Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-11

of the Peoples National bank will be held
in the banking rooms Jan. II, at 10 A. NJ
Directors will be elected.
II. J.. Hadlock of Marlboro has a new
water power mill recently completed and
S. II. Bellows of the same town has erect.
ed new steam mill.
A train from Springfield with hosting
apparatus came Sunday and raised the
freight cars which were thrown down the
embankment the previous week.
A fire was started in the attic of S. A.
Smith d Co.'S factory Monday by the over
turning of a lantern. The blaze was
quickly subdued with the Hydrosal extin-
guisher.
Miss Alice NJ. Kyle of Boston, field Sec
rotary Of the Woman's Board of Missions,
gave an interesting address yesterday be-
fore the ladies' association of the Congre-
gational church.
Tho Rainy Day club will hold their next
assembly at Red Mems hall Thursday even
ing, Dec. II, to which all those that have
received card of invitation are cordially
invited to be present.
The Standard Magazine club, which held
its annual sale at II. p. Wellman's Mon
day evening, voted to disband, as many of
its members are connected with other sim
liar organizations.
A. w. Chlds & Co. have paid ]. C.
Taft of Townshend $500 insurance on
household goods which we're burned re-
Gently. The policy was in the Hartford
Fire Insurance company.
Miss Alice NJ. Kyle, representing the
woman's department OF the work of the A.
b. c. f. NJ, is expected to speak at the
Congregational church next Sunday morn
ing. Everybody is invited TO attend.
1t is expected that the next department
encampment of the Grand Army will be
held in June on the Soldiers Home
grounds at Bennington. The encamp-
ment has usually been held in January.
Sherman IL Jenne have paid this week
to Mrs. l.. X. Fuller $6346, the proceeds
of New York Mutual life policy held by
ex-Gov. Fuller. Sixty days were allowed
for payment, but check was sent in ten
days from the receipt of proof of the claim.
Geo. w. Pierce, F. II. Spauding and
Mr. and Mrs. w. F. Mixer of Brattleboro
and several from Guillord and other towns
of the county, attended the state grange
meetings at Burlington this week. Mr.
Pierce responded to the mayors address
of welcome and Mrs. Mixer gave recita-
ton at the opening session.
w. G. Doolittle will begin his big lumber
job in North Hinsdale next Monday f.
NJ. Waite has the roads completed and the
steam mill in running order. He has also
built cabin for the accommodation OF the
40 or 80 lumbermen to be employed there.
Mr.. Waite will superintend the work in
Mr.. Doolittle's absence. John Connell will
run the big saw.
l.. p. Suffer of Chicago was in town
Monday night, accompanying G. A. Bill
lings, the Connecticut river valley agent of
Suffer Brothers. Mr.. Suffer was about TO
sail for Havana, where he will make one
more effort to induce the Spanish govern
ment to release for export a large quantity
of tobacco which the firm owns and has
stored in that city.
large company of ladies with their
fancy work In hand filled the home of Mrs.
John Dewitt almost 10 OVERLOOKING at the
meeting OF the wcmsn's club last Friday
afternoon. Very interesting papers were
read upon the relation of the woman's club
of the state TO the school, and comment and
discussion followed. Mrs. Bowen gave
review of Bonnie Briar Bush" reading
selections therefrom.
Mrs. John Albert, the woman with five
children, who attracted attention in Brat
tleboro last week, has been sent by the Sc
lectmen Of Greenfield to Orange, where she
has relatives. Mrs. Albert Is 26 wears old,
her oldest child is seven and the youngest
three weeks. The family lived on a small
farm at Millers Falls the past year. Albert
deserted his family and fed TO Canada
three weeks ago. AS soon as she was
able Mrs. Albert started after him, but at
Bellows Falls her money gave out.
The semi-annual meeting of the Knights
and Ladies of Honor was held last evening,
officers being chosen as follows: II. w.
Sargent, protector; Mrs. c. $. Stockwell,
vice protector; Mrs. j. A. orion, score
tary; f. II. Putnam, financial secretary;
Mrs. II. w. Sargent, treasurer; Mrs. w.
III. Haywood, guide; Mrs. S. w. Edwards,
chaplain; w. A. Cunningham, guardian;
G. w. Berry, sentinel; trustees, j. A. Or
ton, Mrs. +. II. Putnam, w. II. Haywood:
auditors, w. II. Haywood, +. X. Barrows,
ii. w. Sargent.
Waterman, Martin & Hit for the plain
tiff and G. c. Fits for the defendant tried
the case of Eugene Bemis VS.. George p.
Winslow before Justice II. II. Holbrook
and jury at Townshend, Tuesday. The
suit was to recover balance of 5000 and
interest which the plaintiff claimed the de-
PENDANT had in his hands from the sale of
the plaintiffs farm, for whom he acted as
agent. The defendant claimed that he
bought the farm on his own account and
had right TO whatever profit he could make
on it. Verdict for plaintiff to recover $40.
The case of G. p. Winslow VS.. Clarence
Franklin was tried yesterday before Jus
tice p. II. Rutter and jury, A certain
matter of accounts, largely over the sale of
some potatoes, was in dispute. The
plaintiff claimed balance of $50, while
the defendant claimed a small balance on
the other side. A verdict was rendered
for the plaintiff to recover S4s. 80. &C.
Fits for the plaintiff, Waterman, Martin
& Hit for the defendant.
Another wreck on the New London
Northern railroad, occurred about three
fourths of mile south of Amherst yester-
day morning. The freight due in Am
herst at O'Clock, was unable TO climb the
steep grade south of the station, so that
the engine uncoupled half of the long train
and pulled the cars up the grade. Return
ing for the remainder of the cars the en-
gineer either miscalcuated the distance, or
in the dark did not see the freight cars
which his engine was rapidly approaching,
and the locomotive struck the stationary
cars with such force that the water tank of
the tender was completely demolished and
the forward end of the first car badly
smashed up. Engineer Henry Dimes and
Fireman Clyde Betterley of Brattleboro
were on the engine, but miraculously es-
capped injury. Both had to get out through
the cab windows, the exit being blocked