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


Miss Lizzie Butterfeld is visiting her
uncle at his camp on Lake Memphremagog.
S. L. Bennett and family have returned
to their cottage at Sunapee for few weeks
stay
Mrs. Geo. A. Brown and children of
Everett, Mass, are visiting Mrs. a. j.
Holley.
An Italian named Cutillo was arrested
Tuesday for beating his horse and fined 81
and costs.
Mrs. Baldwin of Winchester, Mass,
former resident here, is visiting Mrs W.
G. Blake.
Mrs. Oscar Kemp is home from Sunapee
for two weeks while her new cottage is
being built
Miss Mamie Slader of Providence, for
merly of this place, is the guest of Miss
Fannie Hapgood.
A cablegram has been received from j.
c. Day which tells of his arrival at Liver
pool on Monday.
Geo. B. Wheeler has patented a new
starching machine which he claims will
save much labor and expense.
Miss Caroline Arms returned from Suna-
pee Saturday, accompanied by her cousin,
Miss Hunter of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Smith of Worces-
ter, Mass, are guests of Mrs. Smiths pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. 7, Blake.
Mrs. Henry Dean and children of New
York are with Mr.. Rays people at the
Fall Mountain farm for the season.
"Coxey's baggage" passed through here
last week and was a source of much amuse-
ment to those who saw it at the station.
The body of the little Phelps boy, who
was drowned few weeks ago, was found
on the bank of the river near East Putney
Monday evening.
Misses Katie and Ardell Carpenter went
Monday for a visit of a month in Waits
river and Corinth, and West TOpsham,
their former home
Miss Emma Hunter, who has been the
guest of Miss Caroline Arms, returned to
her home in Philadelphia Tuesday, stop
ping a few days in Hartford.
Despite the cloudy weather, quite num-
Der of both grown and little folk from the
Congregational Sunday school went to
Lake Warren Thursday for picnic.
The Congregational Sunday school pic
nicked at Warren's pond yesterday. AL
though slight shower fell in the after
noon, the day on the whole was a good
one.
An attempt at a runaway occurred at the
depot Thursday, in which the Saxtons
River stage and private carriage were in
volved. But little damage was done, how
ever.
A concert is to be given in Alstead,
August 9, by Bellows Falls artists, consist
ing of Miss Mary Mcleod, elocutionist,
Miss Lu F. Ranville, contralto, and the
Ideal banjo, guitar and mandolin club.
The bicycle meet at the Four Pines last
Friday evening resulted in a parade, about
40 wheels being in line, and arrangements
made for the lantern parade, which took
place last evening. Particulars next week.
There will be no morning service nor
Sunday school at the Baptist church during
the month of August. The Rev. G. r. B.
Dodge, pastor, will spend part of his va
cation in Mortified and a part at Martha's
Vineyard.
Little Howard Bissell, while riding with
has father Tuesday evening" narrowly es-
capped a serious accident. The horse STUN
bled and threw him from the wagon-seat
almost under its feet but he was picked up
without even "a scratch"
f. B. Searle, former resident of Bel
lows Falls, who has been seriously i'll for
twelve weeks with pleuro- pneumonia, has
so far recovered his strength as to be moved
yesterday to his mothers farm in South
Charlestown, bearing the journey WELL
Miss Emily Adams, delegate to the
Cleveland convention of Y. P. S. c. E.,
gave an interesting report of that meeting
at the Congregational church Sunday even
ing the societies of the Baptist and Meth
odist churches joining them in a union SER
vice.
Towns Hotel and the Commercial
House were raided yesterday, and Officers
Thompson, Stapleton and Crossett found
and confiscated large amount of liquor at
each place. The clerks were arrested and
fined $50 and costs in each case. The
Commercial House case was appealed.
Miss Dox gave an interesting talk at the
Congregational church Sunday morning, in
the interests of the college and education
society. Miss Dox is a missionary in the
far West among the cowboys, Indians and
Mormons. She is very interesting speak
er, and presented forciblyithe needs of this
great work.
X. NJ. Girogosian, an Armenian, has
been canvassng the town, selling the nee
dlework of his country in Turkey
His goods were displayed in the parlors of
the Congregational church Tuesday even
ing, and were really artistic and beautiful.
He is studying for the ministry at Auburn
Theological seminary, and will return to
Turkey as missionary.
The case against Barney Cannon, jr., for
stealing rooster from George Wheeler was
tried at the opera house Tuesday evening,
July 81. The court was opened with Geo.
A. Weston as presiding Judge; H. D. Ry-
der, clerk; A. H. Thompson, officer; Geo.
B. Wheeler, complainant; Barney Cannon,
jr., respondent; c. b. Perry of Worcester,
prosecuting attorney; Capt. A. V. New
ton, attorney for the defence. "The jury
of twelve were chosen from the audience
After much fun and many local hits the
jury brought in a verdict of guilty and the
court adjourned. AS the prisoner had
nothing to say, he was sentenced to be
confined in the Old Ladies' home at Bur-
lingtOn until after election in 1896, when
he was to be released and furnished with
liberal supply of petition paper. Although
the hall was not crowded, the wheel club
and Capt. Newton realized quite a sum
from proceeds.
A long-talked-of event occurred last
evening in the bicycle parade. About 125
wheels were in line when the procession