Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-10-23

Alice, the eight-year-od daughter Of
Patrick Mcguire of Reed street, died Mon
day morning after a short illness with
diphtheria.
The f. j. Carpenter house on High
street has been torn down and the lot
cleared this week preparatory TO the Luild-
ing Of a new house by Lucius Richardson.
Lovely weather. big crops, and II we
beat Bryan we shall be all right" is the
word which comes from an Omaha sub
scrber, long time a Brattleboro resident,
and all his life Democrat in his political
belief and action.
Sherman & JENNIE have this week for
warded to Rev. DR.. George Leon Walker a
check for $j735. 9s, 1t being the amount
due on an endowment policy with the
Mutual Life Insurance company, which
Dr. Walker took out Oct IA, 1881.
The annual meeting Of the Murray club
will be held in the parlOrs of the Univer-
salist church next Tuesday evening, when
the election of officers will take place.
There will be vocal selections and music
by an orchestra. Refreshments will be
served.
James Boyce was arrested by Chief Of
Police Hall Saturday night in an intox-
icated condition. He was placed in the
lookup and given hearing before Justice
Newton Monday morning. He pleaded
guilty to the charge Of intoxication and
was fined 50 and costs, amounting TO S1O.51,
which he paid
Mrs. Catherine Murphy, formerly of
Brattleboro, died at Windsor, this state,
Monday of apoplexy. The body was
brought here Wednesday morning for bur
ial in the Catholic cemetery, after funeral
services at the Roman Catholic church.
Mrs. Murphy was born in Ireland so years
ago. She has a son who is a freight con-
ductor on the Boston q Maine railroad.
Rev. H. D. Maxwell announced from
the pulpit at the Universalis; church last
| Sunday that he had decided to avail him
self Of the privilege granted by the trustees
for an absence of several months. Mr.
Maxwell will spend his vacation in travel
ing and in visit TO his old home in New
Brunswick. The whole community will
| join in a wish that his health may be re-
stored by his long rest. The pulpit will
be supplied regularly while he is away.
Edward Griggs was taken 10 Newfane
Tuesday morning by Policeman Hall to
begin 80 days sollloquy upon the evils of
! intemperance. He was found on Main
street Saturday night and was given need
ed assistance to the lookup. On Monday
morning he was arraigned before Judge
Newton and pleaded guilty TO the charge
Of intoxication was fined $40 with costs
of $3.50 and was given an alternative
sentence of 30 days in Jail. Lacking the
wherewithal TO pay the fine, the alternative
sentence was necessarily chosen.
The event of the week for New York
society was the marriage at Scarborough
on-the-Hudson Tuesday of Ernest G. Fab
bri and Miss Edith Shepard, second daugh-
ter of Mrs. Elliot F. Shepard. Mrs. Shepard
is member of the Vanderbilt family. The
affair was one of the most elaborate of the
season in ultra-fashonable circles. Mrs.
Shepards present TO her daughter was the
regulation Vanderbilt gift on such an oc-
casion, 81 900, 900. Brattleboro people are
interested in the event as Mrs. A. b. Hall
is own cousin of the groom.
One of the largest displays of game ever
shot hereabouts was made in +. K. Dur
gins window Monday. 1t consisted of one
goose, five looms and 10 black ducks, all of
which were shot Saturday at SpOfford lake
by Frank and Charles Streeter and L. D..
| Taylor The Streeier brothers were at
the lake when the fist flock of ducks ap-
peared. They telHrhoned to Mr.. Taylor,
who went over, and his steam launch was
used in hunting. The first flock of 90
ducks was Joined by another Ct smaller
appeared. The hunting was kept up dur
ing the day, Fred Cressey arriving in time
to assist in securing the looms.
L. Z. Holden of the firm of Holden &
Martin, was painfully injured Tuesday
night. Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Clay, in
stead of DOMINIC travelling costumes after
their wedding reception, suddenly made a
break from the parlor and were assisted by
Liveryman Brown and his employees
into a hack which was in readiness. Sew
eral young men rushed after the newly
married couple with the intention of max
ing lie as uncomfortable for them as pos
sible. Mr.. Holden seized the horses by
the bits in order to prevent the team from
going away, but the driver applied the
whip, and Mr.. Holden was unable to stop
the team. After Mr.. Holden had been
dragged several rods he released his grasp
and fell into the mud, two wheels of the
hack passing over him. His clothes were
covered with mud, one shoe was cut in
two, and he sustained bruises on several
parts of his body, one or two ribs were
cracked and there was a fracture in one
arm at the elbow.
! Miss Alice Z. Dutton, the older daugh-
ter of DR.. Joseph S. Dutton, died last Fri
day morning after an illness of more than
six months, during which she has been a
great sufferer. She was born in Hebron.
n. Y, near Castleton, this state, and
when child went to Castleton TO live. Her
home was there until 1899, when she came
TO this town. She was educated at the
Castleton seminary, now the Stat Nor
NAL school, and afterward for several years
was a successful music teacher in that
town and organist in the Congregational
church for five years. After coming TO
Brattleboro she lived quietly with her par
ents, happy in an unselhsh service at home
and in the appreciative love of the circle of
| friends who came to know her true worth.
! She was a woman of musical and literary
tastes and enjoyed the best productions in
| both these lines. She leaves beside a
father and mother, sister, Miss Nina Dut-
ton, stenographer in the Vermont Farm
Machine companys Office at Bellows Falls
| The funeral services at the house Monday
morning were conducted by Rev. G. o. Day,
and were attended by relatives and intimate
! friends. The body was taken for burial
to Casteton, where she had many friends
and where themore active years of her
of her life had been spent.
The question of confirming the report of
Master John A. Shields in the famous
Knibbs valve case of Christopher G. Camp
bell against the mayor, aldermen and COM
monalty of the city of New York began in
Brattleboro Tuesday before Judge Hoyt H.
Wheeler. This case Is one of the most i'm
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