Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-04-29
THE VERMONT PHG5NIX BRATTLEBORo 30 1910

Friendship circle will meet in odd Eel
lows hall Tuesday afternoon. supper
will be served at 615
The ladies' circle Of the Unversalist
society will hold a business meeting In
the church parlor Thursday at 4 o'clock
At G15 a chahng dish supper will be
served on the European plan. There VIII
be a sale of aprons. fancy articles and
candy Everybody Is invited.
Brattleboro relatives received news this
week of the death Of Victoria NJ. Rich
ardson, wife of G. j. Richardson, which j
occurred in Princeton, ILL.,, April 10. She
was u years old. Mr.. Richardson, who
recently made a valuable gift to Prince
ton, went from Brattleboro. He is an
uncle of l.. IL. and +. A. Richardson.
Mrs. j. w. Hegham Of Newton Centre,
Mass was here the first Of the week and
| the body of her husband. DR.. J. w. Hieg-
! ham, who died Feb. II last, was taken
! from the tomb and buried Tuesday in
| the lot Of Mrs. Heighams brother, John
r. Pummer, in Prospect Hin cemetery.
| Rev Roy NJ. HOughton offered prayer
! at the grave.
A Sunday school conference will be held
| in the Baptist chapel Sunday at 3 o'clock.
| II. A. Durfee, the state secretary, will be
| in charge, and it is hoped that all sun
/ udN StDOOl WOIktIS VIII make q Sptcldl
effort to be present nOtwi outstanding the
| early hour of the meeting. which is made
! necessary by reason Of an appointment
| for Mr.. Durfee at Willamsville in the
! evening.
The report of Alton d. Adams Of Wor-
| Cester. the electrical expert who in
vestigated conditions in Brattleboro re-
Gently for the bailiffs and the board Of
| trade. has been published complete by
the baiiffs, and it will be put in the usual
! places for distribution today. 1t was
! thought best to publish it so that the
/ voters could have It to read and discuss
at their leisure.
Edward Storrs OF Concord. y H., son
| Of John W. Storrs. who examined the
| West river bridge for the selectmen re-
| Gently VIII be in BrattlebOrO tomorrow
| and will be taken by the selectmen to
| view the bridge. He is an expert in
| iron bridge construction. The bridge Is
| settling into place in a satisfactory way,
! the arches dropping a few inches as the
| joints close. The bridge is readjusting
itself to the new conditions and when
| 1t is settled into its final tension 1t will
be in fine condition.
Miss Nellie NJ. O'Leary formerly of
| Brattleboro, died Wednesday evening in
| Holyoke. She was daughter Of Mr. and
! Mrs. Arthur OLeary and came to Brat
tleboro from Willamsville with the fam
| lily when she was child. She graduated
| from the Brdttleboro high school in the
class of 1872 she leaves her mother. Mrs
| Nf,r,or., C1,1 -. 80 &C., ,t,, 7, %
| Margaret F., Mary F and Anna OLeary
ana three brothers, Dennis NJ, Arthur r.
| ana Eugene O'Ieary all of Holyoke. The
body VIII be brought to Brattleboro to-
morrow for burial in the Roman Catho-
lie cemetery.
/. H. Barber has celebrated tho 0ftb
anniversary OF opening his music store
IN the Retting building by enlarginp the
establishment. doubling the space here
tofore occupied The addition is in the
form of "a separate department for pianos
in the rear OF his regular store Both
rooms have been newly papered and
painted in attractive style and for the
reopenng Mr. Barber has received new
Merrill and Nose pianos a large line of
Victor and Edison monographs and nu-
merous other supplies. lie has issued
| special invitation TO all people to visit
his store in the next few days
Road Commissioner r,,.id r. p.rr,. o.,
temntea to snootb dnun t,iiiat strao,
vast.r,l,,. Min ~, -, Ill ,,,. ~,
resints were so dfs,strn',s ,ba, Ta d.-
sisted When the water main was lstd
through the street late last fall the
ground was frozen so hard that it was
impossible to put the street in good con-
diuon. Mr. Perry dislked the appear
ance of the ridge of earth over the ditch