Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-08-11

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has sold his three-tenement house on
South Main street, also three cottage
houses, to Orrin Il. Hughes and r. L.
Fitch, who have bought for an invest
ment and will remodel the houses. The
sale was made through the John l..
Howard real estate agency. Mr. Mason
was in town to make the transfer of hif
property.
Deeds have passed through the town
clerks Office recording the sale of the
i)oolttlc property on Flat street. owned
by Jennie Doolittle Crosby, to the De
witt Grocery Co. The property is di-
recuy opposite the present location OF
the Dewitt company and comprises
parcel of land with a 2J0-foot frontage
now located on the property is the wood
en- annex to the Jelly building recently
sold to John Il. Dunton.
Articles of association have been filed
with the secretary of state at Montpelier
by the Brooks House Hotel Operating
Co. Inc. of Brattleboro. The capital
stock is $4,000 and the subscribers are
Franklin :. Pratt. Edward c. Crosby
HPnry II Crosby and George r.. Sher-
= Iau. all Of Brattleboro. aud Alton F.
Upper Of Arlington. Mass. The com
pany is formed to operate the Brooks
House hotel and is separate from the
Brooks House Co. which owns the real
estate.
The petition OF Mrs. Ethel Miner of
brattleborp for the custody of her daugh-
ter. Agatha Keith. was heard in the su-
perior court in Greenfield. Mass. Fri
day afternoon. The custody of the child
was awarded to her father. Raymond
Keith of Greenfield. in November. 1920.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith were divorced in
1!l2O and she has since married Mr.
Miner. There were two children. Agatha
and Dorothy. The father was given the
custody of Agatha and the mother was
ton was dGnict.
= See-,-Sas received in town Morduy-
he death of Mrs. l.. NJ. Rand, for
CAV of this town, which occurred Mon
Eharles C. Morse of Randolph. Mrs.
Rand had lived in Randolph the past 10
Years, previous to which she lived for
yseveral years on Canal street, Brattle
boro. She leaves a granddaughter, Miss
J. Howe, both of this town. Miss Howe
and her father, Frank b. Howe, at
tended the funeral Wednesday at $50
in Randolph. The burial took place in
\ Townshend.
A jury was drawn Wednesday in mu
nicipal court before Judge +. ID. Il.
Stowe to try the case of Wallace A. Hall
againSt John Il. Raithel and Lizzie e.
Raithcl next Monday, Aug. IA. The fol
lowing names were drawn by Sheriff
Wellman: S. S. Pike, r. G. Allen and
A. G. Barnes, all of Vernon, Merton A.
Clark and Arthur G. Beals, both of
Guilford, and the following from Brat
tleboro: L. NJ Angler A. j. Currier,
+. j. Fenton. c. f. Mann, F. II. How
ard, Il. G. Baldwin and Charley II.
Palmer. +. Il. Barber is attorney for
the defendants and O. B. Hughes will
appear for the plaintiff.
Six Automobiles carrying physicians,
dentists and other professional men from
various points in New England who
have membership in the Materia Medica
band, will leave BrattleborO Saturday in
preparation for the annual tour of this
musical organization. The band will
give its first concert in Port Kent, n. Y,
Sunday afternoon and will play at bene-
Y, Plattsburg, \. Y, and st. Adams
the following Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, coming to Brattle-
boro for the local hospital benefit Thurs
day evening of next week. The band
will be augmented by the wellknown
Ferdinando orchestra.
About % of the older friends of DIR.
. and Mrs. Henry Tucker, including
several of those especially interested in
the welfare of the Rest room, Mrs.
Tucker being the first to conceive the
idea of having the room, met there Fri
day afternoon and rendered them a
luncheon at o'clock. The table was
beautifully decorated, the centerpiece be-
ing of flowers and fruit. attractively ar
ranged. DIR. and Mrs. Tucker were pre-
scented a handsome china plate, cup and
saucer each, also beautifully engraved
silver spoon, with the stipulation that
they use them every day. Mrs. Tucker
responded in her usual pleasing manner,
expressing sincere regret at leaving their
many friends here, and giving assurance
that Brattleboro would always be home
to them. Mrs. Tucker also added that
she would always remain a member of the
local w. c. II. U. A social hour followed
the supper.
There is a possibility that the Ancient
and Honorable Artillery company of
Boston, on its annual fall field day ex-
cursion to Canada, may pay Brattleboro
a short visit. Capt. Richmond G.
Stoehr of the Ancient and Honorabes, in
response TO a letter of invitation from
the Brattleboro Chamber of Commerce.
advises the president of that organization
Of the probability of their coming here
for an eight-hour stop-Ovcr, at which
time the townspeople would be glad to re-
ceive and entertain them. The old or
ganization, chartered in $685. composed
as it is, of several hundred leading bust
ness men mt and around Boston, as well
MS many from other New England states
il accustomed to hold its annual field day
Mt some point of interest outside the
state. and the organization has already
visited many of the leading cities of the
country by invitation of military and
civic organizations. There is posi-
bility that the company may go to the
Hermudas this year, but il not, Brattle-
boro probably will have an opportunity
10 see the oldest military organization
in the United States.