Memorial Day Tribute Honors Nation's Dead in Sedgwick
Public Services Auditorium overflowed for Memorial Day ceremonies led by Col. HL KE Taylor with speaker James Fisk Hooker. The program opened with band music, readings of Gettysburg and Lincoln, and prayers as veterans and youth filled the venue. Flowers were laid at soldiers' graves amid praise for liberty and national unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Fisk Hooker
Veterans of Sedgwick
Post
Relief Corps
Book of
Patriot Smn
Col
Hl, Ke, Taylor
C. A. Miles
George H
Abraham Lincoln
Adj
E. H. Putnam
Frank Braser
Sumter
Ava
Wit
Hooker
Switzerland
Britain
Philadelphia
Italy
England
Brazil
Appomattox
Potomac
Mississippi
Tien Tein
Titus
Bennington
Patrick Henry
Longfellow
Braser
Mr. Osgood
Prospect Hill Cemetery
F. W. Lewis
Morningside
R. K. Marvin
Memorial Day Exercises At High School Impress Scholars
The annual Memorial Day program at the high school drew a large audience Friday afternoon. Pupils decorated the room with wild flowers potted plants and bunting. Rev L M Keneston of West Brattleboro Congregational church gave the main address with Col H E Taylor speaking for veterans. About 20 Sedgwick post G A R members attended along with several Relief Corps ladies. Students participating included Margaret Barber Ruth McKenney Elwin Whitney Ruth Brown Lucia Gleason Inez Hollender Homer Ellis Ruby Bartlett and Ruth Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Keneston
West Brattleboro Congregational Church
H. E. Taylor
Sedgwick Post
Relief Corps
Margaret Barber
Ruth McKenney
Elwin Whitney
Ruth Brown
Lucia Gleason
Inez Hollender
Homer Ellis
Ruby Bartlett
Ruth Rogers
Tragic Drowning In Cambridgeport Brook
James Moore aged 19 of Cambridgeport drowned Saturday afternoon while fishing in a shallow brook on J. Weaver's meadow. He suffered fainting spells and fell face down in about 12 inches of water. his five year old brother Clifton fetched help but too late. Burial followed at his home as Rev. F. D. Goodrich officiated. the Moore family, recently moved from New York, includes a daughter and several other children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Moore
William Moore
Cambridgeport
J. Weaver
Clifton Moore
James
F. D. Goodrich
Blodgett Farm
New York
Legislative swindler fined in Windsor court
United States v. Charles E. George alias Earl M. Shannon alias Charles M. Shannon ended with a guilty verdict for fraudulent use of the mails to obtain orders from Vermont legislators for a legislative album. He was fined 200 to be paid by June 16. court adjourned at Brattleboro.
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United States
Windsor
Charles E. George
Earl M. Shannon
Charles M. Shannon
Vermont
Brattleboro
J. C. Enright i Boodsman
Narrow Gauge Battle Heads to Supreme Court Hearing
The Brattleboro and Whitehall Railroad Company seeks a receivership to end the Central Vermont lease of the Narrow Gauge line. A Montpelier hearing is set for June 1 with Judge Watkin overseeing the case. The line, opened in 1880, is described as unsafe and unprofitable, with broken tracks, poor service, and frequent delays.
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Vermont Central
Mrattebero & Whitehall BR. R. Co
New
London Northern FB. Ht. Co
Central Vermont Railway Co
Central Vermont
Watein
Supreme Court
Montpelier
Brattleboro & Whitehall E. RE. Co
Fire at North River mill devastates Jacksonville village
A large blaze started at the North River Mfg Co mill in Jacksonville Tuesday at 12 30 p m, quickly engulfing the mill and spreading to homes and barns including A C Stetson and D B Collins. Firefighters from Wilmington Readsboro and nearby towns aided, with several injuries reported and total damage around 10 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses Bennett
W. A. Brown
Billy
D. B. Collins
Will Bird
Knights of Honor
E. J. Roberta
D. M. Canedy
Waste
J. C. Corse
H. G. Porter
Wilmington
Readsboro
Wilmington Fire Company
C. C. Coleman
H. E. Stetson
Clarence Grousbeck
North River Mfg. Co
A. C. Stetson
Eau of Honor
E. P. Reed
Freeman Hager
Knights of Honor Hall
Mr. Stetson
Mr. Reed
Wedding Rice Accident Snoods Vermont Couple
Miss Daisy I Streeter and Bert L McDonald wed at the bride’s home on Chesterfield road. during a post ceremony rice shower a horse pulling the carriage bolted and overturned the vehicle injuring Mrs McDonald’s face and arm while her husband suffered scrapes and a strained hip. The driver escaped unhurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert L. McDonald
North Hinsdale
Daisy I. Streeter
Isaiah Streeter
Chesterfield Road
Miller
Brattleboro
Halifax Quarantine Lifted After Smallpox Case
Dora Houghton twelve of Halifax, once in town for three hours, shows signs of recovery from smallpox. State health officials lifted the Houghton household quarantine by order of Dr Holton after days of debate. Halifax residents urged public examination and two doctors from within and outside the county to confirm the diagnosis. Brattleboro awaited a quiet return to summer visitor routines as town officials debated next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Houghton
Halifax
Houghton
Holton
State Board of Health
Canedy
Shelburne Falls
Mass
Franklin County
Forest Fires Ravage New England and New York Regions
Forest fires sweep northern New England and New York with thousands of acres burned. Danby and Addison County report heavy losses while Joseph Battell preserves 40 000 acres face devastation. Families flee homes as fires threaten Vermont Adirondacks and nearby areas across Maine and New Hampshire.
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New England
New York
Danby
Addison County
Joseph Battell
Washington Sonce
Worcester
East Elmore
Lamoille
Windsor County
Orleans County
Canada
Adirondacks
Dr. Webb
Nebasane Park
Maine
New Hampshire
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Milch Cow
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Henson
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Emerson & Son
Hradley
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Hradley Stanle
Same
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Guilford Center
Bonnyvale Road
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Co. A. Miner
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Clapp & Jones
Flor de Castillo
Ames’ Hill
H.C. Howard
Putney, WT
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Adin F. Miller
Wny
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Agte
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Bratylenoko
Deweese
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Wholesale Crocer
H. ©. Clark
Times
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