Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-18
BRATTLEBORO.

death q snort time ago Oh j. Al CiWlel,
the veteran actor, who will be remember
ed by many local tneatre-gOers
The Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton Will give musical and afternoon
tea from 3 to Tuesday at the nome Of
Mrs. Ii. II. Bond on Linden street
Charles f. Downcr has sold his in
terest in the Grand Union tea business
to l.. +. Taylor. lie will give possession
March j. Mr.. Downer has not decided
what he will do.
The body of J. W. Heigham Of Newton
Centre Mass, was brought to Brattle-
bOro Feb. II and placed in the tomb in
Prospect Hill cemetery. The burial will
take place early in the spring
Brattleboro lodge, n. e. o. F., will hold
a rehearsal for degree work Tuesday
evening at o'clock in Grand Army hall
The degree team and station officers are
requested to be present.
The post office will be open from to
~ in the forenoon next Tuesday Wash
ington's birthday anniversary. The viii
lage carriers will make the morning de-
livery only. The rural carriers will make
no delivery
The Woman's Relief corps and invited
guests will nave "A seghrlde to Putney
Tuesday The Putncy members of the
order will furnish dinner. The party will
leave Grand Army han at 10 o'clock.
Those wishing TO go are asked to notify
Mrs. G.. Il. hanson Of - Washington
street.
In meeting Of the directors of the
Brattleboro Boat club Sunday afternoon
it was decided to call Il general meeting
of the club soon To discuss the question
Of what should be done the coming sea-
son. Various plans have been suggested,
but the directors thought it would be best
to get the opinions OF the members before
adopting any definite plans.
Clara Turner the pleasing coincidence
who nas won much praise from theau1-
cal critics, and her talented company will
appear in the Auditorium in four inter-
esting plays next week, beginning Thurs
day night with "A thief in the house"
as announced in an advertisement in
this paper. Thursday night will be
ladies' night Miss Turner is one of the
cleverest stars in the repertoire field. and
the plays in which she will be seen are
bright and breezy comedies
Beauseant commandery, X. r.. in its
stated conclave Wednesday evening, con-
ferred the order of the Temple. This even
ing, in special cOnclaVe, the order Of the
Red Cross will be conferred and the com
mandery will be opened in full ceremonial
form. The order of the Temple will be
conferred in special concaves Wednes-
day. Feb. 80; Friday, March 4 Wednes-
day, March 9. TIE official inspection by
grand
derry will occur on the last named date
Charles $, Conant Of South London
derry, former well-known resident of
Canal street, writes that he was ac-
quainted with Col. Theodore s. Foster
whose sudden death in Boston was re-
corded last week. Col. Foster lived in
mis- boyhood on South Main street, prob
ably in the house where the Judge house
now stands. He went to Fitchburg and
from there he in b.
Massachusetts regiment, in which he
iinally held the rank of Lieutenant colonel
After he was wounded at Roanoke Island
he came to BrattlebOro to see his sister,
Mrs. }. Harvey SimOnds. He had not
been in Brattleboro in many years. so far
as known.
The funeral Of Raymond Weeks. 10.
nephew Of Frank W. Weeks of Pearl
street was held in Dickinson hall, West
Mortified, Friday. Mr.. Weeks was
struck by an express train in South Ac-
ton, Mass, while putting milk on a train
tuesday morning. lie was taken to the
massachusetts General hospital, where he
died Tuesday night His father was
Mahlon Weeks, half-brother of Frank w
Weeks, and his mother was Elsie Cald-
well Weeks. The family lived in West
minister a few years ago. After the
death of her father, King Caldwell, Mrs
Weeks bought the home place in West
Mortified, from which place they went
to West Acton to live few weeks ago.
w NJ. Reed, son of the late NJ I. Reed
or vernon and formerly clerk in a Jew
elry store in Brattleboro, has bought the
JeWelry store in Montpelier where ne has
been employed several years. The Mont
pelier Journal of Monday announced the
purchase as follows: "W. NJ. Reed, who
Tor the last four years has been connect
ed with the A. G. Stone jewelry store as
matchmaker and optician, has purchased
1t from the estate of the late \. G. Stone
ana has already taken possession. Mr.
Reed is man of wide experience in the
Jrwelry business and at one time held a
responsible position in the adjustment de-
partment Of the Waltham Watch COM
piny, a department requiring more than
the ordinary amount of skill as "A watch
maker. Mr. Reed is to be congratulated
upon securing such a well-cstablshed
ana well-known store and his friends
wish him all kinds Of success in his new
venture"
The Judge property controversy is at
an end. Tine public service commission
came to Brattleboro to hold a hearing
Tuesday on the condemnation proceed
ings instituted against the property by
the Central Vermont Railway company
At previous hearing the railroad com
pany put in its side Of the case and the
Judge neirs were to present their side of
the controversy Tuesday. The commits
sOners were on hand at the appointed
hour, o'clock, but neither side in the
controversy appeared. The commission
erS played the waiting game some hours
before II was announced that a settle
ment Of the case was being reached. The
terms Of the settlement We're private
Both the injunction proceedings against
the Connecticut River Power company
on account of their flowing the Judge
property, and the condemnation proceed
ings were called off and the Judge prop
erty was bought by the power company
The railroad will nave what it wants of
the property for additional track room
Assessments on account of the construc-
lion Of the North Main street sewer were
decided upon in a meeting of the board
of bailins Friday night. The cost of
building the sewer was excessive, amount
ing to $4450. This was due in a large
measure to the necessity of blasting out
the ledge in order to get the proper fall
through the street. The baiiffs measured
the exact length of the sewer, but in
apportioning the assessments they left
out OF consideration the sewer at the
extreme northerly end Of the street along
land when never could be used for build
ing purposes, There are three property
owners along the line of the sewer. Harry
L. Emerson owns one lot on which he
built his new home, the Brattleboro Re-
treat holds five building lots on the west
side of the street and the remainder of
the abutting property belongs to the Brad
ley estate The baiifs fixed the assess
ment ON the building lots at $3.50 each
and the remainder of the cost was as
sessed on the Bradley estate Tne abut-
ting property owners have a right to
appeal to the county court If they are
dissatisfied with the assessment