Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-07-26
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The body of James b. Coffin, formerly
of this town who died in Nantucket June
16. was brought here for burial in Pros
pect Hill cemetery Tuesday.
The ladies' aid society of the Methodist
church will hold their regular business
meeting in the church parlor next We'd
nesday afternoon, July 81, at o'clock.
large attendance is desired
A. V. Mays agency has sold for Mrs.
Horatio n. Burnett her pine timber lot
in West Brattleboro to George Barnes oil
Waverly Mass. and Harland II. Howe
of Putney, who will erect steam mil
and clean the lot off at once.
Frank Inman colored, who was SEN
fenced to not less than two years in
state prision for grand larceny in the
county court Friday was taken from the
Newfane Jail Tuesday and lodged in the
state prison in Windsor by Sheriff Thomp>
son of Bellows Falls.
The Valley Fair kennel club is making
active preparations for big show TINS
fan The new officers are Robert c. Ba-
con who succeeds Dr. G. f. Barber as
president and Charles II. Welcome who
succeeds Mr. Bacon as superintendent
II. c. Rice is secretary.
Miss Katherine Leahy met with an ac-
cident Monday while on her way to work
at the BrattebOro Cabinet companys
factory. Her bicycle caught in the street
car rails in front of the Brattleboro
House. throwing her to the ground with
such force that her right hand was in
jured and her right arm sprained.
HAYES Bigelow launched one of the Null
Inns steel motor boats on the river yes
terday He recently took the agency for
these boats and if they are all as good
as this one, this type of craft Will not
be uncommon on the river. This is the
first boat of the kind to be launched in
Brattleboro and its appearance attracted
much attention. \ slip in unloading
made the boat go through an acrobatc
performance in the water but it righted in
a few seconds and rode the water like
duck.
Ray r. Howard. son Of Arthur c. and
Helen Charlotte Howard formerly o.
Bratteboro, and grandson of the late
Charles c. Howard, was killed in Dan
bury, Conn, July 12. Mr.. Howard was p
years old and was employed as engineer
on the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroad His head was struck by
a passing locomotive while he was re-
pairing his engine in Danbury Mr.. How
ard was a Royal Arch Mason and was
widely known in Bridgeport, where he
lived. He is survived by a widow two
brothers, Henry A. of New York and
Carl of Bridgeport, a sister, Esther
Howard, and an uncle, Herbert c. How
ard of Putney. Mr.. Howard was a cousin
of Mrs NJ. H Tyler of Brattleboro
The suit of Mrs Helen Moore against
her former husband John NJ Moore. to
recover money due her on account of
taking care of him in a recent illness was
heard before Justice John +. Morse in
South Newfane Monday. The defendant
put in no testimony and a verdict was
given for the plaintiff to recover $S5.12
and costs. The defendant represented
by A. f. Schwenk, appealed to the county
court FL Waterman appeared for the
plaintiff This case was started several
weeks ago and was discontinued and a
new suit brought The defence admits
that Mrs. Moore cared for her one-time
husband in his sickness but claims that
the amount demanded is excessive. Mrs,
Moore obtained a divorce from her hus-
band several years ago
Charles A. Boyden was in Springfield
Wednesday to look after the interests of
the r. r. Clark Automobile Co., in con-
nection with the financial embarrassment
of the Knox Automobile company of
Springfield, which was reported last Mon
day. Mr.. Boyden found, as has been
stated in Springfield papers, that the diff
ficulties of the company are due to the
large extension of its business without
adequate capital coupled with the fact
that, owing to the late and unfavorable
season, a good many machines which had
been ordered were not taken off the COM
pany's hands The officers salaries seem
to have been out of proportion to the
companys business. The standing of the
company in Springfield is good and there
is no doubt about the excellence of its
machines. 1t will not go into bankruptcy,
but will be operated by a trustee, and
no doubt is felt that it VIII pull safely
through its difficulties.
The project of running an extra train
to Vernon Saturday nights to accommodate
the employees at the dam who wish to
come to Brattleboro to trade Saturdays
which was preached in the board of
trade recently, found favor in the eyes
of the Central Vermont railroad and the
train will make its first trip tomorrow
night leaving at 10 80 o'clock and will run
regularly every Saturday, When the
board of trade took the matter up ii
was proposed that merchants contribute
funds to pay for running the train as
they would reap the benefit of the ex-
ira trade coming to town. After con-
ferrng with the Central Vermont officials
this was found unnecessary, as the Off
Gals decided that the train would be a
paying proposition for the road, Even
tually there will be some 200 American
workmen employed an the dam, besides
the large number of Italians. These can
come to Brattleboro easily enough to do
their trading but there was no way for
them to get back in the evening, the
last train leaving at 4.23 in the after
noon. The board of trade is to be con-
graduated on the outcome.
campaign OF advertising for the
benefit of Brattleboro is being planned,
and the funds out of which the cost will
be paid are in view. Citizens of the town
subscribed S1475 seven years ago for the
purpose of having a survey made, as the
first step toward securing the construc-
ton of a dam across the Connecticut
river. No string was attached to the
money and no subscriber ever expected
to get his money back. In fact many OF
the subscribers had some doubt about
the dam ever being built Now the con-
struction of the dam is assured and in
addition those whose interest in the well
fare OF the town prompted them to make
the dam a possibility have been assured
that within a few days their contribu-
tons will be refunded. But instead OF
putting the money in their pockets, the
subscribers, or practically all of them,
will make 1t do the town another good
turn by putting 1t into a municipal ad-
Vertising fund, to advertise the advan-
tages which are accruing from its first
expenditure. They will not be alone in
the enterprise, however, for the board OF
trade has decided to appropriate several
hundred dollars, and officials of the Con-
necticut River Power company who are
behind the dam project, have promised a
substantial addition to the fund.- Brat