Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-21

The Windham and Bennington associa-
ton of Universalist churches will hold
its annual meeting III Jacksonville on
Wednesday and Thursday June 8 and 10.
Durham Brothers have rented the top
/ floor of Hooker block, over Leonard ~
Roess's store. to accommodate their in
creasing wholesale shoe business.
The rear wall of Devens block has been
torn down this week because of its bulged
condition aud is being replaced by a new
one. The work is being done by John
/ O'Connor
The state fish commissioners have
stocked several brooks in the town of Hal
flax this spring, and they give notice else
where that fishing in those brooks is for
hidden for a term Of three years.
As Charles Melleu was returning to his
home in Guilford ON his wheel Friday
night he collided with a rider who was
coming down Fuller hill and both riders
were thrown some distance Melen's
front wheel was broken, but no other dam
age was done.
Apropos to the release of Fred NJ. Waite
/ from the county bastile $. II. Sherman an
. nOunces that the "Waite farm" on the
Putney road, two miles north of the village
ton sale at ] o clock next Wednesday aft
ernoon A. Starkey, auctioneer, will sell
derrick ensilage cutter, horse rakes,
cream separator, wagons, farming tools,
harness and numerous other articles.
The pupils of the High school will give
an exhibition of their rhetorical work in
/ the Auditorium next Tuesday evening
at o clock. This will not be an enter
tainment for which elaborate special prep
aration has been made, but simply an eX-
hibitiOn of the regular work in speaking
Pupils of the High school will furnish mu-
sic. Admission will be free, and all
friends Of the school are cordially invited
to be present.
Judge Wheeler went to Windsor Tues
day to hold the May term of the district
and circuit courts The only case heard
was one under the Central Vermont re-
ownership relating TO the Ogdensburg and
Watertown road, which was formerly under
lease to the Central Vermont. Adjourn
ment of the district court was taken until
June $, when a session will be held al
Montpelier TO try the criminal cases for the
north part of the state. The case OF the
state against Deputy Internal Revenue
Collector a. L. Weeks of st. Adams for
refusing to disclose the names of holders of
the June term.
The bright little tailess dog "Prnce,
belonging TO Miss Ruth, daughter of Mai.
F. W. Childs. about whose breed there has
been no little speculation. is known in Bel
GUM as the Russian bear 1t is said TO be
the fastest running dog of its size in the
whole canine family besides. when trained.
being one of the bes, hunters prince
was brought from Brussels bv Mai Childs
last summer and is less than a wear old
Bradley c. Newell of Nottingham has the
mate TO this dog. and he Is now tine proud
pOssessor of tour pups which are about the
size of large rat. II is believed that
these dogs are the only thoroughbreds OF
their kind IN this country.
Six transgressors of the law were lodged
il the lookup between Saturday and sun
day night by the police officers They
were Edward Martin Frank Martin. l. L.
Wrisiey Edward Weatherhead. Fritz
Crawford and Frank Clark The trst
tour were arrested on High street about
midnight Saturday night and they were so
full OF red eye that they We're unable to
navigate. The residents in that vicinity
could not put up with their brawling and
sent for officers. The two latter were
spilled out of their carriage on Main street
while attempting to turn the ' ermont Ma
tiOnal bank corner. Crawford struck his
head on a curb stone and was rendered IN
conscious for some time. He was taken
to DR.. Bruces office and DR.. Bruce and
DR.. Webster dressed his wounds On
Monday morning they were taken before
Justice Newton and, upon pleading guilty,
they we've fined with costs as follows: Ed
ward Martin SlGGl, for a second offence
Frank Martin Sl0.S2; L. L. Wrlsiey $40. 50
Edward Weatherhead Sl0S2. and Fritz
Crawford S12.32, for intoxicatiou. and
Frank Clark Sl2.32 for disturbing the
peace
The story, told by the New York Jour
nal, that George Francis Train of New
ork has reopened his claim on the city of
Omaha. Neb. has local interest in the
fact that L. L. Merriheld. the proprietor of
the Continental hotel of New York. where
Train lives, is one of the persons who are
said TO believe IN Train case and are pro
tecting his interests M. Mortified is a
native OF Jamaica and is well known in
Brattleboro. Certain of Trains friends
have investigated the matter and they are
confident that the cause is Just and that
the claim. growing out of the old Union
Pacific railroad litigation and subsequent
proceedings, in which he was legally de-
clared lunatic, is valid. Train claims he
owns the land because he bought it on
speculation many years ago, but was cheat
ed out of it. There is cloud upon the
title. but if he wins he will be worth 500
100000 while if he loses he will be no poor
er than he IS now Mr.. Train and Mr.
Merrifeld will not divulge the names of
the lawyers i'll the syndicate until June /.
"Zephra.'
Rehearsals for ''The Original Zephra"
have been held every night this week with
the exception of last evening. Mr.. Averill
says that the classes are making excellent
progress and he is positive that. with the
interest shown. "Zephra,n with its beauti-
full costumes, sparkling music, magnificent
scenery, sprighty dances and winsome
faces, will be produced in Brattleboro with
the same great success ii has met with in
26 leading New England cities. An idea
of the elaborateness of "Zephran can be
| formed from the fact that there are over
Is, 900 square feet of magnificent scenery
used, together with seven sets OF calcium
lights.
Mrs. Van Doom I'm Insolvency.
Mrs. Sophia l. Van Doom has filed her
| petition in insolvency in the insolvency
court this week. The schedule of liabili-
ties is as follows
/ Peoples National bank. SL9OO
/ Vermont National bank. G7Ol
| First National bank OF Greenfield $500
. A NJ Carlton