Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-06-09

ItglsJeTeu al the American House sunday.
The auction sale of books in Ggiggs q
Perry's rooms, announced for Saturday
night, was indefinitely postponed.
j. 5. Taft of Keene, n. H., has been APP
pointed deputy supreme governor of Fort
Drummer colony of Pilgrim Fathers of
BrattleborO.
Herbert Houghton had the fourth finger
OF one hand cut off and the middle finger
lacerated on a buzz planer at Holden Il
Martins shop Tuesday.
The sixth annual field day sports of Yer
mont Academy occurred Monday Nine
school records were broken. A. b. Parker
OF West Acton, Mass, broke four records
and took seven first prizes.
Will p. Devine took the part of Capt.
Molineaux in the Springfield, Mass, dra-
matte clubs presentation of the "The
Shaughran' in the Court square theatre in
that city last week.
Put down another credit mark for the
Boston X Maine railroad management
The Sunday morning train from Spring
field will run here as well as to Keene,
when the new time table goes into effect
June rs.
In the last issue of the Zion's Herald is
poem from the pen of Rev. A. j. Hough,
which fully sustains his reputation as a
poet. 1t is entitled "The Greed of the
League" and was written since he came
to Brattleboro.
Gov. Fuller has decided to call the an
nual muster Of the state guard at Rutland,
August IL to 10, and has ordered the
quartermaster general to make the neces-
sary arrangements for it. 1t is expected
that the official orders for the muster will
be published in few days.
Geo. L. Cakes, who assaulted his cous-
in, Miss Julia Gee, has been placed under
$1,000 bonds at HolyOke for trial at the SUI
periOr court. The police gave only enough
testimony to hold him and will now pre-
pare the case for the grand jury. Oakess
father went from here to attend the hear
ing.
|. X. Allen and F. H. Harris were ap-
praisers of the damage to Thomas Judges
building by the fire last Friday, and they
fixed the amount of insurance to be paid
at S29S. The insurance on Mr.. Judges
stock and on Joyce's pool room has not
been adjusted Mr.. Cain was paid $40
and Mr.. Stevenson SIS.
The annual meeting of the Western
Aqueduct association was held at the office
of Crosby Il Co. Tuesday evening. The
old board of officers was reelected, as
follows: President, c. F. Thompson: di-
| rectors, {. F. Thompson, Francis Good
hue, +. {. Crosby; secretary and treasurer,
L. F. Adams. An assessment of 81 a
share was voted
NJ. J. Baker has opened a livery on
Birge street and has bought the pair of
handsome black horses, Blackthorn and
Ivanhoe, owned by the late Mr.. Shepard
of New York. Mr.. Baker says he will
keep nothing but frst-class turnouts, and his
new horses and carriages bear out this as
sertion. Many friends will wish him sue
cess in his new venture.
The selectmen closed contract We'd
nesday with the Springfield, Mass, Iron
works for the construction of a l6-foot
high truss iron bridge. to take the place of
the one partially washed out on the Brook
road near the Waite mill during the recent
freshet. The cost will be $l275. and the
bridge will be completed Sept. l. 1t is
guaranteed to be strong enough to sustain
the weight of the lotion stone roller.
The separate resolutions of the Ladies'
Aid extended thanks to Mrs. Ida Sherman
JENNIE for faithful work as division pres
ident, to Past Col. Jenne for providing for
the comfort of members, TO the Sons of
Veterans for support, to the local Aid for
entertainment and the proprietor of the
Brooks House. The separate resolutions
OF the Sons of Veterans were scattered
during the closing hour and could not be
collected.
Vermonters living in Philadelphia, or in
any place from which that city is easily ac-
cessible, will be interested TO know that
the round trip ticket from there to Brattle-
boro and return, on the Reading railroad
summer tours, is only S12. The Reading
company has never sold round trip ticket
to Brattleboro before, but was induced TO
do so this year through the efforts of +. NJ.
Dexter of Philadelphia, whose summer
home is at South Newfane.
In the case of the town of Westminster
vs.. Henry A. Willard and others, heard at
the last term of our supreme court, a man
date has been handed down to the clerk of
the court reversing the decision of the
court of chancery, which was in favor of
the town, and directing that the bill be
dismissed. l.. NJ. Read, Waterman, Mar
tin i Hit were counsel for the complain
ants and Haskins 4 Stoddard for the de-
PENDANTS.
A pleasant wedding occurred Wednes-
day at East Swanzey, y. H., when Miss
Abbie Gould, former teacher here and in
various other places through the county,
was married to Mr.. Stedman of Great Bar
ringtOn. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Mr.. Milliken of Swanzey, at the home
of the brides sister, Mrs. Harvey Sargent.
MIR. and Mrs. Stedman left on the after
noon train for Springfield and New York,
and after a trip up the Hudson will make
their home in Great Darlington. Among
the guests present who are known in this
vicinity were Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Sherman
of BrattleborO, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Could
OF East Dover, and Mrs. Josie A. and Miss
Myrabelle Gould of Bernar1stOn, Mass.
J. L. Howard has had a class of IT'S pu-
pills in his writing school at Mt. Hermon
since last February. ID. L. Moody offered
500 in prizes to the pupils making the
greatest improvement. Treasurer c. A.
Harris of the Brattleboro savings bank was
selected as the judge by Mr.. Howard, and
this week has announced the result, as
follows: LIST, George w. Mcmillan, $40;
I'd, Harvey Head, S25; Sd, N. G. Noodle,
SIS; 4th, T. NJ. Blodgett, $40; 9Th, j. De-
lakoff, So; 9th, A. r. McGill, So; It'll,
A. j. Phillips, 81. Mr.. Harris states that
he finds it very difficult to make the awards,
many of the pupils having made great i'm