Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-07-14

chapel service at the Retreat next Sun
day afternoon at o'clock.
The funeral of Henry Pratt has held
Monday afternoon in the undertaking
rooms Of Bond 60 Son. Rev. II. M.
Houghton officiating. The burial took
place in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Bound copies of "Our Dumb Animals
from June, 1910, to May, 1911 have been
presented to the Brooks House by the
American Humane society and the Mas
sachusetts Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Dumb Animals. The copies
are on the reading table at the hotel.
Rev. Father M. ]. Carmody of st.
Michaers Roman Catholic church Is Sc
curing names of prospective members
of the Holy Name society. At present
he has secured a long list and within a
short time 1t is probable that local
branch of one of the largest religious
societies in the world will be formed.
A meeting of the men of the Baptist
church was held after the morning SER
vice Sunday and the committee appoint
ed two weeks previous to draw up a
constitution for a local chapter of the
national Brotherhood reported The
constitution was adopted and nomina-
ting committee was appointed to report
next Sunday.
Mrs. Cassie Cutting, so, wife of Ar
thur w. Cutting of Pearl street died
Sunday in the Memorial hospital follow
ing an operation. She was born in Nor
gan, this state, April &c. 1861, and was a
daughter of Zachary and Della Hazelton
Knight She leaves her husband. The
body was taken Tuesday to West
Charleston, this state, where the burial
took place.
Rev. Henry II. Peabody of Rome. N.
" was a speaker in the morning ser
vice in the First Baptist church Sun
day Rev Mr. Peabody was pastor of
this church from 1868 to 1870 and preach
ed the first sermon in the new church
building. Following his pastorate here
he went to Rome, and was pastor of the
Baptist church in that city 80 years,
until his retirement. This is his first
visit here in 40 years. While here he
was a guest of Miss Archer of Ames
hill
After working on one of Bushnelrs
delivery wagons Monday morning Homer
Wright complained of feeling i'll and
within a few minutes was in a serious
condition. DR.. II. d. Holton and DR.. c.
r. Aldrch were summoned and pro-
nounced it a case of heat prostration. Mr..
Wright is reported as making good
recovery and probably will return to
work Monday. George Norbert, dyna-
mite boss at the blasting on the ledge
opposite the railroad station, was over
come by heat Monday morning about 8
o o'clock and rested the remainder of the
day, but had recovered Tuesday morn
ing and has since been at work. .,..
The meeting on the common Sunday
afternoon under the auspices of the Bet
ter Brattleboro league was addressed by
Rev. II. L. Ballou, pastor of the Con-
gregational church in Chester. c. b.
Crowel presided and following music
nN-t I,a DO, let obi trfh rIn if nh hn
chestra q. NJ. Clay read the scripture
lesson and DR.. H. d. Holton offered
prayer. Rev. Mr.. Ballou then gave very
strong sermon, prefacing his talk with
story of a young man who was to
preach his first sermon and who asked
his mother on what subject he should
talk. Her reply was, Jesus Christ
Rev. Mr.. Ballou is an exceptionally fine
speaker and his discourse held the at
tenton of his hearers until the last
word.
The local business men who have been
interested in the lead and silver mine in
Newfane, near Wardsboro, have stopped
operations there for the present. The
mine has been eXcavated to a depth of
more than so feet and there are now
tons of ore heaped up beside the open
ing. If the ore assays as much as some
of the owners fondly hope there is $780,
| 900 worth of raw lead and silver above
ground at the present time. No great
amount of the material has been sent
away, but several samples have been
sent to be assayed and the owners are
waiting for the report. Herbert p.
Yearly has sold his interest to other
members of the group. The others who
were doubtful as to the mines success
were offered a good price for their hold
ings at the time Mr.. Yearly sold, but
decided not to let them go.
During the thunder shower Thursday
evening of last week a bolt of lightning
| struck a group of six pine trees on the
Goodall farm on the Putney road and
| set the underbrush on fire. The flames
made little progress during the night,
| but the rain kept them from spreading
| rapidly. On Friday morning the flames
began to make good Roadway and help
| was summoned from this village and
| several men went to the scene and eX-
| tinguish the blaze. Selectmen John
| Calvin and a. E. Merrill went to the farm
| Wednesday morning, several small fires
| having broken out, and armed with pals
| and hand pumps put out the flames. Mr..
| Merrill remained there all day and put
| out several fires that broke out. A man
| watched the place yesterday and during
| the day poured water on several small
| flames that started. The ground is dry
and the flames work into the earth, and
while apparently the nre is out, II crops
| out in unexpected places.
Mrs. Anna M. Williams, 56, wife OF
| Arson |. Williams, died early Sunday
morning in her home on Chestnut
street, of heart trouble and compiled =
| tons. She was born in THIS town March
| q, 1855, and was a daughter of Franz
and Emma Bohrman. She attended the
| schools of Brattleboro and was married
| April II, 1873. to Arson |. Williams anC
| they have lived here ever since. Mrs
! Williams was an active member of Pro
| tective Grange, Dennis Rebekah lodge
| and the Ladies' Enterprise society and
| had done much work for thes organic
| atoms, She leaves a husband two
| daughters, Miss Louise Williams of this
town and Mrs. Bertha Tidd of North
ampton two sisters. Mrs. A. f. Robbins
! of Dummerston and Mrs. George A.
! Barker of Brattleboro, and three broth =
! rs, William 9. Bohrman of Manchester,
| y. H., Frederick Bohrman of Berkeley,
| Cal, and Frank Bohrman of Bridgeport
| Conn. The funeral was held in the home
| Monday afternoon, Rev DIR. John II. Cow,
| of the BAPTIST church, of which she was
| an active member up to within a few
years ago, officiating. The bearers were
John Dugan, f., S. Cooley, IL. c. Burnett
! and Lucius Moore, and the burial took
place in Prospect Hin cemetery The
members of Dennis Rebekah lodge at
| tended the funeral in body.
William c. Horton has received from
| NJ r. Cummings nrOfeSSor Of horticul.