Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30

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John Moore corporal and Moru Capin .
bugler
WIN. Johnson's bond Of $500 was for
keeping the peace and for appearance at
the county court John l.. knowlton was
his bondsman
1t j., expected that the Springfield cleo
trio railroad will be completed and ready
to carry passengers next Monday. MI
Crosby, who has been in town this week,
reports that the freight business thus far
has exceeded expectations.
The "Ne-ha-sa-ne." Col Webb's private
engine, passed through BrattlebOro Tues
day afternoon, conveying Mrs. =. W.
Clement of Rutland to Springfield, Mass,
where she met guests in private car from
the Delaware ~ Hudson railroad. The
party returned to Rutland yesterday after
noon.
The narrow gauge south bound train
was derailed about a mile and one half be-
low West Dummerstou this morning by
spreading rails. II is expected that the
train will reach here early this afternoon
States Attorney Robb and three or four
other passengers walked TO Brattleboro at-
ter the accident.
The Oswego. y. y. Palladium Of Mon
day contained the following Lloyd
Lamson of Cato. y. Y, Miss Minnie
| Brasor. Miss Florence Lamson and Miss
| Ella Newman, Brattleboro, Vt, arrived
at the Doolittle House this morning. The
| party is composed of cyclists on a tour of
! New York state and the country around
! Lake Ontario
There was a hearing before l.. NJ. Read
/ OF Bellows Falls, referee, in the county
! clerks office Yesterday afternoon In the
case OF Harry Sherwiu and F. b. McLane
OF Jamaica against Rev Father l. NJ.
| Wilde OF Hinsdale. which was an action to
recover for goods which the plaintiffs
claimed TO have furnished from their store
to Chas. J. Cote when the; were in part
/ nership five or six years ago. Rev. Father
| Wilde owned a steam mill at Jamaica at
that time and agreed TO pay for whatever
goods Sherwin a McLane furnished to
Mr.. Cote, who was foreman at the mill
He claimed that he did pay until the bills
came IN faster than be cared TO have them
when he revoked the agreement and gave
notice TO all parties concerned. -Four wit
nesses were examined. c. {. Fits ap-
peared for the plaintiff and (. L. Water
man for the defendant.
The regular meeting Of Fuller Battery
j
py termination. After the regular drill and
business meeting had been held Capt f.
d Weld. in behalf OF the Battery, present
eel Lieut.. +. p. Conuors with sabre as a
manifestation Of the high regard IN which
he Is held hy the members Of the company.
The sabre is the latest pattern for light
artillery, is gold mounted and has a uicke.
plated scahbarl upon which Is engraved
Lieut. F J.. Couuor,. First Fuller
Light Battery. Y. \. O.. From the Bat
terry. July 1897 The presentation of
this beautiful token was a complete sur
prise TO Lieut. COnnors but he made a re
Spouse in which he thanked the members
heartily. Lieut.. Conner, has been a mem
Der of the Battery for % years having been
an officer mos, of that time, and he ha'
been faithful and devoted to the company
interests He j. one of three charter mem
bers Of the Battery, the others being Capt
Weld and Adj Putnam.
The guests at Silverdale, who included
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ees and family, were
thoroughly alarmed last Sunday over the
disappearance of Mr.. and Mrs. Eels's 9
year-od daughter. Alice, and Bessie Puffer
. 10 years old. The two girls were not Il
be seen when dinner hour arrived anC
when 1t was found that one OF the boats
was missing.it was thought they were some
I where on the lake, although close watch
of the shore and water failed TO reveA
their Whereabouts. The waves were run
, ming in white caps, which caused anxiety
as TO the safely OF the children, which Va:
greatly increased when information wa
, brought in by men who were forced ashor
by The high waves, that they had seen w,
girls drifting toward the north end OF III,
IlE oh
cove" where the missing girls we're founC
in the boat which had become grounde,
some distance from the shore and which
was partly filled with water. The girl
p We're as merry as ever, although drenche,
. / by whitecaps.
1 At the Head of big syndicate.
i a consolidation OF American brewers
maltsters and hOp-growers interested il
: the English group Of brewing properties /
said to be now going on through the pre-
liminaries OF organization in Philadelphia
Pittsburg. Detroit, Milwaukee. s. Louis
{ Rochester and Baltimore and other larg
e cities Of the country. The capitalization
r will reach. it is said. not less than $500
e 100000. The projectors of the new schem
p are organizing by states and making thei
: propositions TO all brewers and master
] q
! main cities. These brewers are melted I,
5 join state combinations in their trade, witt
! / a purpose aflerward of becoming member
/ OF nationak brewing company. II wa
e learned Tuesday that sealed options for tn
a sale of malt-hOuse plants valued at $50,
T. 100000 will be opened in New York mex
. Tuesday. The plants are located in Buffalo
: | Chicago, Milwaukee and other western
I points. Seymour Scott of Lyons, y. \.
e is conducting the deals. Mr.. Scott denie
% that there is any connection between hi
a enterprise and the projected consolidation
p OF breReries. An entirely new corpora
/ ton, composed OF New York and Boston
q capitalists, he declares will take the plant
/ for cash, and wherever practicable con
70 tracts will be drawn to retain present Owl
{ ers as managers at annual salaries Of $40
y 600 There is a local interest in this stor
e from the fact that Mr.. Scott's wife wa
e Mary Atkins, a well-known Brattlebor
girl, who keeps up her associations her
. by frequent visits.
The Unitarian Fair.
70 The Unitarian women met with thei
e usual success at their annual fair an,
D dance in Festival hall last night. Tn,
= hall was opened at o'clock and from
G then until O'Clock a large number par
e took of an excellent supper The table
s were also very pretty in various hued fora
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