Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-05-27
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
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DIR. Fremont Hamilton is building
garage of cement blocks in the rear of
his residence on Linden street.
Rev. E. s. Harrison Of West Brattle-
boro will conduct the chapel service in
the Retreat Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
The dairy farm of 100 acres in Guilford
owned by c. Fred Richardson Of Brat
tleboro has been sold this week to Fred
erick Ashworth of Worcester, Mass. The
sale was made by II. F. Weatherhead
agent for the E. A. Strout company. Mr..
Ashworth will take possession immedi-
ately.
Monday was the SD anniversary of the
marriage of Mr.. and Mrs Sumner h.
Emerson of Oak street Mr. and Mrs
Emerson received some letters of con-
graduation but on account of the recent
death of their grandson, Donald b. EN-
erson, they made less of the anniversary
than they otherwise would have done.
Col. Kttredge Haskins will deliver a
Memorial day address in the Union church
in Vernon Sunday afternoon and in Put
hey Monday. II. e. Eddy will be the Me-
mortal day orator in Wilmington and
Judge r. w. Gibson in Bellows Falls.
Rev. Roy NJ Houghton, who will be the
speaker in Brattleboro this wear will
speak in Dummerston Monday forenoon.
j. d. Redway of Grove street, who was
"a years old Wednesday, remembers see
sng Halley's comet rs years ago, when he
was nine years old. Mr. Redway also
remembers the delegation who went from
Putney, his native town, to Stratton
mountain in 1910 to hear Daniel Webster
speak in the William Henry Harrison
hard cider" campaign. They took with
them barrel with a rake tail for Spite
hop,a
held in the Congregational chapel Thurs
day at $50 o'clock to hear the reports of
the convention just held in Waterbury
thls state, which three members of the
ladies' association have been attending
The women are requested to bring at this
time the dollars which they have earned
toward the expense of the new floors
also an account of the way in which the
money was earned. A full attendance is
hoped for. The supper and sale will take
place in about two weeks.
Commander NJ. L. Bruce of sedwick
post G.. A. r., has issued invitations
TO the associate members reading as
1oIlows: BY vote of the post you are
invited to meet with us al Grand Army
hall Sunday morning, the 29th, at "a
and attend the Baptist church in a body
also TO meet with us at the same place
Monday afternoon, the 3Oth, at / O'Clock
and join us in the parade and all exer.
clses of Memorial day. We will appre.
clate your presence as loyal citizens who
aid US in maintaining our organization
and are with us in the sentiment of these
occasions"
There were sensational DEVELOPMENTS
Monday in the court in New Yory city
at which United States Judge J. 7,
Martin of this town is presiding. Charles
H. Heike, secretary treasurer of the
American Sugar Refining company. wa.
on trial charged with conspiracy to de-
fraud the government through under
weighing lmportations of sugar. Oliver
Spltzer, who had been sentenced to two
years in the penitentiarv at Atlanta n
connection with the sugar frauds. wa.
called as a witness. Counsel for Helix,
objected on the ground that becaus,
splitter was prisoner he could not ties
nty, under the law, whereupon Splitter
produced an unconditional pardon h,
President Taft. issued in order that h,
might give testimony against thos,
''hgher up"
substantial sum of money to hell
the Boston Cooperative Milk Producers
company carry on its contest with tn,
milk contractors has been raised in Brat
tleboro, Dummerston, Putney and othe
towns in this county within few day
ana forwarded to the headquarters o
Ihe company in Boston, thus shown,
the spirit of the producers in this local
ity, although they are receiving th'
winter schedule of prices, which is highe
than the summer schedule, under
temporary arrangement In his testi
mony before the committe of the Mas
sachusetts legislature, who are investi
eating the milk war, Charles A. Aide,
of the firm of Alden Bros. who ar
the principle buyers of milk in thi
locality, admitted his firm could affor
10 pay the price demanded by the farm
ers If the other contractors would do SC
Mr.. Alden did not think an advance o
one cent quart to the consumer woul
ruin the business, some of the othe
contractors testified was their belief.
Mrs Martha Evan Reed, 80, widow q
Aaron Benjamin Reed of Dummerstor
died Tuesday night in the home of he
daughter, Mrs. Charles Bemis of Clar
street. Mrs. Reed had been in failin
health several months and the direc
cause OF her death was hemorrhage of tn
brain. She came to Brattleboro severa
years ago to live with her daughter Sh
was born in Sunderland. Mass, Aug
1929. and her childhood was spent in tina
town. When about 20 years old she wa
married to Mr. Reed and went to Dunn
merston to live. She was of a uuie
home-loving disposition which made he
care little for the social life of the town
but she was a charter member and an ac
tive worker in Evening Star Grange O
Dummerston. She was very fond of flow
ers and always had a fine garden MI
Reed died IA years ago. OF the nine chill
sdren born to them five are living. The
are Mrs. William Gilmore of Putney, W
II. Reed of Dummerston, Mrs Frank Nor
cross and Mrs. Bemis of Brattleboro an
Mrs. Austin Best of Austin, Nova Scotia
She also leaves IL grandchildren. Tn
funeral will be held in the home thi
afternoon at l o'clock. Rev. d. E. Trout
pastor Of the Unlversalist church, will OF
ficiate and the body will be taken to Dunn
for hllrlnl