Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-08


Lucius l.. Whitney has sold his express
business to Alva Canady, through May
q Crowns agency.
The hunters report the outlook favora-
BILE for good sport in bagging squirrels and
cartridges this fall.
Joseph Blendcn of this place was fined
50 for drunkenness in the district court
at Northampton last Friday.
A concrete walk has been laid the past
week on Asylum street, from the Marsh
building out to the junction with Cedar
street.
"See there; Mr.. Crowell is running his
water pipes on the telephone poles" one
woman exclaimed as she saw the linemen
putting the large cable i'm place.
Hervey Harris, the inspector at the Es-
tey Organ works, while chopping wood at
West BrattlebUro few days ago, cut three
toes of his right foot, two of them being
nearly severed.
The annual meeting Of the Cheshire
County Association of Universaists was
held this week in the old church at Win
chester, in which the articles of faith were
formulated 90 years ago.
F. l.. Knapp of Keene, formerly of Brat
tleboro, who won . trial heat in the races
there last week, defeating such cracks as
Caldwell and Hall, started in the handicap
race at Nashua Monday, finishing fourth.
A Brattleboro woman sent a letter to
the Boston Globe this week, stating that
her husband and child had been missing
since June 26. On investigation it was
found that the husband had taken the
child to the home of relatives, the mother
not being able to furnish support
Superintendent of Construction NJ
Hutchins and force of 10 or II men en-
ployed by the New England Telephone
company are at work night and day, max
ing new connections with the local ex-
change. Their work has also included the
putting in of the large cable on the west
side of Main street.
The cases of John Sheldon VS.. Geo. p.
Parker and of Parker vs. Sheldon were
heard before A. E. Cudworth, referee, at
Bellows Falls Friday and Saturday. These
cases grew out of Parker's assault on Shell
don last year and Sheldons removal from
Parker's farm. j. l.. Martin and G.. G.
Fits appeared for Mr.. Parker and F. A.
BOlles and l.. NJ. Read for Sheldon.
The managers of the county fair are
prep airing to repeat the handsome success
which they made of last years exhibition
on President Benedicts grounds at New
| fame. This year again they will make il
an old-fashioned farmers fair and cattle
show. The First Regiment band will fnr.
nish music, and a genuine Rhode Island
clam-bake will be the special attraction
| The date of the fair is Wednesday, Sept
| 20.
Artist Hardie has made some changes in
the face of the clock on the Canal street
school building. The sunburst is left, but
the centre of it has been painted black,
and the outer points have been stained SC
as to take away the glare. The time by
the clock can now be easily ascertained
from High street. DR.. Holton is negotiat.
ing for the purchase of bell, and one will
probably be put in position at an early
date.
Martin Scott received, Tuesday, a tele-
gram announcing the death of his broth
er, Henry Scott of Evansville, Ind. which
took place Monday. Mr.. Scott was a ma
tive of Halifax. in this county, and was
the third in the family of eleven children
of the late James Scott of that town. He
left Halifax in early life, going to Massa-
chusetts and thence to the West For a
boat captain and owner on the Ohio and
| Mississippi rivers. He leaves wife and
daughter.
Further particulars in regard to the ill.,
ness of Rev. A. b. Truax, to which refer
ence was made last week, state that it was
| due to an attack of heart disease, rather
than stroke of paralysis. Mr.. Truax
was at the Sheldon camp-meeting, where
/ h. OIL;
mon when taken i'll. He had not been
| feeling well for some time, and the heat
and the Oppressiveness of the atmosphere,
in his weak condition, overcame him.
| Friends hereabouts will be glad to know
that Mr.. Truax is now improving, though
still very weak.
The death of Mrs Velonia Bates took
place yesterday morning at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Cora T.. Fox, in New York
city. Mrs. Bates suffered an attack of
cholera morbus, followed by fever, but
only few days ago reports were received
stating that she was improving. Mrs.
Bates was the daughter of the late Willard
and Velonia Titus of Vernon. She was
the second wife of VIM. II. Bates. Mr..
| and Mrs. Bates lived in Boston, New York
and Virginia, but previous to their removal
to New York five years ago their home for
ID or Is years was in Guilford and Brattle-
boro. Mr.. Bates is left with daughter
and son. Mrs. Bates's death will be sin
cerely mOurned by many friends. She
was member of the Universalist church
here, woman of many excellent qualities,
and very capable as a nurse. The body
will be brought to Vernon to-day, and the
burial held there after brief service
F. A. Hubbard has been awarded the
contract for furnishing the diamonds to be
given as prizes by the Springfield bicycle
club at their annual diamond tournament,
to be held next Wednesday and Thursday.
There are Al stones in all, having total
valuation of $4,000. Three other firms
made bids for the contract, and each of
them showed $4,000 worth of stones, while
Mr.. Hubbard's collection was valued at
$4,000. The Springfield tournament will
be the great cycling event of the year, and
many Brattleboro cyclists will be found
among the spectators. Zimmerman, the
champion; Sanger, the American who won
the championship of England; Tyler, who
rode quarter of a mile in competition at
Hartford this week in % 3-5 seconds; Win
die, who holds the record for mile against
time; and all the other speedy men of this
country will be among the starters. +. l..
Knapp of Keene, formerly of Brattleboro,
is entered for the handicap races.
DR.. Holton is in Washington, D. c., in
attendance uDOn the Pan merican Medi-