Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-06-02

Fred Bergeron was fined SIS and costs
by Judge w. r. Daley in the municipal |
court Monday for a second offense of |
The Daughters of Pocahontas will give |
their last dance in Red Mems hall Sat |
urday evening. Hines and Dugan will |
furnish music. The public is cordially |
invited
The girls chorus, boys gee club and
high school orchestra wifi hold musical
in the assembly hall in the high school
building next Thursday evening. A pleas
ing program has been arranged and the
public is invited to be present. No adj
mission fee will be charged
Sunday, June II, will be observed as
children's day in the Congregational
church. Baptism of children and infants
will take place at that time. Baptized
children seven years old who have not
received Bibles are entitled to receive
them at the morning service.
Rev. william Ewing. D. D., of Boston.
secretary of the Congregational Sunday
School and Publishing society, will preach
in the Centre church Sunday morning
and also will speak in the Sunday school.
Dr. Ewing was one of the carpenters who
built the Congregational chapel. He is
a forceful speaker.
Dwight c. Bangs, S. who died May "a in
Buffalo, n. Y, married for his second
wife Julia Cutler of Brattleboro who sur
wives. There is a son by the first mar
riage, Edward C. Bangs of New London,
Conn, and a son by the second marriage
Lawrence Bangs of New York Mr.
Bangs was veteran of the Civil war,
enisting from Baltimore, where he was
employed as a clerk He was proprietor
of a general store in Montague, Mass, Il
number of years, also conducted a mer-
camille business in Little Falls, n. Y.
The latter part of his life was spent in
Buffalo, where he had Il government po-
sition. The body was brought to Mon
tague for burial.
The stockholders of the -Brattleboro &
Whitehall Railroad company held their
annual meeting in the Brooks House Sat
urday forenoon. Reports of the officers
were read and accepted and a dividend
of l per cent was declared. The annual
corporation dinner was served in the
hotel These officers were elected; Presi-
dent, j. w. Meendy of South London
derry: vice president, f. B. Batchelder
of Townshend: clerk, James l.. Martin of
Bratteboro; treasurer Charles A. Boy
den of Brattleboro: executive committee,
]. w. Meendy, A. f. Cudworth of South
Londonderry and Dorr A. Benson of
Newfane. The old board of directors
were reelected, consisting of j. w.
Melendy and A. f. Cudworth of South
Londonderry, j. A. Muzzy and John C.
Robinson of Jamaica, f. B. Batchelder
and John II. Ware of Townshend, Dorr
A. Benson of Newfane, A. n. Sherman
of Wlliamsville and Clarke C. Fits of
Brattleboro.
The annual meeting of the Sunshine
society branch l, was held in the home
of Mrs Emily Edwards, Friday after
noon. The report of the treasurer
showed a good balance in the treasury.
The secretary's report was read and
showed many things of interest. At
present there are 20 active members. IL
associate members and 10 honorary
members. During the year 100 persons
We're remembered with flowers, fruit,
food, money and clothing. which brought
sunshine and good cheer and helped
| them over many hard places. Christ
| mas was celebrated at the town home
| with a tree and a supper which was
served to the inmates and was very
| enjoyable to a party of 80. These officers
We're elected for the ensuing year Pres
| Mrs. II. II. Thompson; vice pres, Mrs
John c. Dewitt; sec, Mrs. Cora Leonard
| treas, Mrs. G. c. Averill; chairman OF
ways and means committee; Mrs C. w
Richardson; chairman of library com
mittee. Mrs. Mary c. Warder; assistant
| Miss Mabel Houghton.
George S. Macomber. who has beer
| known as Malcolm in Brattleboro, ar
rived in town Monday afternoon on tn,
~ train and, going to the home o
| Mrs. Hulett in one of the watercur,
| buildings, took his two children, Mar.
| guerite and Edward, from her care ant
| left on the next train for Massachusetts,
| Macomber lived in Brattleboro unit
about four months ago. when he an(
| his wife left for parts unknown, leaving
| behind three children, Marguerite. Ed
| ward and Dorothy. Dorothy died il
| the tuberculosis camp May 9. When tn
| parents left they made no provision TO
| the care of the children, but charitable
| organizations in town saw that the!
did not want for anything. When Dor
| othy died her father and mother wer
located and they came here and tried t
induce the persons who had taken car
of the children to allow them to tax
the body to Maine for burial, but 70
certain reasons it was thought best nc
to do so; neither We're the children give
into their custody. Mr. Macomber's Wis
Monday was the sequel The Massa
chusetts Society for the Prevention {
Cruelty to Children has been notife,
; and it is expected that steps will b
taken to see that the children are proT
ery cared for.
The Dry Goods ECONOMIST in its issr
of March Is naugurated a contest wit
six prizes aggregating $155 for articl,
| Found in Most Stores" The conte
3 closed May l and the committee the
e | began reading the articles which we
5 submitted by managers, buyers and az
e vertising managers of stores all over Il
e | United States. After the articles HI
= been read and those most meritorio
. culled out the ones remaining were ret
q again by each member of the commit
r separately points being noted down f
n each subject touched upon Then Il
q committee met and discussed the n
X merous suggestions, and decided he
!. many points each recommendation
4 each article was entitled to. Though
Q full consideration was given not only
q to the practicability of the methods d
Q scribed as having been employed, b
:. also as to the number of such sugge
i, lions and their approximation to or
. moval from the commonplace. The I
~ suit was announced in the Economist
a May q, and the first prize of $50 W
20 awarded to Adm NJ. Houghton, former
70 of this town, who has been manager
"A Houghton Simond's store in Sprir
"a field, this state the past three years, G
ing there after being employed thu
years in the firms store here.
n The annual meeting of the Windha
t Union of Congregational ministers W
tie held in the parors OF Centre church Mo
hit day at 10 O'clock Rev. f. j. Lewis "
n chosen moderator and opened the me-
y ing with prayer. Rev. j. d. King
ne reading John II: 1-20. Revs. Moo
IL Houghton and King offered prayer. AT
T. the usual business Rev. S. l.. Vince
In read a sermon on Faith" 1t receiN
re, the heartiest commentator from
", present. Rev. Henry A. Goodhue p