Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-23


Porter C. Spencer of this town has
at the corner of Main and Dunbar
streets in Keene. known as the Isaac
N. Sumner place.
Jacob Robert Gunzinger, six weeks,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Gun
ginger died Sunday afternoon, Prayers
were held at st. Michael's Roman Cath
oic church Tuesday afternoon at 230 by
Rev. Father B. w. Mcmahon and the
burial took place in the Roman Catholic
cemtery.
About 200 persons attended the dance
given for the benefit of the tuberculosis
camp Friday evening at Island park.
Leitsingers orchestra furnished music
The net receipts were 1882 The parron-
nesses were Mrs. ]. j. Estey, Mrs. L. X.
Fuller, Mrs. w. III. Bigelow, Mrs. G. w.
Hooker. Mrs G. s. Dowley, Mrs. G. G.
Averill,, Mrs. c. II. Thompson, Mrs. c.
c. Fits, Mrs. G. E. Warner, Mrs j. II.
Estey and Miss Mary Schumacher.
Mrs. Isadore L. Harvey has sold her
lodging and boarding house at the cor
ner of Elm and Elliot streets to Fred
erick Holbrook of New York, who will
use the place for the men employed by
him in the Boston & Maine railroad
construction work This property has
been in the Simonds family since 1857
as a lodging and boarding house, and 1t
is one of the landmarks of the town.
The sale was made through william c.
Horizons agency.
The many friends of Charles Rushford,
Miss Christa Parks adopted boy, will
be glad to know that his condition has
improved somewhat during the past
week. While riding his bicycle Aug. 10,
in Springfield, Mass, he was struck by
| a uata FRO tt -
the skull and severe bruises on the head
and body. He was removed to the Wes-
son Memorial hospital, where he has
since remained. Miss Park has been with
him the greater part of the time since
the accident.
Hen thieves have begun to annoy
poultry raisers in town. Within the
past week they have been nearly caught
at their work in at least two places Last
Thursday evening Hal L. March and R.
ii. Brown, who live on Oak street, heard
noises in their poultry houses and hur-
ried to rear doors. Whoever had been
disturbing the birds had disappeared
but traces of the marauder were found
Last Friday evening C. II. Welcome s
hen house was visited by someone in
| tent on stealing hens, but the cackling
| awoke persons in the house and the
| thief was frightened away.
A serious accident was narrowly
averted Saturday, when Mrs. John Man
ley, in her automobile, collded with Roy
| Switzer on a bicycle. The boy on the
wheel was coming down Linden street
toward the fountain as Mrs. Manley
started up the street, and all would have
| been well had not man with a heavy
| load of lumber turned to the side of the
road where the boy was, and compelled
him to turn quickly to the opposite side
just in time to be struck by the auto
mobile. The boy was thrown off the
bicycle without injury but the front
wheel of the bicycle was completely de-
molished
Brattleboro chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, observed Benning-
| ton Battle day Friday with a delightful
meeting at Mrs. Herbert Clark's in West
| Brattleboro. Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Hayes
Bigelow were the hostesses. Thirty
four members and several guests were
present, making party of about 40
Following the business meeting a pleas
ant program was given, consisting of a
group of songs by Miss Josephine Toedt, a
sketch of old Bennington by Mrs. F. l.
Swift this being the 135th anniversary
| of the battle, two violin solos by Miss
Maud Miller and a piano solo by Miss
Helen Bigelow. Refreshments were
served Two new members were voted
INTO the cnapter.
To George NJ Tompson of Wakefield
Mass, now Grand Trunk engineer, but
who made the Boston & Maine survey
between South Vernon and Brattleboro
which is now being utilized, has been
given the work of finding suitable en-
frances into Boston for the Grand Trunk
railway. Mr.. Tompson was the surveyor
for the line to Nashua. Two corps OF
engineers under Mr.. Tompson have
worked from Dunstable through Tyngs-
boro, Lowell, Billerica, Bedford, Lexing-
ton, Waverly and Arlington for the
northern entrance into Boston, and they
will begin soon to work out the en-
trance to Boston from Providence. I'm
der the new law the filing of a plan of
the proposed route with the railroad
commission and the local authorities will
constitute a taking" of the traversed
land by the railroad and will prevent
any speculation to boost the valuation.
Mr.. Tompson and his engineers must
find a route which will be over or under
all highways, as the law forbids any
grade crossings
Willis Parker Emerson, As, postmaster
and proprietor of d general store at
Alton Bay, n. H., died Sunday evening
Aug. Is, after being in i'll health many
years with diabetes, but being confined
to the house only a few days. He was
about his business the first of the week,
attended a meeting of the Alton Bay
Improvement association, of which he
was secretary, Monday, and until We'd
nesday was not confined to his room,
then failed rapidly until the end came
He was born in Alton Bay Nov 49, 1866,
son of Charles p and Elnor Jones EN-
erson. His father died when Mr.. Emer-
son was 10 years old, leaving him small
business which by hard work and good
management has been developed into
one of the largest and best equipped
stores In that section of the country.
His happy disposition and good judg-
ment gained for him a host of friends
On January 80, 1908, he married Mary
Nellie Blakeslee, daughter of the late
Dr. {. 5. sBlakeslee of Brattleboro, and
from this union were born two sons
Willis Parker, jr., and Leonard Blakes-
lee. Mr.. Emerson was a very enthusi-
astic Mason, being a member of Win
nipesaukee lodge of Alton, Columbian
chapter of Pennington, Orient council
and Palestine commandery, K. r., Of
Rochester. He was a 32d degree Mason,
member of Bektash temple, Order of
the Mystic Shrine, and Cocheco lodge,
Knights of Pythias. He had held several
town offices and had been postmaster 25
years, with the exception of four years
during Cleveland's administration He
was a man of sterling WORTH and his
loss will be felt by the whole COM
munity Besides the wife and two sons