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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05

and then had quarters for some time in
what is now Grand Army hall.
The next home Of the lodge was in
quarters over the Vermont National
bank and about 25 years ago quarters
on the third floor of the Hooker build
ing were engaged and there the lodge
made its home until April l of this
year.
Odd Fellowship, the lodge dedicated
enlarged quarters in the same building,
the tremendous growth in membership
having. necessitated the enlargement
of their quarters.
Not only is Wantastiquet lodge one
of the four oldest in the state and the
largest in point of membership but it
is one of the wcalthiest. Besides the
new temple and the lot on which it
stands the lodge owns the Tyler build
ing on Main street on the bank of
Milestone brook and the old Water
cure building at the corner of Elliot
and Church streets.
The Tyler building was bought in
1892 for about $4,000. The lodge paid
$4,000 in cash and borrowed the bal
ance. In 1904 the property was free
ana GEAR OF 1ncumDrancC.
The lodge bought of Edgar II. Dav-
export in April 1912, the Wcsschoeft
watercure building on the north side
of Elliot street on the corner of Church
street. This property has n frontage
of $50 feet on Elliot street and an ex.
IRENE depth of 1875 feet The price
was not made public, but it was under
stood to have been about $4,000.
There was consideration at the time
and at different times since of a plan
to build the new temple on that site,
but this was abandoned and the pres.
cnt lot on Green street bought and the
temple building erected.
Another indication of the financial
condition of the order in Brattleboro is
to be found in the statement that the
payments for relief work the past year
were about $4,000 This included sick
and funeral benefits and the appropria-
ton towards the maintenance of the
Gill Odd Fellows Home in Ludlow.
Following is a list of the past noble
grands now living, arranged in alpha
betical order: H. E. Bond, w. J. Cain,
.C. L. Cobb, w. E. Combs, F. A. Cook.
jerome Corbett, A. j. Currier, J. NJ.
Dugan, f. G. Dunklee, E. J. Eddy, II.
L. Emerson, w. D. ellison, w. F. God
dard, H. S. Goodenough, Thomas Han
non, w. T. Haigh, John L. Howard,
Jonathan C. Howe, H. j. JOY, A. E.
Knight, A. L. Maynard, George A. Met
calf, M. R. Micott, Fayette Miller, a.
T. Mcclure, f. c. Perkins, F. E. Perry,
F. C. Platt, L. j. Retting, A. F. Rob
erts A. F. Rohde, H. G.. Shaw, G. G,
Staples, o. D. Stowell Dwight Smith,
j. w. Smith, G. R. Stevens, D. w. Ten
ney, E. R. Thayer, H. w. Wheeler, o. j.
willard, A. 1. Williams, N. A. Wood and
IS. NJ. Yeaw. The following members OF
Wantastiquet lodge are past noble
grands of other lodges: o. j. Iverson,
Ward R. Moves, Archie L. Perham and
Joseph H. Watson.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
PASSING OF PRATT STORE.
Remnant of Goods Disposed Of by Auc-
ton to New York Concern-Fixtures
Go at Big Sacrifice.

The last of the drygoods in the o. j.
Pratt store were sent Saturday to New
York city to be disposed of, which marked
the passing of one of the Oldest and best
known stores in Brattleboro.
For two weeks G. w. Groves & Co. of
Buffalo, n. Y, conducted a commission
sale of the stock to local patrons, the store
being crowded some of the time and
Friday an auction sale of what re-
NAMED was conducted for retailers.
Jewish dealers from New York city were
the principal out-of-town persons present,
and few local merchants attended.
The goods were first sold separately in
six lots and then all together. The latter
method brought the highest price, 500,
and at that figure they were sold to Mark
Wooster, manager of an automobile CON
Germ Local merchants considered that
this was a fair price.
In an incredibly short time the goods
were packed into IA cases for shipment to
Charles Shongood's auction rooms in New
York
The fixtures had not been advertised
and were sold at a great sacrifice, bringing
only $1,000, which was several hundred
dollars less than their real value.
AS ain instance of this may be cited the
price paid for the counters and shelves.
There were about 40 running feet of
counters with wide black walnut tops, and
these and the shelves were bid off by
Houghton & Simonds for IS. It would
cost around 81 foot to make similar
counters. Some of these counters probably
will be used in the basement of Houghton
& Simonds's new building, to bc erected
on the Hooker lot at the corner of
Main and High streets.
Other fixtures sold correspondingly low,
and the desk at which the late o. J. Pratt
worked 80 years or more went for 81.
The F. w. Woolworth Co. of New York,
which recently bought the real estate, will
begin very shortly the work of fixing up
the place for a Woolworth and 10 cent
store.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
JURY sUsTAINs JUDD WILL.
Brattleboro Woman Testimony Caused
Storm of Controversy - Once Attend
ed Testator as Nurse.

After having been out for a total of a
little more than six hours, the jury in the
contested will case of the late Henry {.
Judd of Hartford, Conn, brought in a
verdict Saturday afternoon sustaining the
will
The case began Tuesday, April Is, and
lasted eight days. In the will, Mr. Judd
appointed his older L, Y. Judd, as exec
utor and left to him the residue of the
estate, after making requests, aggregatlng
about S270,000 to the rest of his family.
A son, Frederick f. Judd, of Pendleton,
Ore; a daughter, Mrs. Leonard ID. Fisk,
and two grandchildren, Richard H. Dem
ing and Marguerite Deming, all of Hart
ford, contested it. The estate was valued
at something more than $4,000.
Counsel for L. Y. Judd introduced the
evidence of number of prominent bust
ness men to prove that the late wood nier-
chant was of sound mind and fully cap
able. of making will, and also that he
had not been influenced unduly by +. Y.
Judd. To meet this, counsel for the con-
testants produced relatives and servants
of the Judds, whose testimony tended to
show many eccentricities and Indications
of an unsound mind When the case was
about half over, they produced Mrs Ar
thur V. d. Piper of Brattleboro, a former
trained nurse, who had attended Mr.. Judd
during his illness from typhoid fever, and
who said that lie appeared after it to be IA
broken-down, senile old man. 4 storm of
controversy arose over her testimony.
Mrs. Piper is graduate of the Hartford
training school for nurses, and before her
10 years ago she did private nurs-
ing
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05

temple was dedicated and with due
solemnity this was done, the heralds be-
ing Emory j. Eddy, Robert w. Taber,
Orrin d. Stowell and Herbert C. Shaw.
The keys were turned over by the
grand master to William j. Cain, chair
man of the trustees, and the grand
master spoke briefly.
He said that three delightful memory
pictures of Brattleboro would always
remain with him. The first was of the
time when in the grand lodge meeting
here the highest honor the order could
confer III the state was conferred upon
him. The second was the occasion of
the laying of the cornerstone of the
temple and the third the present occa-
sion, when the fondest hopes of all had
been more than realized. He regretted
that the architect of the building
George H. Stebbins of North Adams.
Mass, was not present to be presented
and then introduced the builders of the
temple, Messrs. Pellet and Skinner,
who were asked to stand. They were
greeted with hearty applause.
of the Day.
E. L. ingalls, of Burlington, grand
representative, was presented and de-
livered a brief address.
He expressed his pleasure and appre-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
DESCRIPTION OF BUILDING.
Has Four Floors and Is Built of Brick
with Granite Trimmings.

The exterior of the new Odd Fellows
temple is pleasing to the eye and the
interior is so well arranged for the
purposes intended, the fnishings and
furnishings in such excellent taste that
the architect and building committee
seem to have left no room for criticism
and to be deserving of high praise foI
the very satisfactory elimination of
their efforts. To the builders, too, is
due well deserved praise for the faith.
fitness with which they had carried
out the plans and the thoroughness of
their detail work.
The temple is located on property
bought of the John Retting estate and
faces east on Green Street at the east
end, near the junction of High street.
1t is of brick with granite trimmings,
80 feet in length, not including a 10
foot veranda, and so feet in width. 1t
is three full stories in height with a
daylight basement, making four stories
elevation in front and three in the
rear.
From Green street flights of granite
steps lead to the ground level and a
wide flight of granite steps leads to the
lower of the main floors, entrance to
the daylight basement, in which are
located the bowling alleys and the
pool and billiard room, being under a
long fight of steps leading to the low
err main floor.
On the right of the entrance to the
basement is smoking room and bill
Hard and pool room Card tables and
comfortable chairs make up the equip
ment for the smokers and two pool ia
bles and one billiard table manufac-
tured by j. E. Came are so arranged
in the long room that there is ample
room for play and unusual space pro-
vided for spectators.
The floor here is of cement with
cork covering and the lighting system
in this room, as in ali of the building
with the exception of the bowling al
ley and the boiler and store room, is
the semi-indirect. The lights over the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
NOT CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF.
Deputy Sheriff Alexander Denies Re
port that He Is to Enter Field-No
One Else Mentioned.

1t has been reported that Deputy
Sheriff George p. Alexander of Sax
tons River had decided to become a
candidate for nomination for the office
of sheriff to succeed Sheriff Clifford E.
Mann of Brattleboro at the next Re-
publican county convention, but Mr..
Alexander says the report is not true.
Mr.. Alexander was here Wednes-
day, and when asked by a representa-
tive of The Phoenix if he was to be
candidate he replied: 81 have heard
the report, but there is nothing to it.
l have no more idea of being a candi.
date than you have, and why the report
was started l do not know. told Cliff
that if I decided to become a candidate
he would be the first man 1 should
tell" ''-
When asked if he had heard anyone
else mentioned as a possible candidate
he said he had not.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05

tables are admirably arranged to avoid
shadows.
In the rear of the billiard room are
found lavatores and tempting show.
er bath in room especially fitted for
that purpose, while the bath equip
ment is the most modern.
Entrance is obtained from the rear
of the billiard room also to the boiler
room, where, besides the heating plant
for the building, is small auxiliary
heater for water. From room de-
voted to the janitor 8 use and for stor.
age purposes is an outer door leading
up steps at the side to the rear of the
building. The boiler room is protected
on all sides by reinforced concrete and
every provision has been made to com
ply with the strictest fire laws, insur-
ing safety from fire and much lower
insurance rates.
IN the lower front hall under the
stairway leading from the interior to
the main floor is a convenient tele-
phone booth and coat room.
On the left Of the entrance is found
the two bowling alleys of the most
modern construction and equipment
The light arrangements are especially
excellent and, as in the billiard room
there is unusual space for spectators
for whom in both rooms comfortable
bench seats are provided. In this room
also is the dynamo used for operating
the organ in the lodge room. The
finish on this floor of the building is
North Carolina pine.
An Imposing Entrance.
The entrance doors to the main Gool
are imposing without being oppressive
| ly massive, and glass in fanshapC
above them lends relief to the effect
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
REV. B. FAY MILLS DEAD.
Evangelist Was Credited with 100000
Converts in Ten Years.

Rev. Benjamin Fay Mills, So, lecturer
and evangelist, who was said to have
made 100000 converts in 10 years, died
in hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich,
Tuesday, after brief illness. In
1898 he represented Christianity at
the World S Fair in Chicago, and de-
livered an address on "Christ, the
Saviour of the World, - which was
widely commented upon.
He was born in Railway, n, j., and
received the degrees of A. B. and A.
NJ. from Lake Forest university. In
1873 he was ordained in the Congre-
gational church, and became pastor in
Rutland, VT, where he remained until
1886, when he took up evangelistic
work. Then, in 1897, Mr.. Mills with
drew from the orthodox church on ac-
count of his liberal views, and during
1879 conducted an independent re-
ligious movement in the Boston Music
hall and the Hollis Street theatre in
that city, after which he went to Cali
fornia and becamd minister of the
First Unitarian church Of Oakland.
In 1904 Mr. Mills became the found.
er and first permanent minister of the
Los Angeles Fellowship, new reliei-
Gus organization, where he remained
until 1911, then going to Chicago and
founding the Chicago Fellowship, Of
which he was the head at the time of
his death. In June, 1915, Mr.. Mills re.
turned to evangelistic work in New
York city.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05

citation of the invitation to be present
and have a part in the exercises, con
graduated the lodge and its members
upon the completion of the temple and
said that what he had to say could be
summarized under four heads: mem
bcrship, finances, code of principles and
service.
In recruiting the ranks of the order
members need to seek quality. Members
who are men among men are those
wanted. They should be spiritual, of
high moral character, lovers of country,
industrious, progressive, thrifty and i'll
telligent. A lodge cannot be too care
full in selecting candidates for member
ship.
Speaking of the finances of n lodge,
he said that this feature should be
made a special study, for if lodge is
to meet its obligations it is necessary
to provide the essential, which is mon
ey.
In speaking of service he said that
care should be taken in the choice of
officers of lodge, and those who will
serve well and advance the interests of
the order should be chosen and then
advanced according to their ability
Committees should be appointed with
care and the lodge should give them
time for consideration and stand back
Of their efforts. He urged that more
time be allowed for action on unfinished
business. The efficiency of the work of
the order as well as its permanency de
ponds upon intelligent membership.
Odd Fellowship permits no politics
but is for civic welfare. 1t is not q
charitable institution, but charity is
combined with its other cardinal prin
ciples. These things have been worked
out here and so the temple is dedicated
to the principles of Odd Fellowship, HI
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05

of others in memory of former mem
bers. Each of the chairs bears a plate
of the name of the person in whose
memory it is given. The furniture is
passive mahogany with genuine leather
seats, the upholstery of which is remov'
able.
The top floor, the stairway to which
leads from q corridor which extends
from the ante-room to the quarters of
the Rebekahs, is given over to prcpara-
tory rooms, that for the subordinate
lodge being on the northeast corner of
the building and the one for the en-
campment and canton on the southeast.
From this floor is door opening on
to the roof garden which it is planned
to have covered with an awning and
lighted by electricity. The view from
this is one of the finest obtainable in
town, it being possible to see miles up
and down the valley Of the Connecticut.
The architect of the building is
George II. Stebbns of North Adams,
Mass, prominent member of the
order and building contractor as
well as an architect. The builders were
Pellet & Skinner of this town. The
committee in charge of the work was
composed of Arthur l.. Maynard, chair
man, Arthur f. Roberts, Francis Il.
Perry, Charles G. Staples and Harold l..
Smith. The present noble grand is
Holland j. Wilson of Williston street.
The members of the order greatly
appreciate the generosity of Lueius II
Richardson in making it possible for
them to purchase at very low figure
the lot ON which the temple stands and
in presenting them right of way
from the porch across the front of the
old Retting house to the sidewalk.
The generous attitude of the Estey
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
RALPH ROOT WINS HIGH HoNoRs
Will Be Valedictorian at College of
Pharmacy-Passes Examinations for
Full Registration.

Ralph G. Root of Brattlcboro, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Root, who is stu
dent in the Massachusetts College of
Pharmacy, has just passed the exami-
nations for full registration before the
Massachusetts, state board of pharmacy
in the state house in Boston. Mr.. Root
will graduate this year from the col
lege and will return next year to take
a postgraduate course.
Mr.. Root received the highest honor
in his class of about 100 and was
named as valedictorian. He will give
paper at the commencement exer-
cises, which begin May IS, and his par
ents and sister, Miss Margaret Root,
will attend the graduation. Mr.. Root
is graduate of the Brattleboro high
school, class of 1914, and was one of
the Austine prize winners.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
LARGEST IN THE STATE.
History of Wantastiquet Lodge, Which
Has 584 Members.

The history of local Odd Fellowship
began in 1916, when, by virtue of a
dispensation granted by the grand
lodge of the United States, known now
as the sovereign grand lodge, Wantas-
tiquct lodge was instituted, Aug. 3,
1S46. The lodge was one of four which
sought charter for the grand lodge
of Vermont, which was instituted Dec.
20, 1S47.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05

Organ Co. made it possible for the
lodge to secure q much more valuable
organ with solid mahogany finish than
otherwise would have been the case,
also special attachments.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05

and another selection by the quartet
the grand master declared the ediGce
dedicated to the uses and purposes of
Odd Fellowship.
The grand marshal o. w. Edwards of
Burlington, was instructed to have pro-
claimed by the heralds the fact that the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05

Grand Master Who Had Charge of Ser
vices of Dedication.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
The Different Headquarters.

The organization of the lodge took
place in room either in the old Re-
we're House building or in the building
next adjoining it. The lodge contin-
ued to meet there for several years
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-11-11

NEW YORK. Nov. Il: Although the
final returns are not vet all in from sew
eral States the Presidential contest has
narrowed down to such a port that Il
is now generally admitted that President
Wilson has been reelected. Hughes IS
about the only man in the republican
ranks who still refuses to admit his de-
feat, and the talk OF demanding a re-
count in those states where the vote was
close is becoming less aadlble. Vance
Mccormick, who directed the campaign
for the Democrats, issued statement
today in which he said: President VII
son is so completely reelected that DO
not expect the Republicans to ask for q
recount. 3" Mccormick will return to
Harrisburg tomorrow TO resume his
private business.
The principal contest now is in Cali
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-11-11
HOT SPRINGS ARRIVAL
HEARS OF NEW FIND

According 10 recent arrivals from the
Hot Springs country, the early reports
received here and at Fairbanks con-
corning the discovery OF gold on Boul-
der creek were considerably exaggerated.
1t Is not denied that gold has been
found, but the pay thus far uncovered
does not warrant any excitement, al
though there are those who express the
belief that eventually a good payStreak
will be found on the creek.
The present indications are that the
creek IS spotted, no evidence OF real
paystreak having been found to date.
That this is really the true situation is
indicated by the fact that Sylvester
Howell who had an option on some OF
the Boulder property has abandoned all
thought of taking over the ground.
F. NJ. Smith, who arrived from the
lower river yesterday afternoon said
when questioned about the strike that
he had learned more about If after
reaching Nenana than he did while IN
the Hot Spring, district. He left Wood
chopper on November 4, and up to that
time the Boulder operations had not oc-
casioned more than passing notice. Mr..
Smith also said that he had heard moth
ing Of the reported quartz find in the
Fish Lake region and he is inclined to
believe that the story savors consider
ably OF the name of the lake The re-
port received here was that Sam Heeter,
the well-known oldtlmer of the lower
river, had discovered ledge of ore RIM
ming high IN values.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-11-11
LIGHTS DUE SOON
New Power Plant Nearly
Ready to Start
GENERATORS ARE DRYING NOW
Commissioner Riggs Says Juice
May Be Turned On
Next Week

With the exception of the generators,
the new electric light and power plant
which has been installed by the Alaskan
Engineering Commission, is now Prac-
ticallv ready tor operation and it is ex-
pected that the remaining work will be
completed within very few days. In
fact, Mr.. Riggs is Of the opinion that
the lights can be TUNED on before the
end of another week.
The generators are now being drle'i
out thoroughly, and as soon as that pro-
cess is complete they will be set IN place
ready to begin the manufacture OF juice.
The installation will require very little
time.
One of the boilers supplying steam for
the plant has been in use for several
days supplying steam for various pur-
poses about the plant. The big whistle
was blown for the first time on Tuesday
evening and now announces regularly
the time for beginning and snspending
the day labors. *~
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-11-11
Mail Reaches Town
@ From The Outside

The Calhoun mail outfit arrived from
Fairbanks yesterday afternoon, bring
ing both drst-class and second-class mail
matter The outgoing mail was des-
patched this morning.
The PostofHce was kept open until
eight O'Clock last night for the conven-
lence OF thepublic and all the frst-class
mail was distributed. The second class
matter was sorted today, ..- ... ....
Mrs. Love states that on every mail
day the Office will be kept open later
than usual for the convenience of those
who cannot transact their business dur
ing regular hours,
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-11-11

ton by az least 500.
The following IS the result OF the vote
cast in the Fourth division. exclusive
of the contest for delegate:
For Senato-s--McGow an. 1,158; Nc
Cabe, ass; Sutherland, 400.
For Representatives - Bean, 255:
Burns, 1876; Collins, go; Dunn, 793;
Green, 266; Hess, 1,3S2; Huey, l89;
Kilgore, $50; Nerlsnd. I,272: Ledger,
IT'S; Monahan, 2S6; Snow, 1,049; Vina!,
2S3; Webster, SIS: Westenvik; $50.
Road Commissioner - Jensen, SIS;
Ross, 999, Sabin, S43; Steil, SO.
Wet. $40. Dry. l.191.
Attorney General - Grigsbv 3,722;
Schofeld. 5,l5+. This does not include
Nome, which gives Grigsby al addi-
tional plurality Of. several hundred.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-11-11

Reports received from the north side
of the river, where fill ls being made
on the Nenana- Fairbanks railroad grade,
Indicate that everything IS working sat
isfactorily. The steam shovel, which is
working in the cut short distance back
from the landing, is now handling about
500 yards OF dirt day, but this amount
will be very materially increased as
soon as the work has progressed TO a
deeper part OF the cut. The shovel IS
now in a shallow place where it IS i'll
possible TO increase the amount Of dirt
handled.
Sixteen trains day are being loaded
by the shovel and the dirt deposited in
the fill.