Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-21


The next regular meeting of the Sun
shine society, branch l, will be held with
Mrs. A. E. Atwood of Forest street Fri
day, June 2S, at $50 o'clock.
The public library closed Tuesday
evening for about 10 days in order that
an inventory of the books might be
taken and that the Loud collection might
be arranged.
Beginning next Sunday a change will
go into erect in the visiting hours In
me wards at the Memorial hospital.
Hereafter the Sunday visiting hours will
be from 10 to 4 o'clock. Weekday WIS.,
iting hours will remain as at present.
Men and teams have been at work
this week digging the basement 10 H.
Crosby & Co.'S grain elevator on vernon
street Just north of the White River
chair company's plant, and preparatory
work was begun for the proposed SIDE
track that will lead to the elevator
A food sale for the benefit of the
Home for the Aged will be held by
the visiting committee on DR.. Henry
Holton's lawn Wednesday afternoon,
June &C. The committe is DESTROYS of
raising about $50 and 1t is hoped that
everyone will contribute generously.
Several wigs, Indian blankets, hats,
etc, have not been returned since the
missing articles are asked to send them
at once to Mrs. c. II. Thompson or 1t
will be necessary to collect the cost from
those whose receipts do not show that
the articles loaned them have been re-
turned
About $50 of the relatives and near
neighbors of Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick
Moran called on them Friday to ex-
tend fluctuations on the occasion of
their golden wedding anniversary al
though no formal observance of the day
was made. Mr.. and Mrs. Moran were
presented 500 in gold, many beautiful
flowers and other gifts, and choice
refreshments were served. II. =. Hunter
made the presentation in behalf of the
neighbors in a few happily chosen words.
Mr. and Mrs. Moran, as well as their
visitors, fully enjoyed the anniversary.
In the last meeting of the ladies' as
ISOLATION of the Congregational church 1T
was voted to contribute so toward the
| Christmas box which the women and
children of the Congregational churches
| of the county will send to the Gedik
Pasha school in Constantinople Mrs.
| Eta d. Marden, who spoke at the
| womans foreign missionary jubilee meet
| ing in Brattleboro year ago, is prin-
cipal of this school. The association will
not hold a fair this year, and instead
of contributing articles for sale the wom-
en- will be asked soon to contribute
money.
| Clarence Howe Thurber, president OF
| the senior class of Colgate university
and for the last two years captain OF
the Colgate football team, has been
awarded the 500 Frisbie student athletic
prize. This prize is awarded to that
member of the graduating class who has
maintained the highest scholastic stand
| ing and who has four letters in at least
| two branches of athletics. Mr.. ThurbeI
| is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Thurber
for many years residents of this town
now of Sherburne, N. Y. He graduated
from the Brattleboro high school in 1906
and taught school two years before en-
tering Colgate.
Although the board of bailiffs voted tC
| issue Mrs. Emma c. harrington of Lit
Teton, N H., a license to operate a
moving picture and vaudeville theatre in
the Miner building on Elliot street In
their, meeting Friday evening it is not
probable that Mrs. Harrington will ac-
cept the terms of the license. The bail
ifs voted that the fee would be $500
payable semi annually in advance, ant
in order to secure the license Mrs Far
rington was told that she must prom
Use to close the theatre each evening a
10. 30 o'clock, keep the aises free from
distractions and have an adequate mum
Der of exits. Mrs Harrington did no
object to the latter provisions, blu
thought the license fee of $500 was to-
high and left town. Her attorney, Rob
ert C. Bacon, said this week that eff
forts would be made to have the fee re
duced. The Empire theatre was grant
ed a license several weeks ago for $50
a year, payable monthly in advance.
A service in memory of Miss May L
Edwards, who died in Greenwood, Neb
June A. was held in the Universalis
church Sunday morning in place of tn
regular service. There was a large at
tendance of Miss Edwards's forme
friends and the altar was banked wit
beautiful flowers. The hymns, appro
pirate to a memorial service, were 9Th
Lord is my shepherd" "Who fathom
the divine thought" and 20 for peac
that fioweth like a river" and the choi
sang two anthems, Come unto me an
I will give thee rest" and Not my will
: told of Miss Edwards's love for and de
votion to the church and of her trust
worthiness ability and faith. In life sh
was a devoted member of the churc
and the loss of one so faithful and s
willing to sacrifice so much for tn
church and for Gods children was on
greatly felt Following the services tn
flowers were sent to those Ill and shut
in, a duty which Miss Edwards Away
carried out each Sunday.
Sheriff George C. Wright of Westmin
ster and Deputy Sheriff c. e. Mann c
this town raided the house occupied b
Cotton A. Mather near the old Sno'
tavern in Marlboro Saturday afternoo
and found a pint of whiskey and
quart of wine, which they brought away
They were armed with search warran
issued by States Attorney Frank e. Bar
Der. and they placed Mather under ar
rest and brought him to this village
That evening he was arraigned befor
Judge William r. Daley in the municipa
court and gave his age as 80 years. t
a charge of keeping with intent to Sc
a plea of not guilty was entered for mir
by Attorney William d. Smith. Mathe
also appeared as claimant for the liquor
AS Mr. Barber had not had time to pre-
pare the case for the state he asked 70
continuance, which was granted unit
Wednesday, July 3. Mather was place
under bonds of $500 in the case chargin
him with keeping with the intent to Sc
and bail was fixed at $50 in the cas-
against the liquor seized. Edward Squier
of Guilford became surety in both cases
Mather recently applied for license i
Marlboro, blu the commissioners fixed tn
fee at $4,000 and the application wa
dropped.
Ralph Albert Cakes and Miss Zet
Elizabeth Ryan were married in 81