Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-12
The public schools close today.

The Barnum & Bailey advertising car
has arrived and posters will be put up at |
once.
Chief Engineer c. c. Turner has APP |
pointed his old board of assistants for this
year.
Lawrence Sheehy is enlarging and inn
proving his residence on South Main
street.
Several persons from here expect to at
tend the races at Northampton and West
field next week. A Brattleboro horse is
expected to be entered in the races.
The Brattleboro House is being furnish
ed with electric call and return bells be-
tween the office and the rooms. The Of
fee is also being refurnished and grained.
A very noticeable improvement has been
made in the Canal street house of l. o. p.
Smith by the addition of a porch, which
was built by Harvey Houghton, now SO
years old.
At the recent annual meeting of the
New London Steamboat company, d. Nc
| Kenzie, superintendent of the New Lon
don Northern railroad, was elected gen
eral manager of the company.
The Universalist association of Benning-
| ton and Windham counties will hold a
|
| Dr. Perrin of the Every Day church in
Boston will be the principal speaker.
Some of the handsomest strawberries
ever seen in the local markets are those
which A. w. Wheeler of Vernon brings to
the store of c. w. Puffer & Co. Mr..
Wheeler picked about 1865 quarts on a
one-third acre plot last season.
Quite a crowd of listeners attended the
| ,,,c 81 In NJ
Wednesday night. Several banjo selec-
tions were rendered by w. f. Whitcomb,
oculst, and Z. A. Nelson, professional
pool player of Worcester, Mass.
DR.. Giddings, superintendent of the
State asylum at Waterbury, came down
Yesterday afternoon with several attend
ants, and this morning 100 of the state
patients were removed from the Retreat,
going to Waterbury by a special train
which left Brattleboro at 1915.
Retreat employees, while removing loan
opposite A. w. Roel's on the Retreat
meadow this morning, unearthed human
skeleton at a depth of about two feet.
The narrowness of the frontal bone leads
to the belief that the skeleton is that of an
Indian. 1t will be kept at the Retreat.
From the Athol items in the Springfield
! Republican: BLACKSMITH F. r. Cobb, who
was shot some time ago by George NJ. Frye,
went TO Boston and by the use of the y
rays the ball was located and extracted.
He now keeps the bullet as a souvenir and
expects TO be back at work in a few days.
Flower mission day was observed yester-
day according to notice Mrs. G.. b. KIM
ball, the superintendent, reports to bou-
quets distributed among the sick and those
| oh, in IL 40 Of 1,n mi ion,
not only to remember the sick and aged
with flowers through the year, but to give
material aid to the needy as well.
Mrs Warren took 81 of her third grade
pupils to West Brattleboro for a picnic
Wednesday. Miss Lillian Newton, Miss
Brasor and Miss Lamson took 46 of their
second grade pupils to the West village
common yesterday for the same purpose
Mrs. Clay and Miss Sherman took the
fourth and fifth grades up yesterday re-
turning Immediately. All went via the
trolley and report GLORIOUS" time.
The case of Agnes Gale against Charles
A. Trip before Justice W. S. Newton
Monday was an action of replevin over an
old-fashioned warming-pan, which had
been owned in the family of the plaintiff
for Is years. 1t came into the possession
of Mr.. Trip through his purchase of it
from another person who, as the plaintiff
claimed, had no right to sell or have the
custody of it. 1t was its value as an heir
loom for which the plaintiff cared. Judg-
ment was rendered for the plaintiff to re-
cover the title and possession of the article.
The directors of the choral union would
respectfully urge upon those who are will
ing to aid in supporting the organization
to buy honorary membership tickets which
entitle the holders to reserved seats at all
rehearsals as well as to all concerts which
may be given during the year for which
they are issued. These tickets will be sold
for S1.50 each and if purchased soon will
entitle the holders TO reserved seats at the
concert in the auditorium Wednesday even
| ing. They may be had of the committee
Miss Helen E. Dunklee of West Brattle
boro, Miss Agnes Gale and F. w. Chlds.
The United States fish commissioners
will soon send on car of trout fry to be
7 put into Haystack pond in Wilmington
} The car will stop at the eastern end o.
J Hoosic tunnel and the trout will be carried
from there to the pond. The pond will be
5 stocked with shrimp for food for the fish
This scheme has been in agitation by the
Forest and Stream club for year or more
Prof. Cochran of the Polytechnic institute
:
club, having urged it upon the state anC
, national commissioners. President Coch
! ran is considered one of the best fiy-fisher
men who visit Vermont.
; Officer Hall arrested Charles Edwards a
the station Monday as he was preparing t
leave on the 4:35 train. 1t seems tina
. Edwards had gotten his pay and his walk
ing papers from the West DummerstoI
quarry where he was employed and was in
tending to skip his store bill, but Merchan
Weed notified Officer Hall. Edwards wa
: placed in the cooler and given a hearin!
! next morning before Justice S. H. Sher
man. He had bought a new suit of clothe
so that he did not have quite enough none,
to pay his bill, but Weed took what h,
could get and let him 60 on the condition
,, that he would leave the state.
! The marriage of Richard L. Heaphy anC
,, Miss Nellie T. Conroy was celebrated
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock in ST. Mi
; chaels church at Ashuelot, n. H., Rev
Father Wilde officiating. John Heaphy
brother of the groom, was best man, ant
4 Miss Annie Conroy, sister of the bride
1 was bridemaid. The bride was becomingll
attired in white muslin, and the DridemaiC
= in gown of lavender. A reception wa.
( given at the home of the bride. Mr.. anC
e Mrs. Heaphy left on the south bound traiI
and after a wedding trip of several day
= will return to Brattleboro. A party o
t about 30 Brattleboro friends attended thu
t wedding, among them being several shop
4 mates of the bride from the factory o