Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-21


A tally-ho party of eight persons from
Buffalo, N. Y, drove here from Greenfield
Thursday.
Judge Henry r. Start of Bakersfield will
preside at the September term of the
Windham county court.
The new electric switch board for the
auditorium is being placed in position. 1t
will be used for the first time Aug %, at
the Guy Brothers, minstres.
F. j. Bailey & Co., have sold one of II.
S. Josselyn's building lots on Forest street
to T.. d. Wilson, who will build a house
on it for his own occupation.
The examination of pupils for entrance
to the Central school will be held at Glen
wood seminary, Aug 81, at 8 A. NJ. Pu-
pills who have attended the school one term
may continue without further examination.
Any one desiring information regarding
the trip to the Grand Army convention at
st. Paul will be accommodated by commu-
nicating with p. S. Chase, commander of
Sedgwick post.
Miss Ella Scott gave an afternoon party
TO 20 ladies at her home on Forest street
Monday, in honor of Miss Edith Clark of
Northampton. Refreshments were served
and games played.
Sherman & Jenne have presented the
executors of the estate of the late Z. A.
Tyler Mutual Life Insurance check for
$1,000 and will give them another check for
the same amount this week, on account.
The Brooks House barber shop, belong
ing to the estate of the late Edward A.
Tyler, has been sold, with its furnishings,
to George Danyeaw who has managed the
shopso successfully for the past IL months,
The Pine street extension of the trolley
railroad company's car house is nearly
completed. The 150.foot extension of the
track at West Brattleboro is in process of
construction and will be used as a switch.
The annual reunion of The Windham
county veterans will be held at Jamaica
Sept. 3. The Central Vermont railroad
company will sell tickets for fare one way,
and special train will leave here after the
arrival of the 9:10 train from the north.
Sherman & Jenne have adjusted DR..
Sholes's loss by the fire in Milestone block
at S175. p. Fleming's loss is in the course
of adjustment, he, Fleming, claiming more
damage than the insurance company is
willing to pay. The company is willing to
leave the matter to appraisers and that
will probably be done.
The rally at the auditorium this evening
will begin at 1880. All who heard James
Fisk Hooker speech al the opening of the
campaign will welcome him again. Col
Albert Clarke, secretary of the Home Mar
ket club, is very effective speaker, and
there are few men in the country better
equipped to handle public questions.
The most important rally of the present
campaign in Brattleboro will be held at the
auditorium Tuesday evening, Aug. 25, when
Chas. Emory Smith and other speakers will
give addresses. Mr.. Smith is one of the most
prominent Republicans in America. He
is editor of the Philadelphia Press, and I'M
der President Harrison's administration
was United States minister to Russia.
The Brattleboro sound money Democrats
will hold another rally in the auditorium
next Thursday evening, when Mayor John
W. Gordon of Barre will answer the stale
ments made by T. W. Maloney Monday
evening, and will also talk upon the duty
of Vermont Democrats Mayor Gordon
was delegate to the Chicago convention,
and is delegate-elect 10 the indianapolis
convention.
The semi-annual convention of the Wind
ham county Christian Endeavor union will
be held in Marlboro, Aug 26, afternoon
and evening. The speakers include Rev.
D. C. Sargent of Claremont, n. H., presi-
dent of New Hampshire state Christian
Endeavor union, Mrs. l.. d. Temple of
Brattleboro, and it is hoped that DR..
Phillips of Rutland will deliver the even
ing address.
The Roland T. Cakes Co., of Holyoke,
Mass, are putting into the auditorium
j. p. Gushing switchboard for operating
the electric lights in the opera house.
The. board is equipped with 50 switches,
which control the lights in all parts of the
stage and audience room, and four dim
mers for varying the intensity of the light,
whereby any combination of colors
may be made, producing sunlight and
moonlight effects, etc. The board is also
equipped with two large switches which
control all the lights in the house. The
stage will be furnished with 120 24-can-
die power white lights, 124 red and 124
green lights of the same candle power.
The apparatus is expected to be in a con-
dition to use at the minstrel show Friday
night of next week. The transformer has
been attached to a pole southeast of the
building.
The Democratic caucus in festival hall
Tuesday evening, for the purpose of plac-
ing in nomination candidate for town re-
preventative and - candidates for justices
of the peace, was gathering of pronounced
silverites, the sound money Democrats tax
ing no part. The meeting was called to
order at 1880 o'clock, and John Calvin
chosen chairman and A. W. Childs clerk.
After the call had been read the balloting
for representative was begun. 1t required
but few minutes for all to deposit their
ballots, and when that function had been
performed the chairman appointed as tel
lers Frank Emerson and A. W. Childs.
The counting of votes showed a victory
for /. B. Taft, farmer of strong Republi-
can proclivities, who received Is votes out
of total of 27, the remainder being divid-
ed between Z. G. Dunklee and j. j. Ward.
The justice ticket nominated at the Repub-
lican caucus was adopted with the excep-
ton of William S. Newton, for whom II.
E. Taylor was substituted. Mr.. Taylor
has since refused TO accept the nomination.
Kenneth, three-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Collins of Elliot street, was
thrown from buggy Saturday afternoon
and received injuries which resulted fatally
the next day. Mrs. Collins, with her two
children, went to Smith & Squires's stable,
where Mr.. COllins's team is kept, at about
$3.50 O'Clock Saturday afternoon and having
had the team hitched up, started out for a
ride. Kenneth, the older of the children,
was upon his knees on the wagon seat
looking backward at some children, and
as the team turned the corner by n. l. Haw-
ley's he lost his balance and fell between
the seat and the wheels to the ground. He
was picked up and carried home and Dr.