The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-20
IRIS. CURRIER
IS DISCHARGED
etion of Thompson Trust
5 Causes General Protest.
ENEFICIARIES ANGRY
" Feel That Mrs. Curriers' Re-
Soval Is an Affront to Them--R. M.
radley Says agent Should Be
sblely in Employ of Trustees.

titicism of the management OF the
mas Thompson fund has been renewed
week as result of the announcement
Mrs. A. j. Currier, for nearly tour
l one of the local agents of the trus-
| had been discharged and resident
northampton, Mass, Miss 5. Z. sted'
kEappointed in her place. Mrs. Cur
n was appointed representative OF the
kfciaries in April 1904 at the sugges-
1 of Richards M. Bradley, one OF the
ices. Previous to that time Mr.; Brad
attention had been called to. the DIS
Faction that existed among the seam.
ses, needle women and shop girls OF
tleboro in regard to the way the fund
being administered, and he advised
Elocal association to choose some one
kugh whom their needs could be pre-
Id to the trustees. Following this
stion the local society Of seamstresses,
e women and shop girls chose Mrs.
Her, who was then and is now It's
dent. Since that time Mrs. Cur.
Mas worked conscientionsly III behalf
e local benehciaries, and to say that
Removal has caused Indignation among
women is putting it mildly.
trustees reasons for making TINS
Ningly idiotic change of policy are
ery. Mr.. Bradley admits that Mrs.
err has shown tact and ability IN the
He says, however, that the, trus-
believe that better results can be ac-
klished if the work is done by one
Is solely in the employ of the trustees
S|Nho owes her position to Them Miss
nan, who has been appointed to
EMrs. Curriers' place, will not make
home in Brattleboro but will come
Kn as occasion requires.
long time there has been a feel
Rmong Brattleboro people that the
pson fund was not being admins
fairly, and last year the local society
amstresses, needle women and shop
engaged counsel to investigate the
n. Haskins & Schwenk, attorneys
be society, petitioned the trustees for
Ia modification in their rulings and
for the removal of Mrs. A. b. Wells
cal agent. As a result of this pc
the trustees applied to the supreme
al court of Massachusetts Tor lnstruc-
as to their duties under the decree
Aich the fund became available. Has
Is Schwenk, through the attorney
of Massachusetts, then asked leave
tervene in behalf of the local bene-
les and their petition was granted.
BITE for a hearing has yet been set
is probable that one will be named
short time.
Re is general feeling among the
women of this town as well as
others not directly interested in
nd that the action of the trustees
sting Mrs. Currier without appar-
kuse is step toward returning the
istration of the fund locally to the
harge of Mrs. Wells, who receives
ry Of $500 for doing this work. The
BIZ having an out-of-town agent to
gate local cases looks to them al
En- too impracticable to be perma-
Moreover, they are at a loss to
tand how better results can be OBJ
through an agent employed sole
the trustees" than through one
by the very persons for whom the
vas created.
n the news of Mrs. Curriers' dis
became public early this week The
her wrote to r. NJ. Bradley, one
he Thompson fund trustees, asking,
tbis action was taken and whether
kStedman, the new agent, would
to Brattleboro or work from her
residence. Mr.. Bradley's letter
u is as follows:
FIR
letter of March l6 is received