Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03

arrangements for a ball to be held shortly
after Lent.
The next meeting of Protective Grange.
March 8, will be in charge of Mrs. Bert
s. Miller of West Bratteboro. An in
terestng program Is promised.
The meeting of the Daughters of the
American Revolution which was to have
been held March Z has been postponed,
the date to be announced later.
Beginning Monday, school children will
be carried between their homes and the
schools on the Bratteboro street railway
| for half fare. Strips of 10 tickets will be
sold for 30 cents
"Why Brattleboro does not want the
saloon" will be the subject of the SER
mon by Rev. D. Il. Trout in the Uni
! versalst church Sunday at 1890 q. m
! All men of the parish and any interested
Bert r. Williams of Newfane was fined
! SIS and costs, amounting to $20.S9, Friday
! by Il. j. Waterman, acting judge of the
municipal court, for a third offense of
| intoXication. lie was arrested by Chief
of-Police George Wilson ON his arrival
| from Greenfield.
Bishop A. c. A. Hall will visit the
Episcopal church in Brattleboro Sunday,
| March 90. He will be in Bellows Falls
the previous Sunday. From April to
| April 10 Bishop Hall has promised to
visit parishes and administer confirma-
tion in the diocese of western Massachu-
sets. which is without bishop by rea-
son of the death of Bishop Vinton.
The ministers of Brattleboro met in the
| Congregational church parlors Monday
morning and discussed the Better Brat
tleboro" campaign which will be held
from April to April g. in charge of
Frank Dyer of Chicago. About 100 men
will be appointed on committees to work
for the campaign The ministers will
meet this afternoon at o'clock to make
| further plans.
The funeral of Frederick Roy Boehmer,
who committed suicide Friday morning,
was held in Bond & Sons undertaking
rooms Sunday afternoon. Rev. j. X. Cow
offered prayer and pronounced the bene-
dicton and Spencer w. Knight conducted
the funeral service of the Modern Wood
men of America, of which Mr. Boehmer
was member. The bearers were Peter
johnson, John FrcdericksOn, o. II. Smith,
ReXford Benson, NJ. j. Baker ana william
| Howard, members Of I}rattleboro camp
The burial took place in Shelburne Falls
Mass.
"The Songs that Mother Used to Sing"
are still the songs of the people. To
render these in quartet form. expressive
of all that native melody so dear to the
hearts of all of us, is the central theme
in the program of the Aylesworth sisters,
who will appear in the Centre Congrega-
tonal church March 20 under the aus
pieces of the young women of the Baptist
and Congregational churches. - BY their
sympathetic harmony, their accurate
musical sense, their peculiar likeness of
quality, this quartet is the most popular
in public concert work. Aside from vocal
numbers the program will be supplement-
ed with instrumental numbers, the man
dolln and guitar being played in quartets,
duets ana solos one of the sisters Is
also a talented reader
Mildred e Rouclere masters of mys-
terry, drew such large and enthusiastic
audiences in the Auditorium Saturday
afternoon and evening that they were
engaged for Monday evening, the date
being open. and a program introducing
many new features was presented before
another good house. Their performances
constituted one of the best exhibitions of
the magician's art ever seen in Brattle-
boro The manipulatons of the world
famous kcllar on his visit here were no
more mYstfying than were those of Mr.
Rouclore. New tricks with old properties,
such as handkerchiefs, watches and rings
were done with an adeptness that excited
the wonder and admiration of the spec
tators and more pretentious miracles"
were performed with a skill that was
amazing. Mildred. in her telepathic
seance. Dick Leggit, who managed to
! NV c'sc ms HeiSht about three teet while
singing Rising Generation" and Will
iams ana Medium in banjo and So
prano vaudeville act furnished genuine
amusement Mr. Rouclere has been
around the world. visited every import
ant country on the globe and matched
his skill against that of conjurers every
, where.
Mrs Martha Shelley Eddy. 10, died in
the nome OF her sister, Mrs. Henry j.
Il N mn an 1,agt
noon. She was born in Cornish, ~ H.,
Dec. =, 1910, and was a daughter of John
Gavin and Helen Horton Shelley Her
, tather was a native of Westmoreland and
her mother native of Brattleboro In
her youth she moved with her parents
TO Ma ssachusetts, where she attended
School and was married to f. Webster
Eddy She came to Brattleboro from
sterling Centre. Mass, two years after
me death of her husband, which occurred
~ years ago, and lived here until the
llme of her death She attended the
Initarian church and was member of
me Rebekah lodge of Clinton but during
the latter part of her life deafness made il
impossible for her to take part in social
activities. She leaves one daughter Mrs
l. r. Flsh of Leominster, Mass, and two
sons Walter f. of Boston and Calvin
W. OF lirattleboro barber. The funeral
was held in the home Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. d. e Trout officiating. and the
body taken to Sterling Centre for burial
Wednesday morning
In the regular session of the proba tie
court Saturday, Judge A. F. Schwenk
presiding, the following business was
transacted: The final account of l. d.
haileY administrator of the estate of
Abner b. Bailey. was allowed The pc
tltion of Julia A. Newton, eXecutrix of
me estate of Charles II. Newton of
vernon, to sell real estate was allowed.
The Will of Herbert F. Brooks was pre-
scented by c. w. Richardson, who was
appointed executor. The petition of wal
Ter ). Brown, executor of the estate of
o. ID, Brown of Wilmington, to sell real
estate was allowed. The final account of
v w. Ranney, administrator of the es-
tate of Silas N Kenney of Newfane was
allowed The petition of the Brattleboro
trust company. administrator of the es-
tate of Annie Perry to sell real estate
was allowed Charles S. Chase was ap-
pointed executor of the estate of Elias
irouty of Halifax. Lewis IT, Lynde was
appointed administrator of the estate OF
Daniel $. Reed OF Dummerston. Clark
chandler and Leslie w. Boyd were ap-
pointed commissioners of the estate of
r. @. Hubbard of Wilmington. L. II.
LNnde was appointed administrator of
the estate of Ann ID. Reed OF Dummers-
ton.
Rosa b. Stockwell of Winchester, n.
, H. has brought suit against Thomas T..
Stockwell of Vernon for support for her
minor child Chase e. DaIay ara har