Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-23
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The next meeting of the Brattleboro
Ministerial union will be held Monday
March H.
The Hooker Corser G. Mitchell overall
factory is closed this week on account of
market conditions. 1t will be reopenej
Monday.
party of 80 will come from Hinsdale
to attend the entertainment and dance
in Grange hall Monday evening to be given
by the Ladies' Catholic Benevolent asso-
citation.
The members and friends of the Ep-
worth league are cordially invited to join
in the annual sleighrlde Monday evening.
weather permitting Further information
may be obtained of Charles Hawkins
Miss Lewis and Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Moore.
The Ladies' Catholic Benevolent asso-
citation will give a dance and entertain
ment in Grange hall Monday evening.
There will be a mock trial with a kid
mapping and breach Of promise case for
the groundwork, also program Of a
literary and musical nature. All are in
vited.
Beauseant Commandery No. Z, K. T.,
held a stated conclave Wednesday even
ing. The Sir Knights appeared in full
regalia, there was a rehearsal of the
opening in full form, and the orders of
the Temple and Malta were conferred.
The annual inspection of Beauseant Com
mandery will take place March 20.
Eleanor Clay, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George M. Clay, gave a birthday party
to seven of her little friends from to
6 o'clock Wednesday, her sixth birthday
anniversary, at her home at the corner
of Washington and Central streets. The
little people had a good time playing
games and then had supper a feature
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No admission fee will be charged for
the Choral Union rehearsal in the Congre-
gational vestry' next Wednesday evening at
7.30 Everybody is invited to attend. During
the intermission DR.. f. H. O'Connor will
sing a selection from "Stabat Mater"
special invitation is extended to
people musically inclined to join the
chorus and to do so early. They will
stand on the same ground as the present
members, so far as the cost is con-
cerned.
The suit of Beatty S. Balestier against
A. V. May has been settled and discon-
tinued by agreement of parties. Mr..
May and Mr. Balestier sold the deer park
in Halifax to H. NJ. Ward of New York,
an acquaintance of Balestier Mr.. May
divided equally with Balestier the COM
mission received for the sale, after which
Balestier brought suit for an additional
% amount of $3.50. In settlement Mr.. Bales
tier accepts the original division of the
commission Counsel in the case were
James F. Hooker for the PLAINTIFF and
Frank E. Barber for Mr.. May
An interesting "Tennyson" service was
held in the UniversaliSt church Sunday
evening and was attended by a large con-
gregation. Practically everything on the
program was by Tennyson, with the ex-
ception OF the music, and the words to
the musical selections were by him. Rev.
MIR. Masseck gave an address on the reli-
gious influence of TennySon and read some
of his works. the choir sang selections,
Mrs. Katherine O'Connor Weeks sang
Saint Agnes's Eve" and Frank A. Snow
gave violin solo and played an obligato
to one Of the choir numbers.
A hearing before Charles A. Harris and
Frank e. Barber commissioners of the
estate of the late Della Bingham of Gull
ford, was held Saturday on the claim of
DR.. George X Roberts for $4S for medical
services, rendered in 1904. In August
1904, DR.. Roberts brought suit against
Harry Bingham, husband of the deceased,
to collect the bill Judgment was for the
defendant and the plaintiff appealed, but
the appeal never was entered. This pre-
cluded the plaintiff from bringing any
further action on the bill against Mr..
Bingham. Afterwards DIR. Roberts sued
the estate, of which Mr.. Bingham is ad-
ministrator. The defense was that the
doctor was employed by Mr.. Bingham and
that the bill was not one which the estate
was under obligations to pay. The COM
missioners disallowed the claim. A. c.
Spencer and R. C. Bacon appeared for
the plaintiff and H. G. Barber for the
administrator.
There are IL articles in the warrant for
the annual town meeting two less than
last year. Besides the article on the
question of issuing licenses for the sale
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three trustees of the Brattleboro Free
library and other routine business there
are two special matters of business.
Article 10 is to see II the town will allow
the town school district to hold it's meet
ings at such time and place as the dis
trict may designate, in accordance with
Act 43 of the laws of 1904 The town
school district now has high school, and
the directors feel that the election of
school directors and transaction of other
district school business should be indie
pendent of the annual town meeting
Article IL is to see if the town will direct
the collector of taxes to deduct four per
cent from the tax of any person who
pays his or her tax on or before Sept.
of each year, provided the voters of the
village and the incorporated school dis
trict take similar action at their next an
nual meetings. A deduction of four per
cent. is made in many towns, under the
conditions specified, and 1t serves to pro-
mote an carly payment of taxes.
William C. Spaulding, SO. father of
Eugene G. Spaulding Of Brattleboro, died
Feb 10 at his home In Amsden. He had
been in i'll health a year or more. Death
was due to infirmities incident to his ad-
vanced age. He was born in Hartland
Oct. g. 1922, but spent the greater part OF
his life in Ludlow. He was a blacksmith
by trade, but had not done active work
for several years. Fifteen years or more
ago ne lived in Brattleboro and was
blacksmith at the Brattleboro Retreat
He had lived In Amsden the past few
years. His wife, whose maiden name was
Mary Ellen Spaulding. died IA years ago.
Mr.. Spaulding's funeral was held Satur-
day at Amsden and the body was placed
in the tomb In Ludlow. Besides his son
Mr.. Spaulding leaves two daughters, Mrs.
Stearns Clough Of Minneapolis, Mimi, and
Mrs John Kendall OF Amsden, also a
sister Mrs Albert Murray OF Weathers-
field, and a brother, Edwin Spaulding OF
Cavendish. Mr.. Spaulding enlisted from
Woodstock in. the I'd Battery, Light
Artillery. and afterwards was transferred
to the LIST Vermont company, heavy
artillery. He was a member of o. o.
Howard DOSt G. A r.. of Ludlow