Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-07

next Sunday with Rev. Mr.. Babbitt of the
West Village.
The choir of st. Michae's Roman Cath
Ollie church is rehearsing new mass, Mil
lard's in f, for Christmas services.
The eight year old daughter of John
Longulle of Dummerston, formerly of |
Esteyville, died Tuesday from typhoid fe-
yer.
d. j. Foster of Burlington, the newly
appointed tax commissioner of the state,
has qualified for the office and will come to
Brattleboro in few days to get the chat
tells of the office from his predecessor, j.
L. Martin.
Thomas Dunn, was one of the gang
arrested in Rutland several days ago for
stealing fur coats from clothing stores in
that city. Dunn denied having anything
to do with the two thieves, The case was
continued week, as Officer Brslin said he
could furnish evidence to show that Dunn
was seen in Brattleboro with the thieves.
Glands across the sea" was enthus-
astically received at the town hall Mon
day evening The play, in five years of
consecutive presentation has made its
fame secure as a dramatic success The
company which appeared on this occasion
was excellent. Carl Fey, as Jean de Lus-
sac, gave, perhaps, the most striking por-
trayal, but the other artists were fully
equal to the requirements of their roles.
Henry A. Chase, the Republican who
was elected mayor of Holyoke, Mass,
Tuesday is brother of G. p. Chase of this
town, the travelling salesman for the Brat
tleboro Overall company. Mayor Chase
was born in Nashua, N. H., and is in the
lumber business in Holyoke. He was al
derman in 1874 and 1875, when Holyoke
was first city, has served six years on the
board of county commissioners and has
been secretary and treasurer of the public
library since its organization.
William A. Boyle, 81, died Tuesday from
pneumonia at the home of his daughter
on Church street. Mr.. Boyle was born in
= Dover, spent his youth and early manhood
= there, and married Maria Pike of that
4 town. lie was employed over 20 years in
the II. l.. FELTON, tannery in Jamaica, and
the death of his wife took place there &c
years ago. He afterward married Louisa
5 Howe of Jamaica, who died two years after
) their marriage Mr.. Boyle came to Brat.
y tleboro five years ago and was first EN-
plOyed as assistant engineer by Crosby Il
Co., and later by Judge Wheeler. Rev
l. Mr.. Maxwell offered prayer at the hous,
i Thursday morning and the body was taker
7. for burial to West Dover, where funera
: services will be held today. Mr. Bogl,
2, leaves two children, Lewis O. Boyle, EN-
o ployed by the Brattleboro Livery company
l. and Emma wife Of Herbert Wright. Mr.
Boyle was a regular attendant at the Uni
10 versalist church, and was Il man of nteg
IN rity and sincerity.
he A centipede was captured in II. w. Sar
" gents wood working shop in Harmon
D. block one of the last days of November
et 1t was first seen Thursday by one of MI
SIS Sargents workmen, who placed a gas
cover over it. The next day the centiped
$, had disappeared, but while the men in tn
III shop were hunting for it it ran out iron
y under a bench. 1t was again made pris
is oner. Mrs f. A. Powers, the well-know
I'd taXidermist who arranged the Natural Hi,
r tory society's collection, was called in an
in she pronounced the insect of rare an
re deadly species, different from any in tn
collection. Mr.. Centipede was given t
Y her charge and will soon pose with othe
no dead insects in the Brooks Library buil(
d. ing. 1t is supposed that the hundred
ng footed wonder was brought to BrattleboI
no in a shipment of wildwood which cam
@ originally from the southern states, BIT
to which was bought in Boston by Mr.. Sa
We gent.
NJ The Percheron stallion Pollux will /
sold at auction in Palmer Saturday. TIL
cir horse was brought to Palmer about a We;
ay ago and offered for sale. His price W;
es- $500 and Is men were found who toe
ra, shares of 800 each. There was $500 pal
he in cash, and joint note for the rest WI
ial taken. All the shareholders signed Il
ce. note, so that all are equally responsible
m The horse has not been very SUGGEST
Fry speculation, and the company has at la
at decided to sell him for what it can get.
has been at livery stable, and it is &
lal legged that his board bill is now nearly S25
ost The horse will no doubt be sold at a gre
I'm loss, and it is a question in the minds
me many whether or not the note can be &C
ur- lected. 1t is said that the sgners will I
ur- to evade payment a story similar to II
ter has already come from Westield, Mas
re: Deerfeld, Mass, West Randolph and 9th
lie places where these syndicites were forme
w. Brattleboro men would have been bitten
ell the extent of $500 to $500 but for d
exposure of the scheme by The Phwni
or which acted upon suggestions of leadil
,sa local horsemen who realized the extent
mo the swindle which was being attempted.
to Ira A. Knight of Ashmont, Mass, W
BIT arrested Friday by Inspector Wright of P
ltil lice headquarters, Boston, on the charge
will securing $500 by means of false pretenc
in from Grafton Sanderson, real estate deal
ing at No. lib DevOnshire street, Boston.
hat is alleged that Knight secured mortga
hat on certain property that he claimed
be have in his possession and for which
showed receipted bills, and that the pre-
hts erty did not exist. Knight is a Brattebo
urt boy, and a civil engineer by profession.
ide one time he had an Office in the town Ii
am building. He left Bratteboro seve
ller years ago. He married the daughter o.
rm. well-known BrattlebOro man, and is II,
for the father of two children. Knight "
ril, owing quite large sum to an estate N
oss i'll process of settlement here and it is ST
,rm posed that he attempted to raise money
ay meet demands for settlement. He prol
ton bly, thought that he could raise the mon
from the real estate dealer and then IN,
nan the obligation to him at the proper tin
at Knight is indebted to the amount of So
will or $500 to Brattleboro man who boue
GER his surveyors outfit several years a!
Mr. Knight comes of good family and t
her news of his arrest was great surprise he
ac- Two women who are well remember
ms by the older residents of Brattleboro, II
and rowly escaped death by asphyXiation S