Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-09-07
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BRATTIEBORO.

w. III. Fletcher will soon erect a dwell
ing house for Frank Brasor on Pine street.
Mr.. Wilbur, who has been at work for
Mr.. Ranney at West Brattleboro, fell from
team Wednesday and fractured his shout
der.
Lolita Monteith and her fun makers in
"You are in a dilemma! What will you
do?" will hold the boards at the town
hall Sept. 81, the second night of the Val
ley Fair. The piece is musical comedy.
The company is large one, carrying its
own orchestra and band.
c. NJ. Winslow of Brandon, secretary
of the state board of agriculture, will ex-
hibit his herd of Aryshires at the Valley
fair. No Aryshres have ever been shown
here, and these are among the finest of the
breed, including prize winners at the
Worlds Fair. Mr.. Watson of New York,
who has farm at Brandon, will also have
an Ayrshire exhibit.
Mr.. and Mrs. LAWN left Brattleboro
Monday and on Wednesday sailed from
New York for Southampton. They will
go first to Paris, and later to Berlin, Dres-
den, and other German cities where they
have engagements to sing. They were
accompanied by II. Carleton Slack, the
summer after two or three years study
abroad.
Gov. Fuller was unable to attend the
New England Fair at Worcester Wednes-
day, and Col. Goulding therefore repre-
scented the executive on governors day."
He is credited with having made one OF
the bright and taking speeches of the
occasion before the crowd assembled in
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Gov. Greenhalge and Gov. Brown OF
Rhode Island.
The Burdett business college of Boston
offered ten free scholarships for the ten
best essays on "Actual business from the
start superior to that taught by text
books" Marion Cutler of Centreville,
granddaughter of Isaac Cutler ranked third
in the list, out of hundreds of contestants.
Mrs. G.. B. Rice accompanied Miss Cutler
to Boston this week and she has begun her
years work in the college.
The September term of the Windham
county court will convene at NeWfane the
18th, the Hon. Russell S. Taft presiding.
The docket is an unusually long one, con-
tanning 1855 cases beside nine cases on the
chancery docket. There are so jury cases.
OF these cases some of the more important
are Andrews VS.. Stafford, of interest to
Guilford people; Wardsboro VS.. Stratton,
pauper case; and the New England Trout
and Salmon club VS.. Mather, the latter
case being set for Saturday, Sept. 10.
Brattleboro exhibitors of oxen won the
bulk of the prizes at the state fair held at
White River junction this week. The to-
tai amount awarded to three Bratteboro
exhibitors on oxen and Durham cattle was
upwards of $3.50. On draft oxen weigh
ing less than 5000 pounds E. K. Stockwell
won first prize, SIS; W. r. Fisher second,
$40; weighing less than 5000, E. E. Stock
well received first, $25, and w. r. Fisher
second and third, SIS and $40. j. d.
Avery of auckland, Mass, was the winner
in the contest open to all draft oxen, and
received $75; E. e. Stockwell second and
third, $50 and $25, and W. r. Fisher
fourth, SIS. Mr.. Avery's oxen in this
class weighed 1886 pounds and E. E. Stock
wells $500 and 1000, Mr.. Fishers 1900.
For fat oxen Mr.. Avery received first, $12,
and Mr.. Stockwell second IS. For the
best five Jokes owned by one exhibitor
Mr.. Stockwell won first, $50. W. r. Fish
er won first on steer calves, &c. On thor
oughbred Shorthorn Durhams A. f. Waite
won first each on herd, fat COW, heifer
calf, heifer, two-years-old heifer, cows, bull
calf, and two-years-old bulls, and five sec
Ond prizes, total value $3.50.