Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-28

F. NJ. Waite will move soon to the depot
| farm in East Dummerston owned by Ran
dali ~ Clapp
The annual meeting of the Western
| Aqueduct association will be held in the
office of c. F. Thompson next Tuesday.
The post-ofiice will be closed tomorrow
from II to p. NJ, and there will be no
afternoon delivery by the carriers. At g
the office will close for the day. The
banks will all be closed for the day
At the annual meeting of the Young
Mems Christian association Wednesday
evening these officers we're elected: j. J.
Estey, president: E. c. Crosby, vice pres
ident Sanford Daniels. recording secre-
tary; j. j. Estey G.. II. Clapp, K. 5.
Morse, directors for three years; g. II.
Clapp, auditor.
The cool. wet weather which has marked
the whole month Of May has grown monot-
onous as matter of personal enjoyment,
but it assures an abundance Of Nermonts
most valuable product. the grass crop,
which has been short for two years past.
In many cases there is now more grass in
the farme ; fields than there was last
year when haying began, and the end is
not yet.
The examination OF candidates for
corporal of the Estey Guard was held last
evening, the candidates being George Whit
ney, Walter Cooley and Arthur V. d.
Piper. Whitney was the successful Candi-
date, but declined TO serve, and the election
fell to Cooley. Whitney's warrant dates
ahead Of Cooley's however, so that he will
have an opportunity to fill the first vacancy
which occurs.
At the regular meeting of Brattleboro
lodge, No. 1922 F. IL A. NJ, held last night,
these officers were installed: W. d. Gil
son, w. NJ; D. Cowes, 5. W; D. p.
Webster, J. W; w. H. Bracket, treasurer;
F. W. Nichols, secretary; II. r. Randall,
5. D.. NJ. c. Houghton, j. D.; d. c..
Webster, S. S.; Kenneth Emerson, j. S..
o. Z. Randall, chaplain; W. Il. Vinton,
marshal; p F. Connors, tyler.
Principal Whitaker, with the assistance
of a committee of boys from each class,
did a very effective piece of work yesterday
afternoon and evening in the appropriate
decoration and draping of the High school
room in honor of the Memorial exercises
held there at this mornings session. 1t is
safe to say that their work warmed and glad
dened the hearts of the Grand Army vet
Grams as they entered the hall at 1890. II
certainly was good object lesson in pat
riotism for the young folk themselves.
Two suits, those of o. Pelter against
f. NJ. Waite and a counter suit of Waite
against Peltier, were settled by an arbitra-
ton committee Wednesday afternoon.
The Waite farm, formerly owned by F. NJ.
Waite and his father, was sold some time
ago to Mr.. Pelter. The latter sold the
farm to F. NJ. Waite on a verbal contract:
but because Waite failed to make pay
1 ...v.Fa liz
of his decision to give up the place. Peltier
presented a bill for 500 for rent, black
smithing, etc. and Waite claimed an of
set OF about $50 for Improvements by way
Of building new blacksmith shop, the
laying of water pipes. etc. The suits were
brought last week and were to have been
heard Wednesday. but it was thought that
more satisfactory settlement could be
made by submitting the questions TO ar
bitratiOn. Waite chose F. J. Bailey, Pei
tier chose q. A. Boyden, aud these two
| chose II. {. Streeter for the third arbiter
and together with counsel Waite being
represented by Burt Chellis OF Claremont,
y. H., and Peltier by Waterman, Martin
Il Hit, they visited the place and inspected
the claims. BY their decision substantially
the claims Of both sides are allowed
The Public school Money.
hearing was held before the select
men at Judge Newtons Office yesterday.
upon the question in dispute between the
town school directors and the prudential
committee Of district No. ?, in regard to
the distribution of the proceeds of the
Huntington fund and the United States
deposit. The questions at issue have al
ready been covered in detail III articles
printed representing both sides os the con-
troversy. Yesterdays hearing, however.
only applied 10 the distribution of this
years money, and had no reference to the
claim OF the committee of the village dis
trict. That money is due this district from
the town district. Briefly stated, the point
at issue was the claim made by Judge
Wheeler of the local board that the certifi-
Gates held by six teachers in district No. ?,
which were issued by the prudential com
mittee under the special act of 1890, are
not now legal, that special act having been
repealed by the revision of the statutes in
1894 which went into effect IN 1895. The
selectmen, in their decision rendered to-
day, do not attempt to pass upon the strict
ly legal points OF the controversy, or to
say whether the special act of 1890 was re-
pealed by the enactment of 1894. They
hold, however, that the division of the
fore, upon the aggregate attendance, count
ing all the schools in this district as legal
| schools.
Victims by the Score.
On Monday there appeared in Brattle-
boro a representative of certain medical
company, who proceeded to give the peo-
pie an opportunity to verify p. T. Bar.
NUNS well-worn remark that the Ameri-
can people dearly love to be humbugged.
A quantity of empty salve boxes arrived at
the depot during the day These were
taken by the medicine man and guam
tity of lard was bought by him at one of
the grocery stores. In the evening he
gathered a crowd around him and distrib-
uted among them boxes of "salve" free,
ito advertise directly with the people" he
said. As the supply ran low five cents a
box was charged and the nickels thus OBJ
tanned were distributed among the "kids."
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