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

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lake last evening.
Several prominent hotel men from differ
ent parts of New England have been here
within few days looking over the Brooks
House with view to leasing il.
The members of the executive commit
tee of the Republican League club are in
/ vited TO meet with the canvassing commit
! tee at the town hall at I 80 o clock to-mor-
row evening
Complaint is made of the bad and even
dangerous condition of the sidewalk in
| Centreville between Roscoe Fishers and
the Carroll place, oblging pedestrians to
leave the walk and take to the car track.
The sobbings and lamentations of man
in Highland park attracted attention yes
terday. Those who went to him found
that he was in financial straits, and be-
cause of this and domestic infeicities he
had become very much depressed, and for
two days had been wandering about with
out food. He was cared for and taken
home.
Merritt NJ. Houghton, "a, who was
brought to the Retreat recently from Reads
boro, died Sunday of apoplexy. Mr..
Houghton had been a prominent figure in
Readsboro many years. He had been post
master, clerk and treasurer, and for three
terms represented the town in the legisla-
ture. He was twice married and is sur
vlved by wife and one son.
The case of H. NJ. Burke against Chas.
Bellows of Marlboro to recover for a revol-
yer which Burke traded with Bellows, was
heard before Justice Royal Tyler Monday.
From the evidence introduced II was decid-
ed that Bellows had not fulfilled his part
of the contract, which was to give a watch
for the revolver, and he was fined s. for the
revolver, and So in,costs in default of which
he was taken to. Newfane Jail Monday
night by Sheriff Starkey.
The extreme heat of last week was fol-
lowed by a cold wave which brought the
mercury down to 46 degrees Wednesday
and 43 yesterday. Frosts we're reported in
some of the county towns, but little dam
age was done. There was a heavy snow
fall Wednesday on Mount Washington and
hail storms are reported from Windsor,
Burlington and other places o. c. Under
wood of North Adams, who was in Hart
MELVILLE in Bennington county Wednesday,
says that snow fell there for half an hour,
and that snowballs could be made.
w. F. Goddard and Will j. Pentland re-
Gently visited the poultry yards of Z. NJ.
and w. Ferguson at Fishers Island. This
firm is now expanding Sl5, 900 on poultry
plant. They have yer 5000 Dir Is, includ-
ing between 700 and 800 turkeys. The
turkeys have a range over 1000 acres God
dard & Pentland sold the Fergusons 90
bantams which will be used for raising
pheasants. The Fergusons have agreed to
send a large exhibit to the Valley Fair, in
Guiding several pens OF their famous tur-
| keys.
Eight or ten years ago a clerk In a Brat
! tleboro store gave his employer a check for
! $40 in payment of debt. At that time
! he had money in a local bank, but with
! drew it a month later and left the country.
| Soon after the check was given, another
| person, who wished TO send away SO in a
| letter, took the check and paid cash for it,
| He neglected 10 send it, however, and in
Two months presented the check to the
bank to be cashed. OF course the check
went to protest, but the holder of the
check received his money through trustee
| proceedings. A few days ago the first in
dorser of the check received word from a
law firm in Kansas City, No, that they
held the check and should look to him, as
first indorser, for the payment of 81 which
was due upon the check in protest fees. 1t
is needless to say that no attention was
paid TO the notification. There would
seem TO be some crookedness in the matter
as the check should have been destroyed as
soon as its value was recovered through
| trustee proceedings.
| The shooting for the centennial trophy
which was announced TO take place at the
muster yesterday, will probably occur to-
| day. The contest is by whole companies,
| but the Estey Guard hopes TO retain the
cup, as the organization has high average
as rifiemen, being the banner company in
the regiment in number of sharpshooters
and marksmen Today is governors day
and thousands of spectators are expected
TO see the grand finale in the shape of the
review before the governor and his staff,
and incidentally a drill by the Sd United
| States cavalry and an exhibition drill by
the famous troop F. The latter will in
| clude the musical ride, which is considered
one of the most difficult maneuvers ex-
ecuted by a detachment of the United
States army. After this will come a drill
| by the 2lst United States infantry. The
companies will return by special train to-
morrow. d. A. Cavanaugh and A. Z.
knight of the Estey Guard will receive
badges today for 20 years of service. Geo.
Brockington, Z. L. Carruthers, Z. j. Hen
KEEL, George Hughes and VIM. Curtin will
! receive five-year badges. In Fuller Bat
terry Lieut.. Platts and Corp. John Mack
will receive 10-year badges, and Lieut.. Bur
nett, Sergt. Stickney and Guidon w. L.
| Phelps five-year badges.
A caucus Of Brattleboro Republicans
was held in festival hall Saturday after
noon and evening for the purpose of plac-
ing in nomination a candidate for town
| representative, and Is candidates for ius-
tices of the peace, to be supported at the
September freeman's meeting. The eau
Gus was called to order at 8 o'clock by CIV.
Pierce, chairman of the Republican town
committee. Mr. Pierce was chosen chair
man of the caucus and Anthony +.
Schwenk clerk. Mr.. Pierce then announc-
ed that, unless otherwise ordered by the
caucus, the nominations would be made
by plurality vote. That announcement
was made in order that there might be no
misunderstanding, it having been rumored
that the nomination would by made by a
majority vote. l.. f. Adams presided at
the justice and John L. Knowlton at the
representative box. Early in the contest it
became evident that the farmers were not
out in full force and the counting of the
ballots showed a surprisingly small vote
for their candidate, G. ID. Whitman. At
s o'clock Chairman Pierce appointed as
tellers l.. F. Adams q. II. Thompson, c.
w. Sargent, K. L. Hildreth, II. b. Cham
berlain and Geo. b. Hit, and the first boxes
were turned TO facilitate arriving at the re-
suit of the voting. The last boxes were
turned at $3.50, and few minutes later the
result was announced. For town repre-
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