Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-10

The Brooks House bell boys have donned
new uniforms.
c. c. Sexton of Greenfield has the con-
tract for moving several buildings in town.
A. E. Carruth of Rutland has been here
this week putting in coal scales for Leslie
Yauvey.
Lucian Elmer is adding a piazza and
making necessary repairs to his Frost street
residence.
George Durham has broken ground for
a new house on North street in the rear of
the residence of N. l. Hawley.
An application has been filed with the
baiiffs for new arc light at the corner of
North Main and North streets.
The ladies of the Unitarian society are
planning for their annual fair, which will
be given in festival hall the evening of the
23d.
c. p. Spencer has moved his job printing
office from Hooker block to the Vinton
building, adjoining Hackley Il Moran's
store.
The principal issues of the present cam
paign will be ably discussed at the rally to
be held in the auditorium next Tuesday
evening.
The Red Men of Quonektacat tribe will
drive to the Vernon hotel next Tuesday
evening to partake of a spread prepared by
Ralph Chamberlain.
The Windham county board of fire UNI
derwriters will hold their annual meeting
here next Tuesday and will take an out
ing at A. B. Clapp's cottage at Spofford
lake as the guests of II. E. Taylor & Son.
Oscar Ware was leading a horse up
Main street Wednesday afternoon when it
became frightened at an electric car and
jumped upon and broke one of the wagon
wheels and ran out to Whites stable,
where it stopped. No further damage was
done.
Willie Moore of Clark street met with a
painful accident Monday night. Another
boy poured powder in a trail on the ground
and the Moore boy lighted it supposing it
to be red fire. The powder flashed up in
to his face injuring his eyes so that he
narrowly escaped losing his sight.
Dean Howe, Putney lad, providential-
ly escaped being burned to death on the
night before the Fourth. A large bonfire
had left pile of burning embers and into
this pile young Howe was thrown by stub
bling his toe while drawing some boys in
buggy. The front axle of the buggy
caught him in the neck and drew him out
| of the Goals, but not until he was severely
| burned. Reginald Powell was also burn
ed about the face by an explosion of pow
der
Several boys took G. B. Kirwan's de.
livery wagon out Friday night and burned
it in front of Milestone block. Mr.. Kir.
wan resents what he terms this wanton
| destruction of property and has asked the
village bailitfs for payment for his wagon.
| They have refused his request and he has
| signitied his intention of bringing suit
! against the village for the value of the
wagon. He says two special policemen
| witnessed the proceedings without inter
ference.
II. NJ. Wood has taken the agency fol-
the American Wheelmen's Protective as.
ISOLATION of Chicago. This concern, which
has 100000 capital, registers bicycles and
| if they are stolen returns them to owners
furnishing new duplicate bicycle while
the search is in progress. The apprehen-
sion and conviction of the thieves is also
one of its objects. During last year -, 06s
bicycles were stolen in this country. From
| April l of last year to June l of this year
the Protective association returned 55G
stolen bicycles.
A Heating bicycle was stolen from Bert
Amidon of Putney several weeks ago. A
| young man named Lewis disappeared al
that time and it was suspected that he was
| the guilty person. The wheel was brought
into II. NJ. Woods store last week. but It's
present owner bought it of Lewis. 1t now
appears that Lewis worked the same game
again last week in Bondville, and that he
has been employed in Jamaica and STRAIT.
ton since he left Putney. He was traced
with the Bondville wheel through West
Jamaica, Stratton, across the old Stratton
turnpike to Arlington, where the case was
| given up.
A Republican rally will be held in the
auditorium next Tuesday evening, the 18th
beginning at $50. Col. Hooker will speak
on protection, DR.. Holton will give re-
sumo of the ST. Louis convention and rea.
sons why every voter should support the
Republican ticket, and Hon. j. L. Martin
will discuss the silver question. This sub.
ject is one which only comparatively few
voters have given consideration. Mr.. Mar.
tin has made special study of it, and
what he will say is sure to be illuminating.
There will be singing by male quartet.
At the close of the rally the Republican
Mr.. Fowler of Newport, y. H., installed
the officers of the Fort Drummer Colony OF
Pilgrim Fathers Tuesday. After the in.
stallation ceremony the governor turned
the meeting over to Mrs. Mixer. The en-.
tertainment consisted of readings and reci
tations, music by Mr.. Reynolds, whose
harp selections were especially pleasing
There was speaking and reading contest.
Mrs. Wallace Pratt made good Judge and
presented the silver medals with a few
well chosen words to the winners, who
were Mrs. Abe Currier as reader and Peter
Chase as speaker. After the entertain.
ment Mr.. and Mrs. Mixer assisted by Mr.
and Mrs. Pratt and Mr.. Reynolds served
cake, ice cream and lemonade.
A delegation from Fort Drummer colony
United Order of the Pilgrim Fathers. con.
sisting of E. L. Parker, John NJ. Dugan
| John P, Mack, W. D. Pratt, W. +. Mixer
Eugene Clark, Peter S. Chase and theil
wives, drove to Winchester, n. H., last
| Wednesday evening to install the officers Of
Ashuelot colony, No. 142. E. L. Parker
was the installing governor, having his en-
tire staff from Brattleboro. There wa.
also a delegation of Pilgrims from Monad
mock colony of Keene. This was the first
public installation that any nearby colony
has held. After the exercises there wa.
music and speaking by members of the
ORDER after which choice refreshment.
were served to all and social time that al
seemed to enjoy. The members of Ashue
lot colony did themselves proud. TIL,
Brattleboro Pilgrims all got home in season
to take nap before breakfast.
Few events will evoke such general and
hearty good wishes from Brattleboro PEG.
pie as the marriage of Martin Austin, jr.
secretary of the Carpenter Organ company