Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-24

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for supplying the Brooks House with hot
water.
Only a few days remain in which the
dog owners can get their CANNES registered
at the town clerks Office for 81.
The winter term of the North street
school closes next Tuesday. The spring
term will begin Wednesday, April u.
About 40 couples attended the dance at
Odd Fellows hall last evening. Another
dance will be given next Friday evening.
A. E. Thurber's bakery force has been
diminished this week, both dryers and
two other employees being i'll with measles.
Several of the Boston & Maine and Con-
necticut River railroad officials were in
town Friday and Saturday, on a trip to
take an inventory of stock.
The contributions of 1913, received by
the state Y. NJ. G. A. at the convention in
Brattleboro in January, have been in
creased to a total of $1,000.
Rev. Gerald Stanley Lee of Sharon,
Conn, son of Rev. S. II. Lee, formerly of
Brattleboro, has accepted the call to the
Park church of West Springfield, Mass.
Mr.. Sherman, from the office of the SUI
perintendent of the Western Union Tele-
graph company, was in town yesterday,
trying to obtain quarters for a new local
Office.
Willis d. ellison of this place has bought
of Hon. Silas Hardy the Joseph Wilson
homestead and mill property at West
Keene, N. II. The property includes 30
acres of land, the mill pond and water
privileges.
The Postal Telegraph company will run
Co.
Mass, to Montreal this summer. The
route will be through Brattleboro, White
River junction, and Montpelier to Bur
lington. At present Brattleboro is the
most .northerly point reached by the COM
pany on the east side of the mountain.
Col. Hooker, as chairman of the old
board of selectmen, received last week from
the Central Vermont railroad company
check of 1886 for Joseph Levesque, whose
leg was cut off while coupling cars in the
railroad yard last fall. OF this amount
5000 is paid direct to the injured man, $S5
is for an artificial leg, and the balance is
for his support.
Mrs. Jesse Burdett of Rutland, the state
regent of southern Vermont, has instituted
chapter of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution in Brattleboro, appointing
! Mrs. A. G.. Cobb as the chapter regent, Mrs.
| l.. X. Fuller, vice regent, and Mrs. j. j..
Estey, treasurer. Any woman may become
a member by proving that her ancestors
were patriots and fought in the Revolution
airy war. A meeting will soon be held,
when persons wishing to become members
may make their applications.
James Lee, aged 81, who had been EN-
ployed at the Lyons granite quarry at West
Dummerston, was killed on the Connect
cut River railroad track near Brightwood,
Mass, last week Thursday. To avoid a
southbound freight train he stepped on TO
the spur track between two freight cars.
When the freight train had passed he step
ped in front of the locomotive of the pas
senger train, which he could not see ap-
preaching. He was thrown about 80 feet
into the ditch. His right ankle, right
shoulder and rib on the right side were
broken, and he died in few moments.
His home was in Augusta, Me.
There was a meeting of the Connecticut
valley cattlemen on Thursday of last week
at the farm of James s., and George L.
Henry in South Deerield, Mass. Among
the visitors, who came by invitation, were
c. W. Smead of Greenfield, Messrs. Waite,
Nichols, Clark, Sargent, Lucius and Fred
Richardson of Brattleboro, George Phil
lips of Putney, }. NJ. and c. X Smith OF
Sunderland and Fred Stone of Amherst
The occasion reminded the older ones o.
the time when many barns in Deerield
Hatfield Hadley and Northampton wer,
filled every winter with fine cattle for fat
tening, but now the industry has beer
transferred to the western prairies where
feed is cheaper.
Nathan d. Allen, for - years deputy
sheriff and for nine years past jailor ant
master of the Franklin county house o
correction at Greenfield, has been appoint
ed inspector at the Charlestown, Mass.
state prison by Warden Bridges. Inspecto
Allen will be next in authority TO Deput,
Warden Huckins and will have charge o
the workshops and cells. Mr.. Allen is 4.
years of age, and in connection with hi
office as jailor and deputy sheriff has beer
especially referred to in the prison com
missioners' reports as one of the best pris
on officers in the state. He will begin hi
new duties April /. Mr.. Allen was EN-
ployed in the book store here by Mr.. Steer
and Mr.. FELTON, nearly 20 years ago. Hi
wife is daughter of C. w. Wyman.
Isaac p. Edmands, chairman of the ad
visory board Of the Lombard investmen
company, denounces, in letter to the press
the malicious, sensational and untrue
statements which are being sent over tn
country calculated to dscredit the LON
bard investment company. The circula
recently sent over the country is not tn
report of experts, but an issue of severa
dissatisfied stockholders and ex-employe
in Philadelphia who are endeavoring T.
pull down the present management. II
says the Lombard has not failed, is per
fectly solvent, and has on hand between
100000 and $s0O,0O0 cash, and will con
tinue to pay all its interest coupons whel
due and meet all liabilities.
Fred Mallory was arraigned before Jus
tice Newton Saturday, charged with cruel
ty to a horse, and fined IS and costs
amounting to $l8.45. S. T. Davenport o
West Brattleboro was Mallory's counsel
An appeal was taken to the county court
Mallory and p. Miller drove to Rober
Bartletts in Marlboro with a 12-year-ol,
team horse which had always been used oil
the "off'' side, and which therefore persist
ed in running to that side, causing grea
annoyance to Mallory, who was driving
An alder stick was first applied to the ami
NAL. When driving through West Brattle
boro on the return trip Mallory continual,
urged on his plodding steed by use of
strap. The horse at that time showed tn
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