Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-05-04

MS place, on. tihOt street.
George f. Warner took possession of
the Main street bakery Tuesday Ihere |
has been no change in the help
The Knights OF King Arthur will meet
at l o'clock at the UNIVERSAL
ist parsonage to go for tramp
A collection win be taken a week from
Sunday In St. Mchaels Roman Catholic
church for the San Francisco sufferers
The offering Of the Universalist church
last Sunday amounted to almost 500
This will be sent to Rev. W. II. Hayes
of All Saints Episcopal church In San
Francisco.
Mrs. Fred Rogers of Springfield. this
state, was In town Tuesday 70 bury the
body of her infant child. which was in
the tomb during the winter. Burial was
In the Roman Catholic cemetery.
The exact amount paid A. L. & e. d.
Howard by the G. II. Phillips estate in
settlement of the suit against the estate
was $11469O which included interest.
The plaintiffs paid their own costs.
There will be a hearing in keene today
on the petition of Mrs. Elizabeth NJ Gale,
wife OF Fred c. Gale, for the partition of
the island I'm the river near Brattleboro
in which she and Il. ID. Fisk each own an
undivided half.
s. w. Edgett & Co. have sold for A.
r. Bracewen of West BratIleboro his 20
acre farm to Amy s. Cove of Lebanon,
N. II. The same firm has sold for A. I.
Laughton Of Dummerston 30 acre tim
bel lot to f. II. Miller
Crosby & Parker's men will have the
pipe OF the Sunset Lake Water company
laid within 500 feet of the site of the res
ervoir on Stickney brook by tomorrow
night The work was delayed several
days owing to a landslide which covered
the trenches under many feet Of clay.
The funeral of Azor Marsm.--- was held
at his late home on High street Monday
at o'clock. Rev. +. Q. S. Osgood pas
tor of the Unitarian church. officiated
and the burial was in Prospect Hill GEM
etery. The bearers were Charles A. Har-
ris, Charles w. Richardson. MILFORD H.
| Bracket and Edward B. Barrows.
The wood work done by the boys Of
the Congregational Sloyd classes. under
the direction of l.. A. Whitney and Mr..
Miles, will be on exhibition next week
in the window Of Robbins & Cowles's
| store Some who saw the work at the
| Congregational fair were anxious that
| a wider attention should be drawn to
what school boys can do under manual
training.
The woman's auxiliary held its last
meeting for the season Tuesday after
noon. Fred s. Goodman OF New York.
| n member OF the international Y. NJ c.
| A. committee, spoke in an interesting
way of the larger work that is being
done by the woman's auxiliary. The
| organization voted to hold its annual
strawberry supper In June and to hold
cake sales during the summer.
Patrons OF the Centreville roller rink
were pleased Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings by the graceful exhibition OF
| Jessie Darling Of Providence r. l.. the
fancy skater. About 300 people were
present Tuesday night. and on Wednes-
day night, although the weather was
stormy, there was an attendance Of ESQ
She has been re-engaged for tomorrow
evening. which win be the closing nigh
OF the season for skating. The Friday
night dances viii be continued through
the summer. Miss Darling will be at tn,
rink TO give instruction tomorrow after
noon.
Neil Burgess. the famous comedian
appeared in the New England play. ''Th'
County Fair" in the Auditorium las
evening. and although there were numer
Gus counter attractions a good sized au
dience was present. Mr.. Burgess playe,
the part OF Abigail Prue. His interpre
tation of the female role was exception
ally clever and the audience was great,
impressed with the strength OF his act
ing. He was supported by an eXcellen
company. An exciting and spectacula
feature was the running race between
three thoroughbred horses. There wa
pleasing vaudeville between the acts.
Mrs Charles r. Wheeler, SO. died a
her home on tie Putney road Friday. He
maiden name was Rachael Perry and SIN
was n daughter of Daniel and Susa1
Perry She was born in Marlboro Marcl
l. 1924. but spent large part OF he
early life I'm Nefwane. From there sh
came to Bratteboro and was employe,
in the Brattleboro Retreat. and in April
1874. she was married TO Charles 7
| Wheeler. They lived in Centrevill
until they went TO their farm on tn
Putney road. Besides her husband Mrs
Wheeler leaves two sisters, Mrs. Marth
Hall of Brattleboro and Mrs. Mary Nc
Mahan of Boston. She was a member O
the First Baptist church. The funera
was held at the house at o'clock sun
} day, Rev. George r. Lawson officiating
and the burial was in. Locust Ridge Gem
terry.
Thomas c. Iillis, 80, a native and for
mer resident Of Bratteboro, was foun
dead in his bed in Meriden. Conn, Mon
day afternoon. DIR. Bradstreet, the med
, ical examiner, said death was caused b
heart disease. Mr.. Lillis had been undo
a physicians care several days on &C
, able to be around. On Monday he at
his meals as usual and appeared TO b
in good spirits. He went to bed for
rest in the afternoon and when an EN-
ploye Of the boarding house went to tn
, room at o'clock Mr.. Lillis appeared t
, be asleep. At o'clock the employee at
, tempted TO awaken him and found tina
| he was dead. Mr.. Lillis was born /
Brattleboro and was a son of Michas
Lillis, formerly of Vernon He was EN-
ployed by N. T. Ryan in Brattleboro
number OF years. About four years ag
he went to Meriden, and since then h
had been employed at the Wilcox
, White organ factory and for Manning
Bowman & Co He was a slater by trad
l. and worked for Mr.. Ryan In Greenhel
: during the summer of 1904 He was
brother of Mr.. Ryan's first wife, who die
in a similar way The body was brough
to Brattleboro at 1i.05 Wednesday an
the funeral was held in st. Mchaers Ro
: man Catholic church. The burial was /
the Roman Catholic cemetery. the bear
ers being John Lillis, Patrick Aher, Mi
chael Lillis and John Ryan.
Daybreak Tuesday morning found tn
. trout brooks lined with anglers an
although the weather was cool and tn
= water rather high some good catche
were made. Thirty-seven fishermen wer
= counted on Green River. Fish warden
= were on hand and good many baskeJ
were examined. One enthusiast Orlen 4
Ellis, paid $50 and costs yesterday fo
} having a short trout I'm his possession
He took his catch to the Broad Broo