is the same as
last year and consists of DIR. Charles S.
Pratt and DR.. Henry Tucker.
The annual statement Of the financial
condition Of Windham county on Dec.
1, 1906, as appears from the accounts
OF George c. Averill, treasurer, is pub
lished in another column. showing
balance on hand of $23S.82. The usual
tax of one cent, will be omitted the
coming year, as after the payment Of
special bills of about $500 there will be
left funds sufficient to meet the ordinary
county expenses for the ensuing year.
D. e. Tasker, on three entries Of Light
Brahmas at the Springfield, Mass, poul-
try show last week was awarded first on
pen, first on hen and first on pulIet. Mr.
Tasker judged the White Wyandottes
and he says the collection was the finest
of the breed he has ever seen. The first
prize cock and first prize coclxrel were
sold for $3.50 and SIS respectively to Gen
McAuliff Of the Rock Hill farm. Osslning,
N. Y, and Mr.. Havemyer, a sugar trust
magnate
Advancer 2:11A, is now a resident Of
New Hampshire, having become the
property of George E. Whitney of En-
field After seeing the Ormond trotter
beat Jenny w. and equal his record over
hah-mile track at Brattleboro, Sem
ator Whitney decided that the tall geld
ing would do for a stable companion to
Angus Pointer, and a few days ago in
duced Ira Chase of Brandon Vt, to SELL
Manchester, N. H., Union.
In the annual meeting of Friendship
circle Wednesday afternoon officers were
elected as follows: President, Mrs w. G.
Stone; vice presidents, Mrs. Ida Spear
Mrs. Ida Hopkinson; secretary Mrs
Fred Sargent; treasurer, Mrs. Ida Gil
son; directresses, Mrs. Susie Cook, Mrs
Dennis Moran, Mrs. Newton /. Staples
Mrs. Alice Landry, Mrs. Nellie Cooper
After the meeting an excellent supper
was served to large number of guests
The evening was spent in playing cards.
Miss Anna. Marks who died in Pough-
keepsie, N. Y, Friday. was the owner Of
WiIlowmere farm in Sound Beach, Conn,
and was known in Brattleboro through
her visits to the last two Valley Fairs
She was owner OF the stallion King Alar
No. 26552 and Of the Morgan stallion
Siroc, which she bought at the fair here
two years ago from Adam Center, Jr.,
OF Brandon. She was also owner Of some
Of the finest St. Bernard dogs in the world
and brought several OF them here to each
fair for the bench show.
Leo council. No. s17. Knights Of Column
bus, held its annual meeting Wednesday
evening. These officers were elected:
Grand knight, John L. Stewart; deputy
grand knight, James p. Ferriter; chan
cellor, Edward J. Lavelle; financial
secretary. Charles +. Mann treasurer,
Thomas ]. Heaphy; recorder, James A.
Austin; lecturer. David s. Carey; advo-
cate. ]. f. Fitzgerald; warden, z. w.
Condor; inside guard. John ]. Austin;
outside guard, John p Fenton; trustee,
H. B. Haus; past grand knight, DR.. F. H.