Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-20

Sunshine society branch one, Will hold
a rummage sale Friday and Saturday
oct. II and ~. Contributions of cloth
ing. shoes or old furniture will be CRATE
fully received
The Herrick tavern, landmark more
than 100 years old in North New Salem,
Mass. was burned Tuesday For years
it was used as a station by the stage
coaches running between Brattleboro
and Worcester.
Mrs. ID. S. Brigham of ! Spruce street
observed her 18th birthday anniversary
Sept IL, receiving about As post cards,
many flowers and calls from friends. AS
Mrs Brigham had been i'll since Feb
ruary and unable to walk the occasion
was one of much enjoyment to her.
The annual district meeting of the Re-
bekah district No 10 will be held in odd
Fellows hall Friday evening Oct /, at
730. The deputy president, Mrs. Della
c. Haigh. earnestly desires that every
member make a special effort to be
present. A banquet will take place from
$50 to Z.
While Houghton A. Seaverns, manag-
er of the Holsten- Fresian office, was
cranking his Ford automobile at Man
ley Brothers garage Saturday after
noon the motor backfired and the crank
hit his right wrist, fracturing one bone
anu ulSlOCaIlnR anOtner. lie was at
tended by DR.. T.. r. Lynch.
still alarm called the combination
wagon to Holden & Martins mill near
Blrge street at $50 Saturday morn
ing. Early risers in the neighborhood
saw smoke coming from the mill and
telephoned the fire department head
quarters and then ran to the scene. A
quantity of sawdust beneath the flooring
evidently had caught fire from a hot
box ana had been smolderng all night.
When the wagon reached the mill citi-
zens had shovelled the sawdust away
and the fire was nearly out.
In the meeting for prayer and con-
ference in the Baptist church Friday
evening Miss Grace Emerson, daughter
of S. b. Emerson, told of the work at
Spellman seminary in Atlanta, Ca,
where she has taught the past year.
The seminary is the largest school for
colored girls in the world, and Miss
Emerson told of the methods of teach
ing. the ambitions of the colored girls
and of interesting events in the semin-
airy life. Miss Emerson's talk was very
interesting and the audience gave her
close attention.
Tie annual meeting of Fort Dummer
colony, Pilgrim Fathers, was held Tues
day evening in Grand Army hail. These
officers were elected: Gov, John p. Mack ;
lieut.. gov. Mrs. Carrie F. Palmer; Sec,
Mrs. A. j. Currier; treas, ID. w. Tenney;
col, Mrs. Ruby Wells; chaplain, Mrs.
Mary Robinson; sergt. at arms, George
A. Stone; dep, sergt. at arms, Mrs. Liz
zie Nash; sent at inner gate, Joseph
Palmer; sent. at outer gate, Fred p.
Thompson; trustees, F. p. Thompson,
A. ]. Currier and E. l.. Parker. The in
stalation of officers will take place the
first Tuesday in october and the INSTALL
ing officer will be Mrs. Addie Hamilton
of Keene.
Katharine Miles, a sister of the late
Charles A. Miles and Mrs James NJ Tyler,
died in her home on Oak street Monday
afternoon after long and painful illness
from nervous prostration, pneumonia de-
velopng at the last. Her father Solomon
Pearson Miles, was for many years head
master of the English high school in
Boston, her grandfather Rev. Noah
Miles, was settled over the Congrega-
tional church in Temple, N. H., for so
years; her mother was Sarah Elizabeth
(Appleton) Miles of Boston, the author
of many beautiful hymns. Miss Miles
led a retired life on account of delicate
health. She was a woman of rare in
telligence and was much loved by all who
knew her intimately.
Fred II. Harris of Brattleboro and
John G. Nelson of Concord, N H., won
all the honors of the Ohio state tennis
tournament, which ended at Cleveland,
Ohio, Saturday. From the field of en-
trants which included well-known play
ers from all over the country, Nelson
was the tournament winner. Harris, who
won the championship last year, did
not play in the regular tournament, but
was called upon to defend his title
against Nelson for the championship
Harris won in straight sets, 60, 6-3
6-1. Press dispatches state that Harris
played a splendid game, both at the net
and in the back court. Playing togeth-
err in the finals of the mems doubles
Harris and Nelson had no trouble In
defeating R. A. Holden, jr., and TruX
Emerson of Cincinnati holders of the
tri-state championship, in straight sets
The scores were 6-2 6-1 and 60
Miss Edna ellison of Minneapolis Mimi
and Charlestown, N. H., who had WIS.,
tied frequently in the home of Dr. and
Mrs. C. S. Pratt and at the Brooks
| House, died in Charlestown Saturday and
| funeral services We're held in that place
| Monday. Dr. and Mrs. Pratt and Mr.
| and Mrs. John Royce of East Putney at
| tended the funeral The body was taker
| to Minneapolis Miss ellison was aScousir
| of Mrs. Royce, Mrs. Pratt's mother
| Miss ellison was a daughter of the late
| Frederick ellison of Barnet brother OF
| the late Francis ellison, both of whom
| accumulated wealth as hotel men in New
| York, Rochester and Minneapolis. Hei
| sister, the late Mrs. Emily Crosby, de-
| rived a fortune from the Washburn-
| Crosby flour mills in Minneapolis. Miss
| ellison inherited all three estates. The
| family looked at several pieces of prop
| erty in Brattleboro a number of years
| ago with a view to buying,
The children at Locust Ridge farm
were given an enjoyable party Satur-
| day afternoon by Mrs. Walter French
| Walker and Mrs. John Eduard Miller
| After original and entertaining games ir
| the barn a Maypole dance was giveT
| and then supper was served The table
| was covered with scarlet geranium bios
SONS and leaves tied with scarlet rib
| bons. Streamers led to. an immense pa
| per pie in the centre of the table, In
which were favors to be pulled out al
| at once. Assisting MIS-. Walker anj
Mrs. Miller were Mrs Edwin Haver
| Miller Miss Susan Knight, Miss Kath-
| crime Nicholson and Miss Inez Stevens
| Among the children present were Doris
| Blood, Helen Blood, Ida Davis, Esther
Deity, Susan Deity, Clara Evans, Ruth
Fisher. Helen Fisher, Elizabeth Hall
Emily Lansingh, Marion Lawton. Paul
| inc Martin, Mary Charlotte Miller, Ju.
| liet Miller. Marion Morse. Janet Wilder
| Ruby Wilder, Ruth Walker Edward
| Davis Henry Evans, Raymond Fisher
| Il