Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-08


hydfaut a. The corner of Pine and Canal
streets, and one On Pleasant street.
The four-uoDihs- old child Of M. aud
Mrs. james joyce died Monday M
joyce recently moved 20 Reed Bill from
HoIyoke Mass. Mrs. Joyce aud he child
came Saturday.
2. &. Letsinger has bought about 20
pew pieces Of music for Lejsincer's Of
cbesirs. The first " which was played dur
ing the presentation Of "Sbore Acres
Tuesday L ght aud was well received.
Peter Turnev won second money 10 the
z:l4 pacing class race al Lexington. Ky.
yesterday for a purse Of 5000 Turuey
took the fret hes. in 2:ll /, and was sec
oud. fourth aud second 10 the next three
heats, time 2-J@ Il. z:ll II and 200 4.
James Bowler has completed the work
Of grading the land about bis house q; the
corner Of Brook atd B.rge streets and has
raised up the house five feet. This work
has been done in order 20 prevent the prem
ises being 6 ,o3ed 2s they were during the
destru .tive rains of last summer
Wilton A Wall Of Bennington. one Of
The twO men with John Hai Jyuf. y ho vas
accidentally sho; and killed while hunting
deer on Glastonbury mountain on Thurs
d
Harry A Vial Of BratsleoJro An ac-
couu; Of the tragedy vii be found 10 the
Vermont news columns.
The school board have engaged Miss
Flagg Of Northampton, Smith 10 10 teach
the arithmetic and bookkeeping classes 10
the High school 10 addition 20 these she
VIII have q few classes 10 higher ma,he.
mates. Mis- Fiagg has previously taught
10 Hsdiey, Mass, and Canton, o., and
comes here highly recon mends3.
John Fenton, 81. who died from apo
pleIy al Ashuelot, y. H.. recently. was a
native Of County Kerry. Ireland. but he
came 20 this country al an early age, and
after living in Ducksyille. Mass Brattle-
bOro and Hnsdale he settled in AshuelOt.
whore be lived 30 years and by hard work
and frugality accumulated considerable
property. His wife died three years ago.
but be is survived by Two daughters, Kate
and MARY.
Rev. George Osgoo5. the uncle Of the
new pastor Of the Unitarian church. who
Offered the invocation al the installation
service Wednesday evening. supplied the
pulpit Of the church for three months in
lSjZ-4j years ago-before the PASTORAL
Of Rev. Scion ". Bush began. M O.good
is now 50 years Old, bat is active physically
a. well As mentally. and during BIZ. stay
here visited the mountain and other point.
Of interest which were familiar 20 him oil
old.
Wednesday was anniversary day
among he residents on the square BOUNDED
by North Main, North, Tyler aud Terrac,
streets. /, vas the wedding Anniversary
Of Mr.. and Mrs.. W II. Minor, and ih'
birthday of Mrs. Miner. the wedding an
niyersary Of Ar. and Mr. Henry A Chaplin
aud The birthday Of Mr. Chaplin. the wed
ding anniversary Of Mr.. ard Mrs. Il II
Thompson, an' Ne birthday Of Frank l.
Hunt. For obvious reasons the ages az,
not given.
W. Il. II. Fisher. So, died In Rutland Sept
30, after lingering illness. lie serve,
four years during the war in Company I
Of the 7th Vermont Volunteers. He "a
employed eight years a. a drug clerk il
-. JOhnsbury, Bratileboro aud S. Al
bans, and for IS years owned store IL
Burlington, III health compelling him :,
retire from business in May. lsaG. II
was Free Mason and an Odd Fellow. II
. Is survived by bis second wife. who wa
Mary +. Vincent, and by three childrel
by his first marriage.
The Ash annual meeting OF the Yer
mont state teachers asso ,iation will b
held at Woodstock, Vt. Thursday. Frida
and Saturday, oct. u, u and -. Roun
trip tickets from here and the neigh oorin
towns will be sold a. the following rates
: Bratteboro, SZ.7j; Putney, 81 30: West
: minister, 81. p; Dummerston, 81 co. Eas
% Putney, 81 10; Bellows Fails, 81 p
Springfield Station, Sl9j. The hotels a
= Woodstock will also have reduced rate.
. Hon. W. T. Harris, United States con-
! missioner Of education, will speak Satul
Z day upon THE Rural School Problem.
, and among the speakers Of local interes
will be President A. d. Brown Of North
: fell upon "Some Words as 20 Teacher
} and Teaching Principal Edward Eler
{ Of SaItons River, "A ROYAL Road TO Learn
! ing" and Principal II. X. WHITAKER upo
z "A Neglected Elective"
). A. Smith d Co. have bought one
. the latest pattern automatic cut of steal
= engines from the Slater Engine compan
b Of Warren, Mass. The price is uuderstoo
= to have been about 5000. Presider
j Slater and Secretary Faulkner have bee
. here recently arranging the sale. The er
c CINE will be set up and in use Nov !.
5 new engine house will be built south Of Il
. main factory and near the Whetsto1
= brook. This engine will furnish power f
: the entire plant, and will do the worx 70
d merly done with three smaller engine
u The cylinder is l. inches in diamete
, stroke SO inches. The hy wheel is Y fe,
a in diameter with p inch face, and weigh
; u, 900 los. The weight Of the cOmple'
It engine is about 80, 900 lbs. It develoJ
= 50 horse power on 50 pounds of steam, an
l. this power can be largely increased wit
b more pressure, the engine being rated
It 300 horse power with $50 lbs Of steam.
4 Another act in the tar and feathers dram
:, at Bondylle was brought out Wednesda
y when Deputy Sheriffs Nash and Godfr,
suddenly appeared in the town and a
: rested Charles Stiles and Samuel Castle
Il the alleged ringleaders in the assault upc
=, Mile Williame, September 10. SUI
" peneas were served on a dozen or mo
T., other people as accessories. The list
10 assailants as furnished by Williams il
cludes one town officer, a school teach,
n and several well-knOwn citizens. TT
states attorney said 10 have taken actiC
o. in the case in answer TO a petition sign,
= by II reputable citizens of the town. II
a arrival of the Off ers in BOndville. Wedne
= day morning was complete surpris
/, Stiles and Castle furnished bail for a
a pearance before Judge Darling at Be
.e ningtOn, Saturday, when a large numb
n Of witnesses will be present.
4 The official receipts of the electric ra
e road for the two days of the Valley ia
'e were as follows: Wednesday, 1927; Thur
re day, 1925. The receipts for the first d;