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

OH cars were run W the rally AZ Ntob
Brattleboro Tuesday night, the new engine
being used.
A new curbing is being put in where the
sidewalk was raised on Canal street, pre-
paratory to putting in concrete.
Mrs. E. E. Prouty is having a new piaz-
"a built at her home on Williams street.
Clarence r. Hildreth is doing the work.
The Brattleboro Protective Glee club
drove to Putney Wednesday evening to
furnish music for the Republican rally at
that place.
F. r. Mann's house in West Brattleboro
has been sold to Edgar II. Davenport of
Wilmington. Sale made through A. V.
Mays agency.
The horses, carriages, harness, ETC.,
owned by the late Edward A. Tyler, have
been sold to H. r. Brown by Leroy F.
Adams, administrator of Mr.. Tyler's estate.
The Vermont Mutual and Union Mutual
Fire Insurance companies, both repre-
scented by local agents, have made their
annual assessment, that of the former
being Al per cent and of the latter per
cent.
A New York woman lost ring setting
of IL diamonds valued at between $50
and 5000 Wednesday night. The setting
was found at the house yesterday noon af-
ter Main street had been thoroughly
searched. Y - sas--ss s.n va
The silver Democrats of Brattleboro held
a conference Wednesday night and decided
to have a rally at the auditorium next
Monday evening. Ex-Representative Nal
oney of Rutland will be the principal ora
tor but S. T. Davenport and Rolin Childs
will be invited to speak.
A five-year niece of John c. Moore
fell from the fourth or fifth of flight OF
stairs at Mr.. Moore's house on Canal street
Wednesday afternoon, and broke her right
arm above the elbow joint. There was no
banister to the stairs and it is supposed
that the little girl was leaning over and
lost her balance. 1t is a somewhat singu-
lar fact that the arm was broken by fall
upon mattress.
J. c. Fox and son, shoe manufacturers
of Lynn, Mass, who were lately burned
out, have been looking over Brattleboro,
with A. V. May, with a view of locating
here. They also looked at several small
farms for other parties. They will be here
again soon and Mr.. May is to see what can
be done about inducing them to come here.
They expect to employ $50 to POO hands
when their new factory is established.
George Adams, son of Leroy F. Adams,
took his flock of six carrier pigeons To
Palmer, Tuesday, and released them at
1:10 o'clock =. NJ. The birds scared high
in the air and after circling around few
times started directly for Brattleboro, ar
irving at their loft at 2:45, having covered
a distance of 50 miles in one hour and 81
minutes. They flew from Millers Falls to
Brattleboro last Friday in 40 minutes, the
distance being q miles.
Clara L. Stockwell, wife of Barney F
Pratt, died at her home, No. 3 Spruce street,
at o'clock Monday evening from eXhaus-
ton, the result of the removal of four can.
GERS in three years. Mrs. Pratt was born
at cambridge, n. Y, August 4,1S54, and
came here to live with the late l. G. Chan
dler on High street when she was Is years
old. She married Mr.. Pratt in 1877 and
lived on High street until they removed to
Spruce street 10 years later. Mrs. Pratt
leaves husband and three children, also
three sisters. One sister, Mrs. G. W.
Parker of cambridge, has cared for Mrs.
Pratt for the past six weeks. Funeral ser
vices attended by Rev. A. j. Hough were
held at the house at 10 o clock Wednesday
morning. The burial was in the Prospect
Hill cemetery. Mrs. Pratt was member
of the Methodist church, a woman of do
nestle habits and was held in esteem by
many friends and neighbors.
The Springfield Republican of last Fri.
day contained the following: "Mr. Kip
ling, who was on his way home to Brattle.
boro from a visit to Gloucester with his
friend DR.. Conland, stopped over in Spring.
field between trains last evening, He was
the guest of DIR. William II. Pomeroy. who
entertained him at the Nayasset club. In
this informal way Mr.. Kipling met several
friends of DIR. Pomeroy. The occasion was
greatly enjoyed on both sides, and the chief
guest of the occasion quite won the hearts
of the little company. He was brilliant
and companionable to a degree greatly
relished. Deliberate effort was made to
rule out the silver question, but it intruded
itself long enough to permit Mr.. Kipling 70
give some picturesque passages regarding
the depreciation of the white metal in
India. 1t was evident that the man who
saw his salary sadly sliced while an editor
in a silver country would not vote fol
Bryan in case he were called upon TO exer-
NloC blC lOuo llELlb bAldb Will ldll W lllt
American freemen this fall. Mr.. Kipline
wouldn't talk shop even little Bit"
The Estey Guard and Fuller Battery
will leave BrattlebOro next Monday morn.
ing at 7:20 on a special train, and will ar
rive at the camp ground at Burlington,
where the muster is to be held, at about
1890. The grounds are being prepared
now, and Col. Harmon, Brigade Quarter
master Reed, Regimental Quartermaster
Hadley, Drum Major Harmon, Sergeant
Field, Corporal Henkel, H. NJ. Swift,
VIM. Martin and Mr.. Carruthers of the
Estey Guard, and Lieut.. Burnett, Quarter.
master Sergeant .Stickney, Corporal Ro-
bair and Private Thomas of the Fuller
Battery have gone to the grounds. Rev.
c. o. Day, the regimental chaplain, will
be there Sunday to conduct services for
the men already in camp. The Estey
Guard have planned to live in regulation
army style, and meals will be served to
them on tin plates in the open air by a
cook from the military barracks at Platts-
burg. 1t is said that the cost of living for
each man per day under this plan will be
about Is cents. The shooting for the CEN
tennial trophy, which has been held by
the Estey Guard several years, will take
place Thursday. The competition this
year will be by companies instead of pick
ed teams. The Estey Guard shoot re-
markably well as a company and hope to
bring back the cup again.
The first annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Brattleboro Street railroad
was held at the grange banquet hall Mon
day night. The greater part of the stock
was represented by those present and re-
port of the first years business was made
and discussed. The renOrt showed that