Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-15

annual tall shoot tomorrow at their range
in Vernon.
George Niles will soon begin work on
new telephone line, to be extended to the
! lime kiln in Stratton.
David DOwner is adding a second story
to the l. of his house at the corner of Ca
nal and Birge streets.
Hildreth & Rugg have this week shipped
a handsome bakery wagon to S. Cushman
e. Sons of New York.
The Mennonite, the paper published by
the students of the Mt. Hermon school,
will be issued from The Phoenix job Office
the coming year.
The usual fall excursion rates to the
White Mountains are now offered, round
trip tickets from Brattleboro station being
sold for S4.97, or 1897 from Bellows Falls.
G. p ellison will sell 80 horses and three
yokes of oxen at the Elliot street stables,
tomorrow, Saturday, beginning at 10
o'clock in the forenoon. He will also sell
three pairs of premium oxen.
The society for the prevention of cruelty
to animals acknowledges the gift of ten
dollars as life membership from a sum
mer visitor who has become impressed with
the good work which the society is doing.
1t is stated in the Winthrop Mass, pa
pers that Hon. Hosea Mann, jr., has
bought 1900 feet of land on Madison av-
enue at Winthrop. This land contains a
number of good building lots on the ocean
side of the town.
A good piece of improvement is the
widening and raising of the sidewalk and
curbing on the east side of Main street,
from the residence of f. A. Whitney up
TO the Walnut street corner, which has
been finished this week.
The value of having reserve engine at
the electric light plant was shown few
evenings ago, when the new Rollins engine
could not be run on account of some triflng
difficulty, but the other engine was prompt
ly started and the electric lights kept burn
ing.
Myron Chamberlain, the foreman at Mr..
Cooidge's Brooks House stables, was
married Friday evening by William S.
Newton, Esq, to Miss Mary Hall. Mr..
, and Mrs. Chamberlain went to Boston on
a wedding trip, but have since returned
and are boarding at Mrs. Cutters on Elliot
street.
At a meeting of the Daughters of the
! Revolution Saturday Mrs. NJ. l.. Cobb was
chosen president of the local chapter. The
charter has been forwarded to Washington
for acceptance. History will be studied by
the members of the local chapter during
7 the winter and arrangements will be made
for several lectures.
A barrel Of flour was being loaded into
Pullen Brothers grocery wagon Wednes.
= day, when the seat was knocked off, fright.
= ening the horse, which ran. The wagon
was overturned at the entrance Of the
Brooks House arch and the horse was
l. stopped in the arch. The horse was cut in
several places, but was not badly hurt.
George II. Hughes, an employee al
, Crosby IL Co.'S store house, was married
> Monday by Rev. c. O. Day to Miss Olive
NJ. Holton, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. +
t. l.. Holton. Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes re
: ceived numerous handsome gifts from
: their many friends. They are now away
u for their wedding trip. They will max,
their home with Mr.. and Mrs. HotOn.
i Leon Smith, a young son of Geo. Smith
was badly bitten by a shepherd dog Satur
day. The dog is owned by summer Wis
. itor at the Brooks House, and was kept al
a house on South Main street. Younl
a Smith was coming away from the hous,
=, after calling for a companion when the dos
y broke the stake in two to which it was at
. tached and seized the lad in the calf of tn,
: leg, making deep wound about an incl
:, and a half in length.
:, The railroad commissioners are now
II making their annual inspection of all Of
the railroads of the state. Yesterday af
n ternoon Mr.. Dawson and Mr.. Bagey of tn,
board passed down through Brattleboro
= over the New London Northern to Soutl
e Vernon, accompanied by Central Vermont
n and New London Northern officials. Thi:
n morning at o'clock they started up ovel
!, the Brattleboro d Whitehall and will re
turn by special train this afternoon, going
from here to inspect the main division o.
: the Central Vermont.
: ii. NJ. Wood was riding rapidly dowI
+ the hill from the Elliot street iron bridg,
j Saturday, when one of three dogs II
d the road ran into his bicycle. Mr. WOOD
:, was thrown ten feet, striking on the con
crete sidewalk. The knee pan was nearly
d broken, a painful wound being cut open
5 and one hand was badly bruised. Mr.
/ Wood now limps about with the aid of {
d cane, but it will be some time before II,
IS will be able to mount his wheel. The bi
e cycle was not damaged and Mr.. Wood find
IS comfort in the thought that he has new
e evidence of the quality of his favorit'
l. Heating.
d Two teams collided in the darkness OF
/, the Guilford road Friday night, and tn,
Il occupants, James Austin of Canal stree
; and Miss Alice Shea, and West Brattle
is boro and Guilford man, were thrown out
p Mr.. Austn's horse freed itself and ran
Mr.. Austin could get no trace of the horse
II tat night, and searched several hours mex
g morning before the animal was brough
o home, having been found near the Hub
s bard farm in Vernon. The only time tina
J. the horse was seen on its travels was whel
y it passed through Elliot street Frida,
r night, and part of the harness which fel
r. off has not been found.
2, An observing neighbor, who possibl,
u may not have been in his accustOmet
d place at church last Sunday morning, say
Al that during the time of morning service
n string of horses was hitched down boil
r. sides of Main street and only one of then
81 was protected by fly blanket. All tn
d rest of the poor beasts were stamping ant
l. kicking and paving and whisking an,
n writhing while the merciless flies burie,
le themselves In their hair and bit deep il
X their skins. Perhaps the president o
W some other officer of the society with
% long name, will give an estimate of abou
W how high up the prayers of the owners o
these horses got while the torture was go
It ing on.
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