Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-02-02

The case of the state against Ossie
Prouty of Halifax for the alleged pos
session of deer meat in the closed sea-
son, which was to have been tried in
the municipal court Wednesday, was
postponed to next Thursday morning.
The ladies' auxiliary of the New
England Order of Protection met in the
home of Mrs. Ida Stafford Friday even
ing. 1t was voted to serve public sup
per in the home of Mrs. Alonzo Bracket,
30 Clark street, Wednesday evening, Feb.
Z, from $50 to 8 o'clock, to, which all
members of the auxiliary and their
friends are invited. Following the busi-
ness meeting social hour. was enjoyed
Elder Henry s. Weeks Of Schenectady,
N. Y, who has accepted a call to the
Advent Christian church, as announced
last week, is about AS, years old and has
a wife, but noA children. He has been
in business in Schenectady as "a con-
tractor and this, is his first pastorate.
He will come here each week for the
present and expects to move her about
March l. Before coming to this country
Mr.. Weeks was a Methodist lay preacher
in England, where he was born.
Because the engine which haus the
West River branch train which leaves
here at 7.30 a. m. and returns at $50
was out of commission while repairs
were being made, the engine used on the
train that arrives here at $50 a. m,
and Tuesday. This made it necessary
to hold the $50 train here until $50
o'clock both days. The engines on the
West River branch are of type. lifted
for the curves on the branch and 1t is
not practicable to use the larger ones
, John Joseph Avery and Miss Mildred
lola Phillips were married in the nome
of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.
G.. Phillips of Maple street. at $50
O'Clock Wednesday evening by Kew.
Dr. John K. Cow of the First Baptist
church. Only near relatives were pres
ent. double ring service was used.
Mr.. and Mrs Avery will begin house
keeping at once in the Lttlefield house
at "a Prospect street. Mr.. Avery came
here a few years ago from White River
Junction and has a position with the
Melen Hardware company Mrs. Avery
is the elder daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Phillips and always has lived at home
Horace P. Frost received painful and
perhaps fatal injuries Tuesday after
noon. when he fell from the roof of his
home on Prospect street to the ground.
He was cleaning snow off the roof and
was near the ridgepole. 1t Is thought
that he was overcome by shock and,
losing consciousness, rolled down the roof
to the ground, falling a distance of
about ~ feet. He broke several ribs, one
of them penetrating his lung, besides
sustaining severe internal injuries DR..
c. r. Anderson was near and was call
ed to attend the injured man. who had
been taken into his home. Later he was
cared for by Dr. c. S. Pratt his regular
physician.
Arnold w. Smith, "a of Spencer,
fa1 rrftN To,
10, following an operation for append
citis. He was born in North Brook
field Mass, a son of Wallace w. and
Mary WARD Smith. His mother was
a daughter of William and Mary New
tom Ward and lived in West Brattleboro
until her marriage to Mr. Smith. Ar
mold Smith went from North Brookfield
to Spencer with his parents when he was
a child and after attending school he
worked in a store and later attended a
business college in Worcester, Mass
Three years ago he went into a real es-
tate office in Denver, Col, and three
months ago he went to Cripple Creek
He was an odd Fellow and a member OF
the Congregational church.
Carl Fletcher, who has charge of the
branch house construction for Swift &
Co, and a force of men are at work al
the beef house making a number of i'm
provemnets that probably will cost about
$500. The building has been covered
with first coat of gray paint and later
coat of the regulation yellow of the
Swift company will be applied. Car
penters are at work inthe upper story
where the ice is kept, finishing it sc
that the ice will not melt as rapidly as
heretofore. Formerly the upper story
was unfinished, but the men have put
tarred paper under the roof boards ant
are covering it with matched boards
The floor is being covered with tarreC
paper and also will be covered will
boards. The improvements will neces.
state changing the lighting system
which will be done by the Twin Stat,
Gas & Electric company.
The Lynn Stock company has beer
playing to rather small audiences thi.
week in the Auditorium, although it /.
| one of the best repertoire companie.
| seen here in recent seasons. There ar,
| 16 persons in the company and eaci
shows good ability as an actor ably sup
porting Fred R. Damon and Miss Grac,
| Verno. who take the leading parts. The.
have presented a good variety of at
| fractions this week and the specialize!
| between the acts compare favorably will
| the specialties that have been seen her,
with other companies They consist o
Jack Lynn and Gertrude Whitney, sing
ing and dancing, Jack Fritz, eccentri
black-face comedian; William L. Nor
rissey, monologst; and Sulley an,
Phelps, eccentric singers and dancers
| Tonight the company will present "Dr
Jekyll and Mr.. HYDE" tomorrow at tn
matinee. THE Boy from the East" an,
tomorrow evening. The Fight for
Million" y
In the regular session of the pr0bat
court Saturday. Judge A. F. Schwenl
presiding, business in several estates wa
transacted. The will of Sarah S. Stow
was presented by Sophia E. Sutherlan
and 4. l.. Hildreth was appointed exec
utor and c. s. Clark and j. L. Barne
were appointed commissioners an
appraisers. F. D. E. Stowe. husband o
Sarah s. Stowe, filed a waiver to tn
will, The motion of l.. II. Lynde, ad
ministrator of the estate of Ann ID. Rec
OF Dummerston, for final settlement wa
allowed, The will Of Francis A. Feeble
OF Nottingham was presented by w. A
| Brown and was allowed and Mr.. Brow
was appointed executor. The motion o
John Bessett, administrator OF the es
tate OF Mary A. Bessett, for final settle
ment was allowed. The will of Clark L
| Brown of Marlboro was presented b
| f. e. Yeaw and allowed and Mr. Yea,
was appointed executor. The motion O
c. G.. Staples, executor of'the estate O
Jerome w. Knight. for final settlement
was allowed The will of Michael Bake
was presented by c. II. Pratt. The &C
count of the guardian of T.. X Fesser
den was filed and allowed,
"A rare treat Is in store for the peopl