Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-17

utes, and man was sent back to stop them.
! They could not cross, and the flyer from
the north was due soon after. Both were
delayed until nearly night, at which time
| the place had been strengthened by timbers
and blocked into position, so by running
very carefully they crossed. All trains have
had to run very slowly, and day as well
as night watch kept over it ever since. The
place cannot be permanently repaired until
the water goes down some weeks hence.
Charles II. Wate's boot, shoe and mems
furnishing store has been in the hands of
Deputy Sheriff Thompson since Friday of
last week, and the stock is to be sold at
auction next Tuesday at 10 o'clock. The
store is oren and running as usual in
charge of Will Mcdonald, who has been
Mr.. Waite's clerk for some years. Much
sympathy is expressed for Mr.. Waite by
all our citizens, as he has been Justly pop
uar with our business men. He was un-
fortunate in having taken this store with
heavy mortgage upon it about four years
ago, it being the succession to Howard e
Goodrich, and later Daniel d. Howard.
He has attended strictly to his business
and worked hard, but the trade was not
equal to his burden, and the mortgage has
grown until the closing of the store by
the mortgages, Batcheder IL Lincoln
of Boston. There is but little local in
debtedness 1t is not known what the flu
ture of the store is to be, or what Mr.
Waite will do.
AT the Y. NJ, G. A. familiar talk Monday
evening Superintendent w. F. Brown of the
electric light company had number of
! different machines and considerable appar-
atus, and with the aid of the two electric
! purrppte of tho villa ua cvetap, ,rbiol y,,orc
| brought into the building for the purpose,
he explained the mechanism and working
of electrical devices in a very interesting
manner His talk was practical, and he
| has the faculty of making himself under
stood and very entertaining. There was
the largest number present of any evening
! of the course. 1t has been decided to add
! at least one more to the six talks outlined
and the list for the future is as follows:
Next Monday evening, DR.. j. Sutcliffe Hill
upon 1.-The eye;' April p, George A. Yves
/ ton, Esq, "Ctizenship-its rights and priv
ileges, its duties and burdens" May the
young men are looking forward to hearing
Hon. Frank G. Partridge, eX-minster to
Venezuela, who will speak upon "Venez-
uela," topic of so much interest Just now,
and upon which he can speak from such a
personal experience.
An entirely new Victor bicycle, pur-
chased the day before by General Secretary
Freer of the Y. NJ. c. A., was stolen from
the rooms during Thursday night of last
week, and all efforts to recover it have thus
far proved frutless. 1t was one of the most
eXasperatng cases of meanness which our
village has seen for some time, and it is
matter that interests all. 1t is the first BIZ
cycle ever stolen here. Those who ride
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the streets at all hours of the day or night.
This one was in the rear rooms of the suite
occupied by the association, and entrance
was effected through other rooms not under
the care of the association. A number of
clues have arisen which seemed to promise
its recovery, but upon investigation have
proven groundess. Tuesday night Chief
Thompson had a telegram from Leo
minister, Mass, indicating it to be there
and MIR. Freer went down at once, but the
wheel was not his. II was one of the 1896
Victor pattern, with transform handles,
the only one yet sold here. Its number
was 1884. 1t would seem strange if it
could be kept out of sight, as notices of the
theft have been circulated every where in
this vicinity and by the Victor company to
all its agents.
W. p. Wentworth, a former well-known
resident here, died at his home in Newton,
Mass, Sunday morning, aged 81 years.
! Mr. Wentworth was a son of Asa Went
worth, who for many years was one of our
leading citizens, and the family is one of
the best known here. He married Fran
ces Williams, the eldest sister of James II.
| Williams of the national bank. When
| quite young man Mr.. Wentworth went
to New York city, where he fitted himself
/ 20, 81. L.. II
New England. He has always made his
headquarters in Boston. Mr.. Wentworth
has designed and built many leading
churches of the country. He has planned
a number of the public buildings here al
so, and has been a well-k known figure on
our streets during his whole life, visiting |
here often. He has had premonitions of |
heart disease since about Christmas, caus-
ing his friends much anxiety. His death |
was not unexpected, although he had been
confined to the house only about ten days.
His body was brought here TO his boy
hoods home Wednesday on the mail train
and buried in the family lot in Emmanuel
church cemetery. The funeral was from
Grace church in Newton, of which he was
member, Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
The police court has been full of bust
ness the past week, an unusual number of
offenders being brought before Judge Will
liams. Friday evening George Provost
was arrested at his fathers home for dis
turbing the peace, and Saturday was fined
So and costs. Saturday night Elmer
Woodland of Rockingham and Peter Porter
of Charlestown were arrested for drunken
ness. They were in the lookup over Sun
day and Monday each was fined So and
costs. Woodland disclosed on Daniel
Beasley, who runs the Hub billiard rooms
on Bridge street, and on man named Joe
Bishop at Towns hotel. Beasley was not
convicted, and Bishop came in and plead
guilty to five offences of selling, fined $50
and costs, amounting to $64.01. Porter
disclosed upon Charles Blaisdell, a we'll
known paper hanger here, but the proof
was lacking and he was discharged. John
Cavanaugh was arrested Tuesday night for
being drunk, he having been found in the
barn of John Blood wandering around with
a lantern. He was fined Wednesday S.
and costs, and disclosed on parties in North
Walpole. In default of the payment of the
line he was taken to the jail at Newfane
Thursday by Officer Thompson to serve a
20 days term. Frank Blake of North Wal
pole was brought before Justice Williams
Wednesday upon a complaint of a breach
Of the peace, and paid fine of So and
costs. His partner in the fight escaped
from the officer before he could get both to
the station the night before.