Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-15
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sachusetts They come three in a car
State Tax Commissioner j. Il. Cushman
of Burlington will hold a meeting for the
instruction of the listers of Windham
county towns in Brattleboro March 81
and 90
Fox e Eaton will direct the tour of
Sousa and his band for % nights through
Vermont and New Hampshire this fall
on their return from their around-the-
world tour.
The Salvation Army will hold a rum
mage sale soon. Now that house cleaning
time has come many articles can be dis
posed of, and the Salvation Army will
receive them thankfully and will call in
response to postcards or telephone calls
at 8 Elm street.
Sap began to flow Monday. Two trees
in the yard of J. II. Beal on North street
were tapped and the sap flowed freely.
Although grove owners in this locality
say they have not yet tapped any trees,
in Boston they are selling sugar labelled,
1912 Vermont Maple Sugar-30 cents a
pound"
Two new candidates entered the field
for the Office of sheriff of Windham
county this week, Frank Davis of South
Londonderry and G. p Alexander of Sax
tons River Sheriff G.. c.. Wright of
Westminster and Deputy Sheriff c. f.
Mann of this town announced their cam
didacies several weeks ago
The selectmen's room and the lobby
in the town hall building have received a
good cleaning this week and the appear
ance of the walls and ceilings has been
improved greatly. Two cans have been
placed in the lobby to be used as re-
ceptacles for papers and rubbish, in the
hope that persons will use them instead
of throwing rubbish behind the radiators
William Collier, who owns the Snow
Tavern in Marlboro, received an offer
from Brattleboro man Saturday who
wished to hire the tavern and operate 1t
with a bar connected, Marlboro having
gone wet" at the town meeting last
week. Mr.. Collier is opposed to the
sale of liquor and refused to rent the
tavern, but he will go there in the spring
and prepare it for summer guests, as
he did last year.
James Christie, alias James Carney,
who was arrested in Brattleboro a few
weeks ago. in the United States court in
Rutland Friday pleaded guilty to the
charge of blowing the safe in the post
office in Willamstown, this state, August
IS, 1911 and was sentenced by Judge j.
L. Martin to serve 21s years in the fed
eral penetentiary in Atlanta Ga. He
had five associates in making the break
and one of them is now serving time in
the state prison in Windsor.
Justice F. d. e. Stowe has awarded the
plaintiff in the case of John Allen against
j. Willard Cobb $50 and costs. Justice
Stowe heard the case two weeks ago and
it was claimed by Allen that after the
defendant gave him the contract to cut
the lumber on the Dunklee lot he ordered
the work stopped before the contract was
completed. Mr.. Cobb claimed that the
lumber was being cut faster than he
could have it removed and he only told
Allen to stop temporarily.
Charles Montague Whitmore, Il, a for
mer resident of Brattleboro, died March
z in his home in Meriden, Conn. While
living here Mr.. Whitmore was employed
by the Estey Organ company and was
an active member of the First Baptist
church. He went to Meriden in 1877 with
the Wilcox and White company, and
later bought an art store which he con-
Quoted II years, selling it in 1904 on &C.
count of i'll health. Mr.. Whitmore was
native of Sunderland, Mass, being
born on the farm which has been in the
family five genera lions. He served in
Company G, 10th Massachusetts, Volun-
teers, in the Civil war, and at the battle
of Fair Oaks sustained wounds which
made him lifelong sufferer. He was a
member of Merriam Grand Army post and
the Main street Baptist church in Meri-
den. He leaves his wife and three chill
dren, Mrs. Uri Foster and Julia Whit
more of Meriden, and Clayton Whitmore
of Philadelphia, also four brothers.
Miss Charlotte Macleod, who came to
Brattleboro in January, 1909, to develop
the work of the Brattleboro Mutual Aid
association. during the three succeeding
years has brought it up from a small
beginning in the home of the secretary,
with only two attendants, to its present
very efficient standard, with commodious
headquarters and a staff consisting of a
superintendent, supervisor of attendants,
q district nurse. and ATTENDANTS with
list of graduate and practical nurses
and household helpers on call. In addition
to this Miss Macleod has done a great
deal of social service work in families,
the factories, and outside towns. BY her
keen insight and sound judgment she
has been able to solve many difficult
problems, and people came to her in
their troubles, always sure of her ready
sympathy and help. Miss Maceod left
Brattleboro last week and the many
friends to whom she has endeared her
self, while sorrowing at her departure.
wish her God-speed.
Edward A. Starkey was released from
the Montpelier Jail Tuesday afternoon.
A hearing on his petition for release was
heard by Judge Zed s. Stanton Saturday y,
John H. Senter of Montpelier appearing
for Mr.. Starkey and Frank E. Barber OF
this town representing the Peerless Casu-
atty company of Keene. Mr.. Starkey
formerly was an agent for the company,
who claimed that he collected premiums
without turning them over to the COM
pany. The plaintiff obtained Judgment
and had the defendant placed in Jail on
an execution. At the hearing Saturday
it developed that through the will of
Alonzo Starkey an interest in real estate
occupied by Charles Starkey of Brattle-
boro was bequeathed to Edward A. Star
key and that 1t had not been conveyed
or signed away to any other persons.
After establishing that fact Mr. Barber
levied on the real estate for about 5000
and consented to Mr.. Starkeys release,
The property will be sold to satisfy the
judgment unless a settlement is reached.
Miss Jane Brew and Mrs. L. B.
Yauvey sustained fractures of bones as a
result of the thaw Saturday and the
freezing weather Sunday. The warm
weather Saturday melted the snow about
town and filled the cutters and streets
with water. The water from snow melt
ing In yards ran over the sidewalks and
as the sun went down that evening it
began to freeze. cold north wind
blew all day Sunday and the ice on the
sidewalks did not melt to any appreciate
extent, making walking difficult, Though
no ones fault. On Sunday evening while
Mrs. Yauvey was walking on High street
she slipped and fell and sustained a
fracture of the right arm just above the
wrist, Miss Brew, bookkeeper for
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