Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-01-22

Carl Schorling appeared with a new
meat sleigh yesterday
George A. Barker killed a lj-pound bay
lynx on Wantastiquet mountain yesterday.
Mrs. Nellie Brigham gave a sprirualistic
lecture at W. II. Adams's on Washington
| street Tuesday evening.
Or. Pratts gray mare suddenly dropped
| dead from heart disease in front of Dr.
Websters office this morning
The grange is discussing the advisability
OF buying the Elliot street block of the
Farmers Il Mechanics' exchange.
The annual festival of the Universalist
society will be held at West Chesterfield
this evening. The Brattleboro amateurs
will present "Uncle Josh"
A. A. Butterfield of jacksonville was
appointed assignee of the insolvent estate
of George l.. Clarke of West Halifax, at
meeting of the creditors on Monday.
Laforrest II. Thompson will be the pre-
siding judge at the March term of the
county court. There are 16l cases on the
docket and II on the chancery docket.
Chief Engineer Turneri is in Townshend
today to consult with the Townshend com
mittee appointed to investigate and report
! upon fire department service for that viii
| lage.
The New York journal of Tuesday had
long article describing the snakes and
the weird and gruesome surroundings in
| Charles Higby's studio, l4th street, New
York city.
| c. 7. Wolcott of Greenfield, who has
been trying to locate the boundary lines of
the Canal street school property, returned
| yesterday without having arrived at any
definite decision
Frank Foster, brother of George Z. Fos-
ter, has been appointed cashier of the
| Claremont national bank. Mr.. Foster has
been assistant cashier of the national bank
at Lebanon, n. H.
Bishop Hall of the Vermont Episcopal
| diocese sailed from New York on Wednes.
day for the Bermudas, where he will spend
three months in the hope of regaining his
| health, which is seriously impaired.
Rice's comedians closed a week of sue
cessful business at the auditorium with
large attendance at the Saturday matinee
and crowded house in the evening The
performances throughout the week we're of
high standard.
A spring TO Letter Carrier Knights road
cart broke Wednesday morning letting the
thills down on 10 the axle and throwing
Knight and Clerk Leach against the wheels
The horse made two or three bounds but
was stopped before doing serious damage.
The annual meeting of the Brattleboro
Gas Light company was held at the Brooks
House Monday evening. c. +. Thompson
was reelected clerk and treasurer, DR.. II.
| ID. Hoton, O. d. Esterbrook, j. L. Martin.
| George. c. Averill and c. II. Thompson,
| directors.
The late Mrs. William Gould. whose
death at the age of 20 was recorded last
week, was great-great-grandmoth At
the funeral Friday, her daughter, Mrs.
| Witham; the latter daughter, Mrs. Reed
and Mrs. Reeds daughter and her two
children were present.
Maj. F. W. Childs suffered a relapse
Saturday night, probably on account of
his endeavoring to take an active part in
his business affairs. He is now more COM
Portable although no visitors are allowed to
see him. He is being cared for by a train
ed nurse from Boston hospital.
Judge Waterman conducted an investi-
CATION at Wilmington Thursday and Fri
day into the causes of the Raponda fire.
About % witnesses were examined. The
proceedings were reported by Miss Lillian
Park, the stenographer, and will be written
out for examination by the states attor-
ney
Jason knight died about / / o'clock last
night In the watercure building from the
effects of paralytic shock which he sus-
tanned several weeks ago. Mr.. Knight
was formerly proprietor of the West
Dummerston hotel and came to Brattle
ooro about six years ago. He was about
50 years old. Funeral services will be
held Sunday.
Maj. F. w. Childs's book entitled, 1.-The
Ancients Abroad in 1896" has been pub.
lished in Boston and is having an en-
couraging sale. The hook consists of $50 |
views from snap shot photographs taken by |
Mai Childs, and articles written by him
while on shipboard and abroad. 1t is an |
excellent piece of work and merits the |
patronage 1t is receiving. A copy will be |
presented to the Brooks Free library.
The practice of several grocery stores of |
giving discount to cash customers and |
the fact that some of its members decided !
to withdraw their capital stock because a
dividend was not declared at the annual |
meeting has caused the Farmers & |
Mechanics Exchange grocery store to
give discount of five per cent on its re-
tail trade to all customers. An accurate
account of the members trade will be kent
as usual and an extra dividend declared At
the end of the year if there is a surplus
then.
These are the latest scores in the Wheel
club tournament: Billiards, S. w. KNIGHT
30, c. A. Harris 90, Knight winning on
the handicap; w. f. Aver 10, F. B. Put
nam 40; w. H. Perry so, w. E. Aver 40;
u. T. Dewitt 20, Geo. Z. Foster SO; F,
b. Putnam so, C. F. Bingham 81; S. W.
Knight 80, A. E. Wood 81, Knight win
ming on the handicap. Pool, E. Landry.
IT., 10, Geo. E. Foster 40; f. Landry, ir..
w, w. II. Bracket 81; d. p. Dewitt IS,
L. ,. Munger rs, Dewitt winning on the
handicap; F. b. Putnam so. A. f. Pettee
~; Geo. E. Foster so, c. r. Crosby 2S:
A. Z. Wood so, W. II. Perry 35. In chess
Cudworth beat Dewitt, Childs beat Hunt
Pettee beat Cudworth, Hunt beat Dewitt
Pettee beat Childs. Durham and Brooks
won from Bracket and Crosby in duplicate
whist, by four points.
John II. Mortified of Newfane was an
pointed clerk of Windham county on
Tuesday by Assistant Judges Walker and
Worden, Judge Waterman having de-
clined to accept the office permanently.
Senator Merritield's appointment is warm !
y approved by the members of the Wind
ham county bar and by all who have Off I
,ial or personal relations with the courts. {
His general information and experience in
public affairs, and his long term of service
n the legislature in the capacities of rep-
esentative, assistant clerk, clerk and sen. I
.tor admirably qualify him TO perform the
luties OF the office. In his personal rela-
v.yfth NI,a, II. A. |