Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-10-19

circuit court will be held at the Brooks
House this afternoon.
About S3j, O0O one-half of the total .
amount of taxes placed in Collector Cor .
don's hands, have been paid.
Harry Pratt lost a diamond in Water
bury, Conn, Tuesday while there with j.
II. Chamberlain at the horse sale.
L. b. Barrett has sold his farm in Wards
boro to c. a. Stone, Worcester Mass,
builder, who will cut off the timber.
Beauseant Commandery, f. II A. NJ, at
its regular meeting Wednesday evening
passed suit able resolutions on the death of
+. A. Whitney
The VIM. A. Conant homestead on Ca
nal street was sold at auction Saturday to
close the estate, and was bid off at S4100
for Charles COnant.
Charles Miner is to build two new houses
on the Devens property which he bought
recently one on North street and the other
on North Main street
In anticipation of the trennia conclave
OF Knights remplar in Boston next year
the ranks of the 10 ;al commandery are
receiving many additions.
A special meeting of the trustees of the
Vermont live stock company will be held
day afternoon OF next week.
j. Ii. Chamberlain will receive a carload
of - horses tomorrow. They are de-
scliDed in his advertisement in another
column. Mr. Chamberlain sold - horses
at fair prices at Waterbury, Conn, Tues
day.
a special train will probably run to Yer
non next Tuesday evening to accommodate
those who wish to attend the Reed-Read
wedding. The train is expected to leave
abou. 1870, and to return at convenient
hour.
c. c. Winchester. the well-known horse
trainer, will remain in Bratteboro, having
bought of Z. NJ. Angler a large barn and
building lot in Esteyville, where be will
erect house. The sale was made through
/ the May Il Crown agency,
w. II. Minors Straghtedge won his
/ third consecutive first place in a race at
/ Hudson, Mass, Saturday. The class was
! 2:37, the purse, $50, and StIaghtedge
/ got "A record of $50. The horse was driven
/ by I. I. Slsson OF Amherst.
Officers we're searching in this vicinity
/ Wednesday for a horse and carriage stolen
Monday from Mr. Smith of West Towns
bend, railroad man. Two young men,
who are known at Jamaica and Weston,
hired the team to drive to Newfane but
/ did not return.
Rev. +. j. Parry arranged tine souve-
mir for Mr. ard Mrs. Henry Crosby, in the
form OF little volume. which contained
the marriage certificate on parchment. fol
. lowed boy the wedding service printed in
script with blanks in which the wedding
guests wrote their names.
The bailitts at special meeting held
last evening, voted to put i'm an ucanGe>-
cent eiectr. light between Birgc and Pine
streets The meeting was called To discuss
the matter OF the village charter. but on ac-
count of Gen. Estey absence this matter
was deferred to "a future meeting.
The Order of the Eastern Star, al reg
ular meeting Tuesday evening, completed
arrangements Tor a social to be given to
Free MasOns and their families Nov ]. \
committee consisting OF Mrs. Pettet. Mrs
Taylor and Mrs. Fletcher, and Messrs.
Young, Pulien and Randall was appointed
to arrange for a sere, OF six dances.
1t is good news for everybody interestel
in the welfare OF the village, 10 know that
the building committee~ef -rt1e~Ea u
Mechanics exchange have yotedNto builC
their new block OF brick The vote is sub
!
will meet next Thursday evening. at the
lower town hall, but it is thought they vii
act in accordance with the committee.
\ new club has been formed among
some OF the young professional and bust
ness men in town. The club, which start.
of with a small but enthusiastic member
ship, has for its main object the study ant
discussion of current topics. The frs
meeting will be held next Thursday even
ing when paper on the American legls
lGture' will be read by Liston G. ketchum
Mrs. G. b. White and her nephew, Mr.
Wood, who is visiting here, were out riding
Friday afternoon, when one OF the wheels
of their carriage collapsed in turning iron
Terrace into North Main street. Boil
were thrown out, but not injured. Tn,
horse ran down Main street, and near tn,
corner of Elliot the carriage struck c. X
Simonds' coupe, driven by Fred Ransom
MI. White S horse was stopped near til,
Methodist church The carriage was badly
wrecked.
The Pilgrim Fathers had public meet
ing and entertainment Friday evening Il
+ honor OF the visit OF Supreme Governor
John l., Bates ot Boston. vino made an adj
drcs, on the order. wha, ii had done auC
was doing The numbers on the program
included songs 10y Miss Gregg, with instru
mental accompaniment 10y Mrs Simpson
selections 10y Clinton Dugan and Mis-
Lundberg yollEists, Fred Brasor. cclist
and Miss Myrtle Dugan, pianist recita
p tions 10y Mrs. Mixer and Mrs. :. ". Ed
wards. The entertainment was the mos
enjoyable in the history of the colony.
Saturday evening of next week vii
witness the farewell performance il
BrattleborO of "Old Jed Prouty," witt
Richard Golden doing his admirabl,
and irresistible comedy work in the por
trayal OF the laughable eccentrcilles
good nature and honorable character
istics of the aged Yankee landlord o
the BuckspOrt tavern. The supportn.
company is excellent, numbering owe
20 people, and including the famous Bucks
port yuartet, led 10y Harry Tilton, the ia
vorite tenor Tickets 20 on sale at Dur
gins drug store next Wednesday evening
at $50 Many out-ot-town orders have
already been received.
The good roads parliament TO be held il
connection with the exposition at Atlanta
next year is already attracting wide atten.
ton. The program of the meeting. as
outlined in the invitation, will include dis
cussiOus of the construction and manten,
ance of public highways, employment of