Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-10-23


Work was begun Tuesday of grading the
top Of Washington street hill.
Z. L. Roy, agent for the Wang company,
has been in town this week.
The electric light plant is running partly
by water power since the recent rains.
T. l.. Holton has received a new coon
and squirrel dogl IRON Bonneville, Miss.
Beauseant commandery, K. T., has
adopted a memorial on the death of ex-
Gov. Fuller.
w. NJ. Lewis holds an auction sale Of
cows and horses at the DR.. Sholes farm
in Dummerston next week Friday.
G. E. Scribner has bought the house at
"a Washington street Of Mrs. Harriet Ash
craft. He takes possession Nov. 3.
There will be dance in Red Mems hall
next Wednesday evening, given by the
Young Mems Social club. All are cor
daily invited.
The case against Ira Knight was heard
at Boston, Oct. 10, and a true hill was
! found. He will probably be tried at the
| December term Of the United States court
The funeral of Chief Justice William A.
| Richardson of the Court of Claims took
| place Wednesday from All Souls Unita-
! ran church, Washington. The services
were conducted by Rev. E. Bradford Leav-
| lit Of Brattleboro.
The New England Telegraph and Tele-
! phone company will furnish the election
/ returns, free Of charge, TO all who wish
| them on the night Of Nov. 9. Festi-
val hall will probably be connected by tel
/ ephone 50 that bulletins may be received
there as soon as they are at the central
/ office.
The fate of Fred NJ. Judd of Easthamp-
/ ton, the bicyclst who was killed by an
electric car this week, should be a warn
| ing to the venturesome riders Of this town.
1t quite frequently happens that some rid
er takes TO the track and only leaves it
when forced to do so by an approaching
car Several instances have occur ed
when the motormen have been in momen-
tary fear Of an accident. A misjudgment
or slippery rail is liable to result fatally.
The fire department was called out by a
false alarm at about j:25 Monday after
noon. The chimney of Eugene Ferriter's
house at the lower end of Vernon street
burned out and an alarm was pulled In at
box 80 near the Milestone bridge. Steam
er No. and hose cart No. 8 responded,
the steamer being placed near the bridge,
and several hundred feet of hose were wet
before it was discovered that there was no
fire.
Mrs. Geo. B. White very pleasantly en-
tertained the Daughters Of the American
Revolution at her home Saturday evening,
! Oct. II, in commemoration Of the sur
render Of CORVALLIS at yorktown in 1881,
also the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga
in l777. A short program was rendered,
consisting of a solo by W. A. Gilbert. a
paper, read by Miss Della NJ. Sherman, on
the genealogy of the Sherman family, and
a violin solo by Miss Butterfed. social
hour was spent and choice refreshments
were served by the hostess.
An attempt was made at East Whining
ton recently to kidnap Willie ard Lora
French, children Of Watson French, who
are living with their mother, Mrs. Leslie
Fuller. A stranger called at the school
house and induced the girl to go to her
home TO get her brother TO go to a neigh
boris, but the mother saw through his
scheme and the children remained at home.
| Watson French, who now lives at North
Hinsdale, has made attempts to get posses
sion of the children. and Wilmington peo-
pie are of the opinion that the stranger
was his emissary, but there is no direct
proof that such was the case.
Eagle brewery, was arrested by Chief of
Police Hall Wednesday afternoon on sus-
picion Of taking orders for intoxicating
liquor in this state 10 be delivered here.
He was taken before Judge Newton and
placed under bonds in the sum Of 500 for
appearance tomorrow morning for trial
before jury of six. Frank Norcross, the
expressman, was also arrested on suspicion
Of Transporting liquor from New Hamp-
shire to this state 10 be delivered here con-
trary 70 law. His case was also continued
until tomorrow, when he will have jury
trial. The defence In both cases will be
conducted by George B. Hit, States At
torney Fits appearing for the state.
Mrs. G. w. Henry of Bellows Falls died
yesterday morning after an illness of two
months resulting from a stomach trouble.
She had been in bed but a short time and
showed signs Of improvement Monday.
She was the eldest sister of Mrs. j. l..
Newman of Brattleboro, who has been
with her since Wednesday Mrs. Henry
was a daughter of David Allen of New
Salem, Mass, formerly in paper mill in
Brattleboro. She was about IS years old
and leaves two children, Charles of Sax
tons River and Walter of Springfield, Mass,
and four sisters, Mrs. Geo. Rogers of AL
| Sbtdui ~ H. MIS- otcNcu mlllcI VI OlcuS
Falls, n. Y, Mrs. Geo. Cass of Barton,
this state, and Mrs. Newman. Funeral
services will be held at Bellows Falls at IL
o'clock tomorrow. The body will be brought
here for burial in the Prospect Hill ceme-
terry where short services will be held.
No play ever presented in Brattleboro
was so finely staged as "Shore Acres"
which was given at the auditorium Wed
nesday evening, and no character delinea-
ton ever seen here excelled that of George
w. Wilson as Nathan'l Berry, the warm
hearted old man whose life was spent in
making Others happy. The characters are
true TO life and such as may be found in
any rural community, and the story is one
that is perfect in its simplicity. The act
ors with a single exception-Mr. Carter as
Sam Warren-were admirable. Mr.. Car
ter represents too crude youth for a ply
stefan. There is a pathos all through
ashore Acres" but its sentiment through
out Is wholesome. 1t Is imcomparably SUI
| perior 10 any of the so-called society dra-
mas simply as play, and its uplifting eff
| feet on an audience is greater than one
half the sermons.
F. II. Wheeler dug beet in his Spring
street garden this week that ought to have
| gone to the Valley Fair. 1t was not an
ordinary, sober minded, steady-going kind
of beet, but reckless, sportiYe specimen
that is evidently ambitious to strike out in
a new line Of vegetable growth-perhaps TO
be the "parent of type" Last year this
beet laid low and gave no sign of the
schemes IL was nursing. 1t was planted In