Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-07-12

on Canal street formerly owned by his
aunt, the late Mrs. Mary Miller.
w. II. Haywood is tearing down his
house on South Main street. He will
build a new house on the same site
Chas. Davis of Chesterfield was thrown
from moving machine at that place yes
| terday, and had the calf of his leg serious
ly cut.
The national banks paid their usual
semi-aunual dividends July THE Peo-
pies three per cent and the Vermont five
per cent.
A temporary lookup has been fitted up
in the Valley Machine shop, to be used
while the repairs are in progress on the
town hall.
The broken parts of the stone crusher
arrived this week and the excavation on
North Main street, which has been great
| annoyance to teams, will be filled at once.
The Episcopal society are making re-
| pairs on their church, strengthening some
of the timbers and supports. A new walk
has been laid ont and other improvements
made about the grounds.
Deputy U $. Marshal Stearns of Rut-
land was here Tuesday summoning the
| iurymen who had been drawn for the ses-
!
! Montpelier next week. - "a
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudyard Kipling sailed
| from New York Saturday for Southampton,
! England. 1t is understood that they 90
| only for a visit in England and that Mr..
Kiping will not go to India.
Mrs Hiram Knapp of West Brattleboro
was thrown from her carriage on Main
street yesterday and somewhat bruised. II
] l,,t IL. 4
! internally, but her condition is very favor
able this morning.
! Dealers in -four will be interested I'm
! knowing that southwestern mills are al
ready receiving new wheat. The govern
ment wheat report received Wednesday
night, with 100 rs standard. estimates
| yields for the country as follows: Winter
| wheat COS, spring wheat 1922, corn l07S.
A special session of the supreme court is
| to be held at Montpelier today, to an
nouce decisions in the cases heard at the
May term. II is understood that the de-
cison in the Marlboro South pond case
will no, be rendered at this time however,
almost continuous work in the county
courts having prevented one or more of
the judges from considering it.
Fred Young young man who formerly
late been employed by Chester Fisher,
bought a '93 Liberty bicycle of Iackley ~
Moran recently. He said he had 500 in
bank at Lowell, Mass. his old home, and
that he would send for it and then make
payment for the machine. He disappeared
Saturday night, however, and Hackley ~
! Moran are apparently the losers of a wheel
valued at about $40.
The selectmen have awarded to T. w.
Rogers of Brandon, contractor for the
town hall improvements, the contract for
building the vault and book room. The
price for the work, without doors or fix
lures, is to be Sl394. The doors will cost
about $50. The total expense probably
will not exceed $500, or a saving of $500
OF the $4,000 appropriated. The vault is to
be fire proof, and proof against destruction
by crushing.
The Universalst picnic at Central park
in Vernon Wednesday was attended by
700 to 500 people. Upwards of 800 went
went from here, and the Universalst So
cieties of Guilford, Williamsvile Vernon
and Hinsdale were also represented. The
trolley exercise, base ball and other games
furnished amusement throughout the day
and the little folk Joined in dancing. In
the evening there was irregular dance,
many young people going from here on the
4:2j train TO attend il.
James Ferriter, so, died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Simon Hayes, Monday
afternoon, after an illness of two or three
weeks. Mr.. Ferriter came to Brattleboro
in 1850 and has since lived here. making
his home with his children since the death
OF his wife which took place in lST2. He
leaves eight children, all but two of whom
are residents of this place-Luke Maui
rice of Georgetown, Cal. Eugene, Pat
rick, of the Western Unions New York
office, who was here for the funeral Mrs.
| Simon Hayes, and the Misses Mary. Nellie
and Bridget. The funeral was held We'd
nesday morning, from -. Michaels Ro-
man Catholic church.
Two closed cars for use on the electric
railroad have been received this week and
taken TO the Pine street car house. The
rails will be laid this week TO the corner of
Pine and Canal streets. The wires have
been strung from West Brattleboro TO Cen
trevile The date for opening the road
! will probably be postponed several days
/ because of the failure of the Vermont
! Construction company of st. Adams to
have the bridge at West Brattleboro in
place within the time specified. The abut-
ments were completed week ago, and the
bridge ought to have been ready Wednes-
day but the iron has not yet arrived.
Circulars have been issued by the select
men asking for bids for the loans author
lied at the annual town meetings., 600
for the town house improvements and
$500 for the vault. The town house
bonds are TO be issued in sums of $1,000
each, dated Aug l, 1895, and PAYABLE in
one to - years from date respectively.
The vault bonds will be in sums of $1,000
$1,000 and $500 each, and due in five, six
and seven years from date. Both issues
will bear interest at per cent. The as
sessed valuation of the town is stated at
| S4,9lO, 45l. and the total debt. including
this issue, 500, 477.3G. On this showing il
is believed that the bonds will command a
premium.
Two members each of the boundary line
commissions of New Hampshire and Mass
achusetts were in town Tuesday in session
with Col Haskins and Hon. j. X. Batch
elder of Arlington of the Vermont commits
sion to locate the Vermont and New
Hampshire corner on the Massachusetts,
line, and the boundary line between Mass
/ achusetts and Vermont thence TO the New
FORK line. The commissioners visited Yer
non and definite arrangements were made
for erecting the necessary markers. The
precise point where New Hampshire and
Vermont corner upon Massachusetts upon
the west bank of the Connecticut river will
be fixed by a monument of rubble masonry,
| sunk deem in the ground inst yyhara vaoa