Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1908-07-03
LOCAL OVERFLOW.

Peter Hubbard. 49, a resident of Dunn
fnerston for the past few years, died last
night in the Memorial hospital where ne
was taken several weeks ago.
Six boys will be brought before Judge
Ernest w. Gibson Of the municipal court
this afternoon on a charge Of stealing a
watermelon from II. s. Goodenough's
store wednesday.
In the regular meeting of the Girls
| club Wednesday evening the amendment
to the constitution, providing for quar-
terly instead of monthly business meet
ings, was adopted.
The body Of James McSherry, the work.
man at the dam who was drowned last
week and whose body was recovered
Friday night was buried in Hins-
dale SO far as could be found out from
fellow employees he had no relatives or
close friends
In preparation for the usual trouble on
the glorious Fourth 20 extra special po-
| llcemen have been appointed and will be
on duty with the regular squad tonight
and all day tomorrow. Through the night
they will be stationed at Nantage points
along the streets and their number gives
the police department confidence that the
boys will not be able to ring in any fire
alarm boxes this year without being
caught. Each officer will have definite
beat to cover and fire alarm box to
keep an eagle eye on. Judging by the
way in which the boys have started in
during the last few days 1t looks as
though the officers might spend a busy
night. The special policemen appointed
for the occasion are NJ. ]. Lynch, John
Frederickson, Morris Doyle, John Birch,
James Sheehy, Melvin Cooper, Thomas
Griffin. Andrew Johnson, T. Lyons, ]. H.
Ward, Michael Baker, jr., Edward Knud-
son, Charles Cobb, Louis Deffner, Frank
Burton, H. ]. Allen, George Holden,
John Strand, A. s. Wyman and A. R.
Rice.
Charles Herbert Cllsbee, "a, a WELL
known figure in Brattleboro many years,
died yesterday morning in the home of
his brother in Revere, Mass He had been
in poor health for years and the death of
lis aunt, Miss Mary Clisbee, with whom
he had lived since an infant, which oc
CURED last January, was a severe shock
to him. Shortly after that he went to
Southern Pines and was there about two
months. He then came to the home of
his brother in Revere and afterwards
visited in Brattleboro. He was taken
critically i'll about three weeks ago. Mr..
Clisbee was born in Guilford and was the
son Of Charles c. Clisbee. His mother
died when he was 20 months old and he
was taken by his aunt, who cared for him
with fidelity throughout his childhood.
They always lived together and had no
| other close social relations. He went
| through the village schools and after
wards taught school many years In
later life he was employed in various
grocery stores and was a well-known
man in town. He was a member of the
| Congregational church and the funeral
was held in the Centre church this morn
ing at 10 o'clock. In the absence of Rev.
H. R. Miles, the pastor, Rev. L. M.
Keneston of West Brattleboro oficiated.
The body was taken to Hinesburg for
burial.
The campaign for the closing of all
places of business on Sunday, which
| States Attorney Robert c. Bacon is con-
| Quoting at the instigation of several citi-
| zens, came to a focus Sunday when
| Philip Alexander was arrested for keep
ing his candy and fruit store open for
| business after having been warned not
to do so. The Sunday before Alexander,
with w. G. Horton, A. q. Miller and
Alright e. Casassa, was warned not to
open on threat of prosecution and all re-
manned closed The others kept their
stores closed last Sunday, but Alexander
opened as usual Policeman Fred DOM
pier. who was on duty, notified him to
close and as the notice was not needed
placed him under arrest. This action was
on the advice of the states attorney.
Alexander was released on his own re-
cognizance and will appear before Judge
E. w. Gibson of the municipal court
wednesday. The hearing was at first set
for this morning but was continued until
Wednesday. 1t is to be made a test case
| and on it's result future action depends.
1t is evidently the purpose, or at least
| the wish, to push this or some other case
through to see whether the present Sun
day law can be enforced to the extent of
forbidding the drug stores to do any but
strictly prescription business on Sun
day, to prevent the livery stables from
letting horses for any other use than that
of church attendance, charity and
mercy" to stop the running of the street
, railroad, and so on through the list. 1t
will probably prove in the end that the
good old rule-"There is reason in all
/ things"-prevails.