Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-05-17

Ties for the electric railroad are being
drawn on Central street
A. F. Roberts & Co. are out with hand
some new delivery wagon.
Patrick Manning is building a two-story
house on Reed Hill Mr. Hunter has
charge of the work.
The Farmers Il Mechanics Exchange
adopted a revised constitution and bylaws
at their meeting Saturday night.
The American Express company has
handsome dark gray horse which they are
using on one of their delivery wagons.
The 12-pound basket of trout holds the
seasons record. Possibly others could
equal this record by fishing in Mr., Hough-
toms Halifax preserve.
The Forest and Stream club will issue
soon a supplement to their catalogue, con-
tanning a report of the annual meeting and
the revised membership roll.
Plans and specifications for the founda-
tion of the proposed addition to the town
hall have been received and bids for the
work are being prepared by three firms.
Abel II. Miller, a native of Brattleboro,
died few weeks ago at Lincoln, ILL.,, at the
age of 49, Mr.. Miller went to Lincoln in
1861, and previous to that time carried on
the business of wheelwright in Keene,
n. II.
II. Seymour Josselyn has sold the build
ing lot where his new house was burned on
Forest street to Eugene M. Angler. Mr.
Josselyn has three more very desirable lots
to sell just south of this The sale was
made by May & Crown.
The Junior Endeavor society of the Bap-
fist church elected officers for the ensuing
six months at their meeting last Sunday
afternoon. Following is the list: Presi-
dent, Arthur Hough; vice president, Pau
line Jenne; secretary, Robert Mitchell ;
treasurer, Jessie Hawley
The Young Peoples Christian Union
will give a ''7'' social at the Universalist
vestry this evening. Fancy articles and
home made candy will be sold. There will
be an entertainment of seven numbers, the
"seven chestnuts" are announced to posi-
! lively appear, and ice cream and cake will
| be sold.
The Grange Dramatic club presented
| "Out in the Streets on Tuesday evening
at Grand Army hall with the same cast
which had previously brought out the play
successfully. The orchestra furnished
music. The club is planning to present
another play soon after the opening of the
new grange hall.
The executive committee of the Rural
Improvement society held a meeting at the
Brooks House last evening, at which plans
for the seasons work were discussed.
Misses Harriet Webster, Lula Elmer and
Geo. S. Phillips were elected members of
the committee to fill vacancies caused by
the resignation of Mrs. II. r. Brown, Miss
Minnie Haskins and E. L. Parker
A petition, bearing % or 100 names, ask
ing that day policeman be appointed, has
been presented to the bailfts this week.
There is talk of submitting the proposition
to a special village meeting. If special
meeting is called it is probable that the OPP
ponents of the Australian system will try
to rescind the vote of last week on the
adoption of this system of voting.
A. p. Cross of St. Adams, one of the
ablest lawyers of the state, died last week
at the Bratteboro Retreat, where he had
been for treatment for some time He had
been in partnership several times, his last
partner being H. r. Start. who was pro
NOTED to the bench five years ago. Mr.
Cross leaves a wife and one daughter, who
were called here a short time before his
death.
F. A. Tolman, employed by d. L. Mil
Ter & Co. of New York in the preparation
of the proposed map of Brattleboro, left
town this morning, having completed max.
ing the surveys and the location of the
buildings and the plotting of the streets
From this material a first draft of a mar
will be made TO be submitted to our people
for criticism and correction. 1t will be
due here some time in June.
The Wheelwoman, a new Boston publ
cation conducted by Mary Sargent Hop,
kins and devoted to the interests OF
women who ride and to the conversion of
those who do not" is of special local in.
terest, aside from the value of its contents
to wheelwOmen, from the fact that the
cover design, frontispiece and other illus
tratiOns of each number are the work OF
Walter Pettee, son of Mrs. J. f. Pettee.
David J. Bailey has begun work at the
well-known Bailey granite quarry at West
Dummerston, the stock from which is re-
puted to be as good as the market affords
Mr.. Bailey has erected a new derrick and
has received from Concord builders heavy
truck built for the granite business. He
is ready to furnish granite in any form
| rough or dressed. and his customers will
have the benefit of his lifelong experience
in the business.
Lawrence Heaphy was bruised by being
thrown from his cart near DR.. Gregg's on
Green street Monday. Near H. X. Cham
berlain's trotter, which was being speed
ed up the street, passed Heaphy. This
aroused all the sporting blood in Heaphy' S
horse and he struck gait that would have
established a record, if one of the wheels
of the cart had not struck the stone cross
walk, overturning the cart and throwing
! Mr.. Heaphy into the middle of the road.
If the facts are as stated there will be
none in Vermont who feel other than
sincere sorrow at the outcome of Judge
| Haseltons mission. He had been sue
cessful in the practice of law at Burlington,
had been city judge several terms, repre-
sented the city. in legislature in 1886, and
was mayor of the city for three terms.
beginning in 1891, his personal popularity
winning him the election in a city usually
Republican. He has many warm friends
throughout the state, Brattleboro not eX-
cepted. On the part of his Bratteboro
friends no doubt is entertained that his
present condition is due to some physical
or mental affection, caused, perhaps, by
the tropical climate.
Doctors Holton, Miller, and Gorham re-
| turned this week from the 10th annual
meeting of the American medical associa-
tion, which was held last week in Balti-
more, Md About 1000 physicians were
| in attendance from all sections of the
country. DR.. Holton read the annual paper
on estate medicine which was given eX-
tended notice in the Baltimore papers.
! The association also passed unanimously
a vote of thanks to the doctor for his valua-