Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-10

Rev. r.. s. Harrison of West Brattle-
boro will conduct the chapel service at
| the Retreat Sunday afternoon at 3
| o'clock.
The funeral of DR.. Gardner Cox of
| Holyoke, brother of A. V. Cox of this
| town, was held in the Second Congre-
| gational church in that city Saturday
| afternoon at 2.30 o'clock Mrs. A. ".
| Cox and daughter, Miss Mercy Cox. at
| tended the funeral.
Banns of marriage were published in
| St Michael's Roman Catholic church
Sunday of Miss Barbara Kirke of Syr-
acuse and Fred Mast of New York
| city, and Miss Veronica Vinscotti of
Springfield, Mass, and Anthony Mand-
Gus of Brattleboro.
A special meeting of the Vermont
Wheel club will be held this evening
when the report of f. A. Thompson,
o. F. Benson and w. A. Shumway
special committee on the country club
project, will be presented for consider
alton. Lunch will be served.
Rev Martin d. Kneeland, d. D., of
Boston will preach in the Congregation
! al church Sunday morning. A telegram
| to the church from Rev. r. NJ Hough-
| ton, pastor, Saturday afternoon was
read in last Sunday mornings service.
| He said he was on the boat ready to
start and that every thing was lovely.
The funeral of Tracy O. Park was
! held in his home on Canal street at 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon. Rev. d. f.
| Trout of the Universalist church offici-
ated and Mrs w. II. Bond sang
sometime Wen understand and
| remembrances were sent by relatives
and friends. The burial took place in
Locust Ridge cemetery, the bearers be-
| ing Charles A. Stockwel Guy Stock
well, p B. Stockwell and Bert L. Sar-
| gent.
Persons living north of the Retreat
and along the Putney road have been
watching with interest two large fish
hawks that have been coming to the
| West river early in the morning and
| partaking of their breakfasts. The birds
have been seen the past three weeks
and for the first week persons who saw
| them thought they We're eagles, but
ornithologsts who went there to see
them declared they were fishhawks.
They are large birds and have aroused
| much interest by the way in which
they secure their food by diving into
the water.
Edgar II. Davenport's suit against Ira
| Jassamane to recover rent for a farm
in Marlboro was heard before A. p. Car
penter, acting judge in the municipal
court Saturday afternoon. Judgment
was rendered for the plaintiff to recov-
er $55 and costs. Herbert G. Barber and
c. NJ. Miller appeared for the plaintiff
and Charles S. Chase for the defendant.
There was heard at the same time an
action of trover for the recovery of the
vale of certain trees which Mr.. DAY.
export alleged had been wrongfully cut
| by the defendant, Mr.. Jassamane, on
the farm in question. In this action de-
cision was reserved
Damages amounting to $12OO.12 were
| awarded plaintiffs last week in suits
| against the Boston & Maine railroad for
! alleged injuries sustained the morning
of Oct. go, when the owl train side
swiped' a freight train below the town
hall building. The cases were heard in
| the United States court in New York
city before Judge Hough. Cornelius
Donahue and John Long were awarded
six cents each and James Lass and
James Waldron were awarded $500 and
| $500 respectively The railroad company
admitted liability and entered no de-
| Tense. The plaintiffs were all bridge
| workers who were returning from To-
| ronto to New York city. o. B. Hughes
of this town assisted for the railroad
company at the trials.
A Vermont forward meeting, free to
all, will be held in Grange hall next
| Monday afternoon at o'clock. The in
| tereSlS anu neeuS OF the state Will De
presented. The promoters are after a
larger interest in school matters and
are endeavoring to develop the state In
| all respects in order that there may be
| larger revenues for the maintenance OF
| the schools and in order that opportu-
mites within our borders may be made
attractive to the youth of the state
| Mason S. Stone, state superintendent OF
education, will speak on Opportunities
of the public schools to aid Vermont
| Mayor, James B. Estee of Montpelier
| will take for his subject Opportunities
afforded in Vermont to young men,
| Albert E. Roberts of New York city
widely known as a specialist in country
life, will discuss Opportunities OF
country life"
The annual meeting of st. Micnaels
| Episcopal church was held Monday
| evening and the reports of the officers
| showed the church to be in a good fl
naucial condition and making a steady
growth. The reports of the officers OF
the auxiliary were also read. These
officers were elected: Senior warden
Kittrejge Haskins; ]. W., E. w. Glib
son; vestrymen, Kittredge Haskins, E
w. ]. Pentland, jr., C. R. Frink
Charles Nichols, w. J. Cain, w. E.
Haskell, C. F. Cain, w. H. Haywood;
treas. A. W. Montgomery; sec., C. r
Frink; auds. w. j. Pentland, jr.. w. H
Haywood accountants, c. r. F'rink, w
| III. Haywood, c. F. Cain; delegates to
| the annual state DIOCESAN convention
in Bennington in June. Kittredge Has
kins. e. w. Gibson, w. H. Haywood,
| c. F. Cain; alternates, F. w. Gipson,
w. J. Pentland. jr.. w. j. Cain, c. R.
| Frink
Articles of association of the Ver-
mont Last Block company, the new in
| dustry which has been secured for Brat
| tleboro as announced last week, were
| field Tuesday in the town clerks Of
| flee. The company Is organized ito
| manufacture, buy, sell, at wholesale, re-
tail or in any other manner, import, ex-
port, and deal in lasts, last blocks
woodenware. manufacturers supplies, all
articles of which wood is a component
| part, and, so far as may be deemed ex-
| pedent, all other articles of merchan-
| disc" also to acquire and deal in
| standing timber, lumber, bark, wood,
| pulp and all products made therefrom
| The principal office is to be In Brattle-
| boro and the company shall have a cap
! ital stock of 5000. 900 divided into 1900
shares of 800 each. common stock. and
| 500 shares Of 800 each, per cent Gu
| mulative preferred stock. The incorpo-
| ra tors are Oscar A. Woodruff of New
York, Frederic II. Sanford of New York
| and Harold e. Whitney Of Brattleboro.
The marriage OF John A. Wheeler.