Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-10-14

Fletcher mill
There is talk of forming local branch
of the Court of Foresters
Miss Ethel Brown gave six o'clock tea
last evening to three societies of Kings
Daughters.
The merry -go-round managers folded
their tents like the Arabs and quietly stole
away Monday.
The Republicans of Walpole, y. H.,
have a rally tonight with Hon. j. /. Mar
tin as the orator.
Fred Richardson is in Wilmington this
week buying 400 or 800 lambs for w. f.
Richardson x Co.
The ladies of the Baptist society gave
the first supper Of their winter series at
the church parlors last evening.
Young n Knowlton have placed in their
store a handsome new safe from the works
of the Cary safe company of Buffalo. y. \.
j. H. Henry, who moved to Brightwood,
Mass. a short time ago has sold his house
on Western avenue, known as the Jacobs
place, to Carl Hollender
The noon train from the south ran over
a COW mile below the Broad brook bridge
Saturday. The animal was owned by
Isaac Eddy and valued at $50
Wantastiquet presents a rarely beauti-
ful appearance, worth going a journey to
see in its autumn robe of green and vel
low. crimson and russell, with here and
there flash of vivid scarlet
The sale of the Y. VI. c. A. course
tickets thus far is the largest ever made.
and the prospect is good for full house at
each entertainment II should be borne
in mind that the choice of seats occurs at
the rooms next Monday evening at 7:3O.
Negotiations are in progress for the rent
al to W. II. a +. ). Minor of the old mill
site south of Milestone brook near the
railroad track for the erection of a grist
mill which is now being torn down to
make way for the Gaslight company's new
building
The prospects are good for foot ball
team. In addition to the men mentioned
last week several others are practicng on
the island whenever they have an opportu-
nifty. 1t is expected that an eleven will
line up against the Vermont Academy and
Mount Hermon boys, and the Greenfield
Athletics al an early date.
The selectmen have posted the check
list in the town hall corridor opposite the
post-otlce, and give notice that the board
of civil authority will be in session at the
selectmen's room on Saturday evenings.
oct. % and Nov >. for the purpose Of
making corrections. Every voter should
see that his name Is on the list
Rev F. l.. Phalen sent To the parish
committee Of the Unitarian society, Mon
day, his resignation As pastor of the
church. Mr. Phalen wishes to be released
As soon as may be, in order that he may
begin his work at Concord. y. II. A
meeting of the society to act upon his res
/ ignation will bee held Friday evening Of next
week at Wells nall.
! A Hungarian who was discharged from
/ his position on the railroad because of
| chronic drunkenness, sought revenge ON,
/ day last week 10y attempting to burn the
! home of VIM t. Clark. road master OF the
! Valley road, al Charlestown. y. H., hut he
was discovered in the act and arrested. He
| promised to leave the state and after being
/ fined for drunkenness was allowed to 20 10
/ New York.
The annual meeting of the Frost street
/ book club was held last Friday evening
with Mrs \. J. Currier. The books and
/ periodicals of the year were disposed of al
auction sale and after transaction of bust
ness refreshments were served and music
and dancing entertained the company
The officer, for the year are: President
Miss Minnie Brasor. vice president. Mis-,
Lula llerrick; secretary and treasurer, Mis-.
Minnie Brown
There will be many visitors in tow
next week to attend the 24th annual con
vention OF the state Sunday school con
venton. full announcement of which wa
published in these columns last week Tn,
distinguished speakers from abroad. an,
the excellent musical program will doubt
less attract many townspeople to the meet
ings. which are to be held during the da'
al the Centre church and in the evening a
the Baptist church.
BrattlebOro, il seems was only in fash
ion this summer when il sunk money il
attempting TO run a ball team, As the resul
in the large cities of the country, almoS
without exception, has been disastrous
Many of the league teams are now releaS
ing their players in order to save payini
them two weeks salary All but three o
the Washington players have been released
Dowd being one of those who is now free
Last week Manager Richardson of tn
Washingtons wired Collopy to join tn
team, but the rising young third hasemal
will wait until next year before entering
the league.
Judge Wheeler is holding session o
the United States circuit court at Rutlan,
this week. The most interesting case i
that of \. :. King, receiver of a kansa
bank. against the Bradford savings banl
and trust company TO recover the value o
20 bonds of 500 each, One Warden in
duced the company TO invest in Western
lands and gave these bonds as security
Warden was at the head of several Kansa
banks, all of which have failed, and tn
receiver claims that the bonds were tn
property of one of the banks which h
represents. 4 verdict for S5O07 was rem
dered in favor Of the Kansas bank,
a White River Junction despatch to tn
Rutland Herald, under date of October 9
speaks of the Vermont fruit crop as on
of the smallest in the history of the state
the apple and pear crop being almost
failure in many sections. 1t is doubte
whether this statement holds true 70
Windham county. Reports from severa
of the hill towns indicate that the crop j
very uneven, being excellent in some OF
chards, while it is nearly failure in 9th
ers. The understanding is, however. tina
the apple crop as a whole in this county
a good one. and will be equal to the sur
ply of the local demand with good pei
centage for outside sale.
The Rutland Herald printed last Satul
day a semi-periOdical sensational stor
about a Mrs. Mary NJ. Jackson, recently di,
charged from the state asylum at Water
bury, who has been under confinement fc
"A years, % years of the time in the asy