Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-11

The Stacey Larrabee family reunion
will be held in the home of Mr.. and Mrs
c. II. Learnard in Halifax Wednesday, |
The women of the. Unitarian society
will hold their annual fair Wednesday,
Sept. 6.
The Epworth league will mold lawn
party on the lawn of Miss Blaisdell OF
Grove street, Saturday afternoon and
evening, Aug. 49, beginning at o'clock
w. II. Jacobs bought from Herbert
Waite yesterday the restaurant in the
Ray building which Mr.. Waite has been
conducting about three months. Mr..
Waite will return to work as farmer.
Brattleboro camp Modern Woodmen of
America, is planning to have a big field
day and picnic. on the valley fair
grounds Labor day. The regular meet
ing has been postponed to Aug. %.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. Clapp, Ruth Scott
| and Cora Bowers of the gospel tent went
up the mountain recently and Mr.. Clapp
| killed rattlesnake which measured four
| feet and had nine rattles. They brought
| the snake home with them.
George M. Stark has bought the house
| at the corner of Cedar street and West
ern avenue of Henry Brown and John l..
| Knowlton and will move it Moday to
| lot on the same street which he bought
| of the same parties. He intends to con-
| vert the house and a barn which is on
! the lot into two two-tenement houses
Richard Leray's horse ran away We'd
| nesday morning, but no damage result
| ed. The animal was on Flat street
| when it started. While going around
| the corner of Main street the carriage
was overturned. The horse then ran
down Main street across the bridge to
Bridge street, where it was stopped
The Greenfield police telephoned last
evening to Chief-of- Police George Wilson
| to arrest a man and woman from that
city who were wanted for an alleged
| statutory offense. The chief put
| on his gum-shoes and soon located
the couple in boarding house He
took the man to the lookup and later
locked the woman in the bastile. y
Greenfield officer came after the pair
about 11.30 and took them back to Green
field in an automobile. The woman is
| said to have left her husband and four
children, the youngest being four months
| of age. Her excuse was that she wanted
! to earn money to help support them and
that she intended to canvass with the
man, who is an agent for whisk brooms
Chief Engineer George NJ. Tompson OF
the Boston & Maine railroad has beer
| in Boston the greater part of this week
and has been in consultation with Presi-
dent Mellen, but nothing developed tC
throw light on the question of whether
the Boston II Maine will build on the
Vermont side or the New Hampshire
! side between South Vernon and Brattle
boro Mr.. Tompson expects to begii
condemnation proceedings this Afternoon
? against the land i'm New Hampshire own
4 ed by the Leander Thomas estate which
t is needed for the right of way. Salts
V | factory arrangements have been mad
2 with all the other landowners except tn
e Brattleboro Retreat and terms with tn
( Retreat probably will be agreed upon.
Miss Hazel Mae Cobb, 10, daughter o
i Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Cobb of 10 Pear
street, died shortly before o'clock thi
i morning of anaemia. She was born i
5 Brattleboro April &C. 1892 and Throughout
g | her life had been handicapped by il
- health. She had failed gradually tn
5 past five years, her decline being NOR
g noticeable the past three months. Ha
A her health permitted her to continue he
n attendance in school she would hav
k graduated from the high school las
O June. She was devoted and uncom
e planning child, and much sympathey
= felt for her father and mother. Beside
IS her parents she leaves two brothers
IS Walter L. Cobb and Paul d. Cobb. TIL
n funeral will be held in the home Sur
a day at 3 o'clock, Rev. DIR. John r. Go
I of the First Baptist church ofiiciatin!
Ie | and the burial will take place in tn
y family lot in Prospect Hill cemetery.
IS Fred IT, Harris of Brattleboro, VIII
o won the White Mountain tennis cham
e pionship cup last year from w. b. Cragi
J. of Plainfeld n. j., successfully defende
y his title Saturday against l.. NJ. Marti
III of Lowell, Mass, the winner of the toul
nament which was i'm progress through
l. out last week This gives Harris tW
IS legs to the cup, a third being necessar
If | for holding permanent possession of /
ID | Martin took the first set 10, but Harr
st landed the next three, CO, 10 6-3. Hal
ID rs and his partner, j. G. Nelson of Cor
Il cord, n. H., won the White Mountai
m championship in doubles at the san
" tournament They We're pitted again
= K. NJ Currier of Boston and l.. NJ. Ma
f. tin of Lowell Currier and Martin toe
ic the first two sets, GA, 6-3, but Harr
Re and Nelson then rallied and pulled o.
NJ the next three sets, G-3, So, 6-1. Csc;
IN | Marshall of this town was a competit
I'd | in the tournament In the first rour
he | he defeated d. j. Stack of st. Adams g.
ed | 60. In the second round he met Nelso
n. Harris's partner and was beaten a
n | though he took the second set, the SEQ
of being 6-1, 4-G, GA, In the first round
We doubles Jennings and Marshall won fro
IN | Brewer and Tinker 60, o., but lost
d the second round to Harris and Nels
I'd | 81, rs.