Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-05-19

w. A. Reyes brought in a catch of about
10 pounds Of trout Saturday.
b. A. Clark has sold his farm in Mari
boro to his son, Prof VIM. b. Clark
Randall ~ Clapp have another attractive
show window, with red deer as the centre
piece.
The case of d. NJ. Stockwel vs. school
district No. ) in Dummerston. to recover
pay for the board of the school teacher has
been privately adjusted.
The Boston Herald has the news that
negotiations for the lease of the Concord
" Montreal railroad to the Boston n Maine
Will be opened within a short time.
The roads are now well settled and the
wheelmen are beginning to plan long runs.
Several went to Spofford lake Sunday, but
were obliged to make the trip by the Gull
road, a bridge being washed away on the
regular route.
The listers have filed in the town clerk
ONCE an abstract of the individual list Of
the taxpayers of Bratteboro, and will b,
in session at room } in the town hall to-
morrow to hear all who may feel aggrleved
and to correct any error.
Rockwell ~ Sherwin have Just finished
for Timson Il Spaulding of Claremont, n.
H., handsome furniture wagon. 1t is
one of Rockwell d Sherwin's finest pieces
of work and the best furniture wagon ever
shipped from Brattleboro.
F. II. Fisher of Burlington, formerly a
clerk for Cheney Il Clapp, is the state
agent for the embarrassed Northwestern
Guaranty Loan company of Minneapolis.
IN which many Vermont people have in
vestments. st. JOhnsbury alone is inter
ested to the amount of 100000.
Sheriff Hurlbert of Lebanon, n. H., who
had charge of the hanging of Frank C.
Almy, is well known in Brattleboro, often
making official visits here in the capacity
OF deputy revenue collector. Frank Har-
vey and John ROess were given tickets to
the execution, but did not attend it.
Frank II. Snow of Greenfield. Mass.
who had an insurance office here for a
short time, was married at Greenfield
Wednesday to Harriet May Smith, at the
home of the brides father. Lathrop T.
Smith. Among the many wedding pres
ents was a check for $1,000. Mr.. and Mrs.
Snow will live at 81 Conway street, Green
field.
Phoenix Hose company No. 8 was pre-
scented with silver nozzle at the annual
meeting Wednesday evening by E. II. Put
nam, whose uncle has had 1t for safe keep
ing. This trophy was won by the Phoenix
hand engine company at Northampton. in
September, 1868, when Mai. f. Wales was
foreman. A perpendicular play of 195 feet
was made at that time which is the best
on record through 400 feet of hose.
The only person in this vicinity who
witnessed the hanging of Almy at Concord.
n. H., Tuesday was Charles Estabrook of
Guilford. Mr. Estabrook had previously
attended several executions in different
states, and he considers that of Tuesday
successful. He says Almy's neck was
broken by the drop and he died instantly.
The peculiar circumstance, as seen by Mr..
Estabrook, was the way in which the moose
changed its position after it had been
tightly drawn by the sheriff.
w. K. johnson of East Putney and his
nephew, w. Arthur Stowe of Bellows Falls.
have gone to New York, and from there
Will make trip through Connecticut and
Massachusetts TO Boston, and thence to
Maine, to arrange for the sale of the new
Johnson's cyclopedia, of which they have
the New England agency. The cyclopedia
has been completely revised, and brought
down to date, and will now be more than
ever the standard American work of its
kind. The Appletons have given up the
publication of their own cyclopedia, and
have taken 500, 900 of stock in the COM
pany which publishes the new johnson.
c. A. Huntley of Concord, n. H.. who
bought out the Steam laundry on Flat
street, is making very thorough renovation.
having put in new tubs with steam heat.
new starcher, new collar shaper, new dry
room, where the clothes will be steam
dried, and all things from top to bottom
have been made clean, the rooms painted,
and every convenience added Mr.. Hunt
ley brought with him help that are accus-
toned to doing the finest laundry work,
and hopes to be able to receive work next
Monday. Next week the advertising col
umns of The Phoenix will tell what Mr..
Huntley proposes to do.
The school committees of Ludlow. Long
Wilbraham and Hampden. Mass.
met Friday and elected Miss Mary L. Po-
land, now of Bratteboro, superintendent
of schools in their district. Four other
applications were considered at the meet
ing Miss Poland comes to the position
with very high recommendations, and has
had twenty-three years experience as a
teacher. For nine years she taught at Med
ford, while previous to that time she was
at Nashua, N. II. For the past year she
has filled the position as supervisor of the
Brattleboro schools very acceptably, and
her retirement from here will be much re-
GREETED. The salary of the new position
will be $500 year.
w. II. Miners combination horse sale at
.he Valley fair ground Wednesday and
Thursday passed off successfully, consider
ng the unfavorable weather. Kitty NJ.
bay mare, with foal, was sold to Mr.. Mar
lin of Guilford for $3.50. The bay gelding
Chandler Wilkes was bid OFF by Mr.. Hum
1hrey of Amherst, Mass, for $3.50, and
he brown mare Flora to Mr.. Nutting of
.he same place for $1S5. The pair of colts.
lola and Viola, inbred Almonts, went to
Mr. Kier of Boston for $3.50 Charles
Miner bought the bay mare Rena. sire
Nestmont, for 800. c. p. ellison thought
he dark bay stallion Brewster, sire Hamil-
on, bargain at SlS5, and secured the an
NAL at that price. The black gelding
Black Knight was sold to L. r. Joslyn of
Naitsfield, this state, for Sl45. Black Ben
If Ben Franklin stock, was struck off to