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

The Brattleboro gas light company is
adding another story to its building near
the depot.
Leslie Yauvey is building a coal shed
near the Vernon road on the west side of
the freight yard.
The prizes which Louis Wrisley won at
Winchester July have been on exhibition
at Hackley & Moran's this week.
The young ladies' auxiliary of the Bap-
fist society, who chartered and conducted
the electric cars last Thursday afternoon
and evening, melted about $40 by the enter
prise.
Will P. Devine is canvassing the town
for the sale of life of Mckinley written
by Murat Halstead The book contains
portraits of nearly all the Republican lead
ers, including Senator Proctor.
Mai. Beck, who has fitted up attractive
ice cream parlors at the terminus of the
electric road at West Brattleboro, will have
his opening Saturday evening from 7 to TO-
Lemonade will be served free to each guest.
Thomas Geiss, who lives on the Brook
road, dug a 50-calibre bullet out of an in
side door of his house Wednesday. 1t was
shot wild on the Fourth and as the front
door was open went in and lodged in an
other door.
The bass fishing at Spofford lake is bet
ter than usual at this season. Two Ches-
terfield men are reported to have made
catch of 40 pounds last week. One of the
handsomest fish landed was caught by
Mrs. c. F. Bingham. Its weight was
pounds and II ounces.
NJ. A. Coolidge of Fitchburg, who built
the Brattleboro, Gardner, and other cleo
trio railroads, has the contract for the con-
struction of the one between Amherst and
Sunderland He will receive sos, 900 for
building the road and fully equipping it,
with the exception of the power house.
A. W. Chllds & Co. have adjusted the
loss of Jacob and Harry Spizer, whose
house was recently burned in Marlboro, at
$3.50, which was the amount for which 1t
was insured. The house was valued at
$1,000 and took fire through defective
chimney while Mr., Splitter was at the barn.
About 100 Christian Endeavorers from
different parts of Vermont arrived in Brat
tleboro Tuesday afternoon and spent some
time here waiting for the 1885 train. The
local societies had arranged to give the
visitors a ride over the trolley road, but
the thunder shower prevented the carry
ing out of this plan.
One inexcusable act of vandalism the
night before the Fourth was the burning
of an express wagon owned by G. b. Kir-
wan. The wagon was left in the yard I'M
der the windows of Mr.. Kirwan's shop and
was dragged from there to the bonfire in
front of the Brattleboro House. The wag-
on was valued at $50.
Arthur Roberts, one of the special po-
g., 81 / Z.
covered a fire within a few feet of the
Parochial school building early in the
morning but succeeded in extinguishing it
with the aid of Rev. w. II. Collins. The
fire started in pile of rubbish which was
to have been burned on the Fourth.
A highly satisfactory test of the chemi-
cal engine was made in Esteyville one even
ing this week. A mass of boards over
which had been poured 2j0 pounds of
paint and other combustibe material was
lighted, and when it was well ablaze the
engine was used with such remarkable eff
feet that the flames were subdued COM
pletely in one minute and II seconds.
The lawn party given by the ladies of
the Baptist church from to o'clock
Saturday afternoon was fairly well attend
ed although the threatening condition of
the weather nterfered with the attendance
somewhat Ice cream, cake, coffee and
lemonade were served on the lawn until
the rain necessitated a removal to the
church. The grounds were decorated
with flags.
The semi-annual meeting Of the Chris
tian Endeavor society of the Baptist
church was held Tuesday evening, when
the old board of officers were chosen as
follows: President, c. B. Crowell; vice
president, Ethel Bruce; secretary, Nellie
Stratton; treasurer, Florence Thurber.
There has been a gain of Is in the mem
bership of the society the past six months,
the present number being ia.
The great united encampment of the
Christian Crusaders, in the East, will be
held at Claremont junction, y. H., July
10 to August .. The Boston & Maine
railroad company will sell round trip rail-
road tickets as follows: Brattleboro, $l.30;
Dummerston, Sl.lj; Putney, 81; East
Putney, 81; Westminster, 80 cents; Bel
lows Falls, - cents. The Central Yer
mont railroad will issue tickets at ! cents
per mile for round trip.
DR.. E. A. Smith of Brandon is arranging
TO run several excursions during the sum-
mer season between Lake Pleasant and
Queen City Park, Burlington. He will
leave Lake Pleasant with a special car
July 20 at $3.50, connecting with the train
from Springfield at Brattleboro. The fare
for the round trip will be 1913, tickets
good going that day and returning on any
train within two weeks. Passengers will
be taken on at any station.
The severe rain-storm Tuesday afternoon
oh 4 iV,n1 nF -
narrow gauge track between the Bradley
ledge and the next ledge beyond it. The
sand packed down so solidly that when
Engineer Ross's engine struck it on the
down trip at 4:30 o'clock the engine was
deraied, the pilot broken off and the ba-
by trucks displaced. The track was not
cleared to allow passage until early We'd
nesday, the regular o'clock train going
out at 2:30 o'clock in the morning
David L. Bradt, editor and publisher of
the New England Druggist, of Boston, has
brought libel suit in the Worcester coun-
ty superior court against A. G. Weeks and
the Weeks and Potter company of Boston
to recover $4,000 damages which the
plaintiff claims has been done him by let
tiers written by the defendants to mer-
chants who advertised in The Druggist,
asking them to withdraw their advertise
ments. The case has local interest from
the fact that the summer home of the
Weeks family is at the Guilford Springs
farm.
Miss Mary H. Burnham's summer school
for 1896 will be held in connection with
the Greenacre lectures, opening July l,
and closing August 5. The following ar
lists will receive pupils at Greenacre:
Miss Lila Juel, prima donna soprano;
Miss Agnes w. Everett, violinist, pupil of
DeAhna and Wirth; Miss Mabel o. Rey-