Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-08-12

the attempt 10 borrow money on some OF
the property and dispose of other tracts of
it through the forged paper that the truth
became known Through the filing of
bill in chanccry to quiet title to the prop
ertv. Mrs. Green $ interests have been pro
tected This move was made against the
advice of Chief of Police McClaughry and
Chief Inspector Ross. They fear the Grim
inals have been warned and given chance
to escape that will prevent their capture by
the detectives employed on the case.
Too Previous.
A later despatch says When Mrs. Hetty
II. Il. Green made the bad break of avoid
ing the advice of her lawyer and exposing
a scheme by which a million dollars worth
of her property was to be transferred by
forgery She upset the plans Of police. law
vers, real estate and abstract men 10 de
tect the smooth forgers As it now stands
the law is powerless to act and whoever
did the work will be forced to tell how it
was done. Criticism is made upon Mrs
Green for her precipitate action and alb
stract men are wearing mourning for the
fOrger.
Hadlev street has been newly gravcled
this week.
Mrs. Leslie Bennett and son are at their
cottage at Sunapee.
j. II. Blakely returned from his vacation
trip Saturday evening.
DR.. J. Sutcliffe Hill and wife returned
Saturday from Burlington.
Fields MINISTRIES were at the Opera
house Tuesday evening.
Frank Hadley is taking a two weeks
vacation at Lake Warren.
George Leonard of New y ork is spend
ing some time here with his mother.
Chas. ). Allbee of Chicago is spending a
month with his parents, arriving Friday.
Rev. Mr.. Fullerton preached in the Con
gregational church at Nergennes last sun
day.
The band gave a concert at the band
stand on Westminster street Friday even
ing.
Mrs. Fred Cole of Somerville, Mass, is
at her fathers. Henry Frosts on Atkinson
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Barber attended the
musical festival at Newport, y. H., last
week.
The Misses Leonard have returned from
visit OF several weeks in New Nork and
vicinity.
George H. Babbitt, ir.. and family and
Mrs. f. II. Wilson and children are al
Sunapee lake.
Rev. +. +. Marggraf left Saturday after
noon for a visit of several weeks in his
home in Ohio.
More than two hundred tickets were sold
here for the excursion to Nantasket and
Nahant last week.
Harry Webster, formerly of the tele-
phone office. now of Springfield, Mass,
was in town Saturday.
+. II. Babbitt and family returned Mon
day from Sunapee lake where they have
been spending two weeks or more.
Clark Chase has the foundation ready
for one OF his new houses to be built in the
rear of the Dewey house on Henry street
Ed. Gorham of Boston sang acceptable
solos at both morning and evening services
at the Congregational church last sunday
Gertrude Hayes is in st. Adams, visit
ing the family of NJ. Magiff, superintendent
of telegraph of the Central Y ermont road
Miss Ranvilc sang in the choir of the
Congregational church last Sunday il
place of Miss Cooper, who is ont OF town
c. X. Labaree has bought the interest Of
l.. l. +
ness of Fairbank Il Labaree, in UnioT
flock.
Miss Agnes Leavitt of Boston. who wa.
for two or three years art teacher at ST
Agnes hall, is spending a week or two
with friends here.
ID. r. Barry went to Boston THURSDAY
for short absence with the hope of i'm
provement in health by the change an,
sea air.
Thirty members of the Epworth League
and eight members of the Christian En-
deavor society attended the convention a
Claremont junction camp grounds las
Saturday.
In the packing Of logs in the boom abov,
the dam space has been left so that boat
can be gotten ont from the Fitzsimmon
landing and from other points on the Yer
mont side of the river, which is apprecat
ed fully by the boat club and other citizens
Miss AGNES Il. Elmendorf of Chicago
who has been spending the last six week
here. leaves this week for Bennington. TO
a short stay, after which she will spend tn
remainder of her vacation at a seaside re
sort on Long Island.
Rev. j. Ellsworth Fullerton has been en
gagged to preach two Sundays during hi
vacation at Nergennes. Last Sunday hi
pulpit was supplied by Rev. G. II. De
Bevoise of Keene. Next Sunday Rev. /
H. Elliott of the Bible society will preach
Rev. d. L. Sanford returns this weel
from a two weeks vacation in Connect
cut. Mr.. Sanford's brother, Rev. f. l.
Sanford, has accepted the rectorship of
church in Nebraska City, Neb., and witt
his family left for that place last week
Invitations have been issued TO the wed
ding, on the 18th of August, of Mis-
Ethel King daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Hiram King and Mr.. Harry Elliott of thi
place The wedding will take place a
2 o'clock, at the residence of Mr.. King o.
Webb's Terrace
Rev. j. n. Emery, who was for severa
years the wel-liked pastor of the Uni
versalist church, and now of the Church O
the Redeemer, Bridgeport, Conn, has beel
spending a few days with his friends here
and preached last Sunday. MI Emer
was accompanied by his wife and son, an
they were the guests while here of Mr.. an
Mrs Chas l.. Robertson,
Rev Kengo Moriya, a convert iron
ShntOism. and at present a student in tn
Troy Conference academy al Poulney
lectured at the Methodist church ON sun
day morning and evening, and at the meet
ing of the Christian Endeavor society of tn
congregational church in the afternoon
He supports himself while in school b.
giving lectures on his native land.