Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-06-17
THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY, JUNE II

helfs OF Isaac Eddy plot of land near
Broad brook. He will build a summer
cottage there.
1t was announced in the Congrega-
tional church Sunday that Sl67 was
cleared from the supper and sale Thurs
day night. to be spent for new hardwood
floors in the vestry. The work Of laying
the floors was begun Monday.
Brattleboro lodge N. E. o. p. will
hold regular meeting Wednesday even
ing in Red Mems hall. The degree stan.
under the direction Of Harry Sweetland
Will confer the degree on a class Of can
didates. An excellent program will be
furnished by the entertainment commit
tee. Mrs. Z. d. Wilson.
The Connecticut river bridge will be
painted soon. On advice Of expert bridge
men the selectmen will give it a coat OF
natural graphite This Is a soft dark
gray, decidedly more attractive than the
white paint and Of far better wearing
qualities The painting will be done
within few weeks as the paint already
has arrived
The Democratic state committee Of
which NJ. ]. Moran OF this town is a
member has issued a call for the state
convention IL will be held in St Adams
July IA at II a. m. Windham county is
entitled to 46 delegates. Frank s. Pratt
OF Brattleboro is a member Of the COM
mittee on resolutions which will draft the
platform.
Life insurance organizations in this
country and Canada distributed $500
5OO'VOO In 1909, according to the Insurance
Press. OF payments of $4,000 or over the
only one in Windham county was
$4,000 on account OF the death Of George
w. Pierce Of Brattleboro Three Wind
nam county towns are listed among the
vermont towns and cities where claims
aggregating 10000 or more were paid
They are Brattleboro, S6s,95: Rocking
ham, SSo,755; Nottingham. s11.67S.
Pupils neither absent nor tardy during
the spring term in the Washington street
school were Deora Barker. Coburn Cush-
ing Evelyn Hamilton, Ernest Hamilton.
Helen Iongueil. Margaret McKeon, Julius
Mason. Violet Rathbone. Ray Robinson.
Lawrence Sheehy, Francis Shaw, Dorothy
Shaw, Mildred Stockwell and Eva Spauld-
ing. Mary Thayer and Helen Thayer
nave had no absent marks, and Frank
lin McKeon. Maud Clapp and Marjorie
Clapp have had less than one days abb
sence.
Mrs c. F. r. Jenne and daughter Miss
Pauline JENNIE. who have been in Paris
nearly year sailed Saturday from Rot
terdam on the steamship Rotterdam
They Will arrive In New York early next
week, and after a visit In Hartford
Conn. with Mrs. Jenne's son. Sherman
Jenne, and her brother. Clifton Sherman
they will come 10 Brattleboro TO the
home Of Mrs. Jennes mother. Mrs. Sher.
man, on Spruce street. Mrs Jenne and
daughter travelled two or three weeks
IN Switzerland before starting for home
The faculty Of the~high school enter
tanned the members OF the senior class
saturday evening in the commercial
| rooms Of the high school building The
| rooms were decorated with wild flowers
| ana the tables which were spread in the
| typewriting room were equally bright
AZ each plate was a small diploma with
an appropriate verse or motto. and much
merriment accompanied the reading of
me messages. After the supper games
were played and each guest fished a SOU
Ienir GIT from very realistic fshpond
Every member Of the class and every
member Of the faculty was present.
The postmaster desires to call attention
10 recent order from the postoffice de-
partment requesting that the patrons OF
the rural delivery paint their letter
boxes and the posts to which they are
attached white. also to imprint their
names on the boxes This Is as much for
the convenience Of the patrons as for
the carriers. The postmaster would also
call attention to the necessity of placing
stamps on letters before placing them
CURED by the department to take loose
coins from boxes in payment OF postage
Patrons may procure stamps Of the car
ri"rs, who ara always provided with
them.
Sidney Miller of Omaha. Neh.. was an
Interested visitor 10 Masonic hall Wed
nesday night Mr.. Miller was the first
man made Mason in Columbian lodge
the date Of the initiation being IN Septem-
Der 1875 when the lodge was working
under dispensation, a short time be
fore IFS charter was granted The late
e. j Carpenter for many Years the
poWsdcalcr In Bratteboro, was at that
time worsapful master Of the lodge
Mr.. Miller recalls the time when Mr.
Carpenter first established a news store
In this town. I'm 1851 He bought from
Mr.. Carpenter a copy of the first issue Of
harperS Magazine He has taken the
magazine ever since then and has COM
plete file OF it in his home
The program at the Grange meeting
Wednesday evening was in charge of
Ceres Pomona and Flora. II included
piano solo by Mrs. Gertrude spaulding.
recitation by Miss Marguerite Clark. a
piano duet by Mrs. II. w Spaulding and
Grayton Wells. a reading by Mrs. Bessie
Franklin and a discussion of the question
What part of homework do you like
best and Why" by Mrs. Sylvia Banks.
Maverette Fisher. Mrs. Lucy Sargent.
Mrs Edna Daniels. Mrs. Ruby Wells.
Mrs Bessie Franklin. Mrs Gertrude
Spauding, Mrs Alma Goodenough. Mrs
Matte Goodenough, c. S Hopkins. II.
w. Sargent. Clayton s. Daniels, Philip
r. Franklin and ]. +. Lawrence Past
Master Smith of West Townshend Grange
made a few remarks
Mrs. Jane T. West Munroe SO. widow Of
Edmund Munroe, died early Wednesday
morning in the home of her daughter.
Mrs. r. @. Worden. on Frost street after
a short Illness with catarrhal pneumonia
Mrs. Munroe had lived in Worcester with
another daughter Mrs l. NJ Wakefield,
the past 10 years and she came to visit
Mrs. Worden three weeks ago She had
been In i'll health all winter and 1t was
partly on that account that she came
to Brattleboro. She became i'll with
pneumonia Friday night. but her condi-
ton was not considered dangerous until
the day before her death. She was born
In Frankfort. Ne, March l, 1897. and was
a daughter OF Nicholas and Sally Clark
West. She lived in that town in her
grlhood and young womanhood and at
tended the public schools there. She was
married to Mr.. Munroe Jan. % 1916 and
they went TO NARROW. N. H.. where they
lived few years. They went from Mar
low to Richfeld Ohio and lived there
until 1854 when they went to Boston and
lived several years before going to
Keene. From the latter place they came
to Brattleboro IS years ago. Mr.. Munroe
worked as gunsmith. locksmith and car
penter until his health failed He died in
October. 1900. after which Mrs Munroe
went to Worcester to live with her
daughter She had lived there since