Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03

the lev sidewalk and sustained a fracture of
the wrist.
E. S. Morse has sold his place in Yer
non known as the Wheeler farm to T.
Webster johnson.
The chemical engine recently purchased
by the village has arrived and has beer
placed in Esteyvlle.
NJ. l. Reed of Vernon has bought the &
b. Kirwan place on South Main street, A
V. May making the sale
A rainbow by moonlight cary Monday
morning is the somewhat unusual sigh
reported by several early risers.
Sportsmen will do well to remember tina
the present law provides a penalty of 81
for each partridge killed in Vermont be
tween Jan. and Sept 10.
Rev. Cephas b. Lynn of Boston will oc
cupy the pulpit at the Universalist churcl
next Sunday Rev. Mr.. Maxwell will re
main at his old home in Maine until mex
week.
The farm of the late J. G.. Howard, al
vestised to be sold at auction last Friday
was not disposed of, as the bidding, which
went no higher than $1,000, was not con
sidered satisfactory.
A meeting of the Morrell cure of Vernon
was called for Dec. % to consider the ad
visibility of winding up its affairs, but ad
iournment was taken without definite &C
ton being decided upon.
DR.. H. VI. Martin, veterinarian, has beel
endorsed by the cattle commissioners t.
to test cattle being shipped to Massachu
sets. Tuberculine being furnished to hin
free of charge, the expense to drovers wi
be lessened.
H. w. Boyle has sold the Elliot streI
fish market to Harland II. Howe, takit
in exchange building lots on Maple strd
in Esteyville. Possession was given Ja
l. The sale was made through the A. =
May agency.
The marriage of j. &. Ulery, now co.
| nected with the business department of q
Holyoke Transcript, and Mrs Katherl
| Marshall, is announced to take place at Il
brides home tomorrow The weddir
will be private.
A handsome souvenir calendar Of Be-
nington has been issued by NJ. Z. Watts
the photographer and half tone engra
of that town, who is a native of Tow
bend, who began his work in photograI
under A. D. Wyatt.
The tower on Mount Masseamet, III
Shelburne Falls, Mass, which could
seen from the summit of Wantastique,
clear day, was blown down during
storm of Friday morning. 1t was ere
a few years ago by the citizens of Shelbu
Falls.
S. w. Edgett, who recently closed
his furnishing goods business, has brou- /
Farley Crowns interest in the real est
agency of Crown d Morse, and the IT
firm, which began business Jan. l, is knL |
as Morse d Edgott. Mr.. Crown viii F.
main with the firm for the present.
Thirty members of the boys batta.
had shooting match at the range on Be
Wood farm Saturday, distance 80 yGs |
off hand, with 81 calbre cadet r.7
Strings of five shots were fired, the higs |
score of Al being made by BERTHE W. |
Master Fisher being second with 3S.
Emerson e Son have issued a hands
calendar, the illustration on which i
steel engraving representing the Falls O.s !
Rhine. j. o. Frost of Boston has gCl |
out calendar which shows a view Of i |
Maple Grove farm at Vernon, a flO2 q |
wild geese, bred and raised there, BEN, |
the foreground.
The mixed train, south bound, on lie |
narrow-gauge railroad, was delayed Vi.
nesday afternoon a mile below the W.
Evansville station by a broken jOurl,
The car had to be raised and repairs MAJ, |
and the passenger train up was dehya |
short time until the mixed train coui |
run back to the Williamsville station lie |
mixed train did not reach BrattleborO cl |
about O'clock
Mrs. Nellie Durham Braser has t-a |
engaged as organist at the Uniytrat |
church another year. This quartz, VII |
sing at the services next Sunday anirr |
probably be engaged for the year: Fa.s
Brasor, basso; F. o. Merrifeld of Bml.
line, tenor; Miss Lenna Thomas, sopnr:
Mrs. Eric Landry, contralto. Mr.. Ms-i-
field was formerly the tenor soloist Of he
Brown university gee club.
About 500 people gathered on Eliot
street Tuesday evening, expecting 9,4a
the test in responding to the fire aIgm.
but it was postponed until the foorng
evening, when the time in releasing ,be
horses, hitching, and starting the fire and
reaching the corner of High and lain
streets was one minute and II seconds
while in seven minutes and As seCOne af
ter the alarm sounded the steamer was
throwing sizable stream of water
1t is not unlikely that settlemenimay
be reached between Stephen t. Davenport
of Brattleboro and Martin V. Dayenpcl Of
Bernardston on the one hand, and wilson
W. Davenport and Henry f. Nash OK.
ecutors of the will of the late Olyerhr.
export of Leyden, on the other hand The
two brothers have taken an appeal nom
the judge of probate, allowing the will and
the real reason for their doing so is because
they were not made residuary legate, as
well as the other brothers. Il i now
thought that the estate will yield ,bort
$4,000. 1t is stated that the authorities
of Deerfield will endeavor to collect csrtain
taxes from the estate on the ground, bst
Oliver Davenport lived there on the srs of
last May.
John D. and Ira P. Coy Of Wes Dovsr
were brought before United States Com.
missioner E. L. Waterman SATURDAY an
complaint of District Attorney John IT
Senter of Montpelier, charged with brs,L
ing into the West Wardsboro pO,,.ofRco
Oct. %. They were bound over for tri,I
at the federal term of the grand jury IN Ia
held at Burlington in February, thelf f,,bor
furnishing bail in the sum OF SOOs,oS
This is the same ease in which the Lor,
were arrested for breaking into The s,oyo
of NJ. W. Brown. They are now on, n'
bail on this charge, although The Hall bo W.
who was with them, was sent 10 tho b0!'