Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-24

Edwin II. Miller will take the part of
prophet" in the Indian scene in the
Brattleboro pageant and will sing THE
Sunrise"
Crosby & Co. have ordered for their
hay department. hay press to meet the
wants of farmers in this locality who
wish to have their hay baled.
The annual meeting of Sunshine So
ciety, branch 1, will be held with Mrs.
A. w. Montgomery, 3 Prospect street,
Friday, May 81, at $50 p. m.
Charles II. Niles has bought the house
at Union street, formerly owned and
occupied by Harry Nelson. He will
move there from Frost street about June
10.
II. F. Weatherhead, agent for the
Strout farm agency, has sold the
Charles w. Whipple farm of 80 acres
In Halifax to Charles McCready of Red
City, Mich.
The postponed annual meeting of the
Brattleboro Civic Improvement league
will be held in thehome CT the presi-
dent, DIR. II. ID. Holton, Monday even
ing at 7.3O.
The house on Vernon street recently
sold by Patrick Manning to the Boston
Maine railroad company has been
broken into and windows broken and
otherwise damaged.
A regular monthly meeting of the Ep-
worth league will be held in the league
| room in the Methodist church Wednes-
| day at 7.30 p. m, followed by a social.
| A chatting dish luncheon will be served.
| Some persons have misunderstood the
| charges for admission to the Brattle
| boro pageant. Admission tickets are so
cents each. The charge of 81 for re-
served seat tickets includes the admis-
sion price.
| Mrs. John O'Connor will give a sill
yer tea Monday evening at her home
| on Clark street from s to 10 o'clock for
the benefit of the Ladies' Catholic Be-
| nevolent association. Refreshments will
| be served. All are invited to attend.
A large company enjoyed the annual
| strawberry supper served by the women
| of the Baptist church in the social
| rooms of the church last evening. The
supper was delicious and we'll managed
| under the direction of Mrs. c. r. Cros-
by and Mrs. John R. Cow.
A meeting of the executive committee
| of the alumni association of the Brat
| tleboro high school, together with the
class secretaries will be held Monday
evening at O'Clock in the high school
room. The invitations for the reunion
June 10 will be ready for distribution
The directors of the board of trade
met wednesday afternoon and conferred
| with the entertainment committee to
| consider how best to entertain the 100
| members of Boston Chamber of Com
merce who will visit this town June II.
The matter was left in the hands of the
| entertainment committee.
Members of the Woman's Relief corps
| are requested to meet in the vestry OF
the Methodist church Sunday morning at
10 o'clock to attend the church in a
body with the members of Sedgwick
post; to meet Monday at 9.45 in the
town hall to attend services in the high
school; to meet Wednesday at l p m
at the Canal street school to attend the
exercises by the grades.
The cast for "A Night Off," the band
play presented last week. rehearsed the
play last night, and tonight they viii
give a performance in Bellows Falls fol
the benefit of the band there. The pre-
sensations Friday night and Saturday
afternoon were repetitions of the success
of Thursday night, in more pronounced
FORM and the audience at the matinee
production was the largest of all.
The observance of the 4O-hours' de-
Catholic church Wednesday evening ans
closed this morning with mass at
o'clock. Rev. Father Edward Reynold:
of Bellows Falls, Rev. Father J. c. Dwy-
err of Ludlow, Rev. Father Richard Ca.
hill, d. D., of st. Adams, Rev. Father
George LEcuyer of Enosburg Falls, Rev
Father T. j. Barrett of Poultney. Rev
Father NJ. j. Carmody and Rev. Father
E. c. Fountain conducted the masses.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Taylor, 81, widow o.
Charles Taylor, formerly of Wilmington
died in the home of her niece, Mrs w
+. Barber, on High street Sunday
Death was caused by a complication o.
diseases. She had lived with her nice,
since last July. Mr.. Taylor was born il
Wilmington, Aug. II, 1880, a daughter
of James and Isabella (Tilitson) Lawton
She attended the schools of Wilmington
and was married to Charles Taylor o
Nottingham Eng, who was practicihs
law in Wilmington, Nov. "a, 1859. Fol
lowing their marriage Mr.. and Mrs Tay
lor went to Northfield Mimi, and mad,
their home there. He followed the prac
tice of law until he died, Oct %, 1877
after his death Mrs. Taylor moved to st
Paul, Mimi, and had made regular Wis
its to this town summers, living in st
Paul winters. She leaves one son
Charles II. Taylor, a lawyer of Lo
Angeles Cal, a sister, Mrs. Victoria AID
ans OF Wilmington, several nieces an,
nephews including Mrs. w. Il. Barber
Mrs. o. F. Howe and John l.. Lawtol
of Brattleboro. The funeral was hel,
in the home of her niece Monday even
ing at O'Clock. Rev. Andrew Harper
jr., 70 the Episcopal church, officiating
and the body was taken to Mortified,
Mimi, for burial
A verdict for the plaintiff to recove
81 and costs was rendered Wednesda.
night by the jury in the county cour
case of Merton d. Adams against Den
mis- Jones, both of Townshend, for as
sault The verdict was something of
surprise, and 1t is probable that tn
PLAINTIFFS counsel, II. G. Barber, viii
present a motion to the court to Sc
aside the verdict on the ground that /
is inadequate and against the weigh
of the evidence. The case went on tria
Friday and was finished Wednesday af
ternoon at 8. The jury returned a yer
dict a little before 8, The evidenc
showed that Jones went to Adams
house early in the evening of Marcel
g. 1911, pulled Adams out of bed ant
pounded him thoroughly, leaving hin
unconscious. The habits of the TIVE
men and Their relations with each othe
were brought out and there was mucl
conflicting testimony. A. V. D. Pipe
and E. w. Gibson appeared for Jones
Since then the case of the state agains
| Ossie Prouty of Halifax has been oil
trial, States Attorney F. e. Barber ap
pearing for the state and c. S. Chas
and r. c. Bacon for the respondent
In the municipal court Prouty was foun'
| LII in ha