Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-10-25

Fred Spaulding and Irah ID. Spaulding
will hold a dancing party in Grange han
this evening with music by Leitsinger's
orchestra.
The combination wagon of the fire de-
partment answered a still alarm for a
blaze In the grass on the railroad bank
at the end of Walnut street Friday
evening about $40. No damage was done
by the fire.
Tenasa Aquidio, an italian woman,
appeared before Judge w. r. Daley
Monday morning charged with intoxi-
cation. She was fined IS and costs, the
costs amounting to A.54. She paid and
was released.
Charles Brooks, the veteran grocery
man In Orange. Mass, who died from a
shock Saturday night, was known in
this town as a brother of the late Her.
bert F. Brooks. Mr.. Brooks twice rep
resented the 4th Franklin district in the
Massachusetts legislature.
Lady Bantock's Relations" the Wom-
ans club play which was presented in
the Auditorium Wednesday evening of
last week, was repeated at a matinee
Saturday afternoon. The comedy
pleased the small audience and the char
ecters duplicated the good work lone at
the gentlemen's night production of the
play.
A special meeting of the Bra ttleboro
East society will be held In the vestry
of the Congregational church Friday
evening of next week, at 7.30 o'clock, to
consider ways and means for providing
additional room to- meet the needs of
the Sunday school and to appoint nee
essary committees to carry out the
plans.
When the laborers employed by ]. C..
OnnOr nnntt.lntns m tho nnxy oi1n-
walks job returned to their camp at
Elm Corners last Thursday evening they
found that somebody had forced en-
trance to the building. The sneak
thief had broken open suit cases and
bags belonging to the workmen and
removed whatever he wanted. -Four
razors had disappeared, several pairs of
trousers and other wearing apparel. The
theft occurred in the afternoon. The po-
lice were notified.
The new school building in the
Oak Grove section was open for
inspection Saturday afternoon from
2 to 3 O'Clock and Miss Edith
Douglas and Miss Georgianna Nc
Kean, teachers in the building. and
Miss Florence NJ. Wellman, supervisor
of grades, were there to show visitors
about. Scarcely a dozen persons visit
ed the new building, aside from a few
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high school students. Five more children
were enrolled at the school this week.
Two -runaways caused excitement on
the lower part of Main street Monday
afternoon. j. f. Bushnell's horse ran
from Mr.. Bushnell's store on Flat
street and went into Main street at a
fast pace. He was stopped near the
Main street bridge by Henry Clark
without any damage being done. Short
ly afterward the horse owned by the
Boston Fruit company started from in
front of the fruit store and ran down
Main street and was stopped by Pat
rick Lyons in front of Moran & Co.'S
store.
Martin Dougherty. who is employed
by Contractor ]. c Connors on the new
sidewalk job, was in court Tuesday
morning to answer to the charge of
drunkenness He pleaded guilty and was
fined IS with costs amounting to $4.9i.
Dougherty had So, but was without
the extra money for the costs and was
on the point of being sent to the coun-
ty Jail for 20 days. but he told Judge
w. r. Daley that he had a mother and
two small boys in Boston and that he
had sent them practically all of his
money since he came to town, where
upon Judge Daley allowed him to go
after arranging to have the costs de-
'bNtCu Ms pay tOIlOTTOW night.
Luther II. Stone, who formerly work
ed for the New England Telephone &
Telegraph company here, was killed in
Montague Thursday when a pole from
which he was descending broke and fell
when he was about half way down.. He
was thrown to the ground and the up
per part of the pole fell across his head,
fra the skull. The body was
taken to TownShend for burial and was
accompanied by Athu Timson and WAL
ter A. Timson of New Bedford, for
merly of this town. An account of the
funeral will be found in the Townshend
correspondence in this paper. Mr.. Stone
left Brattleboro about eight months ago
to go to Greenfield for the telephone
company and at the time of his death
was employed by the Northern Street
Railway company.
One of the finest suppers ever served
in the Masonic temple by the
ladies of the Eastern Star was en-
joyed Friday evening by about 100
men who were participants last winter
in the billiard and pool tournament
which was captained by Jesse E.
Haynes won from the team led by w.
r. Daley. Ferris r.. Vaughan presided
at the post prandial exercises ana
among those called upon to speak were
o. b. Hughes, S. A. Daniels, A. P. ST.
ihoiuS' btoTBe NJ. CldN, ". r. Benson,
r. b. Tab and H. F. Jordan. The
remarks covered a wide range of sub
Jects. including affairs of general inter-
est to the Masonic order and a discus
sion of plans for future tournaments
0. F. Benson, Dennison Cowles, Eric
Landry, H.. f. Jordan and Charles NJ.
Colt were chosen a committee to arrange
for tournaments the coming winter. The
contests are expected to include pool,
billiards. bowling and card games.
Mrs. Mary Griffin Lynch, SO. widow of
Patrick Lynch and one of the Oldest
irish residents of the town, died of
apopleXy in her home on Green street
Friday afternoon about $50 o'clock af-
ter a few hours illness. Mrs. Lynch was
born In 1nnis, County Glare, Ireland, in
1879 and was a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Griffin. She was married in
that country to Patrick Lynch and
came to America when 20 years old.
They went to Burlington and remained
there about a year and go years ago
came to this town. They lived a short
time on Canal street and then moved
TO a small house in the woods where
the Memorial hospital now stands. A
few years later Mr., and Mrs. Lynch
moved to what is now Vernon street,
which at that time was but a field with
clumps of trees. About 80 years ago
they moved to Green street and she had
lived there ever since. Mrs. Lynch was
a member of ST. Cecilia's Altar society.
She was respected by all who knew her
and mad a multitude of frinnla CsAn