Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-11-20

The Estey Guard boys are making clab-
crate preparations for the "Veteran of
1912" the military drama which they are
to bring out Dec. ?.
At the hearing on Wednesday Ross
White was formally adiudged an insolvent
debtor and the Sth of December was APP
pointed as the day for the creditors to pre-
sent their claims and choose an assignee.
The Cotton Mather place i'm West Brat
tleboro has been sold through f. j. Bailey
& Co. to David Bailey of West Brattleboro
for $500. Mr. Mather takes a house and
lot in Bernardston, Mass, in exchange
a base ball league TO include Brattleboro,
| Northampton, Springfield and Holyoke, is
assured for next year 1t is expected that
Bowers will manage the Brattleboro team,
! while j. j. O'Neil, the BrattlebOro man
ager this season, will have charge of affairs
at Springfield. Umpire j. j. Brady will
be the manager at Northampton. All the
teams win be made up of college players.
The result of the mail vote of the Yer
mont division of the League of American
Wheelmen has been announced. As was
expected F. A. Hubbard was reelected
chief consul and +. ID. Whitney secretary
and treasurer. John G. Norton of st. AL
bans was chosen vice consul and Dana j.
Culver of Fair Haven representative The
next division meeting will probably be held
in Brattleboro during next summer.
In the hearing of the claims of II. r.
Lawrence, of Geo. f. Crowell and of War
rem DOolittle against the ]. n Allen estate
last Saturday, l.. NJ. Reed of Bellows Falls,
II. &. Lane of Westminster and Addison
Withheld of Vernon were appointed com
missioners to determine the priority of
liens. The question involved is that of a
mortgage on a shifting stock of goods.
o. l.. Miner has bought and shipped
400 bushels of apples this season. About
1000 bushels were sent to the north part of
this state. He is now loading a car to
send to Boston 1t is doubtful if many
more shipments are made from this section
as the markets are glutted.
George II. Reed, the lumber dealer, who
was convicted of liquor selling last sum
mer under the state law, was arrested Tues
day by direction of the collector of internal
revenue for the district of New Hampshire
and Vermont on a charge of being engaged
in the business of a retail liquor dealer
without having paid the special govern
ment tax required by law. The arrest was
made by L. \. Sprague, the deputy mar
shall. and Reed was taken to Rutland on
Wednesday, where he was arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner johnson,
when he waived examination and gave bail
to appear at the February term Of court.
This proceeding against Reed savors strong
| IL Of persecution of man who is down
and helpless, and the lawyers say there
was no occasion for taking him to Rutland.
as expense might have been saved by tax
ing him before United States commits
sioner here at Brattleboro.
The death of Mrs. Julia A.. wife OF
Charles Fowler took place on Tuesday
evening at the age of II years. Mrs.
Fowler was native of Chesterfield, " Ii.
and was a daughter Of Joseph and Phebt
Day. She went to Halifax TO live at the
age of II years. and was married to Mr..
Fowler at Vernon, June 10. 1871, or more
than 81 years ago. Three children wer,
born to them, Frank, who died at the az,
of Is years; and two daughters, Ellen NJ.
the wife of Frank Willard of this place
and Alice L., the wife of Chas. Mason Of
Guilford She was also sister of Mrs
Lorenzo Reyes of this village and of Mrs
George Halves of Chesterfield. y. III. Fol
the last "a years they have lived in Brat
tleboro. Mr.. Fowler carrying on the bust
ness of shoemaker and a dealer in leather
and findings. Mrs. Fowler has not enjoyed
good health for the past four years and
last Saturday she sustained a stroke OF
paralysis from which she never regained
consciousness. size was a woman OF mani
estimahla qualities, and her loss will b,
sincerely felt by those with whom she wa
! intimately acquainted. She was a kline
and affectionate wife and mother and wa
ever ready to render assistance in case o
sickness or trouble. She was a member o
the Universalist church. with which sh,
united during the pastOrate of Rev
Mr.. Harris. The funeral was held OIL
Thursday and was attended by Rev. F. W
Sprague.