Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-17
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The Ladies' Enterprise society will
meet with Mrs. A. e. Thomas on Pleas
ant street wednesday afternoon.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Exchange for May will be held In the
rest room Monday afternoon at $3.50. The
governing board will meet at o'clock.
A cabegram from Rev. r. M. Hough-
ton was read in the morning service
in the Congregational church. 1t was
received Saturday and said; Azores day
late. Delightful trip"
The next regular meeting of the N. E.
o. p. will be held Wednesday evening
A class of candidates will be initiated
and the meeting will be followed by an
entertainment consisting of the N. e. o.
p. Journal, edited by Mrs. e. d. Wilson
and Mrs. NJ. ]. Larrabee.
In the meeting of Protective Grange
Wednesday evening Judge F. b. Pier
parcels express" II. w. Sargent spoke
on the same subject. The program also
included remarks by several members,
select readings and games
The suit of E. M. Holden of Brattle-
boro against Richard A. McGilicuddy
of Montague, to recover damages of $780,
has been entered in the superior court
in Greenfield. The plaintiff claims that
through the defendants unsSilful OPP
eTdIlOn OF an duIOmODlle a COLLISION took
place in which the plaintiffs automo-
bile was damaged.
musical will be held in the high
school room Thursday evening for the
benefit of the Dial, the athletic associa-
ton and the orchestra. The music will
be rendered by the boys glee club n
mixed chorus. the high school orchestra,
Miss Katharine Martin and Fred C. Ad-
ans. Tickets may be secured of the
high school pupils or at the door.
Irah d. Spaulding went to New York
tuesday in response to a telegram from
Mr.. Curtiss, the noted aviator and man.
ufacturer of aeroplanes. Mr.. Spaulding
closed contract to give exhibitions in
one of Mr.. Curtiss's machines in Mans
field, Ohio, June and 8, at a meeting
in which Mr.. Havens another we'll
known aviator, will fly.
Having won the knights of Columbus
pool tournament which was held several
weeks and which was finished three
weeks ago, Capt Hugh H. Harwoods
team were the guests of Capt. Francis
Dunlevy's team Wednesday evening in
the knights of Columbus rooms at
banquet. About As men were present
and Martin Austin, jr., was POSTMASTER.
Speeches were made by many of the
contestants and music was furnished by
Leitsinger and Dugan. Andrew Hamf-
ton, proprietor of the Albany cafe was
the caterer.
Rain has held back the work on build
ing operations in town this week Pei
lett e. Skinner have finished laying the
cement foundation to the new school
building on Oak Grove avenue extension
and the brick masons will begin work as
soon as the weather permits. Several
steel Orders and uprights have been put
in place at E. c. Crosby's new garage
on High street and the cement work is
approaching the level of the ground.
Very little excavating has been done for
G. A. Eels's new apartment house on
Canal street.
The heavy ornamental cornice along
the Pynchon street end of the city office
building of the municipal group in
Springfield, Mass, fell Tuesday morn
ing and four men were injured, among
them being Edward McGough, a mason
OF that city, who married Miss Nellie
Anderson of this town last summer. MIR.
McGough sustained a compound fracture
OF the skull and fractures of the right
thlgn ana both feet He was taken to
the Springfield hospital, where he is in
critical condition. William J. Ander-
son. Mrs. McGough's brother and Mrs.
Anderson went to Springfield immedi-
ately upon hearing of the accident
Ebenezer P. Barrows, 49, died in the
home of his son. Walter Barrows. at the
Wilder farm Tuesday night about $50.
He had been ill since January with gem
eral decline incident to old age. He
was porn in Richmond, N H., June 80,
1883. For IA years he was Waterman
In the Lancaster mills in Clinton, Mass.
after that moving to Vernon, following
the occupation of a farmer until about
six years ago, when he came to live
with his son. Walter Barrows. His wife,
who was Caroline Evans of Hinsdale,
died about 16 years ago Mr.. Barrows
leaves two sons, Walter Barrows and
Elton Barrows of Fitchburg, Mass, and
one daughter, Mrs. Lena Bolton of Win
chester, N. H. He also leaves three
brothers, Samuel Barrows of Royalston.
Mass, John Barrows of Fitchburg, and
William Barrows of Athol He was a
member of the Masonic and Eastern
Star orders in Orange and was respected
by all who knew him, being a conscien-
tious and upright man. The funeral
was held this morning at the Wilder
farm at 10 o'clock
Mrs. Hannah Stark Powers SO. widow
of Joseph Powers, died in the home of
her son on Dickinson street Yesterday
morning. Death was caused by commit
cations, following several months of Ill
health She was born in Hanover, = N.
H., Aug 81. 1929, and was a daughter
of Jonathan and Beulah Willmouth pow
ers. She was married to Joseph Pow
ers, who died about 30 years ago. Fol-
lowing the death of her husband she
came to this town and up to four years
ago lived with her daughter, Mrs. John
A. Davis. After Mrs. Davis's death Mrs.
Powers lived with her daughter Miss
Charlena Powers. For the past six
months she had made her home with
her son, Frank A. Powers. She had
made many friends here and was re-
spected by a large circle OF acquaint-
ances. She was a member of the Bap-
tist church in Corinth. She leaves two
daughters, Mrs. Fannie P. Hall OF this
town and Miss Charlena Powers of Hat
neiu' Mass, and two sons Frank A.
Powers OF this town and Elmer e. Pow
ers OF Topsham. The funeral will be
held In the home Of her son on Dick
insoh sueet tomorrow morning at $50
O'CLOCK Rev. DR.. ]. r. Cow will off,
inth for burial.
MISS Daisy Wells, who is taking the
part OF susan In "A Night or" has
signed q contract with the Newplay
Stock company which appeared in the
Auditorium last week and will 90 IN
Springfield, this state, to Join that corn
pany Tuesday. She will be the leading
woman in the company and will make
her first appearance Saturday evening
May 25, in that town. Miss Wells lived
in Springfield four years ago, following
her graduation from the Massachusetts
(senaraI hosnitaI She ia the dau,LI-