Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-07-10

Simonds had choice small fruit display
of so baskets yesterday morning-straw-
berries from Nottingham, black cap and
red raspberries from Vernon and blucber-
ries from New Hampshire.
The summer meeting of the Connecticut
River Valley association at White River
junction Saturday was a successful one,
though rain fell i'm the forenoon and the
mile track was very heavy, the time in the
first heat in the 2:22 class equaling Yer
mont's best mile time. W. II. Minors
"Col. Mansur.' entered in the 2:50 class,
won second money Brattleboro horscmcn
who were present pronounce the perform
ance of the horse phenomenal and eX-
press the belief that the horse has bril-
liant future before him on the turf. II. II.
Lawrence acted as one of the judges
A concrete sidewalk is being laid on the
east side of asylum street from the junction
with North Main to the common.
The rear of the log drive passed Brattle-
boro Wednesday, with the RATS and horses.
The work of clearing the river has pro
crossed very rapidly, notwithstanding the
fact of big jams between here and Putney
which had to be gotten out.
DR. Gales horse, standing near Pratt,
Wright IL Co.'S Wednesday, was frightened
by another team backing against the car
riage and began to rear and kick. finally
getting one foot caught in such way as
to neccssi.atc the removal of the wheel be
fore it could be released.
The lamp posts about town have received
a coat of paint this week, and are much
frcshenel and improved thereby.
The letter carriers handled III, 500 pieces
of mail matter in June, delivering 81, 40
and collecting 5j,32l.
Letters received from John u. Stevens.
the Vermont Live Stock company's man
ager report the arrival at the range of the
bunch of Texas steers bought by him sew
eral weeks ago They are fine lot and
will make valuable addition to the com
pany's stock.
VIM. Ryan, "A boy of Is. who has been
drifting into bad ways was arrested Tues
day for intoNication and fined - and costs
Collection of the fine was however, with
held for one year. to give the boy chance
to mend his ways.
Upon the recommen lation of the Rev
VIM. II. Collins, David Willard. son of II
/ {. Willard of Great Darlington, Mass, has
been received AS a postulant for Holy
Orders 10y the 1t. Rev. Bishop Bissel of
the diocese of Vermont
The warrant will be posted today for
the annual school meeting of the village
district, which will be held on Tuesday
evening, the DIST inst. The only article
outside of routine business is to see what
the district will do about building a new
schoolhouSe on Canal street.
The situation in the Cowdrcy IL Haus
matter remains very much As described
last week. Each partner claims to believe
the other guilty of fraud with regard to
the alleged sale of the business HauS
claims sole ownership of the business by
virtue of his bill of sale and the money
paid and note given 10y him, while Cow
drey still claims a half ownership Cow
drey has brought bill in chancery asking
to have the partnership closed and a re-
ceivcr appointed to sell the goods of the
concern and collect the bills due and has
obtained an injunction against Haus re-
straining him from selling or disposing of
any of the firm property or collecting any
bills. The hearing which was set for this
morning has been postponed till afternoon.
Next Thursday afternoon and evening
the ladies of the Baptist society will give a
lawn party on $. II. Sherman's grounds,
when the usual attractions will be offered
Supper will be served from u to :, and an
entertainment, The holiday review" will
follow later. The public are invited.
Southern Indiana millers, for whom
Crosby X Co. are selling agents, are grind
ing new wheat this week, about a week in
advance of last year, and the -four will be
on the Eastern market about the 2jth
inst The new wheat is of excellent quail
ity.
Leicester, the X-years-old stallion owned
by {. b. Hall of Leicester Junction, this
state, with a fouT-years-old record of 2:27,
trotted third heat at Philadelphia on
Tuesday in 2:lSt-making him the second
fastest horse ever raised in Vermont. The
animal is well known by several Brattlr-
boro horsemen who feel a personal interest
in his performance. Leicester's dam was
a granddaughter of Aristos, son of Daniel
Lambert.
j. T. Wright has bought Q. w. Butter
field milk route and business and will CON
tinue it with his own under his personal
management. Hereafter he will deliver
milk both morning and night. J. c. New
ton will continue to furnish the milk
hearing in an important patent case
was begun before Judge Wheeler in the
lower town hall on Thursday. The case is
formally entered as that of "Chrstopher
Campbell VS.. the mayor, aldermen and COM
monalty of the city of New York" and is
one of numerous cases against different
cities of the country involving the patent
on the knibbs steam fire engine valve, in
which Marcus p. Norton is understood to
be interested as a principal. The present
case is the first one of these cases which
was heard, Judge Wheeler giving decis-
ion for the plaintiff i'm 1881. Some time
after this another similar case went to the
United States supreme court on exceptions
and that court decided that the law was
not as held in the decision of 1881, and in
1888, under this ruling, Judge Wheeler set
aside his own decision, and the case was
reOpened for further testimony. Complete
exhibits in regard to the Knibbs valve have
been brought here, and under an order
from Judge Wheeler to the fire commits
sioners of Hartford, Conn, the arrival of
a complete fire engine from that city is eX-
pected today, the engine being one bought
by the city in 1861 but not now used. Ii
is the claim of the defence that its princi-
pie is exactly the same as that of the valve
now in contest, the only question being
whether the claim of priority of invention
can be established. The damages for which
the plaintiff bring suit are fixed at the mod
est sum of 50, S0O,0 The counsel in the
case are ii. ID. Hadlock of Boston, Marcus
p Norton and Mr. Wood of New York
for the, plaintiff, and Frederick H. and
Samuel II. Belts of New York for the de-
fence. The hearing is expected to occupy
several days.