Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-03-04

DtHnlS heDekah lodge VIII nOlu mas
uuerade dance in odd Fellows hail We'd
nesday evening, March 10.
c. f. Richardson of Guilford will sell
his personal property. consisting of stock.
farming tools and household goods. by
auction Thursday at 10 o'clock. Further
particulars may be gained by reading
his advertisement in another column.
Wiliamsvlle Grange will visit Protec-
tive Grange Wednesday evening and will
furnish the program. An oyster supper
will be served after the meeting. The
members Of Protective Grange are re-
quested to contribute pies, cakes, or
money.
Mary +. wilkins Freeman, the novelist
formerly of Brattleboro, sustained a
financial loss one day recently, when her
big touring car valued at $4,000 was des-
troyed by fire. Mr.. and Mrs Freeman
were riding down the main street of
Metuchen when the fire broke out under
meath the car and in a few minutes the
costly machine was a blackened wreck
w b. Aliens ferry premises in West
Chesterfield We're officially visited by
Deputy Sheriffs Lord of Keene and Moors
Of Marlboro, few days ago, who found
~ bottles Of beer whiskey and gin
Allen was brought before a justice and
bound over to the April term of the
| superior court in bonds of $500 Allen
was raded some time ago ana bound
| over so he now has two charges against
him.
Andrew Whitney of Springfield. Mass
Il real estate owner observed his saith
birthday anniversary Monday, there being
a family gathering and dinner in his
home. Mr. Whitney is a brother of Julius
| whitney of Green street. The family
formerly lived in Fitclburg, where they
made reeds for the Estey Organ company.
| The business afterwards was sold to the
Estey company and two Of the sons, Jo-
| slab and Julius, came to BrattlebOro and
were employed by the company. Two
| other brothers, Jonas and Andrew. later
made reeds and melodeons ana conducted
retail music store in Fitchburg
| Rev. DIT S. H. McCollester Of Marlboro
| n. H. has just issued for private circu-
lation through the Rumford Press of
! Concord, an attractive and handsomely
| bound volume of poems, Autumn Leaves
| from Mapleside.' The book is issued in
| commemoration of the S0th birthday Of
| the author, who was was So years old
| Dec. Is, 1893 and appropriately opens
| with an autobiography poem The
! booklet contains 10 other poems There
are several half tone pictures among
! which is one of Mr.. McCollester on his
! jOth birthday anniversary and one on
! his S0th, also the house in which ne was
| born, and his present home "Maplesde 90
! The little book is handsomely bound in
white and gold lettering Rev. DR. Nc
! Collester is a former pastor of the Uni
versallst church of Brattleboro.
y rumor Of a shooting ARRAY in which
! one woman was badly wounded was in
| circulation Monday but it was a blood
less affair and Chief-of-Police George
| Wilson was able to explain it, having
| made an investigation at house on
! Elliot street Sunday evening His atten-
| ton was attracted to the house by the
| loud noises within. and ne was told by
| people outside that shots had been fired
| on investigation he found that a family
| war was in fun progress and one young
woman claimed that she had been shot
! in the leg. Further investigation revealed
| the fact that the noises which had been
| taken for shots were produced by two
sticks whacked together by two lusty
| boys ana that the young woman had
| been SO startled by the noise that she
| had fallen over. Her Injuries resulted
! wholly from the fall. The battle Of
tongues wa being wagrd when chief
| Wilson left the house after warning the
| occupants To De little NOR considerable
Of their neighbors' feelings
a special meeting Of the board of di-
rectors Of the Springfield Printing com
pany was held Saturday and many i'm
pOrtant changes In the personnel OF the
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H. \. Bingham as treasurer general
manager and member of the board of
directors. \. J. Crosby as president ana
II. 6. Topper as secretary and member
/ OF the board Of directors were presented
ana accepted. The positions thus made
vacant We're filled 10y the election of f.
Il. Finn TO the Office Of president. general
manager and director. \. J. Crosby to
that Of treasurer and secretary and +.
&. Crosby to that of trustee to director
The board OF directors now consists of
+. r. Finn, \. j. Crosby +. G Crosby
trustee. and NJ. L. Lawrence. 1t is the
intention OF the new management to con-
tiuue the present progressive policy Of
the company, and to that end il be-
speaks the continued goodwill and patron
age Of the townspeople. Mr. Bingham
Will remain with the company in a clerical
capacity.
Samuel Hall Atherton. 90. died about 9
o'clock Tuesday night in the home of his
son. a S. Anterior, in Bernardston. He
was born in Greenfield. May %. 1920, and
was one of eight children He was mar
rled three times His first wife was RoN
ana Kingsley, who lived only a short
time after their marriage For his sec
ond wife he married Abigail Taft. who
died July 3. 1882 Two children were born
of this union, Adelbert S. and Fred. who
died a the age Of eight years. His third
wife, who was an own cousin, was Mrs.
Marian Atherton Plummer whom he
married in November, 1881. When
young man he learned the shoemakers
trade and later went into the tanning
business in Colrain. At one time he
owned a soap business in Bernardston.
He served the town of Bernardston as
selectman and was tax collector many
years. He leaves a wife, son, four
grandchildren. John c. and Raymond A.
of Bernardston and Mrs. c. Kenneth
Farnum and Mrs, Duane F. Farr of Brat
tleboro, and three great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held In the home
this afternoon at 80 and the burial will
be in, Bernardston.
Guy A. Doolittle's health was the sub
ject of another hearing in the county
clerks Office yesterday morning. when
some interesting dispositions were given
by Walter Parks, employed recently
about the county jail at Newfane, Dr.
II. d. Holton who made an examination
of Doolittle Feb. ,, and ]. f. Smiley of
the Newfane Inn. Mr. Smiley gave no
testimony as to Doolittles health. but
he stated that on the day when the ply
scans last examined DoOlittle he re-
ceived a telephone message from Gibson
& WATERWAYS office asking him to in
form Doolittle that the physicians were
on the way. He delivered the message to
Doolittle at the jail. Mr. Parks, who was
employed at the Jail al the time, testi-
fled that after receiving the message
Doollttle went TO bed and that within
was up again, playing cards. Mr. Parks
testified also as to Doolittle's appetite.
He said that when only one other pris-
oner was confined in the jail ne took
generous portion for two men in to them
and that they always ate 1t all He never