Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-09-18

lnC HItb library VIII SlOHeu DObn
afternoons of the Valley Fa
Miss Gertrude Miller has taken rooms
in the Retting building, High street, where
she will continue the dressmaking bust
ness.
The contract for building Rev. E. A.
Slack's new residence on Western avenue
has been placed with Frank II. Dibble of
Holyoke.
S. X. Brigham and G.. H. Niles have
perfected fire extngusher called "Hydro-
SAL" 1t is fluid and will do very effect
i've work. Messrs. Brigham and Niles in
tend to put it upon the market soon.
Mrs, NeaLhas- returned from market
with the latest styles of millinery and is
ready for the seasons trade at her store on
Elliot street. She has secured the services
of Miss Jerome, leading trimmer with G.
r. Fisk &c Co., Boston.
The regular jury at the county court has
been ''off duty" this week during the trial
of the b. A. Clark case, which was heard
before a struck jury. G.. f. r. JENNIE and
Fred L. Childs have been drawn to fill va
cancies caused by illness.
The article about the old cemetery in
the West village, published elsewhere
gives an official statement of what consti-
tuted the uniform of the "Green Mountain
Boys: Coats of coarse green cloth, with
red cloth facings. The 225 coats here men,
toned we're TO be made of "a large size"
A union meeting of all circles of the
Kings Daughters and Sons in town will
be held in the Congregational church next
Monday evening at 1880. Reports of the
recent state convention at ST. Adams will
be given. An invitation to attend the
meeting is extended not only to every
member Of the order but to every one in
terested
The Emerson Piano company of Boston,
of which o. A. Kimball is one of the part
ners, has arranged a settlement with its
creditors. Interest bearing notes will be
given for the entire amount of the indebt-
edness. The settlement is one that re-
fleets high credit upon the integrity and
sincerity of the gentlemen interested. The
company had direct liabilities of $751;, 1922,
and contingent liabilities of Sl02, 2S6. The
net assets of the firm were S499,023.
Malcolm Moody of Pasadena Cal, who
has just returned from four months stay
in Washington and Oregon, writes to a
Brattleboro friend as follows: "All bust
ness interests are very much depressed on
this coast. l found it especially so in Ore
gon and Washington where the wool raisers
and hop growers have large interests. Lots
of silverites up there and a good many
here and it is not safe to predict what the
vote will be in November. All party lines
are obliterated for the time"
Few theatrical engagemer IS IN Brattle
boro have attracted mor1 attention inar
the forth coming appeo'- ance OF Laura Big
Gar and Burt HayeIlv in Hoyt's phenomina
success, "a Trim 20 Chinatown which
will omen At TIE auditorium Wednesday
evening. Ti.lIs piece occupies a very env
able nos'tvion in the theatrical armament
The long run of $50 nights in New York
has made "a Trip to Chinatown" almost
a household word throughout the country
The engagement is for two nights, Wed
nesday and Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. LAWN sang at the Congre
gational church last Sunday morning
Each sang solo and Mrs. LAWN re
spouse, all from the Messiah" Mr.. anC
Mrs. LAWN sang at the close duet from
DR.. Stainer's Daughter of Jairus." They
left Tuesday for New York, where Mr.
LAWN has headquarters for the winter
Mrs. LAWN and Lucien Howe sailed yester
day for Germany. L. w. Hawley will
lave charge of the chorus choir at the Bap
tist church during Mr.. Howe's absence
which will be of about three months dura
ton.
The celebrated John Church company
have decided to open branch house il
New York. One of the leading musica
papers, in commenting on this new depart
ure, says: "They have selected for man.
ager one of the best men they could find
and his name is A. NJ. Wright, formerly
president of the Manufacturers Piano
company of Chicago, which went dowr
with the Weber collapse. No mar
better adapted to the work in hand coulC
be found than A. NJ. Wright He is wide
ly known and highly esteemed in the mu
sic trade. He is one of its most thorough
ly experienced members, as carefully
rounded out in all the details that make
first class piano man as any in the indus
try; courteous, and full of tact and ener
gy." Mr.. Wright, it will be remembered
is native of Grafton, and his start in tn,
musical business was as a tuner for tn,
Estey Organ company at the home factory
Mrs. Della Leonard Roess, 81, wife o
John d. Roess, died at her home on Brood
street Saturday night from disease of
cancerous nature. She had been i'll yea
and half. Mrs. Roess was born at Feed
ing Hills, Agawam, Mass, Dec. IS, 1885
where most of her earlier years were spent
She married Mr.. Roess Oct. %, 1862, ant
came to Brattleboro six years later, Novem
Der, 1868. She was a sister of the late vii
liam Leonard, who was in partnership will
Mr.. Roess in the cigar business, and VIII,
died about six years ago. Mrs. Roess wa
devoted to her family and took great com
fort in keeping it together. Her loss vii
be mourned by a large circle of friends
She leaves besides her husband three chill
dren, Albert A. Smith, John l.. Roess an,
Herbert c. Roess. Funeral services, at
tended by Rev. Mr.. Maxwell, were held a
the house at 2:30 o'clock Monday. Tn
burial was in the Prospect Hill cemetery
The sixty-third annual report of the Bos
ton g. Maine railroad shows a surplus owe
all charges and dividends of 81, 467, com
pared with $72, 2S3 the previous year. Pr,ls
ldent Tuttle, in his report, says: Takinj
into account the unsettled condition
throughout the country, the results of tn
years operations cannot be considere,
otherwise than quite satisfactory. On
million six thousand six hundred and sixty
two dollars were expended for permaneH
improvements during the year and Charge
to operating expenses; $4,000 mortgak
certificates of Indebtedness of Eastern raj
road company have been cancelled by trus
tees of Eastern railroad company, and tt1
company's funded debt now stands at $2l,
800, $50. The company has no floatiIt
debt On June 80 the total number d
shares of stock, excluding those owned b