Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-01-25
MASSACHUSETTS, NOTES.

The total number OF students enrolled
at Mt Hermon this term is i35. 20 OF
whom are there for the first time
Orange business men are agitating the
project Of trolley line from their town
through Wendell. Farley, Erving and Mil
lerS Falls to Mortified
Mrs. Lucy Root Barton Is. wife OF
Lyman @. Barton died Sunday in her
home in Greenfield. Mrs Barton was
Formerly Miss Lucy Root Cushnan Of
Bernardston. Mr., and Mrs. Barton. who
celebrated their golden wedding April q
1902, lived many years in Bernardston
moving from that town to Greenfield in
1882. She is survived by her husband and
wv" sons, Isaac and Walter. both OF
Greenfield
Louis Puhala and John Walishoski
lads OF 10 and II years. We're in court
IA Greenfield Monday charged with pass
ing forged checks. Their case was con-
unued a month. A. A. Mann. a Turner's
rails grocer, allowed them to carry
money to the bank. In some way they
obtained two blank checks. which they
made payable from Mr.. Mann to hcti-
uouS names. They passed the checks
At Hamilton Butterfield's store i'm
greenfield. where they appeared at diff
Ierent times. buying first a pair Of shoes
and next pair of rubbers The chec,s
were made out for SO and 1880. and
they received in cash the difference he
tween these amounts and their purchases
Edwin \. Stratton. 81. who died ot
his home in Greenfield Friday. was horn
III Northheld. one of the seven children
or Asa and Sophia Holton Stratton He
came 10 Greenfield in 1S4S and with his
brother, Charles built some of the nrin-
clpal houses in the village at that limo
FROM 1862 to 1865 he was employad in
,he armory in Springfield. In 1869 he ana
ms brother began the manufacture az
levels in the building on School street
IN which the business is still carried on
ne Stratton levels have had a reputa-
tlon which has stood the test of ti,,a
Mr. Stratton was twice married. re-,
second wife, Ellen Sawyer of NortbAaI5
Whom he married over so years ago
survives with two daughters Edith wife
OF X o. Stetson, and Miss Lena Stratton
Mr.. ana Mrs. Alanson p. Hale of Rer-
haruston celebrated their 5Oth wadding
anniversary at their home Tuesday. a
large number of friends calling IN co.,
graduate them between 3 and o,oiooi.
MI ana Mrs. Hale have always lived in
berhardston, with the execution ~ ~
years spent in Greenfield Mr. Hall Is
son OF Israel Porter Hale. and his homa
N"S me old homestead where his father
ana grandfather had lived before bi,,, 49,.
III the house was burned ten wears 400
lie now lives in the house across the 80
from ms old home and carries on his n ,r,
an Haze has been a trustee of Powers
institute and a member of the Unitarian
parish committee. Both Mr.. and Mrs
Haie nave been active in the Tvnitorian
society Mrs. Hale was the daughter ~
SeorIm g. slate Of Bernardston. Mr. Hall
Is H. his wife is TO- and both are in fairi,.
good health. TT larry
IN the district court in GreepdaI5
Iuesuay' several hours time was f,i,a,,
over TO the trial of the second caso H.,
Whlch Edward Tubbs of Guilford W
was charged with the larceny of n 6yo
sallon can of oil from a team ~ ~
store OF G. F. Shears in Bernordsto,
tuesday evening, Jan. Is F. 7 T.s9,i,,.
uSIehued Tubbs and there were several
witnesses in the case The oiI co., a..
ureu prominently in the trial. and VIII
nesses OF the commonwealth enleavore5
~ ShuW marks of the owners name on
ese can: Police officer F. L. Weilmen
VI NuilIord was witness, as he bad
neS" invested with a search warrant
Iilu produced the can found i'm Tuhhs's
Nome As the evidence was someu,ba+
oon'radlctory Judge Field held that a
ian mad been lost and that i'm the evil
TSnoe there was a suggestion of qnlt
me case was placed on file upon nav,
ment of costs. NP'" pay
me remodeled Baptist church ot Don
nar1 ls viii be thrown open to the nnblic
on Tuesday the 29th. In the afte pnocio