Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-04


Grlggs q Perry,
The Brattleboro Livery company was
obliged to kill valuable driving mare yes.
terday, the animal being paralyzed.
E. M. Angler is to move the Esteyville
blacksmith shop to face Chestnut street
and will convert it into dwelling house.
The ladies of the Congregational church
will pack a box of produce and clothing
for the Skyland institute of mountain
whites today
William LAWNS western engagement
with Nine. Lillian Nordica includes Omaha,
Neb., the 18th, Denver, Col, the 21st, and
Salt Lake City, Utah, the 25th.
The annual meeting and book sale of the
Standard Magazine club will be held at
Mrs II. p. Welman's next Monday even
ing at I 80. All club reading must then
| be sent in.
Mrs. Nellie T. Brigham spoke before a
large audience at w. II. Adams's Wednes-
day night. Mrs. Brigham has recently re-
turned from England, where she delivered
over 80 lectures.
Conductor Dyke of the electric road
found pocketbook containing 1925 Fri
day night. A lady boarded a car and when
she came to pay her fare missed the purse.
1t was discovered near the edge of the car
platform.
Frank Turner and his father shot 10
cartridges, three gray squirrels and Tab-
bit Friday, and on the same day Horace
French and Francis Goodhue, jr., secured
eight partridges and three rabbits.
Wednesday evening meetings will be
held at the Centrevile schoolhouse the
coming winter as they were last, to be con-
Quoted by the ministers of this village.
They will begin next Wednesday evening
About 40 Baptist people, principally
residents of Prospect Hill, met for social
time at A. r. Harris's, on Washington
street, Wednesday evening. The com
pany were pleasantly entertained with
games.
The appeal from the decision of the Sc
lectmen by the abutters in the Maple street
case will be argued this afternoon before
the commissioners appointedby the county
court. The commissioners inspected the
proposed location this morning
The bowling alley which w. H. Minor
built on Flat street has been largely pat
ronized this week. The highest single
string record is 191, made by Mr., Carlton
of the American House NJ. FL. Wooster,
the manager, has offered prize to the
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Ex-Rrepresentative Kittredge Haskins
recently received from DIR. Seward Webb
! of Shelburne, this state, two plump golden
pheasants from his game preserve. Col
and Mrs. Haskins and guests enjoyed them
} for dinner Tuesday Col. Haskins and
DR.. Webb became acquainted at the recent
session of the legislature.
F. w. Stowe of Conway, Mass, whose
| &IasN nrI in, ,fV l.,
to the river to escape a man whom he de-
frauded was described in The Phoenix last
week, has been committed to the Connect.
cut Hospital for the Insane at Mddletowr
by Judge Bill of the Hartford police court
Three physicians who examined him re
ported him to be insane.
The ladies' association of the Centre
i, Congregational church will hold theil
monthly foreign missionary meeting in the
chapel next Thursday afternoon at {
o'clock. Miss Alice NJ. Kyle of Boston
field secretary of the womans' board o.
: missions, will be present and give an ad
dress. If very stormy the meeting will bt
postponed until Friday evening
Sheriff r. Z. Gordon has appointed the
following deputies: J. W. Melendy, South
y Londonderry; j. Q. Shumway, Jamaica
!. A. A. Starkey and F. w. Mcclure, Brat
tleboro; B. c. Eager, Newfane; A. W. j
wilkins, Putney; l.. T, Lowell Arthur Il
Thompson and Dorr NJ. Thayer, Below,
). Falls; o. r. Garfield, West Townshend
M. NJ. Martin, Townshend; j. II. Kidder
Wilmington; Henry n. Fits, Wardsboro
Geo. E. Houghton, Guilford; Charles Jack
n son, Vernon; Freeman Hager, Jackson
vile; G. w. Metcalf, Westminster.
Warren Garrett of South Vernon wa
arrested Monday by T. w. Maloney, spec
v ial agent and detective of the Boston &
: Maine railroad, and Fred A. Adams, sta
ton agent at South Vernon. Garrett wa.
. brought before Justice William S. Newton
i Monday afternoon and charged with enter
: ing the South Vernon depot on Novem
Der 2S and stealing "a bottles of ia
maica ginger. He pleaded guilty to tn,
S charge and was bound over in the sum o
9 $1,000, in default of which he was commit
D ted to Newfane Jail by Deputy Sheriff Nc
s Clure.
William Steinway, the head of the grea
i New York piano house, who died Monday
d was closely associated with the late Gov
f Fuller in securing the adoption of interna
t tional pitch, Mr.. Steinway being chairman
f and Gov. Fuller secretary of the commit
tee appointed by the Piano Manufacturers
association to take this work in charge
, After Gov Fuller had devoted much tim,
: to the work, had made trips abroad anC
. elsewhere, and was to make his report
. Mr.. Steinway said, in introducing him t
the manufacturers "He has gone forward
and brought us a mass of historical anC
= scientific research and proof that l, whC
y have devoted many years of my life to tina
: study, and thought l knew it all, hav,
: humbly to admit that l knew but very lit
s tie Of have now learned most of wha
y do know of Col. Fuller"
A French woman with five small chill
n dren, whose ages ranged from, four week.
r to about six years, appeared on the stree
r Tuesday afternoon. They were all poorly
r clad and the eldest was exerting her ut
J.. most strength to carry heavy satchel. Tn,
! woman's distressed appearance was noticed
. by high street resident who notified S. b
J. Emerson and the family were taken to thu
overseer of the poor. They could not be le
gally made town charge, so they returned
to this village and were taken by Chief o.
: Police Hall to Mrs. Bushnell's on Ellio
a street for nights lodging. The woman
: stated that her husband had deserted hel
a and that she was trying to make her way
to Warwick, Mass. Her baggage, which
: consisted of a trunk and bundle, wa.
q checked from Bellows Falls. Mrs. Bush
nell bought her a ticket for Mortified
= Wednesday morning.
William DAWN of Brattleboro was in
stantly killed in the freight yard at Wor
cester Mass, Monday morning. He wa