Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15


business Of G.. P. Kimball and H. K. Har- /
ris has sold his express business to f. A. |
Chamberlain, former jantor of the High |
scnool building /
Hon. b. d. Harris will contribute an
article on "War Legislation in Vermont
to the November number Of the Vermont
er, published at St Adams by Charles
Spooner Forbes.
The regular meeting Of the Woman's
club which was to have been held this
evening has been postponed for one week
and will be held next Friday with Mrs.
John p. Dewitt.
Leslie Smith. Who came here from Or
ange, Mass, recently, has opened the for
mer Gould e Helyer mill on Flat street,
where he will carry on the business of
stair builder, cabinet maker and general
wood worker.
At the annual meeting Of Prospect Hill
Aqueduct company, which was held Mon
day evening, the following officers were
elected for the year ensuing: President,
Asa 5. Field: secretary and treasurer, +.
b. Bissell: directors 4. X. Harris, w. II.
Adams, Sidney ;. Farr. No assessment
was required.
Miss Bessie Newman continues TO take
part in century runs with boston bcy-
clists. A party of II finished trip from
Boston to Providence and return Sunday,
the run being made in six hours and -
minutes. Twelve men and two women
finished the trip on this time, Miss New
man being one Of the number.
The Congregational chapel was filed
! Sunday evening with members Of the
| Christian Endeavor societies OF the Baptist
/ and Congregational churches and a delega
/ tion from West Brattleboro 10 listen to re-
ports from the recent state convention.
Helpful and inspiring reports were made
| by Miss Ethel Bruce. Miss Lillian G. Park
aud Rev. c. o. Day.
Landlord wilkins OF the American
/ l. ouse gave an elegant complimentary sup
per Tuesday evening to II young men OF
| The town. Coon and squirrel We're served,
with all the desirable accomplishments.
The feast began at 10 and was not ended
until y. The supper was prepared by
Ralph Chamberlain, who is the new stew
ard at the American House.
Col Hooker says that plans for the Val
ley Fair for next year are being made al
ready. 4 new barn for the cattle will be
built at the expense Of about $1,000. 1t
will have stalls on each side and a passage
!
TO induce ex-Vice President Morton 10
send his herd of registered Gurnsey cattle
here from R1inebeck, Y. Y.
The Richardson barn in the rear Of Har-
mony block, formerly occupied by Henry
r. Brown, has been leased by Clarence 5.
Stockwell, who took possession Sunday, at
which time he opened a new livery and
feed stable. Mr.. Stockwell was manager
| TO- ~. I rol
years. He has engaged Charles K. Sim
onds, formerly owner of the coupe line, as
his assistant.
The sportsmen believe that the seas I
for hunting squirrels has just opened. Two
large strings were brought in yesterday, II
+. Harris securing l6 and David Cooley
and Charles Carpenter Is. Fred CIessy
and Will Miller spent one night this weeI
coon hunting and secured three specimens
X. c. Cressy, Rev. j. d. Beeman and Rev
E. A. Slack are travelling over the hill.
every week with their hounds. Mr.. Cressy
has secured two foxes.
During the winter months beginnin.
next Sunday the electric railroad will rur
but two cars Sundays, the time table beinC
such as will accommodate the church going
people as at present. The week day lime
will be changed, beginning next Monday
by starting the second car from Prospect
Hill at $50, giving three cars during, tn,
afternoon as at present, and changing L
two cars and half hour time at $50 for tn,
evening. New time tables will be issue(
during the first of next week.
Some Vermont Democrats are trying e
galvanize the dead silver question into life
according to the Burlington News II i
announced that the state Democratic clul
is arranging for series of meetings oil
bimetallism in different parts Of the stat
TO begin the latter part of November, AnC
continue through the winter. The speak
ers who have already promised 10 engag,
in the work are c. A. G. Jackson Of Mont
pelier, ex-Mayor Thos. II. Brown Of Rut
land Il. 5. Chlds of BrattlebOro. Y. A
Billiard Of Burlington, and B. F. Bulart
of Hard wick
Rudyard Kipling's Captains Coura
geous" published in book form by Tn
Century Co., has been received in Brattle
boro this week and is on sale at the bool
store OF Clapp Il Jones. II contains 32,
l2mO pages, is printed in large type an,
is well bound. The book is dedicated Tt
James Conland, NJ. D., Brattleboro, VT. >
with the following well chosen stanza from
Longfelow:
Il ploughed the land with horses
But my heart was in at ease
For the oil sea faring men
Came 10 me now and then
With their sagAs Of the seas"
Gov. Grout, several members of hi
staff, state officials aud prominent peopl,
of the state, in all party of 35, passeC
through Brattleboro Tuesday afternoon
They were Joined by other Vermonters a
New York, who proceeded with them t
the Nashville exposition. Washington
Chattanooga and other places of interes
will also be visited. Among the Windhau
county people who accompany the party
are Gen. and Mrs. j. j. Estey and Guy
Estey of Brattleboro, Col. and Mrs. c. Z
Moore, and Mr.. and Mrs. Y. G.. William:
Of Bellows Falls. Mr.. Williams is one o.
the Vermont commissioners TO the Nash
vile exposition.
The familiar name of Arden Humphrey
appears in the list of young men admitted
TO the bar at Montpelier this week. Hum
phrey has been studying law in Ludlow
He is the youth who mysteriously disap
peared from Brattleboro several years ago
while an employe of the Brattleboro Re
treat. His parents believed he had discov
cred some secret which the Retreat Off.
cials did not wish disclosed, and that he
had been murdered or imprisoned. Yer
mont newspapers and men of prominence
who ought to have known better counten
anced this silly story and it was made q
matter of legislative inquiry. Humphrey
returned in three or four years. He left
here one night with no definite purpose
walked to BENNINGTON spent some months