Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-11-04
MAY CEASE TO EXIST
BrattIeboro Academy Corporation
Likely to Be Dissolved
Suit Brought to Recover Part Of Fund
with Which Former School Was Main.
taned-Bill May Not Be Opposed.

Suit Brought to Recover Part Of Fund
with Which Former School Was Main
tained-Bn May Not Be Opposed.
Mention was made in The Phoenix last
week of bin in chancery brought by
Mrs. Lucina :. Bartlett and Miss Maria
L. Stedman of West Bratteboro, through
G. G. Fitts's office, against the Brattle-
boro academy to recover funds sub
scribed for carrying on the institution.
More of the details are now available.
The bill states that the academy was in
corporated by an act Of the legislature
Nov. 4, 1901, ITO provide place Of adj
Vanccd instruction ana learning for the
youth of the surrounding towns; that
by its charter the corporation was au-
thorzed to hold property ana appro-
pirate for the use Of the school such do
nations as had been or thereafter might
be made for the use of the institution
and that until 1905 the institution was
managed in conformance with its char
ter.
1t is stated that in June, 1887, a sub
scrptiun was started for the purpose of
creating a fund for the academy which
should be held in trust by the trustees
for the following purposes:
said fund to be by said trustees safe
ly invested and the income from it eX-
pended follows:
II. For keeping the academy build
ings properly insured and in good re-
pair and the grounds in good condition,
and for such alterations in and addi-
lions to said buildings as may from time
to time become necessary.
me ,eildliuer VI suCH income 10
ne eNPtHutu I"I t'e general pun poSes Oh
| trustees"
The orators state that in the subscrip-
.oh II vas Iurt"eI PIoVlueu 'iIdI IN c"se
! i'e acaue"nH ever ceaseu 10 exist as az,
!ls.i'ulioH vi Ie"rIIns tHe lulu shouIu
t!lei eupo" "eNUlc ioi ie''cu anu l'le seN
| taoi sums SuuSVIlpTu S''Hu!u revert ~
'"T uVnoIs or theIr ItEaI heTS
III l'o' ME- haIHt'' pilu lIllo lle
! ue"SuIS % me InstI'ut'oh Sou"u ana MISS
''e"'',"r Nluoo lut Vle pun p"SeS "'il-
| ,Ionyu il! dIllcIt g lneN aver U.'l III
| !H"hlnN ue u"""'lvIS Il was lieH m
| 'c"l 70 =" 'u'' as ''lt 1yI"!S Oh inc SUI"
| SLIiPl'"H 'HuIJ''e' luhu' l.e income OIL
/ MIiiCu Slo"t" pe useu loM"'u t't EeHer"I
PI''SV9 WI 'ie "1"u''i'N' 81" expenses
| 10 ne incurred 10y 'hr INSTITUTION as
! lt''' -, t"S'i u. 'io" l'I u'I'',tu Pu-
! i''S' anu my s'"'t 'h"' an oI lIllS vas
! Nh9"h 10 inc trustees ana assehted TO
! anu agreed 10 by 'heh "heh accepting
| NY SIi' ~ " am ,
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iu9IveS eNe,uteu IVY 'e1se VI 'i't
| "O"".iIS 10 ,l'e soN" ~ bldt.ItpoIo' ny
VIZ yer ms vi NHIcH ."t nulIuliss anu
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| rs uSe a. '"MH S'HooA H7lCe 'Ic tN-
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| a''ueIhy puiuIhs mas nor peeh useu ior
! the purpose ior WhlCh II was erected ana
lT M"ivn we institution was lhcoiPo-
| ,"tVu "ut ma oeth use" as sciuul
| "uiluiS IuI me Io"tF srdu's III the
| NuIaEe OF west i'ratt!eooro. IheE as
SER tIla' slhCe thdt tlhe the luhd es-
| ,""llSHe" ~ me subscription mas not
! neeH eNPeu"tu LOT me purpose LOT "nlch
II was tSIapilsheu' put mas pteh edch
| EeaI' WIN tne exception OF the year
I',V' pau mo the treasury OF me town
| SSenouL ulsulC', mas neeh useu LOT pay
| ,hs me tAp'lseS oI 1le ulSt,lcu ana mas
"een O. no pentn. 10 hr''tueporo aciu-
SmlS' ICING "pPIUp! .id sIl''IIy TO re-
uure uIe Avs VI M to"n sChoui us
-, ru me year I'Iv' ~ Is SHlu' no
uiSp 1'un ii'S "eti i,hue VI SlS income
NIllSH t'il"ils u, u'e H"'us Vi '"e Ueas-
N'rL Vi u.e a'"ueHl!.
ny "I"'oIs aver 'hdt lh'ouEh ueIeIl
"a "'iun uI'u Us III val IouS ~ lilSltS
ne me sene''I Iuiu ndS ueeI, uiiIlIn'sleu.
l"eN sId'e Nn"t 'neS are Io' lhlorii'eu as
10 Wlo' amount remains pu' tnat lneS
oeiienr ."e.s St"l suost 1i!llII
T NM IN tnt minus VI 'ht treasurer
nc app, OPP IL, J." 'lon anu use OF me income,
uleS state, 10 volua iS ana IePusi,"HN 10
li,e /" ecu '' uIPust anu intent ana splIll
vi ne ne "uiI''Ion anu 10 S"t cypress leTI,ls
VI Ine Sups0i 'p 'Iuh anu C'l"' unutI lIe
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