Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-22

are planning to have May breakfast
and fair Wednesday. May 1.
The next meeting of the Alliance study
class will be held at the Unitarian par
sonage Monday evening at 100. Subject
"The Mohammedan Religion"
There will be an auction sale of roller
skates. large graphophone. with horn
and rack, and 90 records at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning in front of Emerson
building.
Robert Lincoln of Townshend who was
injured by the derailment Of a freight car
Jan. and subsequently had his leg ann
putated i'm the Memorial hospital, left the
hospital Tuesday and went to his home
There win be a sale of fancy. articles,
aprons ETC. followed by an auction, at
the Swedish Congregational church to-
morrow evening at 40. Refreshments
will be served after the auction. Every
body is invited.
Walter Freeman who claimed to come
from Chelsea, Mass. was arrested by
Night Waterman William Warren Tues
brought before the municipal court Wed
ncsdaY morning He was fined S. and
costs amounting to $l245.
Helen Newcomb. aged two years. daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Botn = Newcomb
of West Brattleboro, died Sunday after a
brief illness. The funeral was held Mon
day afternoon at o'clock in the home
and the burial was i'm the Wet Brattle-
boro cemetery Rev \. H. Webb, pas
tor of the Methodist church, ofiiciated.
\. Faron Bratton. Sc. the Oldest resident
i'm stamford, this state, died Monday. He
was a native and ife-long resident of
the town. a farmer ana a highly re-
spected citizen. He leaves son and
three daughters The son is Lewis c.
Bratton of Athens in this county and
one daughter is Mrs Barna Phelps of
Bratteboro.
Michael Clune, the young man who
borrowed George Wits coupe while the
owner was watching the basketball game
one night last week was released from
the lookup Friday morning as his father
had secured the $500 bail in which he
was held for his appearance in the county
court in April. He was arraigned before
Justice William s Newton Thursday
evening after spending almost q hours
in the lookup.
The funeral of William f. Wilder was
held last Friday afternoon at o'clock
in the home is South Main street. Rev
Harry r. Miles ofiiciated The bearers
were from Sedgwick post. G.. \. RI.
p. Elmer Timothy w. Eason. Frank
| StOckwell and H. j Allen VIII Schuster
sang several selections. The body was
placed In the vault at Morningsde Gene
terry. 1t will be taken to Waitesfeld, Mr.
| Wilders former home, for burial in the
spring.
The marriage Of w H. Bemis and Mrs
Nellie Gertrude Horton was celebra ted
with n reception held at the home of the
| brides daughter. Mrs. +. Il. r. Dompier
! Saturday evening. \ party of 80 to 40
! invited guests spent the evening socially
| with music and partook of ice cream and
cake. Many presents were received
among which were a handsome lamp and
a hand painted water set The lamp was
the gift of the employees Of the steam
laundry, where the bride is employed,
and the water set was presented by Mrs
Lucy \. Bemis mother of the groom
Mr. and Mrs. Bemis will make their home
for the present with Mrs Bemis's daugh-
ter Mrs. Dompier
Sedgwick Woman's Relief corps served
bountful supper last Friday even
| ing to large gathering and after
wards held a social with brief entertain
ment and speeches from visiting depart
ment officers. The entertainment opened
with piano selections 10y Mrs A. T. Car
penter and songs by Miss Gertrude Mat
thews after which there were brief ad-
! dresses by Mrs Abbie Vim. president
Of the corps Mrs Calista Bangs, de-
| partment president and Department Com
| mander J. \. Sheldon of Rutland. AS
| sistant Adjutant General H. w Spofford
! of Rutland, Junior vice Department Com
mander Lorenzo w. Bush Of Brooklne and
| by Col II. T. Taylor. past department
commanders.
Wyatt Fowler. so. whose death in
| Greenfield, Mass Feb. 10. was recorded
| in The Phoenix last week married in
| 1874 Della $. Burnham of Brattleboro.
| who survives him with one daughter. Miss
| laurena, teacher in the kindergarten in
| Greenfield. Mr. Fowler, who had many
| friends in this town, was superintendent
of the Charles r. Field baby carriage fac
| tory in Greenfield 20 years and later was
employed in the Cutler. Lyons & Field
shoe shop. He had held every office in
| all the Masonic bodies i'm Greenfield
! lodge, chapter, council and commandery.
| He was an authority on Masonic ritual
and was widely known for the impressive
! ness with which he performed his work
| as an officer in the Masonic bodies
The Grange Dramatic club held a pleas
ant social and dance last Friday evening
George w. Pierce was to have had charge
of the program but as he was unable to
be present until late, II. w. Sargent took
! his place. The entertainment included a
piano selection by Miss Franklin, songs by
+. NJ. Goodenough and Mrs Fremont
Hamilton, reading by Mrs Mavarette A.
| Fisher, recitation by Mrs S. f.. Edwards
ana speech by A. f. Miller. Dancing
opened with valentine dance for which
partners were chosen by matching valen-
tines cut in two. The club is planning
for play Liberty Corners or The Mys-
terry of a Fortune" to be presented about
March IS. The play requires large
cast Rehearsals have begun.
The report of the enumeratio of chill
dren of school age in Brattleboro school
district No. ., Incorporated, was filed Sat
urday with Town Clerk w. $. Newton by
Walter A. Gilbert, clerk of the district
School age is from the fifth. 10 the 18th
anniversary of birth. The report shows
that there are in the district $40 children
from five to is years old. This is -four
less than the number last year, but this
year there were more who became Is
years old and went out of the list thar
there ere who became five years old and
entered the list. The number from five
to eight years Old is 200. There are 53l
from eight to 10 years old and 242 from
10 to Is years old. These are the three
groups specified in the school law The
number of males and females is more
nearly the same this year than for seVera
years, there being 4S4 males and 492 fe-
males. Grove street is the banner street
in proportion to its length having 81
children of school age.
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