Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-10-21

stating the Forbes library buildings at North
ampton Monday.
The Y. NJ. c. A. at Rutland, of which
w. H. Fuller is the secretary, is to issue a
12-page monthly paper to be called Young
Mems Work.
4 meeting of the Unitarian society to
take action on Rev. f. l.. Phalen's resig-
nation will be held at Wells hall tomorrow,
Friday evening.
Miss Myra Goodwin, a young actress who
appeared in Brattleboro with her own COM
pany few years ago, died at New York
Sunday from heart disease
The annual meeting of the Vermont Of
ticcrs' Reunion society will be held at Mont
peler November ,. The Grafton will be
delivered in representatives hall by Col.
j, II. Goulding of Brattcboro.
The young men of the West village have
an old-fashioncd squirrel hunt today. Clay
ton Miller aud Julius Whitaker are the
captains. with IL men on each side. The
supper will be served in Clark hall.
A. i. Stearns, the base ball player, who
has held the tennis championship of Am
hcrst college for two years, was defeated
for this years championship last week by
5. ID. Reed Of Taunton, who won three
straight sets.
Mr. and Mis-. Levcrett Poor of Peabody,
Mass, have issued invitations for the mar
riage of their daughter, Matte Rowland
to Mr.. Jacob Gray Estey of Brattleboro
The happy event occurs at the Poor resi-
dencc in Peabody Oct 20.
The first meeting of the Professional club
for the season of lS02-93 will be held at the
Brooks House next Monday evening. Rev.
/ Dr. George Leon Walker will be the essay
/ list, his topic being Formative influences
in American character
John Walker was at New Britain last
week to drive II. VI. Clark Elrynia in the
races there. Elrynia won third money at
the Valley fair, and also took third prize at
New Britain James Lee was at New
Britain two weeks as hostlcr for Mr.. Clark.
\ meeting of the Valley fair directors
was held Saturday night. j. j. Estey, the
treasurer, made his report. showing up
wards of S1700 on hand after paying all
Indebtedness. 1t was voted to turn this
sum over to the Valley fair association.
The Phoenix has been shown an unusual
curiosity i'm the shape of sound and per
fectly preserved apples, which grew two
years ago on tree on Henry Barney 5
place in Guilford. They appear to be of
the russell variety, and have been kept in
Mr.. Barney's cellar without any especial
care.
A New Haven despatch to the Boston
Herald Of Saturday says: "A new player
was tried by Yale at the regular game to-
day in the person of "Den'' O'Neill, centre
rush of last years Holy Cross college eleven
of Worcester. He showed a tremendous
ability to hold his man and get through,
but is not yet in good enough physical con
ditiOn to hold out the entire playing time.
He will make a strong bid to fill one of the
weak spots in Yalc's centre The New
York Times says O'Neill lis big man and
looks like Hetfeltinger.'
The editor or Outing thinks that "Har
rvs Career at Yale by John Seymour
Wood of New York, son-in-law of Hon
b. ID. Harris which has been running as a
serial in that magazine for more than a
year past, will achieve an American repu.
taton equal to that of tom Brown al
Rugby in England Mr.. Wood has writ
ten another story which Appleton Il Co.
have just published in book form. 1t,
title is "Gramercy Park, and its purpos,
is to show the dangers which beset hus
bands and wives during the months of sep
aration in which the latter are at summer
resorts
The 81. Adams Messenger pays Gen
EStcy this appreciatve compliment: "Tht
unanimous election OF Col. Julius j. Is
tey of Brattlrboro as brigade commander
was a fitting recognition of his long an,
valuable service i'm the state militia and
graceful expression of the esteem in whicl
he is held by the people of Vermont. Gen
: Estey dcServedy commands the rcspcc
and confidence of the citizens of the stat,
as a gentleman of great business ability
thoroughly conversant with public affairs
and OF unimpeachable character. He vii
be a worthy successor of Generals Kings
ley and Greenleaf.'
The Holy Cross and Boston college ath
letes held a field day at Worcester last weeI
Wednesday, the former winning, by a scor,
of 81 points to 60. Thomas j. Leahy, for
merly catcher for the Brattleboro and North
ampton ball teams, won first position il
five events, his work alone securing ?!
points for Holy Cross. His victories wer,
in the 80, 100 and 22O yard dashes, his tim,
; being %, l04 and 26f seconds and in tn,
running broad jump, and the hop, step anC
: a Jump, in which he covered II feet 81!
inches, and 30 feet two inches. In the frs
2 two sprint races there were 10 starters
Leahy is now playing as half back on tn
p Holy Cross foot ball team.
The United States circuit at Rutlant
last week adjourned to meet at BrattebOr,
next Monday, the oath. Matters of inter
est in connection with the case of the re
4 ceiver of the First National bank o
- Frankfort, Kansas, VS.. the Bradford say
! ings bank and trust company of this stat
r will come up. This case was to recove
= the value of bonds which the Kansas banl
claimed to own and at Rutland Thursda
e a verdict for S5007 was rendered in favo
{ of this bank. Friday the attorney of tn
/ Bradford savings bank and trust cOmpan
2 made a motion to set aside the verdict
claiming that it was contrary to the evi
Y dence and that the jury had been tamper
ed with after the case had been submitte
= to it by the court
. Another important seizure of smuggle
t Chinese has followed the case at Yves
e Burke in which Col. II. f. Taylor was on
: of the detecting officers. Last week Thur
# day when +. c. Van Kirk, special custom
e inspector at Rouses Point, n. Y, too
!, charge of the Canadian barge, A. Grave
Q Capt Amos Hamel, from SOrel bound I
Albany, n. Y, he discovered in the hol
K a dozen Cinnamon, all of whom, with tn
!, captain of the barge, were taken into Gu
v tody. The suspicious of the customs off
+ GERS were aroused few weeks ago whe
# f.. ii. TwOhey, deputy collector at MOI
/ treal, observed number of Chiname
q boarding cars bound for st. Johns an
Is different points on or near the Richelie
a river 1t is said that three Canadians wei