Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-02

The Farmers d Mechanics Exchange
has put in long distance telephone.
Tickets for the Orpheus company's con- .
cert will 20 on sale at Chaplin a. Co.'s |
Tuesday evening at 7 O'Clock.
Crown d Morse are to handle the High |
Lawn real estate. Plans of the lots will |
be on exhibition at their Office.
The Brattleboro banks will be closed |
Battle of Bennington day, August 10, |
and the day of the Vermont Wheel club |.
races, August 20.
The first regiment band will give the !
tenth concert in their summer series next
Wednesday evening from the Brooks
House balcony.
The Central Vermont railroad company
has reduced the round rate trip tickets to
the Grand Army encampment at Louis
vile to SO from any station north of Bel
lows Falls.
Last Tuesday, when the narrow gauge
engine was backing up to the quarry, it
killed two valuable Guernsey heifers owned
by W. G.. Doolittle, the railroad not being
properly fenced by the company.
The patent "quck hitch" collars for the
town horses have come and are proving
very satisfactory. Some scheme will be de
vised for hanging them over the poles to
the engines ready for instant use.
The attention of the society for the pre-
venton of cruelty to animals has been
called to a milkman who drives a very lame
horse. 1t is hoped this warning will rem
der any further action unnecessary.
The text of the decision in the Sherman
Estey case, tried in the supreme court, has
been received. 1t holds the disputed
mortgage to be valid, the result being
complete victory for Mr. Sherman on all
points contested.
The Mortified and Mllers Falls Mass,
IIinsdale, y. H., and Braiteboro Grand
Army posts and Relief corps, with their
friends. are picnicking today at Central
Park, Vernon Music will be furnished
| for dancing this evening.
Stockwelrs four horse team was fright
| ened while standing behind the town hall
yesterday afternoon. The four horses made
fast time up High street hill with a heavy
| stone truck. They were soon winded. how
| ever, caught and driven back TO Main
| street.
Watson French did not 60 to Jail last
| week, his bail being furnished bv VIM.
! Mettc. the barber French will figure be-
! fore the courts again, as suit is 10 be
| brought against Mr.. Winslow of West
! Brattlehoro for striking the horse which
| French drove into MI Wiusow yard last
week.
McOuaide's milk team tool, a lively ,rru
| around Harmony block and ouf Elliot 10
Main street Tuesday morning. The horse
! stopped in front of O. j. Pratt's store. No
serious damage was done either 10 the milk
| team or to the Farmers a Mechanics EX-
| change wagon. which il grazed on Elliot
street
Friaudsbin circle. d of I. is invited 10
Mrs George Harris's in West Br,tileboro
next Thursday EVENING where sumner will
| be served on the lawn. The trip will be
made on the electric cars and all Kcbekahs
are invited to 90. If the day should be
stormy the visit will be made the next
pleasant dav.
George 4 Fqrcuson formerly master
mechanic ON tha Concord \ Montreal rail
road Al Iakonort y II has been an
nointad master. mechanic of IN. ,,assan,,-
division of the Boston d Maine, south of
Windsor vice W II. Stearns transferred.
Mr.. Sicarns will act as engine house fore
man in Springfield Mass.
The netitiou nrasaptad nv residents Of
the north mart nj the VILLAGE 10 the railroad
comnapv was received in a nlaasant and
ohli1inc shirt and il is announced that
orders have been civeu 10 sion the vhistlipg
of engines between the hours Of p. NJ.
and Il A NJ Tn. petitioners are grateful
for concessions To This extent.
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The Orpheus concert company of Spring
field will give a concert in Grange hall
spices of the Nomen's society Of st. Mi
cIaei EPlscopai churcH. me company
"nicn WIN give one Vi 'iie nus PoP"lAl