Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-09


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E. Wales will give a social dance at Har- 7
mony hall this evening.
The Brattleboro Livery company lost a
valuable horse Sunday night.
The ladies of the Universalist parish
have decided to hold their annual fair and
festival Jan. 20.
A petition 20 Congress to repeal the act TO
close the worlds fair on Sunday is being
circulated in town.
State Auditor F. d. Hale of Lunenburgh
has been in town this week to audit the
accounts of the county officers.
L. W. Hawley has declined the vice presi-
dency of the Vermont Baptist Young Peo-
pies union, recently organized at Burling-
ton.
John J. Kelly, of South Vernon was ar
rested at Northampton for drunkenness,
and given 80 days in the house of correc-
ton.
A correspondent writes to the Greenfield
Gazette about fine looking monument of
Royalston granite, finished by c. II. Grant
of Brattleboro
The iron bridge to be erected near the
Deeriield stock farm at West Brattleboro
will be built by the Vermont construction
company of st. Adams.
L. F. Pettee recently bought five head
of stock from the famous Hamlin farm,
including the four-years-old black stallion,
"Aurora Chimes" by Chimes, dam by AL
mont Dictator.
Charles j. Hahneman advertises a large
lot of personal property for sale at auction
at the old Cotton Mather place in West
y, -, ~,
at l o'clock.
Four shares of Fort Payne stock were
sold in West Randolph the other day for
81, the par value of the stock being 500.
What have the Brattleboro capitalists done
with their Fort Payne stock?
Some Of the shining lights of the Brattle-
boro Democracy will probably attend the
banquet at Rutland the 18th. Lieut.. Gov.
Sheehan Of New York and Gen. =. A. Col
Inns of Boston will be the speakers.
Keene people are preparing for the pre-
sentaton of Pinafore at that place two
nights, and at Bellows Falls and Brattleboro
one night, during the latter part of Janu-
airy. 1t is expected that the cast will in
| clude Mr.. Bartlett, the noted Boston tenor.
The annual meeting of the Brattleboro
! East society Congregational will be held
! in the chapel next Wednesday evening at
! 80. Aside from the regular business the
! proposed enlargement Of the chapel is to
! be considered. The annual pew rental of
/ the society was held Tuesday night. There
was a large sale at about the usual prices
The fact that the Brattleboro Y. NJ c.
! \. building fund is still very small is called
to mind by the announcement that the
Keene Y. NJ. {. A. will erect a building
for its use, and has accepted the plans of a
Lawrence Mass, architect. II will be 30
feet front, 100 feet deep, three stories high,
and will cost about $4,000.
In the United States court at Rutland
this week Judge Wheeler sentenced James
McGuirk of Wallingford to the house of
correction for one month and to pay fine
of 500 for violating the revenue law.
The court adjourned, to meet at Brattleboro
the 30th, when the St. Adams bank cases
and other cases on the docket will be
heard.
Suffer Bros. of Chicago. tobacco pack
ers and buyers, for whom third floor was
recently added TO Crosby & Co.'S store
house near the railroad crossing, began
work Saturday. They employ Is to 20
hands. most of whom are from Brattleboro.
The work is done during the winter season
and it is expected that they will give EN-
ployment to their help until about May
first.
The convention of the American Public
Health association, one of the most impOr-
lant gatherings of the kind ever held
closed its sessions in the City of Mexico
last week. A high honor was conferred
upon DR.. II. d. Holton of Brattleboro il
his election as treasurer. The other Off
GERS are DR.. Durgin of Boston, Mass.
president; DR.. Liceaga OF Mexico and DR.
Lachapelle of Montreal, vice presidents
DR.. Watson of Concord, secretary.
The directors of the Central Vermont
railroad are continuing the improvements
on their property. On the New Londor
Northern division workmen are renewing
the pile trestles on bridges. 4 new depo
will be built at South Amherst. Mass. En-
tensive repairs are now being made on tn,
Mortified, Mass, bridge, which is tn,
largest on that division. Plans have beef
decided upon for a new depot at Stafford
Conn, TO cost from $1,000 to $1,000.
Last week Thursday the judges of tn
county court appointed George 5. Dowle.
county treasurer in place of ;. 7, Miller o
Newfane, who declined the appointment
after - years of acceptable service. L
W. Stoddard, j. II. Kidder of Wilmington
and Sidney Holmes were appointed roa,
commissioners. the latter two succeedin!
II. c. Wiley of Rockingham and o. r.
Garfield of Townshend. n. NJ. Batchelde
of Newfane was reappOnted county audi
tor and f. o. Burditt Of Newfane, |. X
Batchelder of Townshend and John r
Stebbins Of Brookline, road commissioners
Captain F. w. Childs attended a meet
ing of the executive committee of the For
est & Stream club, held at the Office o
Capt. ii. p. Kirkham in New York Mon
day. The accounts were approved an,
plans formulated for action next year
During this season the company has spen
upwards of $4,000 on its property a
Wilmington. A large number of applica
, tions for membership, including those o
men of prominence, are to be acted upol
at the regular meeting in January. Post
master Van Colt of New York will proba
bly, 90 to Wilmington next summer I
build a summer home.
t Judge J. NJ. Tyler is presiding over tn
I ! December term of the Windsor count
: court, which opened Tuesday. The ia
J nous Islander case of Currier VS. Richard
) son comes up for trial. The case has beef
/ tried once and verdict of over $1,000 wa
e obtained, but the supreme court set
8 aside on an error in the charge of the cour
@ and a second trial has been ordered. Tn
e. plaintiff is a woman, who was in the EN-
ploy OF Richardson, and she alleges that h
publicly and falsely accused her of stealth
money and other property from him. Hen
ry Ballard of Burlington and @. A. Davi
of Windsor are counsel for plaintiff, an
, . " T. Johnson of WOO1stOck i l., Mar