Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-23

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About 80 of the swedish people of Brat
tleboro drove to Keene, y. H.. Sunday to- .
hold religious services with their brethren .
in that city
Rev. George L. Martin. ID. D.. of st. .
Louis will occupy the pulpit at the Con- /
cregational church next Sunday, morning
and evening
A special meeting OF the Wheel club has
been called for this evening to hear reports
Of the committees having charge Of the ar
rangements for the race meet
The trolley railroad has averaged to
carry 1900 passengers a day the past week,
the smallest number any day being more
than 400, while 23OO rode Sunday and
1900 Saturday
Henry c. Marsh shot a blue heron on
the Rice Farm. Wednesday afternoon. Its
wings measured feet . inches from tip TO
tip. The bird stood feet inches high,
and weighed 81 pounds.
D. ?. Cobb attempted to board an cleo
trio car Tuesday night and as il did not
stop as he expected he was thrown forward
with such force that the bones OF one finger
were broken.
The Chestnut Hill reservoir water pipes
are being extended to the Valley Fair
ground. This will give an abundant sup
ply for wetting the track for the Wheel
club races and for all purposes at the V al
ley Fair
The name of Ada Chamberlain. the
Wardsboro girl charged with intanticide at
Gardner Mass, does not appear in the list
OF persons against whom indictments were
found by the grand jury at Fitchburg.
Mass. this week
The reports presented at the Christian
Endeavor convention at Townshend show
ed that the Brattlebor0 Baptist society now
has a membership of ~, - members nav
ing been admitted within SIX months. This
society is the third largest in the state
y. Westuude a Nwede employed in
grading the electric railroad. fell near the
! West BrattleborO bridge yesterday morn
/ ing lust as the bank caved IL. and his body
/ was almost completely covered with dirt
/ He was rescued quickly and escaped with
/ only slight bruises
/ Or. \. 4. smith last excursion OF the
| season from Lake Pleasant to Queen City
! lark at burlington will bee next Monday.
/ Aug. 70. Two cars attached 10 the reCu-
! lar train will leave Lake Pleasant al $3.50
and BrattleborO al 1l:IO. The rate will
/ be $3.50 for the round trip. tickets good To-
return on any train within two weeks.
y. A. Greenwood. for many years head
1 clerk for Adams a Davis al Chester, has
/ been employed boy Dunlam Brothers 10
/ act as travelling salesman. beginning Sep
/ tember 81 His territory will include Yer
mont and parts of New Hampshire and
! Massachusetts. MIR. Greenwood vii. make
/ his headquarters IN Brattieooro and later
/ in the season bring his family here.
a sinGulariv sad case was aired tuesday.
when Thomas Heeuau of Futney had a
! hearing before Justice VIM $. Newton.
charged with q revolving crime lie was
bound over TO the county court in the sum
/ of $50. He has NOT been able to procure
/ bail and is now in charge of Deputy Sheriff
| Wilkins OF Futney. Heeuau formerly
worked here in the Ross White paper mill.
b. {. Austin the y. N. c. A. secretary,
now travels about ON crutches. IN couse-
/ Quence OF an accident which occurred Sat
! urday immediately after ms return from
Fairlee. He entered the old Farmer, Is
! Mechanics exchange quarters. and Tia,
room being dark lac fell through the eleva-
| tor shaft, striking upon pile OF boxes.
The llgameuts OF one leg were torn. the
other LEG spGained and ga,L eur in his
knee.
a reunion of the Stacy and Larrabee
families was held at the home of Charles
/ L. Stacy, Aug. y. About sixty relative,
were present from Greenfield, Bernardstou.
/ ColraIn and Carlisle Mass, and from Hal
itaX Marlboro. Guilford and BrattleDoro.
! The day. which was filled with games and
( persona. "reminiscences, passed all too
| soon. and after a bountiful repast. the
guests dispersed, feeling that il was good
TO have been there
a grand military carnival will be held at
Lake Pleasant early in September Hand
some prizes will be offered for drilling and
! rifle shooting Militia organizations in
| Y ermont New Hampshire and Massachu-
sets have siCnihed their intention 10 be
/ present. The militia arrangements will be
made by Lieutenant j. Russell Bickforl.
the adjutant OF the First battalion of the
/ Second regiment, and Il. /. Parker of the
Greenfield light infantry,
When the eastern wall of the town hall
! building was torn down this week. one
brick was noticed TO bear an inscription
which has been deCiphered as "Why will
/ you thus my hopes destroy, / cannot bear
a rival JOY" There is a signature June"
A date is also given but the last two figures
/ are indistinct. This brick was made and
marked at West Brattleboro more than 40
/ years ago. Can any one give the history
/ of the inscription
A wedding OF interest TO many people in
Brattleboro and vicinity took place Satur-
( day al the home of the brides brother in
/ Deerheld, Mass, the contracting couple
| being Amos W. Hart, who is at the head
| of Mum d Co. s patent agency in Wash
! ingtOn, and Miss Annis Henry Among
/ the guests present were the groom's broth
/ er-in-law. c. II. Crosby, Boston LAWYER.
! and a nephew, Julian a. Adams and a
/ niece, Mrs. Eel Oviatt. of Ohio. After an
/ extended wedding Journey Mr. and Mrs
| Hart will make their home in Washington
/ D. c.
The 18th annual meeting OF the Vermont
/ association OF road and trotting horse
/ breeders, TO be held at Rutland neXl week.
| Aug p, Is, 20 ard 30 will attract the al
| tentlOn of hoTsemen throughout the
/ state. The entries are unusually large,
! and many OF the fastest animals of New
/ England, New \ Ork and Pennsylvania will
/ contest for the $4,000 offered in the IS
/ events. The new track at Rutland is one
of the finest and fastest half mile tracks in
/ New England. Ellen T.. Z. Frank Turn
er's promising wo-year-od, is entered I'm
stake events for her class,
Miss NJ. Belle Smith, whose home is in
kocktall, Conn, has been engaged as SUI
! perVisor of the schools in district No. ? for
the coming year, succeeding Miss +. NJ.
Horton, who has resigned. Miss Smith is
graduate of Mt. HolyOke college. and has
taught for several years in private and