Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17

The first green corn of the season was
picked on Tuesday by L. II. Barrett.
The annual meeting of the stockholders |
of the Vermont Live Stock company was
held at Cheyenne, Wyo., Monday.
The Epworth league will give lawn !
supper at Mrs. Atwood's at 8 Williston |
street next Thursday evening from 9 to s |
o'clock. Ice cream and cake will be served.
One of the large, white ring horses of
the Barnum Il Bailey show died in Brat
tleboro. One of the officials of the com
pany said the horse would not have been
sold for S50O0
Good sport with the black bass continues
to be reported at Spofford lake. Harry
Pitcher of Keene, formerly of Brattleboro,
landed one Saturday that weighed five
pounds and FIVE ounces.
County Examiner II. d. Ryder an
nounces that examinations will be held at
Bellows Falls July 81, South Londonderry
Aug. 20, Townshend, Aug. 81, Jackson
willie Aug. 26, Bratteboro Sept. p Bellows
Falls Sept. 8.
A freak of nature that presented a
strange but beautiful appearance was seen
in the garden of b. d. Harris this week,
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partly grown fruit, while the other half
was full of blossoms.
The ladies of the Unitarian church will
give their annual fair and dance at festival
hall on Thursday, July %. Doors will be
open at 4 o'clock Supper on the Eu-
ropean plan will be served from 6 to 8 and
the dance begins at $3.50.
Michael Fitzgibbon, one of the freight
transfer force, had the forefinger of his
right hand cut off in peculiar manner a
few days ago. He was assisting in moving
a moving machine. The revolution of the
wheels caused a movement of the knives
and the finger was clipped off instantly.
Thomas Crane of Townshend was taken
before Justice p. II. Rutter of that place
Monday on a complaint issued by States
Attorney Fits charging him with three
offences of selling cider and of keeping
with the intent to sell. Crane pleaded
guilty and was fined 50 for each offence
with costs which amounted to about $50.
The centennial trophy, which the Estey
Guard have held for four consecutive years,
will not be competed for by picked teams
but by whole companies at the muster this
year. The Guards were at the range for
practice Monday, when French made the
highest score, %. Dan Curtain recently
made phenomenal record in practice-a
perfect score of %. Ben Williamson, jr.,
has recently joined the company.
The Windham county board of fire UNI
derwriters held their annual meeting here
Tuesday and reelected the old board of
officers, of which II. f. Taylor is president
ana A. w. Childs treasurer The mem
bers of the board took an outing at Spot
ford lake and while there were the guests
of II. Z. Taylor & Son at A. b. Clapps
cottage. Dinner was served and a ride
about the lake taken in L. d. Taylor's
new steam launch. l.. 5. Hayes of Bel
lows Falls and I. j. b. Cudworth were
present as honorary members.
A carriage occupied by Charles Clark
and Ned Ranney was run into Saturday
night by an electric car and one wheel de-
molished. 1t appears that they drove
down from in front of the American House
and were about to cross the track near the
Brattleboro Livery company's office at the
same time that car started down the hill.
Clark and Ranney either having concluded
to 60 in another direction or having dis
covered that they would not have time to
get across refined their horse to one side,
but were struck before they got out of the
way.
The gang of pickpockets who follow the
circus committed no depredations aside
from those mentioned last week. The
Barnum IL Bailey company carries several
detectives and it is claimed that the circus
grounds are kept free of such characters.
Capt S. E. Howard of West Newton,
Mass, formerly of Brattleboro, was re-
lieved of SIS at Keene. Ten or twelve
Tuesday. Mr.. Jones, the proprietor of a
hotel in Leominster, lost a pocket book
containing $3.50 in cash and a check for
$50, and a blacksmith from the same
town was robbed of $50.
The marriage of Charles Cassidy, of the
transfer force in the local freight yard,
and Miss Nora Clune, who has been en-
ployed in the family of c. f. Gldden, was
celebrated at st. Michae's Roman Catho-
lie church Tuesday afternoon at o'clock
in the presence of many friends, Rev.
Father Cunningham performing the cere-
mony. Michael Fitzgibbon was best man
and Miss Bridget McGrath bridemaid. The
bride was becomingly attred in a light
blue cashmere, ribbon, lace and silk: white
chiffon hat and white gloves. The bride
maid wore dark blue CASHMERE with silk
and velvet, hat to match. A reception
was given during the evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cassidy at 105 Elliot
street, where refreshments, music and
dancing were enjoyed. There were many
expensive articles of use and ornament
among the wedding gifts.
The tobacco barn owned by Henry G.
Clark and situated a short distance from
his house on the Clark road was burned
between S and 0 o'clock Friday night
while the circus was in progress. The
fire was discovered by Mrs. Clark, who
happened to enter a room on the north
side of the house. Word was telephoned
from eX-Gov. Fuller's to Chief Engineer
Turner, who gave an alarm and started
for the scene with a steamer, but the barn
burned so rapidly that there was nothing
for the steamer to do. The new Estey-
vile chemical engine made an effort to
stay the flames, but they had gotten too
great start to be eXtinguished. The
barn was old and dry and contained hay
and straw besides new hay-rack, pulver-
izer and other farming tools. The tools
were insured through Sherman (S Jenne,
but there was no insurance on the barn.
The total loss will probably be about $500.
There is nothing to show how the fire
started. Three men were found sleeping
near the barn in the morning, but Mr..
Clark is positive that they were not re-
sponsible for the fire.
The village bailiffs held special meet
ing Tuesday night and drew up a resou-
ton respecting the speed of the electric
cars. A notice was sent to President