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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12
FUNERAL OF d. w. TENNEY.
Largely Attended in Centre Congrega-
tional Church - Six Past Noble
Grands Were Bearers.

The funeral of D. Webster Tenney
was held Saturday afternoon at . in
the Centre Congregational church, fol
lowing a prayer service at the house
at 1870 O'Clock conducted by Rev
Richard II. Clapp, pastor of the Centre
church. The church service was con
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Clapp. and Rev. f
Q. S. Osgood, pastor of the Unitarian
church, of which Mr.. Tenney had been
ianitor many years. E. II. Miller sang
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere, A Per
feet Day, and Crossing the Bar. Large
delegations attended from Wantasti-
quot lodge, |. o. o. T., Canton Pales'
tine, p. NJ, and Dennis Rebekah lodge
of which organizations Mr.. Tenney had
been a member.
Six members of the Canton in uni
form acted as Il guard of honor at the
house and escorted the body to the
church. The bearers, all past noble
grands of Wantastiquct lodge, were
Charles l.. Cobb, II. S. Goodenough
John NJ. Dugan, Walter f. Goddard
Francis +. Perry, and Dwight Smith
of Greenfield Mass. The burial took
place in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12
MRS. MINNIE E. HAMILTON.
Widow of Roland P. Hamilton Dies in
Memorial Hospital.

Mrs. Minnie Eunice (Johnson) Ham
ilton, As, died Saturday in the Me,
mortal hospital. She was the widow Of
Roland p. Hamilton, who was drowned
accidentally in Milestone brook Feb.
20, 1909, while engaged in helping
clear an ice JAM Mrs. Hamilton had
been in i'll health several years and
her case had grown serious since last
summer.
Mrs. Hamilton was a daughter of l..
j. and Mrs. Eunice (iolness) John
son of Marlboro and was born i'll Hi
nois in 1860. Her family returned to
West Brattleboro and she married, Sept,
Is, 1892, Roland p. Hamilton, who had
been West and owned ranch in Mon
tana. They lived there several years
and returned to West Brattleboro.
Mrs. Hamilton leaves two sons,
Louis, a student in Norwich universe
ty,and Silas, who is a student in Wor-
eester academy, Worcester, Mass She
leaves also two brothers, Edward
Johnson of West Brattleboro aud
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12

cred bridge to the home of Justin Dix.
Mr.. DIX had just arisen and was at
tracted by the noise at his front door.
lie took the child in and rushed from
the house to the fire, which he could
see shooting up through the roof near
the chimney. On the way he met Miss
Florence and just behind her Miss Ruth
Dalrymple. Neither had on any cloth
ing except their night clothing and q
wrap they had managed to snatch up.
They called to him that their mother
was still in the house.
Mr.. Dix rushed to the front door, but
was driven back by the flames, which
were breaking through the floor. Mr..
Dalrymple had gotten into the house
IN response to the calls of his daughter.
Helen, and had reached his wife.
Charles Dalrymple, II, who had gotten
out, placed ladder against the window
OF the room in which his mother was
and Mr.. Dalrymple got her out of the
window and down the ladder. He re-
turned TO the room to get some valua-
pies, put was driven out by the smoke
ana flames, and as the ladder had been
moved he jumped to the ground.
Neighbors were beginning TO arrive
among them Fred Weatherhead, G.,
whitney Prouty and Rex Coane, who
Followed closely Mr.. Dix, but there was
practically nothing they could do 1t
was impossible to enter the house and
what little was saved was by reaching
i'll through windows.
A telephone message was sent to fire
headquarters being received there at
$40 clock, but no apparatus was sent.
The fire was beyond reach of any nv.
drant service and was out of the vii.
lage fire limits.
At the rear of the creamery building
and attached to it was large ice
house, built for use in connection with
the use of the building as a creamery.
MI Dalrymple and Others had been
two days filing that storehouse with
ice and to that fact those who were
there this morning attribute the saw.
ing OF the barn at the rear. Mr.. Dal-
rymple carries on teaming and last
month he bought the Guilford Springs
ice business of II. p. Yearly.
The building burned fiercely. In 10
minutes after Mr.. Dix and other
neighbors reached the scene the front
door had burned down and fallen in
and the whole interior of the house
Mr.. Dalrymple made arrangements
that morning to occupy for the time
being cottage house near his former
home, owned by Oscar F. Benson. The
family found temporary quarters in
the home of Russell II. Briggs Of Gull,
ford street. r-f ''F
AS is usual after fire outside of the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12
SEEK 100000 DAMAGES.
Boston Maine Brings Suit Against
New England Power Go.

The Boston and Maine railroad has
filed a contract action against the New
England Power company for 800 600
alleging violation of the terms of a
lease. The plaintiff railroad sets forth
III its declaration that it leased to NAL
colin G. Chace of Providence, R. l., and
Henry |. Hartman of Newton the right
to construct and maintain a dam at
Scott 8 bridge between Buckland and
Shelburne. These lessees assigned their
rights to the New England Power com
p"ny, the power company to assume all
duties and obligations of the lease.
The declaration sets forth in several
counts that the power company after
erecting the dam has failed to protect
the railroad bank near the dam, has
failed to rebuild all submerged culverts
running under the railroad property,
has failed to reimburse the railroad for
its expense in repairing the roadbed
and banks, and Strengthening out traffic,
and for other items caused by floods
on February 25, July and August l,
1916, and February 26 and March 20,
1916. 1t is further set forth that the
premises of the railroad were flooded
in excess of the extent approved by
the railroad S chief engineer, all these
matters being stipulated in the lease.
The railroad alleges great damage
and brings its action for 100000 on
these grounds. Dana Malone of Green
field and Boston is attorney for the
plaintiff and Richard Y Fitzgerald of
Boston for the power company
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12

fire district, there is much comment
about whether the fire department goes
or does not respond to the call for help.
The going was hard Friday and
had the combination motor driven
piece of apparatus responded only the
chemical line would have been of SER
vice and that to possibly save adjoin-
ing property. To have hauled steam
err there would have taken 50 long that
by the time it could have been put to
pumping from the brook there would
have been, no use for it.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12
FAMILY ESCAPES DEATH
Home Of Melvin DaIrympIe Con.
sumed by Fire
Mrs. Dalrymple Taken Down Ladder
Children Escape in Night Clothing
Furniture Destroyed

Melvin Z. Dalrymple and his family,
consisting of his wife, three daughters
and one son, narrowly escaped death
in fire which completely destroyed
their home in Centerville and its con-
tents about Friday morning. The
fact that the noise of the flames, which
were eating their way to the upper
stories, aroused his daughter, Helen,
aged 10 years, doubtless saved the lives
of the entire family. The building de-
stroyed was built originally for cream
cry on Guilford street near the
covered bridge and had rooms for the
use of the family of the manager of
the creamery. Mr.. Dalrymple bought
it in the spring of 1915, and the quar-
ters used for creamery purposes We're
converted into additional rooms for
household purposes. Mr.. Dalrymple
had insurance of 81 800 on the building
through the George M. Clay agency and
small insurance on the contents. Hardly
thing was saved from the house. The
fire is believed to have originated from
the chimney.
Mr.. Dalrymple arose shortly before
4 clock, and, after building a fire in
the kitchen range went to the barn at
the rear OF UHc mousse 10 lceu MS HOTScS
as he intended to make an early start
for Marlboro.
About 4.30 O'Clock his youngest
daughter, Helen, was awakened, she
said, by noise and thought that her
mother had not gone to bed. In few
minutes she realized that the room was
full of smoke and she screamed. One of
her sisters called to her to go back to
bed, but she continued her screams I'M
til she had aroused her family and at
tracted the attention of her father in
the barn.
The children slept on the upper floor
of what was really threestory build
ing on one side and two stories on the
opposite side, where the front door was
located. Mr.. and Mrs. Dalrymple slept
on the middle floor over the deep base
ment
The children managed to get out.
Helen, wearing only her nightdress, q
coat and rubbers, ran through the COW
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12
VOTES TO SELL PARSONAGE.
Universalist Annual Meeting Shows All
Bills Paid - Date Changed to First
Thursday of Year.

Ninety-one members of the Univer-
salist parish attended the annual meet
ing January 4, which was preceded
by supper. For the first time in the
history of the parish reports from all
of the auxiliary organizations of the
church and parish were received. Each
showed that all bills were paid and
that there was balance in each treas
ury, condition that is highly salts
factory.
1t was voted to sell the parsonage
on Green street at some future time
when 1T may be disposed of to adyan-
tage, as it is not now used as par
sonage. 1t was voted also to have a
new system of financial books and to
change the night of the annual meet
ing of the parish from the second Tues.
day in January to the first Thursday
in order that it may fall on the date
of the regular monthly supper served
by the women of the parish.
These officers were elected; Presi-
dent, Ferris r. Vaughan; clerk. Frank
f.. Barber; treasurer. G.. l.. Stickney;
collector, Verne II. Winchester; trus-
tees, Freeman Scott, Fred c. Sargent,
w. d. ellison and G.. G.. Staples.
The reports were read as follows:
Treasurer, G. L. stickney; president,
Ferris II. Vaughan; collector, Verne II.
Winchester; chairman of trustees,
Freeman Scott; agent of trustees, W.
d. Gibson; pastor, Rev. Delmar f.
Trout; Sunday school, Miss Helen Nor
ris and Leon I. LEADER Ladies circle
Mrs. Fred C. Sargent; Y. p. G. IT,, Miss
Ruth Sargent; mission circle, Mrs
Myra Stone; church, Mrs. Fred G. Sar-
gent; Daughters circle, Miss Helen
Morris; Daughters of the Master, Mrs
May Morris.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12
Lingering Coughs Are Dangerous

Get rid of that tickling cough that
keeps you awake at night and drains
your vitality aud energy. DIR. King s
New Discovery is pleasant balsam
remedy, antiseptic, laxative and prompt
ly effective. 1t soothes the irritated
membrane and kills the cold germs;
your cough is soon relieved. Delay is
dangerous-get DR.. Kings New Dis.
covery at once. For nearly fifty years
it has been the favorite remedy for
grippe, Group, coughs and colds. Get q
bottle today at your Druggist, SOC.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12
PUNCH BOARDS UNDER BAN.
States Attorney Hughes Acts on Com
Plants - Chance Devices Were in
Use in Eight Places.

State Attorney o. b. Hughes, act
ing upon complaints received, ordered
Officer Charles II. Wood Saturday to
have all so.called punch boards and sim
liar games of chance in which the val
ne of the money invested was not given
in return, put out of use. There were
eight places in town in which the punch
boards were in operation and all of
them were notified not to permit their
use in the future.
The person playing one of these
boards punches a piece of paper out of
or nothing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12

To lessen the amount of metal used
in fire escapes, Hungarian living in
Canada has patented one the, chief
feature of which is basket to be low
cred by ropes from a bracket fastened
to a window frame.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12

That Michigan is dissatisfied with its
bean crop seems almost snobbish in
face of the fact that the state already
raises 20 per cent of all American
beans, nearly as much as the annual
Boston consumption.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12

Be a saint-with just hint of the
world and the devil lowering in the
background.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12

Every war cloud has a silver lining
to the munition manufacturer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12

Money can be lost more ways than
won.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12

GA Ladies' and Misses Suits,
sold from SIS up to $50,
close at $4.98
80 Suits, mid-winter models;
sold from $18 to $35, at
1898
Choice of the entire stock
"a Suits, high grade materi-
ais and clever models; sold
up to $42.50, at $3.50
NEW SKIRTS and WAISTS
Suffer Great Cut of Prices
$500 Skirts, S3.45
$500 Skirts, 1898
$3.50 Skirts, S4.9S
1895 Skirts, $5.9S
Silk Waists up to $500, odd
lots, at CSC
$3.50 and $500 Wash Waists,
SOC
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12
SPECIAL

One lot Waists, wash and
silk; sold up to $4.98; all are
punched at Acc
New Britain herald., 1917-01-19
There is no mistake in buying
SHIRTS at Our January Prices
of Springfield has been In charge dur

of Springfield has been In charge dur
ing 1916.
The staff Of the City Mission Of New
Britain have served as teachers In the
Italian Sunday school. This fall, Mis-
Bertha Campbell has been representA
ing the Connecticut Home Missionar&
society in the work of the mission. L
During the summer Professor Bfs9
seri and Miss Cagianellio organized a,
very successful summer session. MISC
Bingham rendered material assistance
at the piano.
Sunday School. 4
The annual meeting of the Sunda y
school followed the adjourned meet
ing of the church. At this meeting
the following officers were elected.
Director Of Religious Educatiou-
Rev. F. c. Thompson. ~
Assistant Superintendent--Mi Ann
L. Copley.
Secretary-Leroy H. Wilcox.
Treasurer-Charles F. Scott.
Executive Committee, Pastor, Su-
perintendents, Secretary, Treasurer
Noah Lucas, Miss Laura Woodfopk
Mrs. W. L. Williams, Mrs. Il. II. Coops,
er. fgA
Mrs. w. F. Brooks, Miss II. r. Good
rich, Miss c., E. Brown, Miss E. w
Welles, Miss A. L. Copley, Miss M. IA
Rogers Miss Alice c. Tuck, Walter ~
Williams.
Observation-Disclosures Williams. WIZ
liam Epson, Harry Kutscher.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-19

school life Of children in many for
eign mission fields was studied, also
matters relating to the children of
Negroes, Indians, and Mountain
Whites of our own country. The
years work was materially handi-
capped by sickness. In the spring an
epidemic of measles, in the fall
another of infantile paralysis, and in
the early winter illness in the leaders
family have prevented the club from
meeting. During the summer, sew
ing meetings were held, instruction
was given in arranging games for
the amusement Of younger children
and flowers were taken to the hospi-
tai. The club has become an auxiliary
OF the Hartford branch of the wo-
mans Board
Wide World Club.
The Wide World club has, during
the year, become an auxiliary of the
Woman's Board of Miss:ons: held
weekly meetings, Fridays, from $3.50
to 1900 p. m. Girls Of IL to 16 are
eligible FOR membership. The aim of
the club Is to do missionary work and
to acquire a. knowledge Of missionary
fields. 1t has maintained a CORES
pondence with girls in missionary
schools; dressed dolls, filed Christ
mas stockings, made picture scrap
books. and furnished red cross mater
ials. Membership, eleven; average at
tendance, eight.
Maternal Association of New britain
The meetings are held on the sec
ond Wednesday Of the months.
October to June. Membership, 200.
Annual meeting, June. From June
1916 to June 1915 eleven meetings
were held, two being "thimble meet
ings." Eleven layettes were COM
pleted and given to the Visiting Nurse
and the Charity Organization. In
May, 1916, the 80th anniversary Of the
association was celebrated. Talks have
been given upon Reading for Chill
dren," "Hymnology," Modern Sun
day School Methods" 1.-THE Spirit of
Play" and other topics. It is desired
to increase the number OF thimble
meetings.
Burl1tt Union Mission.
Much of the work is due to the
Endeavor Union. Two Hartford
weekday evening, except Saturday
the five churches interested are in at
tendance. Raf1la, sewing, woodwork
Ing, story telling and Boy Scout work
are undertaken by the children Mis-.
Bartlett conducts a sewing school
e. F. Stoddard superintends 6
Sunday school; Mr.. Atwood holds &
Sunday evening service.
Mission for Assyrians.
Many new corners are making thei
home in New Britain. There are nov
about 45 families here, a gain of 20
with SO children. In addition, ther'
| are large number Of single men, O.
| men without their families. The at
| tendance at the early evening service
| on Sunday, frequently reaches the 20
mark. The noon hour Bible elias
averages dozen attendants. Deacon
s. H. Wood acts as associate teache,
and the opportunity to hear and lear
the English language IL much appre
ciated.
Mr.. Adams has held 106 cottag
meetings, eight mass meetings, 1
special meetings, Is executive com
mittee meetings. His personal servic
has included 1876 sick calls, IS hospita
calls, hospital and police court an
telegraph Office interpretations, II fac
tory office calls, in addition to severa
forms of relief work.
-Four baptismal, one funeral an
three marriage services have bee
held. The parish includes 9s6 nor
New Britain herald., 1917-01-19

The Mission for Italians.
The mission was held regularly on
Sunday, part of the year in the even
ing now in the afternoon, a preaching
service The usual attendance IS
about 80. Professor Amanda Bisseri
New Britain herald., 1917-01-19

+ ETC., as per2orders of acting
pastor and superintendent
of Sunday school on file. $209.36
BY surety bond .... 400
By surety bond ............. so
Jan. 1, 1917, BY cash balance
on hand 249.1s
.a $463.O5
The principal of said fund is $4,000,
invested in loans secured by first
mortgages on improved real estate
and deposits In savings bank as per
trustees report Probate Court.
Catherine IIanders Fund.
DR..
To balance as per report Of
Jan. 1, 1916 $50. 27.20
To interest Pennington Saw
ings Bank July 1915 to Jan.
1910 4V.4U
To interest New Britain Saw
ings Bank ................ 5000
$127.so
CIR.
(1916) BY expended for in
digent account as per orders
of acting pastor and stand
ing committee on file. .$107.29
Jan. 1, 1917, BY cash balance
on hand 1921
$127.so
Said fund Is $500 of which $1,000
is deposited in Pennington Savings
Bank. and $1,000 in Savings Bank of
New Britain. ..
JOHN H. KIRKHAM,
Trustee.
Board of Ladies for Home Work.
This board is composed Of thirty
ladies nominated by the standing
committee and elected by the. church.
who serve for a term Of four years.
Their work consists Of parish vista
ton, experimenting the work OF the
pastors. welcoming and extending the
OF the church to new com
ers, rendering any helpful ministry
to those who are sick or are in need.
Each visitor Is provided with a list
Of the families in her district and
ls expected to call on each OF these
families at least once in three months
and at the end OF each month she
sends report Of her calls to the Sec
rotary Of the board giving inforna-
ton as to newcomers, changes in ad-
dress, children for Sunday school.
and babies for the cradle roll The
board meets with the ministers once
quarterly on the third Wednesday OF
March, June, September and Decem
Der. Members OF the conversation
can assist the work Of this Board by
reporting to the visitor for their dis
trict any new neighbor, case OF sick
ness, Or opportunity for Christian
Many people are found who sell
dom attend church, but they appre-
ciate the calls of the visitors, and are
glad to receive a Calendar, and to be
kept in touch with all that Is going
on in the church.
The number Of districts now num-
Der twenty-six. In some instances,
they have been reduced in size, IN
others two visitors are assigned. The
number of calls reported for the
year is 1,491.
Report of Treasurer OF Sunday School
New Britain herald., 1917-01-19

Life membership. ......... $500 |
sss2.so
Disbursements.
Treasurer, Hartford branch .$2s5.75
Treasurer Hartford branch,
special gifts .............. 147.O5
$ss2.so
This society Is working in aff1liation
with the Hartford branch of the Wo-
! mans Board of Missions and has
raised the $500 apportionment as
signed to 1t by that organization.
Meetings were held on the first
Monday OF each month from October
through June. In the fall OF 1915 the
day was changed to the first Wednes-
day. in conformity with the plan
adopted by all the women's societies.
The membership is 1913. with an aver
age Of IS. Currents events were dis
cussed, and mission study carried on
papers being prepared by members
Of the society, or addresses being CIV
en- by missionaries. From January to
June Montgomery's THE Kings
Highway" was used as the textbook.
Foreign Missionary Cradle Roll.
The annual meeting was held June
g. There are now ~ members who
contributed 316.02. $1,000 was sent
! through the Hartford branch, to
kindergarten in Kyoto. Japan.
| Since this Cradle Roll was organized
in 1893, $296.97 has been contributed
! by the children for this kindergarten
| work.
| Mems BrotheThoods.
Six business and three other meet
ings were held with an average at
tendance OF ninety. Our aim has been
to bring the men If the church into
closer fellowship and to support the
various church agencies. Suppers
we're served after which addresses
were made by guests upon subjects OF
vital interest
The social service committee mas
made partial survey of the city ana
hopes to cooperate with the men OIL
the other churches in order to secure
permanent improvements.
| The boys work committee is TOR
| mulating plans which will secure the
cooperation of the men with the boys
|, section of the Sunday school. 1t IS
also about to call for the support by
the entire church of a series of en-
tertainments, the proceeds of which
are to build and outfit room which
our young people may have for their
own.
Young Wome1ls Christian League.
The league has met frequently dur
ing the winter. 1t has worked Tor the
children of the Leonard st. Orphan
:, age in Atlanta, Ca, and has contr1but-
ed $25 for the support Of native
Bible reader in Sirur, India.
, Christian Service League
Three definite lines of work were
> carried out; workers were supplied
for service at the Burritt Mission
| one night per week; town farm meet
= ings we're held, part of the year;
1 thirty dollars were pledged for the
support of our Congregational Mis-
8 sian at Ing Hok, China. A fourth is
/ to be added for 1917, the raising of
- funds for the room to be furnished
8 by the Mems Brotherhood.
RECEIPTS
! COLLECTIONS ............... @1l.oo
, FtledKes 1910
. Social $50
C. E. Society ........... 31.75
s72.6S
a DISBURSEMENTS
Printing etc. .... 1851
Social 800
y Fresh Air Fund ........... 500
= Entertainment of Boys Con-
ference o.ou
Dues, c. E. Union .......... 100
Miscellaneous ........ 5.13
. Cash on hand ............. 41.04
s72.eS
e The Tourists Club.
!. This is a missionary study club for
a girls under twelve years of age. The
New Britain herald., 1917-01-19

The work among the women re-
quires special mention. Mrs. Adams,
is serving as her husbands only as
sistant in this branch, has greatly
overworked and is now requiring hos
pital. care. She has held II mothers
meetings, organized a sewing class, d.
rected the preparation for bazaar, IN
addition to many calls at institutions
and out Of town homes, especially In
Bristol and Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-19
LARGE FIELD OF ENDEAVOR SHOWN AT ANNUAL
MEETING OF SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

sent supplies valued at sos, and to
Mrs. Johnson for parish distribution
have been given supplies amounting
to $45.