Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25
THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRA

Tuesday at the stone ledge of the company
in North Walpole, by large stone falling
upon one foot and crushing 1t.
L. L. Northrup was called on a business
trip to Londonderry last Saturday, and,
taking a pair of horses, returned late that
night or Sunday morning, having driven
SO miles that day. Owing to his absence,
Rev. J. Il. Fullerton had charge of the
young mems meeting at the Y. M. Q. A.
rooms Sunday afternoon.
E. w. Cove has during the past week
begun dealing in meat again, using por-
tion of his shed at his residence on the
New Terrace for a market This makes
at the present time eight meat markets in
town, an increase of about one half during
the past year or two. Profits on the mar
ket products must be large if all can make
a living.
The Keene Sentinel of this week says:
erred Saker of Bellows Falls came to
Keene the first of last week with an officer
and recover ed gold chain alleged to have
been stolen by a servant girl formerly EN-
ployed in his family. The girls story was
that she had found the chain; she restored
it to the owner. 1t was an heirloom sent
from England and was highly priced. In
view of its recovery, Mr.. Saker gave up
the plan of prosecuting the girl"
The majority of stores report slightly
decreased Christmas trade for this season,
but few speak of it as being fully up to
former years. The lack of snow has prob
ably had considerable to do with keeping
trade at a minimum. The wheeling In
this vicinity for the last week could not
well have been improved, the roads being
frozen solid and worn smooth. Trade from
out of town has been better than would
have been expected, considering the severe
weather and lack of sleighing.
Local friends of George e. Ingalls, and
Mrs. c. G. A. Ames will be interested in
the news of an accident in Lawrence,
Mass, whereby their father was almost in
stantly killed Monday. Mr.. ingalls, was
superintendent of department of the ex-
tensive Washington mills of that city, and
in some way was fatally injured by the
moving of some electric cars which were
being run into the yard of the company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ames went down from
White River Junction Tuesday afternoon.
A serious runaway occurred on School
street, Friday, resulting in a demolished
carriage and severe injuries about the head
to Mrs. Murphy, who was driving. The
horse became startled and she lost control
of him. The carriage struck post in
| front of Mrs. Stillwelrs, throwing the oc-
cupant out there. The horse, with only a
small part of the carriage attached to him,
was caught on Atkinson street near South
street. Mrs. Murphy is doing well, al
though her bruises were painful, and cut
in her head required a surgeon to take six
or eight stitches in it.
| Governor Grout, appointed last Friday,
| N. G.. Williams of this place one of a
board of commissioners to represent Yer
mont at the Tennessee centennial exposition
which occurs next summer in commemO-
ration of the Tooth anniversary of Ten
nessee's statehood. Mr.. Williams is one
of our most prominent citizens, being the
head of the extensive works of the Yer
mont Farm Machine company. His con-
nection with a manufacturing industry
whose products are used in nearly every
civilized country on the globe, makes the
appointment an unusually fitting one.
c. H. Robb left here early Friday morn
ing and drove to Windham to try a case be-
fore justice of that town. He had Jury
trial and worked hard all day, driving back
here Friday night, reaching home at
o'clock Saturday morning. The interest
ing point is, that the amount of the claim
in litigation was but 81. the value of two
sheep which the plaintiff, represented by
A. +. Cudworth of Londonderry, claimed
to have been found in the flock of the de-
PENDANT, who was represented by Mr..
Robb. Including the two lawyers, justice
and jury, witnesses and officer, the trial
could not have cost the contestants less
than $50, and in the end the jury did not
agree. The case will probably be tried
again. This illustrates very forcibly the
folly of litigation over small matters, or in
fact, large ones. if it can be avoided.