Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-29

The listers have not completed their
footings. but the work is so far advanced
that the grand list will show a larger in
crease than was thought probable.
The annual inspection of Tyler camp,
Sons of Veterans. took place last Friday
evening. Past Colonel {. f. Il. JENNIE being
the inspecting officer. as Past Colonel
.Griswold of Bennington. who had been
instructed to make the inspection, was I'M
able to be here. The camp took a high
mark, little below that of last year.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Sons of
Veterans received S13 from the pleasant
entertainment which was given at Grand
Army hall Monday night.
The visit Of the Daughters Of Rebelah
to the lodge in Keene. planned for last
evening has been postponed. and will prob
ably be made during next month.
The register, with gong and one box of
the Gamewell fire alarm, has been connect
ed up in engine house No. ,, and the pub
lie is invited to inspect its operation.
John O'Brien of Boston, representative
of the firm of w. j. Hayes d Sons, bank
ers and bond dealers, was arrested on Tues
day by Sheriff Gordon, on complaint of
States Attorney Hit, under the law which
requires foreign bank and bond concerns
doing business in Vermont to deposit
bond with the state treasurer as a guaranty
that they will make reports to the state
treasurer of business done and pay the
taxes under the corporation tax law. The
penalty for noncompliance is $1,000. Mr..
O'Bren gave bail in $1,000 and his case
goes to the September term of court. The
action against him was taken under instruc-
tions given the states attorney by Hon. l..
O. Green, state inspector Of finance. it
having come to his knowledge that numer-
GUS outside concerns were ignoring the
state law. Since this suit was brought near
~ all such companies have made haste to
notify the state treasurer of their intention
to file their bonds and comply with the law
\ serious accident befell Miss Emery of
Windham in this village yesterday after
noon. She came 10 Brattleboro on a shop
ping excursion, accompanied 10y Mrs. VIM
Harris. Their purchases had been mostly
made, but about o'clock Miss Emery
started out to complete her errands As
she came out of the ladies' entrance OF the
Brooks House her foot tripped in some
way upon the iron or granite step and she
fell upon the pavement fracturing her
thigh close to the hip joint She was car
ried into the house and made as comfort
able as possible by surgical attendance. and
this morning has been carried to Mrs.
browns in Sheriff Starkey's house on the
avenue, where she will be cared for. Miss
Emery is an aunt of Emery Jones, we'll
known Windham resident, in whose family
she has her home.
+. W. Maynard of the New York firm
of architects, j. b. McElfatrick Il Sons,
came to BrattlebOrO last evening and has
spent the forenoon looking over the town
hall to see what can be done to convert il
into an opera house, suited to the needs of
the village. Mr.. Maynard says there will
be no trouble in making the hall into an
audience room every way satisfactory, the
only question being that of expense He
will return to New York this afternoon.
and will in due time make several plans
and sketches with estimates of cost for the
consideration of our people.