Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-27


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The First Regiment orchestra furnished
the music and E. Wales acted as prompter
at the firemen's ball at Monson, Mass,
last evening.
A 23-pound lynx was killed on the
mountain Wednesday by Frank Hildreth
and Charles Streeter 1t was exhibited in
Leonard & Roess's window yesterday.
A. W. Childs d Co. have this week paid
the amount of another policy, $1S3S, on
the life of the late ex-Gov. Fuller. They
have also paid to Charles d. Merriman of
Mortified 1920, an endowment policy of
that amount having become due.
Harry DeVere, for several years head
waiter at the Van Ness House in Burling-
ton and later employed in the same capac-
ity at the Brooks House, has recently been
in the Mary Fletcher hospital at Burling-
ton suffering from the cocaine habit. He
was sent to his home in Middleboro, Mass,
Monday.
The body of Mrs. Eli Wing Packer was
brought here from Gardner, Mass, last
Saturday and buried in the PROJECT Hill
cemetery. Mrs. Packer died on Wednes-
day of last week at the home of her son.
DR.. Ernest Packer. (. W. Packer was
church here and was prominent resident
of Centreville.
Many people who have made the trip to
New York via New London remember
when the Norwich line steamers City of
Boston and City of New York were the
finest boats afoat with the exception of
the ocean liners. Both are now out of
service and will be sold at auction in few
days. They were built at Brooklyn in
1861.
The case of the state against Edward
Lebeouf of Marlboro was brought before
Judge William S. Newton Wednesday
night. Lebeouf was charged with the lar
ceny of boiler scraper and an injector
from the mill of II. L. Hadlock of MARI
boro, but pleaded not guilty and the case
was mol pressed, as the evidence tended to
show that the articles were not taken with
malice aforethought.
Mr. and Mrs. James II. Flagg, who
have many friends in Wilmington and
Brattleboro, celebrated their 40th wedding
anniversary at their North Adams home
last Friday. Many relatives and friends
| were present to partake of a fine turkey
dinner. They presented Mr.. and Mrs.
Flag with an expensive silver tea set.
The wish was expressed by all that Mr.
and Mrs Flagg live to celebrate their
golden wedding. Mr.. Flag is the leading
North Berkshire liveryman.
Armen A Moore, 20, who died last
week at the home of his daughter, Mrs. c.
B. Streeter of Highland street, was native
of Mount Holly and for many years was a
resident of Ludlow, where the burial took
place. He also lived in Proctorsville for
time, and four years ago came here. He
was a veteran of the civil war and three of
his sons were also in the service. One son
was killed, one died south and the third
returned home. Mr.. Moore is survived by
four of his seven children. He was a
member of the Baptist church at Ludlow,
and for many years one of the singers in
its choir
F. b. Alvord and his cousin of Spring
field, Mass, were the guests of Henry r.
Brown over Sunday. Mr.. Alvord expects
to lease for a term of years the Pine Grove
Springs resort at Spofford lake, where he
has been manager the past two seasons.
Mr.. Alvord leaves this week to take charge
of the famous Kenilworth Inn at Ashville,
N. c. c. A. Linsley of Mortified, Mass,
who is proprietor of the Bon Air at Angus
ia, Ca, has recently leased the Kenil-
worth Inn, which is one Of the most ele-
CANT hotels in the country. Mr.. Linsley
is TO spend $50, 900 in new furnishings for
the inn.
The following from the Boston Sunday
Post refers to the youngest daughter of
Hon. d. l.. Miliken, the founder and form
er editor and proprietor of the Record d
Farmer: The young woman who carries
off first honoIs in the short story contest
of last week is Mrs. Z. F. Bennett of "A
Granville avenue, Maiden. Her story,
"There's Wilderness in Gods mercy" is
thought by the judges of the Post contest
TO possess the most merit of the many
well-told tales that were submitted, on &C
count of its terseness in style and its tell
ing, without roundabout narrative, what
it had TO tell. Mrs. Bennett was born in
Brattleboro and is the wife of a former
resident of this town. She is a niece OF
Mrs. George Z. Crowell and often visits
here.
The later reports from Holyoke, Mass,
show that the case against Leonard w.
Ball is more serious than first reported.
He was arrested for vagrancy, but after
ward held on the charge of selling leased
property, as he disposed of bicycle which
did not belong to him. BE is also in
trouble for sending threatening letters TO
a Dawson family on Appleton street. He
had in his pockets when arrested revol-
yer and an assortment of cartridges, and a
dagger made from a putty knife. Ball
formerly boarded with Thomas Carey, a
son-in-law of Mr.. Dawson. Carey went To
Schenectady, n. Y, TO do some work and
Mrs, Carey soon joined him. Ball sent
her decoy telegram to get her to come
home, the statement being that her child
was i'll. The threatening letters were tossed
into the windows at the Dawson home
and threatened every member but Mrs.
Carey with death. The letters were fire.
quent and the family became alarmed and
notified the police.
Monday evenings entertainment at the
Baptist chapel proved that the praise &C
corded Charles F. Underhill's work as an
impersonator was well merited Rip Van
Wrinkle was presented, and the characters
were strongly portrayed. Rip, the indo-
lent and careless, willing to make good
resolutions, but unable TO keep them, pa
thetic in his love for his daughter, Meenie,
and amusing in his efforts to conciliate his
scolding wife, was, of course, the central
figure; but the faithful presentation of the
other characters showed the painstaking
work of the thorough artist. The excel
lence of his work was due 10 no tricks, but
TO the skillful use of the legitimate forms
of the reciter's and impersonator's arts.
The audience, though smaller than il
should have been, was responsive and APP
preciative, and attention was closely held
throughout the recital. 1t is hoped that
Mr.. Underhill may return later to present
to larger audience one of the other plays
| or miscellaneous DrOprams which he gives