Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-14


iron roof at the railroad station.
o. f. Bailey's Canal street house has
been raised and a new foundation is being
laid under 1t.
Rev. c. o. Day goes to muster tonight
at the invitation of Capt. Brownell of
Company M of Burlington to spend Sun
day in camp.
The driveway above ex-Gov. Fuller's
residence has been graded this week to
correspond with the grading of the hill,
which was made last year.
| During the remainder of August the car
which has usually stopped at Prospect hill
at 9:20 will make another trip to West
Bratteboro, passing Main street at $3.50,
and arriving back on Prospect hill about
1920.
The Hinsdale authorities have appointed
Charles Ebbighausep a special policeman
for North Hinsdale, and Wandering Willies
who have imbibed too often will be liable
to arrest if they make disturbance in the
ward across the river
A wheel of a carriage occupied by two
Dummerston men collapsed on the South
Main street hill Wednesday night throwing
both men out and breaking the thills of the
carriage. Dexter Waite gave them wagon
to ride home in.
The steps leading from the rear of the
town hall to the railroad track ought to be
repaired. Several of the steps and part
of the railing are gone, so that the way is
difficult and dangerous. Business men
leave the cars TO come to Main street this
way and the steps are used often by pedes-
trians on pleasure bent.
DR.. Z. A. Smith will leave Lake Pleas
ant with special cars for Queen City Park
Burlington, Wednesday, August 90 The
train will leave the lake at 9:30 and will
connect with the train from Springfield at
Brattleboro. The fare for the round trip
will be $3.50, and the ticket will be good
returning on any train within two weeks
Every Republican voter in town should
be absolutely sure that his name is upon
the check list, which has been posted in
the town building and which will be used
at the Freeman's meeting Sept. /. The
fact that your name was upon the list for
the town or village meeting does not in
sure it being upon this new list. The
board of civil authority will meet to-mor-
row afternoon at o'clock to add to the
list names that may be presented.
Lawyer E. L. Waterman went to ia
maica Tuesday, to defend school district
No. u in the case of Moses johnson
against the district, which was a suit to re-
cover on account Of alleged errors in the
grand list for several years. The district
claimed that there were no errors and that
Mr.. johnson had paid but s. in taxation
since 1886. The trial justice, NJ. c.
Skinner, held that as johnson had lost
nothing in consequence of the alleged
error he was entitled to recover nothing,
and rendered judgment for the defendant.
The members of the Estey Guard and
Fuller Battery attended services at the
Congregational church Sunday evening, at
the invitation of Rev. c. o. Day, in antic-
ipation of going into camp. Gen. Estey,
Col. Harmon, Col. Bond of the regiment
and Capt. j. Harry Estey also accepted an
invitation to be present. Mr.. Days ad-
dress was upon the duty of soldier to
form a correct estimate of his Office, to at
tend strictly to business while in active
service, and to catch hold of the great in
spiration of past history and of present
responsibility. The attendance, particu-
larry of the Battery, was large for so warm
an evening.
The body of the late John S. Bowler
was brought here from New Haven, Conn.
on the late train Sunday night and taken
on South Main street. Requiem high mass
was held at the Roman Catholic church at
9 o'clock Monday morning, Rev. Father
Cunningham officiating. John S. Bowler
was born in Bratteboro p years ago. He
attended the High school in the class Of
'SS and when he was II years old he went
to New Haven and began work as a brick
mason. He subsequently gave up that
trade and entered the employ of the New
Haven Bicycle company, with whom he
had been ever since. The factory is at
present shut down, for which reason Mr..
Bowler did not get up at his usual hour:
he was in bed and spoke to a person in the
hall at S o'clock but 10 minutes later some
one went TO his room and found him dead.
The cause of death was pronounced heart
failure. His brother, Patrick, two sisters,
Bridget of Palmer, and Mrs. Ellery Wood
of Ticonderoga, n. Y, and p. Moriarty
of New Haven were present at the funeral
The work of putting hydraulic elevator
into Durham Brothers store has been fin
ished this week, openings have been cut,
making available the second and third
floors just rented by them Immediately
over their two stores, and the work of ar
ranging the goods in this additional room
is now in progress. The two upper floors
will be used for the storage of stock for the
wholesale trade. To this department will
now be devoted the large basement, the
store formerly occupied by the Young
Mems Christian association, and these two
upper floors. 1t is now only about year
since the firm began to push their whole
sale trade in earnest and the growth of
the business has been remarkable. The
territory in which goods are sold extends
from Connecticut up through western Mas
chusetts and Vermont, and up the valley
through western New Hampshire. An
other experienced traveller is now TO be
put into the field and eastern and northern
New York added to the territory covered by
the firm. Increased attention to their
wholesale department will not interfere
with the trade of their retail store. On the
contrary, Durham Brothers believe
that by handling goods in such large guam
tity they will be able TO look more care
fully after the quality and manner of man
ufacture and assure full value TO their Gus
toners. Their Brattleboro store now
comprises 5000 feet of floor space and their
Bellows Falls store 1000 feet.
Mrs. Robert F. Wheeler received tele-
gram from Waterbury, Conn, at $50
O'Clock last night announcing the sudden
death of her father, Charles b. Dean. Mr..
Dean was born in Waterbury Aug. II,
1929, and had lived there all his lifetime,
At the age of u he learned the GLACIERS
trade, which he followed until p years
ago when he became a member of the
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