Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-10-30


party at whist Wednesday evening at his
home on Washington street.
Ernest Goddard, 10-months-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Goddard of 3
Church street, died at 3 o'clock yesterday
morning of bronchitis.
The Woman's Relief corps held sup
per and entertainment in Grand Army hall
Wednesday evening. A literary and mu-
steal program was rendered.
A young child of Mrs. Jennie Whalen on
Reed hill is now i'll with a mild form of
diphtheria. James Austins child, whose
illness was reported last week, is improv-
ing
Three or four strokes of the fire alarm
were sounded Tuesday. An investigation
showed that a large elm tree which had
been cut down by Alonzo Hines on Green
street had lodged on the wire.
At the meeting of the Red Men Friday
night the adoption degree was rehearsed, a
committee was appointed to prepare reso-
lutions on the death of Gov. Fuller, and it
was voted TO hold a series of dances. At
ter the work chicken supper was served.
Tonight there will be a rehearsal of the
adoption and chiefs degrees preparatory to
eXemplifying the work at Hinsdale.
The attention of the Republican voters
of Brattleboro is called to the necessity of
turning out in full force at the election
next Tuesday to help swell the majority
in this state for Mckinley and Hobart.
The grand results of the September cleo
ton do not guarantee their repetition at
the November election, nor should they in
spire the voters with overconfdence as to
the result The majority at the last cleo
ha xyill
come out.
a disastrous fire was narrowly averted
in Centreville Tuesday night. II. p. Lar
kin left the Centreville factory little be-
fore o'clock to go home on an errand and
upon his return the building was filled
with smoke. He opened trap door over
the wheel pit and discovered that box on
the water wheel shaft had become so heat
ed thai the wood work had ignited. The
blaze was quickly extinguished by stream
from hose but would have been beyond
| control in few minutes.
Frank Latin, %, agent of the American
Express company at Brookfeid, Mass, was
killed Thursday while riding down hill on
a bicycle at that place. He was near the
foot of steep hill and was going very fast
when he collided with an electric car. He
was killed instantly, his skull being frac-
tured. Frank Caldwell, the motorman Of
the car, was arrested. He furnished bonds.
All who saw the accident say that the mo-
tOTman did all that he could to prevent it.
Caldwell was formerly employed on the
| Brattleboro street railroad, being one of
the motormen when the road was first
opened.
There was hearing Wednesday before
| G.. A. Boyden and w. II. Bracket, COM
| missioners of the estate of the late Abbie
Doolin, on a claim presented by Miss Alb
bic Higgins for services in caring for Mrs.
Doolin during the last few months Of her
! life. 1t appeared that Mrs. Doolln, who
was in poor health, went to live with her
sister, Mrs. Higgins, on a contract of $l2
per month. The claimant, who was a
niece of Mrs. Doolin, claimed that Mrs.
Doolin made another arrangement with
her. whereby she should receive 81 per day
and presented a claim for SOL. The de-
fence claimed that no such contract had
been made and that the care which Mrs.
Doolin received was not worth 81 per day
in excess of s12 per month. No witnesses
were introduced. Waterman, Martin &
Hit for claimant; G. G. Fits for the es-
tate.
The case Of A. II. Stratt0n & SOP Of
| West Brattlebor9 against G. b. Harwood
and the baptist society Of West Brattle-
boro, trustee, was tried Tuesday before
Justice S. II. Sherman. A. +. Schwenk
and C.. G. Fits, for Kittredge Haskins, ap-
peared for the plaintiffs and George b.
Hit for the defendant. This was a case Of
assumpsit in book account. The plain
tiff sued to recover $40 and interest con-
tracted in a meat bill. The defendant
| nlns. 81
credits which did not appear on the plain
tiff's books, and also that part Of the bill
belonged to Z. n. Stratton, who was in the
! plaintiffs took 1t. Justice Sherman reserved
his decision. The hearing as to the trus-
tee was continued until tomorrow.
Frank A. Norcross, whose arrest was an
nounced last week, was tried Saturday for
illegally transporting liquor into this state,
before Justice William S. Newton and a
jury consisting of DR.. Alvin Knapp, c. G..
Maynard, F. X. Barrows, John Joy and
George C. Smith. John A. Gould, pro-
prietor of the night lunch room, testified
that Norcross had been accustomed TO draw
beer for him from Ellis's brewery in lots of
two cases two or three times a week and
that he (Gould) usually went with Nor
cross after 1t. He also testified on cross
examination that, so far as he knew, Nor
cross had no knowledge of what the bottles
contained. w. M. Adams testified that he
had bought beer of Ellis to be sold in his
pool room in Crosby block and that Nor
cross had drawn it for him. He used to
buy from "a TO As bottles two or three
times week, delivered in baskets, Nor
cross getting the empty baskets and return
ing them filled with beer. This was all the
evidence that was introduced and the jury,
after being out few minutes, returned a
verdict of guilty and Judge Newton an
nounced fine of $40 and costs, amounting
to S44. The respondent took an appeal to
the county court. States Attorney Fits
appeared for the state, George b. Hit for
the respondent.
The case of the state against Orlin II.
Ellis, set for trial Saturday, was continued
TO Monday on account of the delay in get
ting jury. Ellis, who is proprietor of the
West Eagle brewery in New Hampshire,
was charged with taking orders for liquor
on the Vermont side of the Connecticut.
John A. Gould, proprietor of the night
lunch room, was the first witness for the
state. He testified that he had ordered
beer of Ellis. In his testimony Gould
could not remember ever having ordered
beer on the Vermont side of the river.
When asked relative TO conversation which
he had with the states attorney, sheriff
and other officers last week his recollection
of having said where he gave his order was
very dim. The state then called Sheriff
Gordon to show Gould had made a state
| mani n tho affacf that ha had Ordarad