Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-08-03

At the Unitarian church next Sunday
Mr.. Leavitt will preach upon
'Scorn."
The Hnsdale officers came up to raid
the lower brewery last evening, but found
it closed
For entertaining summer reading don't
skip this week j. H. Cnamberlains adver-
tisement of his last auction sale of the sea-
son.
Thomas Cain has bought of the VIM.
Robertson estate the house which he occu-
pies on Birge street and the one standing
opposite it.
Morse a Simpson announce a long LIST
of bargains in their midsummer sacrifice
sale, and nobody will be likely to overlook
their big advertisement this week.
Alta session of the United States court
held Tuesday at the Brooks House, in the
case of Traver vs.. Brown, decree for an
injunction without damages was entered.
Court adjourned to August IL.
Holden's coupe property was sold last
Monday at auction 10y Sheriff Gordon on
an attachment by the Vermont savings
bank. The property was knocked down
to Martin " Hit for the amount of the
mortgage.
Judge j. NJ. Tyler closed the Caledonia
county court last Saturday after a seven
weeks session. With two terms of Su-
preme court and Washington County court.
Judge Tyler has been in court since Jan.
S, with the exception of two weeks.
Frank Thurber was arrested this morn
ing by Sheriff Starkey on complaint of
I Tp1 l..
ing fish with net from the private pond of
the plaintiff and for trespass. The case is
being heard this afterno IN by Justice New
ton
Amiable Pigeon was run over by the
1905 train at Vernon last evening. He
was -eturning from Block Island and in
some way fell under the wheels. one leg
was cut of just above the ankle. Drs.
Webster and Pratt. were called and ampu-
tated the leg, but the patient died at 3 -
this morning. Pigeon has made his home
at Vernon for some years and was about
- years old.
Mrs. Stella j. Pullen, wife of John O.
Pullen, died Wednesday morning at her
home on Southern avenue after an illness
of only five days. Her husband and two
sons, Albert j. and James A. Pullen. the
grocers, survive her. Mrs. Pullen removed
here from Putney about a year and half
ago. Funeral services were held at her
late home Wednesday, and the burial was
in the family lot at Putney.
A firm of Boston horse dealers placed an
attachment on c. =. Gilson's West Ches-
terrified property Tuesday for a bill due
them amounting to $1,000 or $1,000. Mr..
| ellison has lately taken care of large
amount of his obligations, and his friends
are confident that with the large amount
of money due him he will be able TO take
care OF this and all others. There has
| been no failure or assignment and Mr..
| ellison confidently SAYS there isn't going
to be any
A mild diversion was created on the
| river yesterday by the breaking of the boom
| which steers the logs down past the Hins-
/ dale bridge pier \ jam resulted which
| packed the channel of the river well ~
/ toward the head of the island. The man in
! charge carried news OF the trouble TO the
| rear gang three or four miles up the river.
\ halt dozen men came back with him.
| who succeeded in clearing passage before
| night and the logs are now running through
| freely. The rear of the drive is here to-
day.
Last Friday evening a pair of horses
owned by L. J. johnson caused consider
able excitement by rushing from the rail
road station through Main street with a
load Of empty barrels At the corner OF
| Walnut street a collision with a tree on Mr..
kirkand's lawn smashed the pole of the
wagon and brought the horses to a stand
! The damage was slight Some young
men near the town hall succeeded in pre-
| venting what might have been a serious
accident. A man was about To turn into
the street directly in front of the runaway
when the young men grasped his horse 5
head and turned ii in the opposite direc-
ton, much to the surprise of the driver who
was all unscOnscious of the danger.
The bailiffs held their regular meeting
last evening. The subject Of substituting
electric lights for the gas and gasoline
lamps was under discussion. The Gas
| light company have one of the 25-candle
| power incandescent lights at their station.
which the public are invited to inspect.
! The company's proposition is to substi-
tute the electric for the gas and gasoline
| lamps at the same price, but the village is
to renew the lamps. The increased cost
would be about Sl35 per year. The adj
vantage is that all parts of the village
would have the same service and all the
lamps would burn until II O'Clock The
| board voted to have the woodwork of the
Elliot street engine house painted.