Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-01

Main street isn't a proper place to be
used for bicycle race course, especially on
band concert nights.
Reno & Fords esquire Hasknsn COM
pany is announced to appear at the town
hall next Thursday evening.
Groceryman Simonds's large sign fell to
the sidewalk during the high wind Tues
day, but fortunately no one was hit by it.
Dogs which have mangled sheep owned
by ID. Nj. Barber have been identified as
those owned by A. w. Gage and George
Atkinson.
Wheat, which has been selling for some
time at less than the cost of production,
has advanced in price two cents this week,
and dealers expect a steady rise.
The public schools will begin the fall
term Monday, with the change in the corps
of teachers previously announced. The
parochial schools will also be opened Mon
day
The prize offered by DIR. Burrows for
the first correct solution of the puzzle in
his advertisement was won by Dr. j. W.
Gregg of Brattleboro. The solution is
shown in Trips window
Rev. Gerald Lee, son of Rev. S. H. Lee,
formerly of Bratteboro, preached his fare
well sermon at Sharon, Conn, last Sunday,
and begins, next Sunday, his pastorate
over the church at West Springfield. e,
Thirty-five negro fresh air children from
New York are now quartered in the cot
tage in Highland park. They have
aroused the ire of residents of Forest
square by repeated raids on gardens and
fruit trees.
Several young men will probably attend
the annual field day of the Father Matthew
societies of the Springfield dioscean union,
to be held at Fitchburg Monday. Several
thousand will join in a parade, and there
will be all kinds of athletic sports
BY order of Judge Thompson the cases
of Butler, WOrthen, Ashley and Wilders
in the county court, all against the Central
Vermont railroad company, are set to the
heel of the civil and criminal Jury cases.
Another judge is then expected to be pres
ent.
Mrs. Jonathan Hastings, late of West
field, Mass, who now lives here with her
daughter, Mrs. Dennison Cowles, has
bought the house recently built by +. II.
Van Doom on the south side of Chaplin
street. Mrs. Hastings and Mr.. and Mrs
Cowles will occupy the house.
Lucus Tuttle's election to the presidency
of the Boston & Maine railroad is said to
be causing much anxiety and speculation
among the employees of that corporation
as a general shake.up" is anticipated.
One rumor has it that +. A. McKinnon of
Concord, now general superintendent of
the Concord and Montreal railroad, will be
Mr.. Tuttle's general manager.
Harry Demarest, the press agent for Adj
am Forepaugh's circus, was in BraitlebOro
Monday. The circus exhibits in 2S differ
ent places in Vermont. Mr.. Demarest
says there is a marked difference in the eff
fects of the financial stringency in Yer
mont as compared with other states, the
business of the circus here being better
than anywhere else in the country.
John Connell, an employee of the Car
penter Organ company, was brought be-
fore Justice Newton Tuesday charged with
being intoxicated August "a. He pleaded
guilty to second offence and was fined
$40 and costs, amounting to $14.51. 1t
will be remembered that while Council was
on a previous spree he dropped George
Gagne from the Main street bridge. and
the lad narrowly escaped drowning.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
directors of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, held Tuesday even
ing, +. j. Holman and c. II. Thompson
were elected vice presidents to fill the va
cancies caused by the death of o. A.
Marshall and Mrs. A. j. Hines, and Mrs.
kirkland was chosen director to fill va
cancy caused by resignation. There was a
good attendance, and cases of cruelty,
which have come to the notice Of fndivid-
ual members, were discussed.
her son, j. Gray, a small gold ring as
birthday gift. In few days he lost the
ring. Monday, while Berthe Wood, son of
II. NJ. Wood, was wading in Spofford lake
near Mr.. GoOdrich's, he saw something
shining in the sand. He reached down in
the water and picked up the substance,
which proved to be gold ring, worn some
what by the action of the sand and water.
On the inside was the inscription, august
?, 1S77-J. Gray Estey," which led the
honest finder to return it to the surprised
owner.
G.. b. Kirwan was arrested Friday night
by Officer Spear. Krwan was intoxicated
and was maltreating his family. He was.
arraigned before Justice Newton Monday,
on the charge of intoxication, third Of
fence. He pleaded not guilty, but was ad-
judged guilty and sentenced to pay fine
of $50 and costs, amounting to $3.50 and
to serve a term of two months imprison-
ment in the house Of correction. Kirwan
appealed to the county court and was re-
leased, bail in the sum of 500 being fur
nished by G. c. Fits and c. Ii. Davenport.
He may be arraigned on the charge Of
abusing his family. Kirwan signed
pledge promising never to drink drop of
intoxicating liquor.
The White Mountain Echo contains the
following mention of three former Brattle-
borO residents: zone of the most pleasing
features of the Bethlehem coaching pa
rade this year was the excellent playing of
the celebrated Claremont band of 25 pieces,
of Claremont, n. II. Its popular leader is
Mr.. c. l.. Brigham, who is not only a
skillful musician, but composer of music
as well, he having written three of the Sc
lections rendered by his band during the
parade. The major of the band is Mr.. j.
C.. Timson, who executed many difficult
maneuvres with the baton. Mr.. f. l..
Hicks, another member of the band, COM
posed one of the pieces played
The following is from the musical col
umn of the Boston Sunday Herald 1.-THE
telegraphic comments upon the concert APP
pearance of Mr.. and Mrs. LAWN at Brat
! tlebOro on Thursday evening are more than
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