Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-16
THE VERMONT PHGN1x BRArrIEBoRo AUGUST 49, 1912


tower for the clock on the memorial ca
slno at the Retreat and the circular OPEN
ings for the faces have been made.
Mrs. Mary Baker died in the home of
Mrs. Eva O. Bell on Highland street last
evening following a stroke of appolexy
several days ago The funeral will be
held in her former home in Vernon to-
morrow.
Louis Gift Martin, I, son of Rev. and
Mrs A. Edward Martin of Wilmington.
died in the Memorial hospital wednes-
day afternoon of pertontis. The body
was sent to Wilmington and the funeral
and burial will take place there.
A dance for the benefit of the tuber-
culosis camp will be given at Island
park tonight, Friday. Those who have
not secured tickets may pay at the
door. concert will be given from
to $50, dancing from $50 to H.
The Shaker sisters of Enfield. n. H.,
arrived at the Brooks House yesterday
with a large and handsome display of
holiday goods and CONNECTIONS. They will
have the goods on display in the hotel par
Tor from a. m. to p, m. today AMI
tomorrow.
The next regular meeting of the Sun
shine society, branch 1, will be held in
Mrs Blgelow's grove, West Brattleboro,
| o'clock. A basket picnic is planned. If
| the weather is stormy the meeting will
be postponed to Thursday afternoon
The Windham County Veterans asso-
citation will hold it's annual reunion and
| basket picnic on the Valley fair grounds
| In Brattleboro. Sept 5. Sedgwick post
and Relief corps will serve baked beans,
| brown bread and coffee Able speakers
are expected to be present Capt. II. c.
l i.
and Henry J. Allen is the secretary and
treasurer.
| The annual picnic of the Centre Con-
| gregational church parish and Sunday
| school was held at Island park yester-
day. In the morning there was a game
of ball between a boys team and a
girls team which was won by the lat
| ter. 7-5 Two boys teams played a game
| of ball and there were other games and
sports. At 1918 a basket dinner was en-
| joyed and in the afternoon the Bigelow
boats made several trips up the river
| Another ball game was played in the af-
ternoon and coffee was served and
| everyone was presented a ticket good
for ice cream or lemonade. About 20t
persons attended the picnic and 155 were
at dinner. All enjoyed the occasion an
1t was with reluctance that the younger
members of the party left the park.
Chief Police George Wilson ant
officer f. c. Worden raded Milford:
market in the basement of the Judge
building on Main street shortly after
O'Clock Friday night and found a DO,
containing 26 pints of Canoe Club whis
key which had been shipped via tn,
American Express company from tn,
Crescent Botting company in Nortl
Walpole. The box originally contained 8
pints. Mr.. milford was brought befor,
Judge w. r. Daley in the municipa
court directly after the raid and charge,
with keeping liquor with intent to sell
He was placed in 5000 bonds and Attor.
ney F.. w. Gibson, who appeared fo
him, recognized as bondsman. The cas-,
was continued to yesterday Afternoon
and yesterday a further continuance wa!
made to Sept. 2, which is Labor day
After being in business nearly % year
as merchant tailor at the same loca
ton on Elliot street. w. II. Haigh ha
retired from that branch of the bust
ness, and during the last week in Au
gust he will open his shop with lin
or tailored mems and womens suits
The carpenters, painters and paperhang
ers have been at work in the shop tn
past week. Mr.. Haigh will use hi.
former workroom for easuring AM
fitting womens tailored garments, an
the cutting room will be used for tn
rangements with two tailoring firms II
New York city, one a manufacturer o
womens suits and coats and the othe
manufacturer of mems lines, and /
| the future he will make a speciality O
taking measurements for suits and hav
ing the work done in New York. II
will carry a large line of samples. TIL
; two firms with whom he is now con
nected are among the leaders in thel
lines.
suit brought by Attorney H. G
Barber against A. d. Howe of Whining
ton was tried before Justice F.. d.
Stowe in the county clerks office yes
terday forenoon, but decision was re
served The action was brought to re
cover Sl15 for legal services in the count
court case of Walter Howe, by his mex
friend. A. d. Howe his father, agains
DR.. stephen F. Dunn of Wilmington |
an action of SANDER. Mr.. Barber assist
ed Chase e. Daley in the latter cas-,
end a verdict of $4,000 was rendere
against DR.. Dunn, which the court Gu
down to $1,000 Mr. Howe testified tina
he paid Chase & Daley about 5000 fo
their services and that Mr. Barber wa
to look to them for his pay. He sal
Mr.. Barbers bill was not rendered un
til over four years after the trial. c. S
Chase and w. r. Daley testified in sub
stance that there was an understandin
that Mr.. Barber was to look to Mr..
Dunn for his pay, he being her couns,
in her divorce suit. Mr.. Barber denie
that there was such an understandings
Mr.. Howe conducted his own case an
: Attorney II. f. Eddy appeared for M
. Barber.