Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-20

lOn OF the BeOpleS National bank Fri
day
Bingham chapter, o. e. S, conferred
the degrees Tuesday evening There
will be initiation at the next meeting
oct. /.
Mrs. Julia Bartlett Of Brattleboro has
recently sold to Il. d. Stratton of Ber-
nardston real estate in that town on the
road to Gill.
The bailiffs have appointed Attorney A.
c. Spencer to preside over the municipal
court during the absence of Judge Err
nest w Gibson, who is in jamestown with
Gov. Proctor and staff.
The ice carts Of the Crystal Springs
Ice company will not make their usual
trips Wednesday on account of the fair
and only two trips, Monday and Friday,
will be made to West Brattleboro.
The body of Charles Henry Stoddard
the six months-od son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank b. Stoddard of Wakefield, Mass,
formerly of Bratteboro, was brought here
Sunday for burial in Prospect Hin ceme-
terry.
Mary Hall. the talented actress who
appeared here last winter in 'The Girl
of the Golden West" is still with this
excellent organization. and will be seen
at the Auditorium next Tuesday even
ing
A. Hall Lumber and Fibre company held
in Bellows Falls Monday, II. f. Eddy Of
Brattleboro was reelected a director.
The company was organized last year but
has not begun operations. Its authorized
capital is $4,000
One Of the horses on Howard & Year
ly's hack, driven by Tracy Park,
stepped on rolling stone when coming
down upper High street Monday morn
ing and fell breaking the pole. The
driver prevented more serious accident
by refining the horses into the bank near
f. y. Weiss house.
About 80 of the friends of Fred H. Har-
ris met at his home on North street
Friday evening for farewell party to
him before he goes to resume his studies
in Dartmouth. The early evening was
spent in playing hearts and there was
dancing afterwards. He expects to go
back to college Sept. 25.
w. A Corey, who has had seven years
experience in restaurant work in Boston,
Springfield and Brattleboro, has assumed
the management of the restaurant in
Hinsdale formerly operated by ]. II. Hig-
ginson & Co. Joseph Bushey. recently
| employed in Halls restaurant will be as
| ISOLATED with Mr.. Corey in the Hinsdale
restaurant.
Miss Olive f. Harris, So died from
| apobpleXy at the home Of her cousin
Mrs. Benedict, in Lincoln. Neb n snort
time ago. Miss Harris visited in Brattle-
boro four years ago. Her home was in
| Stilwell Valley. ILL.,, where he was active
in church work. She was a successful
school teacher in her home town and in
Crete, Neb, many years.
George Wilbur fractured one elbow by
falling from the doorway Of the Dewitt
Grocery company Saturday night He was
| coming out from work and caught his foot
on splinter in the floor which threw him
| forward and down the steps To save
| himself he thrust out one hand and the
shock slightly fractured the elbow. He
was able to be at work again this week.
Asa S. Field who gave up his po-
sition with the Estey Organ company on
| his sgd birthday anniversary, August 22
after so years of service there. decided
| this week to return to work and was
| given his old place In the action depart
| ment So accustomed had he become to
| the daily work in the shops that a few
weeks of idleness was all that he could
| stand The company was as glad to get
| him back as he was to return.
George Nash OF West Dummerston was
before the municipal court Saturday on
a charge Of assault on Frank D. Robbins
| with whom he lives. The case was con-
| tinued until tomorrow Mr.. Nash was
| arrested Saturday by Deputy Sheriff
Chauncey Knapp. He runs a farm which
| Mr.. and Mrs Robbins formerly owned
and on which they now live. A dispute
between the two men arose Sept. over
| the use OF horse and 1t is alleged in
| the charge that Mr. Nash choked the
| older man.
James c, Sexton and Miss Hazel Rena
| Waterman, daughter OF H. ID. Waterman
| of North Hinsdale, were married Tues
day afternoon In the home OF the bride
grooms mother. Mrs. Francis Cutting OF
| Washington street. The ceremony was
| performed by Rev. G. b. Lawson, pastor
| OF The Baptist church, at $50 o'clock in
the presence of the immediate families
The bride wore dress OF golden brown
wolfe and was unattended. They left
| for a short honeymoon at Gassetts, VT.
and will he at home at % Washington
street after Oct. l.
]. w. Clarke and B. F. Avery. two
young men from New London, came to
Brattleboro Saturday and started on a
canoe trip down the river. They made
carry at the site OF the Connecticut
river dam in Vernon, but were upset on
Monday while trying to shoot the rapids
below the Turner's Falls dam. They lost
their complete camping outfit and a sum
OF money, but as the water was shall
low they had no difficulty In reaching
shore. The canoe, after pounding on the
rocks, was pulled from the water with
three holes in the bottom.
In a probate court aSturday Fred
w. Hull was appointed administrator of
the estate of Andrew ]. Hull The petit
ton of Cyrus /. A. Wilder that the adj
ministrator of the estate of Jane j. Will
der of Wilmington, Frank L. Wellman of
Guilford. be required to render his ac-
count was acted upon and the adminlstra-
tor was directed to render his account
within 10 days. Mrs. Wilder was the
guardian of Cyrus Wilder, and since her
death the young man claims that he has
been unable to get the administrator to
render any account of his management OF
the estate. On the petition OF the select
men of Halifax. Ella c. Worden was ad-
judged insane and destitute and ordered
removed to the Brattleboro Retreat and
supported at the expense of the state
A special service will be held in St
Michaers Episcopal church Sunday morn
ing for the presentation of the claims Of
the 3O0th anniversary mems thank offer
ing to be given at jamestown next
month. The new rector Rev w ]
Hamilton, has had invitations sent out
to all the men Of the parish to be present
He will give a special address on Three
Hundred years of Patriotic Christianity
in America" The address will be large
ly explanatory and will pave the way for
the work Of the special committee which
Is to secure pledges for the fund 1t will
be the first presentation of the matter
in BrattlebOrO and n Is bonad that tbara