Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-30

animal visits to this town in former years,
is in town again, at the Brooks House.
Mary Carpenter Of West Brattleboro was
elected a member of the advisory board of
the summer school which closed a very
successful season at Bethel two weeks ago
The two houses and lot on Elliot street,
belonging TO the estate Of Catherine Mar
tin. were sold at auction Saturday. the
highest bidder being Warren Doolittle at .
S274O.
About 20 members of the Congregational .
society went on the trolley cars to West
Brattleboro Friday night to take part in
the prayer meeting in the church in that
village.
There has been complaint that the Gus
tom that prevails on most electric roads
prohibiting smoking on all but the two
rear seats of the open cars is not being
observed on the Bratteboro road.
1t has been found that Will Riddell, the
young man who skipped from town last
week, leaving unpaid bills to the amount
of $50 or so, went to Rutland Riddell
evidently borrowed money OF all who
would advance him a loan.
A petition is in circulation asking the
bailifts to arrange for the lighting OF the
streets during the entire night. Main
street has been so lighted for years, but
the change in the service is asked because
so many burglaries have occurred recently
one of the attractions for the Valley
/ Fair which has been finally determined
/ upon is the running races. There will be
/ one race each day, the purse amounting To
! 5000. The colts will be numbered and
/ drawn by the jockey on the track. In this
/ way no rider will know his mount until he
/ is on the track. The winning Jockey will
receive so. Crack colts from Dyer's
stables in Hartford are already entered.
These will probably be the first running
races ever held in the state.
The meeting of the town school district
at the armorv Saturday afternoon for action
with reference to the extension of the vii
lage boundary lines, was a record breaker
for brevity. The village district had voted
to extend its boundaries. and concurred
action of the town was necessary before
the extension became a reality. Gen. ..
J. Estey presided. and called about 40
voters 10 order soon after O'Clock. Gen.
Estey tread the warrant. and Chandler
Brown moved that the article be dismissed.
. The vote to this effect was unanimous,
and there was no discussion. The meeting
adjourned immediately after the vote was
3
minutes The fact that the change in the
boundaries would reduce the grand list of
the town district about one-seventh, wa,
undoubtedly the chief reason of opposition
on the par, of the voters; but the artici.
was also objected TO because so ambiru-
ousiv worded that its Interpretation wa
uncertain
Col. Kittredsc Haskins wears a solid
] ph %
! the ones OF which he was relieved by
burglars last week Back OF the statemen
is little story. the events IN which vii
E always remain green in Col. Haskins
memory, Tor the gifts came from The
I ! Knights Templar of Beauseaut Comman
derry. The presentation was made 10y Emf
D nent Commander d. p. Webster. foNowin!
( the drill al Masonic hall Friday evening
and Col. Haskins responded teehnEiy
The watch is OF Hampden make. = Jewels
solid gold case and open face. On the ont
s. side OF the case is the monogram *. II -
e and on the inside the inscription "FGon
e. Beauseaut CommanderY. No. =. X. T.
Brattleboro. VI. 1Sg5." The chain Is
n heavy one and the charm i, a knight
Templar emblem. representing the 32d de
s gree. Col. Haskins is one of the be,
known Masons IN the state and now hold
5. the position OF grand master OF the gram
lodge. No one is more thoroughly imbue
with the principles of Free Masonry O
n more ready TO work Tor them than Col
d Haskius
u -Four hundred dollars in cash prizes wi
be offered in the dairy department OF III
y, Valley Fair this year. In the competitiv
u test for dairy cows alone SlIi is ottere
q $50 for the COW producing the iarges
W amount of milk in "A hours. and SD |
lr second; SO for the COW producing Ia
IS largest amount OF butter in ~ hours, an
So TO second: $50 for six cows owned b
one man, producing the largest amount G
butter in "a hours. and So for secon
NJ largest amount. The Holstein-Freisian a
.r ISOLATION will duplicate all prizes won b
registered Holsteins in competition in bu
ter tests. Special prizes are offered by tn
Worcester Salt company and the ermor
Farm Machine company, and Mr.. Pierre
Of will give a sweepstake prize OF 50 for III
butter scoring the highest in the whole e.
hibition, including both dairy and cream
cry. The prizes for dairy products al
At very liberal. Entry blanks may be secure
of the superintendent, G.. ". Pierce I
- whom entries should be made on or befol
Monday, Sept %. No fair in New En-,
,e land offers so large premiums IN its daiI
De department, or shows so large an exhib
Y. ton Of dairy products as the Valley Fair.
The case of the town of Dummersto
y VS.. the estate of Benjaman Stickney VIZ
ie heard Monday before Commissioners {
+. Thompson and A. Starkey. The sui
r. which was TO recover taxes of 1894, WI
ne pending in the county court last Marc
m when MIR. Stickney died The plainti
claimed that Stickney was a resident
of Dummerston, but that he did not give
TX his grand list so that il was doubled al
rs $1,000 then added, making $500, on whiC
e, there was a tax of SO. MIR. Stckney so
his real estate in Dummerston in 1890 al
ri moved his personal effects TO Brattlebor
IN TO the home of his daughter, Mrs. d.
ia Bailey. Mr., Stickney spent part of Il
r. time in BrattleborO, part at West Dun
merstOn, where he boarded with Mi
,s Allen, and each spring, when the liste
=, were doing their work, be was
~. Meriden. Conn. He paid no tax in $50
a. in 1892 he was sued but compromise vi
~ reached; in 1898 he paid no taxes
p, was shown that in 1894 he was in Dur
u merston less than in any other year, al
II was not there steadily. The decision w
al in favor OF the estate, the tax not BEN
10 allowed Waterman, Martin d Hit a
o' peared for the plaintiff and c. c. Fits +
the estate
le Mrs. Katherine Heaphy, wife of La
us renee Heaphy, died at her home on Ced
lh street Saturday evening after an illness
ne only ten days. The funeral was held
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