Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-20

Inc annual meeting OF Jne trOSJ street
book club will be held this evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Currier.
A general invitation is extended to all
who assisted in the opera "Priscilla' TO
meet at Mrs. X. Haskins's next Tuesday
evening at 1880
The reduction of fares on the Valley
road is said TO be the beginning of further
reductions on other lines controlled by the
Boston e Maine system.
The annual meeting of the Murray club
will be held at the Universaist vestry next
Tuesday evening. There will be social
gathering, and the annual election OF Off
GERS will take place.
The Aanson Butterfield farm of 100
acres in West Dummerston will be sold at
auction Nov. | at ! =. NJ, unless previous
ly disposed of at private sale. A quantity
of stock and farming tools will be sold at
the same time.
Henry NJ. Burt, formerly of Brattleboro
but now a resident Of Springfield, Mass,
and the publisher of "Above the Clouds"
on Mt Washington, has just published
book entitled Life and times of Henry
Burt Of Springfield"
+. A. Starkey and Ralph Chamberlain
went coon hunting last night, and returned
at II o'clock with four animals. The
coons have been on exhibition at Stafkey
IL Co.'S store this morning and have been
/ photographed there.
A partridge flew against the Byther
building Wednesday night, fell, and was
captured by Robert Aldrich. The bird
was on exhibition in II. NJ. Woods win
dow yesterday forenoon and in the after
noon was liberated on the island.
Merriam of the Brooks House barber shop
ran out from her home on Elliot street
Wednesday directly in front of DR.. Hotons
horse. The child was knocked down and
the horse passed over her, but she was not
hit by the wheels. Those who saw the ac-
cdent thought one foot of the horse struck
the child's body. She was taken up gasp
ing for breath but does not seem to have
sustained serious injury.
Mrs Eunice \. Kathan died this morn
ing at the home of her daughter Mrs. c.
w. Puffer, with whom she had lived for
the past 20 years. Mrs. Kathan had been
seriously i'll for IA weeks and for some time
her recovery had not been expected. Her
maiden name was Pierce, and she was born
in Putney 73 years ago. She was twice mar
ried, her first husband being Elisha H.
Roundey Of Putney. Her second husband
was the late Orrin Kathan OF Dummerston,
afterward of BrattlebOro. Two daughters
were born of the first marriage, Mrs. Putfer
being the one surviving. The funeral will
be held Sunday, attended by Rev. Mr..
Sprague of the Universalist church, of
which Mrs. Kathan was member. The
burial will be at Putney. Mrs. Kathan was
a woman of sterling qualities and her death
will cause sincere sorrow among a wide
circle of friends.
East Dover has been having a reign of
terror of small proportions. Stones have
been thrown through the windows of the
schoolhouse and store, at other buildings,
and at people who were walking in the
evening, lantern carried in the hand of
one boy being smashed. Freeman Lazell,
l5-years-old boy, son of Mrs Iina Good
ell, was arrested on charge of breaking the
windows in the schoolhouse and store.
I The hearing was begun in the veStry at the
Baptist church Tuesday at o'clock. S.
T. Davenport of West Brattleboro appeared
for the state and G. c. Fits for the respon-
dent. A large crowd of spectators was
present. The session lasted all night and
until o clock Wednesday forenoon, with
only slight breaks for refreshments. The
interest in the case was so great that the
spectators kept vigil with the lawyers, wit
nesses and jury. The jury did not return
their verdict, pronouncing young Goodell
guilty, until Wednesday noon. The justice
sentenced GOodell to pay a fine of $50 and
costs. An appeal was taken TO the county
/, court.