Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-17

formed and the ground was frozen on
high elevations.
Roy Potwine of BrooSline was fined s.
and costs in the municipal court Friday
night. He was arrested on a charge of
drunkenness and pleaded guilty.
News has been received of the mar
riage in New York city Saturday evening
of Miss katherine j. Singleton to b. a.
Foster of Magnolia. Mass. The bride has
the best wishes of her many friends in
town.
The directors of the Bratteboro base
ball association met Friday night and
place of NJ. j. Moran, resigned. Adm II.
Pettee was elected director to take Mr..
Daley's place.
Luke O. Morse of Willlamsville, who
was injured I'm the runaway accident
week ago Sunday, was able to leave the
Memorial hospital Monday and go TO the
home of his daughter, Mrs Charles
Freyenhagen of Grove street.
The body of Mrs. Elsie Aldrich
Chickering. widow of Elbridge Chickerng,
who died i'm Brattleboro last winter, was
taken last Thursday, May ., to East West
moreland for burial. Mrs. Chckerng
was born and spent her childhood in
Westmoreland.
Wantastiquet presented striking spec
tacle Saturday morning. In the village a
heavy rain was falling with the Their
mometer standing at a. and at the same
time the upper third of the mountain was
white with snow the line to which the
snow belt extended being as sharply de-
fined as if cut with a knife.
The funeral of Caleb Willis was held
Saturday afternoon at . o'clock in the
Home for the Aged and Disabled. Rev.
II Ipy ~ 1,a tfst
church. ofticiared and the burial was in
Prospect Hin cemetery. The bearers were
his two nephews. Henry Wins Of Meri-
den, Conn and Horace Willis of Ontario,
Thomas Kaye and George Harris
The grounds of the Wantastiquet Golf
club are now open for use of members.
The club house has been repaired and i'm
proved and is kept open regularly. The
tennis courts are in good condition for
playing. The golf links are well dried
out and the game may be enjoyed in play
ing To the temporary holes. The regular
greens will not be used until about June /.
The officers and members of Bingham
chapter. No. 80, O. f.. S. are invited by
Naomi chapter of Hnsdale 70 be present
at their official visit from the grand off,
GERS of New Hampshire Wednesday even
ing, May %. Any members who can ac-
cept the invitation are requested to noti-
morning so that a reply can be sent to
Naomi chapter and teams engaged.
The baseball season opened Saturday
with an erratic game between the Brat
tleboro Independents and candidates for
the prospective team which the baseball
association hopes to put in the field. The
Independents were defeated Il to g.
About 80 enthusiasts gathered to see the
game but the driving sleet which came
ri 40 Of t1,a
ming was too much for most of them
Various shifts were made to find out
where the men could do the best WORK.
An interested crowd gathered on the
river bank Sunday afternoon to see the
gasoline launch. owned by r. c. Bacon
and Charles II. Cakes, taken out of the
rear window of Mr.. Oakess barber shop
and down the bank. The launch slid down
the bank all right but stuck at the rail-
road track. AS a train was due soon the
crowd took a hand and lifted 1t
across. 1t was taken to Hal Marchs
barn on the island to be painted before
being launched.
s., The elective and appointive officers of
Collfmbian lodge. No Sc, A. F. & A. NJ.
We're installed in the regular commune
cation Tuesday evening. Past Master
James b. Randoli acting as installing Of
fcer and Past Master G.. II. Grant as mar
shall. The full list including those who
hold over from last year and who We're
not installed, is as follows: w. NJ. Chris
tie r. Crowell; S. W, James 4. Hoadley;
j. w, Sanford \. Daniels; treasurer,
Frank b. Putnam; secretary. James B.
Randoll; s. D., Arthur L. Billings: j. D.,
p. F. Crown chaplain, c. L. Piper: mar
shall w. f. Hubbard: s. S, A. II. Combs;
J. s.. George Croll; tyler, J. A. Taylor;
musical director, John A. Davis; trustee,
F. B. Putnam.
a horse driven by a Mortified. Mass.
young man became frightened on Western
avenue Sunday afternoon about O'Clock
by a passing electric car and ran away.
At the corner of Crosby street the car
rage was upset throwing the young man
and his companion out. The horse escap-
ed and ran down the avenue. A. V. May
was driving up the avenue and met the
runaway near the Home for the Aged.
The horse curned into the yard at the
Home and Mr.. May captured It, The
animal was badly snarled up in the har-
ness but was unhurt. Neither of the
young men We're injured but the carriage
and harness We're so badly broken that
they could not be used on the return trip.
1t was stable team.
big Thomas touring car in charge of
Ernest Dix formerly OF this town, backed
into the windows of Rates barber shop
on South Main street Saturday evening
and smashed out three large panes of
glass. Mr.. Dix was running the auto
mobile from Boston to Springfield. Vt,
to deliver it to the owner and stopped in
Brattleboro that night with his father,
Gilbert A. Dix of Prospect street When
he started up South Main street some-
thing went wrong with the sparller and
he alighted to fix it, The brakes did not
hol, the big machine and it started to go
backward. Mr. Dix jumped in but could
not get control of the machine in time to
prevent its backing across the sidewalk
and into the window. He settled for the
damage and wenc on The tonneau was
badly cut and scratched by contact with
the windows.
In the first meeting of the recently cleo
ted board of bailiffs Friday night James
H. Evans was appointed night Waterman.
Mr. Evans has been acting official since
March 20, when William L. Warren re-
signed, but the board of bailiffs of
last year did not give him a regular
appointment as the new board was to be
elected so soon. Mr.. Evans has served
as a special officer for two years while
working in the Estey shops He is a
native Of West Arlington and was born
there July 90, 1872, son of Charles and
Lizzie (Welch) Evans. When 16 years
old he went to Stratton to live and six
years later moved to West Wardsboro.
After two years in West Wardsboro he
went to Dover and remained until four
years ago last fall, when he came to
Brattleboro. He married Miss May Par
sons in West Wardsboro in 1892