Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-04-01

street wednesday afternoon at O'CLOCK
Brattleboro lodge, No. 1922 F. & A.
NJ, conferred the third degree on three
candidates in special communication
last evening
The adjourned meeting of the Brat
tleboro Sunday School union will be held
Wednesday evening, April 10, instead of
April 6 as previously announced.
with the same adequate cast Of ia
mliar characters and the same scenic
production intact as seen in Boston,
billy the boy artist" will come to
the Auditorium Saturday, April 9, mat
inee and night
Rev a. j. Hough, formerly of Brattle-
boro has written letter to the district
superintendent OF his district resignlng
as pastor of Trinity Methodist church of
Montpelier. He is chaplain Of the Yer
mont house Of representatives.
A decree of divorce with alimony of
$50, 900, costs and $4,000 for counsel fees
was awarded Mrs. Julia Gardner Gayley
in Reno, New, Saturday Mrs Gayley
was the wife of James Gayley vice. pres
ident of the United States steel corpor-
alton and owner of a farm in Dummers-
ton.
The funeral of Thomas Martin was held
saturday morning at 9 o'clock in ST.
Michael's Roman Catholic church. Rev
Father NJ. J. Carmody officiated and the
bearers were William Martin, Daniel
Brosnahan, Patrick Fenton and John
Hagan. The burial was in the Roman
Catholic cemetery The three sons
Thomas and Daniel Of Northampton and
Joseph Of Hoyloke, We're present at the
funeral.
Reciprocity day was observed by the
| Brattleboro Womans club March 49,
Reports of the work of the various clubs
were given by representatives of the Bel
| lows Falls, Chester, Putney and Spring
field clubs Mrs. Oliver f. Ashton, presi-
dent Of the state federation of Woman's
clubs, spoke at length. urging the clubs
to unite in various lines of work which
she suggested. Frederic c. Adams sang
and Sewall Morse played a cornet solo,
after which a buffet lunch was served.
Leitsnger's orchestra played during the
luncheon.
Elizabeth daughter Of MIR and Mrs. r.
H. Amidon, received a cut on her head
Saturday. Alonzo II. Illness horse was
standing in front Of Mr.. Amidon's home
on Green when the girl, who is two and
a half years old, came out Of the house
\ few minutes later the child ran scream
! ing to her mother with blood flowing from
bad scalp wound No one saw just
what happened, but from what the child
said II appeared that she fell just as
the horse stepped and that one noof
| struck her on the head The horse is
perfectly gentle ana would not kick a
child under any conditions. The girl was
not injured badly
| \ sample Of the water which Brattle-
/ bOro IS using was taken Wednesday by
/ Health officer Henry Tucker and sent
! to the state laboratory OF hygiene in
! Burlington for analysis The last sam
/ pie Of the water was sent In the winter
| when the area which the new reservoir
/ in Pleasant valley drains was frozen.
! Now that the snow is well OFF in that
/ region there is considerable surface wash
/ into the reservoir. and If there is any
/ source Of contamination it will show.
! The sample was taken from the Chestnut
| Hill reservoir close to the discharge pipe
/ from the new reservoir. There is no
! special reason for thinking that the water
/ is contaminated, but Or. Tucker sent up
the sample as precautionary measure.
The funeral of Frank W. Kimbau was
! held in the home on Crosby street Friday
! afternoon at 3 O'clock with a very large
number of floral tributes and a repre-
sentative gathering Of the townspeople to
! attest the esteem and affection in which
! he was held. Large delegations were
present from the Vermont Wheel club
! and BrattlebOro lodge, r. x A. NJ. in both
| Of which organizations he was an active
member, ana the tuners in the Estey
! Organ company shops who had worked
under him attended in a body, as well
as large number from the other depart
| mentS. Rev DIR. John Il. Cow, pastor
Of the First Baptist church. OBLIGATED
| and the bearers were l.. w Hawley. w
H. Perry, f. \. Thompson. Carl Holen-
der. Frank II Brasor and Fred l.. Smith
The burial was in Mornlngside cemetery
\ wen-attended district meeting OF the
lodges of the New England Order OF
Protection was held in Red Mems nall
/ Wednesday evening. The district in
cludes the lodges OF Brattleboro Bellows
/ Falls ana Springfield. A delegation of
is from the Bellows Falls lodge was
| present. \ supper was served at ESQ
/ O'Clock by the women Of Brattleboro
| lodge The evening program opened
| with the comforting of the degree on a
| class Of four candidates from Bellows
! Falls by the Brattleboro lodge degree
/ team led by Harry Sweetland. Later in
! the evening there was speaking by the
grand and supreme officials who were
! present. Those who spoke were Supreme
| District Deputy Warden Frank Peabody
of Boston, Grand Warden +. A. Bugbee
! of Barre, Grand Vice Warden F. c
Davis Of Brattleboro and District Deputy
| T.. X. Lynch of Brattleboro. After the
meeting the entire company attended
! the Lyric moving picture theatre as
! the guests of Mr.. Davis. The Bellows
Falls visitors went home on the 1890
! train.
Mrs. Netue NJ Bennett. 6S. widow Of
| Edford o. Bennett, died early Monday
morning in the home OF her sister law
| Mrs. Frank Wellman of Washington
street. She had been in i'll health many
| years. and for the past six years she
| had been outdoor but little. She was
| born In Townshend Oct. 10, 1916, and was
daughter Of Richard NJ and Mary
| CTourtelotD HARDWOOD. Her girlhood was
J spent In Townshend. and It was there
! that she was married to Mr. Bennett
| July II, 1872. They lived in Boston many
years and came to Brattleboro about 90
years ago. Mr.. Bennett died Sept 90
! 1892 Mrs. Bennett lived in California
! a number of years. She came to Brat
| tleboro from Keene in October. 1909
! Their only child died in infancy Mrs
| Bennett was an attendant at the Con-
| grega tional church when her health per-
| mitted. The funeral was held in Mrs
! Wellman's home Wednesday afternoon at
| ] o'clock, Rev f, w Sharp officiating
The body was taken to Townshend yes
terday for burial
Mrs Emily Frances (Farnsworth) John
| son, 81, died Wednesday morning at It's
| O'Clock In the home of her daughter, Mrs
Charles r. Dunklee on High street. She
| had been in her usual health through the
| winter and she arose Wednesday morning
and was assisting In getting breakfast
when she fell backward unconscious
| Everything possible was done to revive
her but she died without regaining con-
| seriousness. Heart disease was the cause
| Mass. Dec a. 1852. Her parents died
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