Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-03
This is the Guy Brothers, 18th season.

This is the Guy Brothers 2Sth season.
The Brattleboro jewellers have decided
to make material reductions in the price of
patchwork, which they will be glad TO state
to their customers.
Chief of Police Hall found a chestnut
horse with only chain halter on running
loose on Main street before daylight Tues
day morning. 1t is now at the stable of
the Brattleboro Livery company.
Judge Z. l.. Waterman of Brattleboro,
special master in the suits brought by the
General Electric company of Schenectady,
| n. Y, and NJ. j. Francisco against the
Rutland Electric Light company, has filed
! his report. The master finds that the de-
/ PENDANT company owes the General Elec-
/ trio in principal and interest S27, 4O4 GO
and that it owes NJ. j. Francisco S26, l49.-
/ 70.
! The Catholic Order of Foresters will
have their annual picnic at the Valley
Fair grounds next Monday. Three cars
will leave the car house on Prospect Jill
at 10 o'clock for a special ride to West
Brattleboro. The Foresters will be &C
companied on this ride by the band. The
company will return to the fair ground,
where the day will be spent in sports and
pastimes, and dinner will be served on the
b asket plan.
The display windows at George E.
| Greene's store have never attracted more
attention than this week, hundreds OF peo-
pie stopping to examine the Rocky Noun
tain trophies brought down by the rife of
Julius Gull in Wyoming. One window is
occupied by the heads of two mountain
sheep and of a buck deer. effectively ar
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while the other window contains a wolf
skin and mountain goat skins
As A. w. Childs was returning from
church Sunday afternoon he saw smoke
issuing from the rear of Rev. Williston
Walkers house on Williston street, and
upon investigation he found that the lower
timbers of the house had been ignited by
contact with hot ashes which had been
empted by the servant. The neighbors
rallied TO the rescue and the fire was ex-
tinguished by the use of garden hose af
ter hole had been chopped through from
the outside. II was fortunate that the fire
broke out in the daytime as the results
would otherwise have been serious.
The first outdoor picnic by Bingham
chapter, order of Eastern Star, was given
in Central park, Vernon, Tuesday, and so
successfully were all the plans carried out
and so thoroughly ENJOYABLE did the occa-
sion prove that it is likely to become of
annual occurrence. About POO members
of the Masonic fraternity were present
from Brattleboro, Putney, Greenfield, North
field, Orange and Vernon, many Of them
going by team. and after arriving at the
park it was learned that the picnic was be-
ing held on the birthday anniversary of
Robert Morris, the founder of the order Of
Eastern Star. After dinner the following
program was rendered: Orchestra; song.
George Childs: Masonic male quartet;
song, Miss Lena Eels; recitation, Mrs. J.
A. Pullen; song, F. II. Brasor: song with
guitar accompaniment +. W. Nichols;
quartet; songs by Mrs. Fremont Hamil-
ton, George Childs and f. Carruthers.
From then until supper time and during
the evening dancing. card playing and
other social diversions rounded out the en-
] joyment Of the occasion.
Pistol Shots at Night.
The residents of High street, particularly
in the vicinity of W. c. Mtchelrs. r. c.
Cressy's, aud H. H. Hackley's, were start
led by the report OF a pistol shot about ?
O'Clock Wednesday morning, followed, Il
minute later, by two more shots, between
which was heard the sound of running
and was making a vigorous effort TO escape.
Many people rushed to the windows and
peered out into the darkness, and some
saw the flash of a pistol as the last shot
was fired, in advance of which they were
| able TO discern the dark form of man
running at full speed. Then all was quiet
( again, and no one knew what was the oc-
casion of the commotion or what was its
/ outcome, and the excited watchers and
listeners could only wait until daylight to
put the inquiry, "Who did the shooting
last night?" Before night the shooting
had become the general topic of converse
ton. The facts of the case are these.
About 10 o'clock Tuesday night Chief of
Police Hall received word that some I'M
known person was providing about on High
street and he was requested TO go up and
arrest him Mr.. Hall sent up Special Po-
/ lceman Worden, but the man had disap-
/ peared. Nothing further was seen until
about 1880 O'Clock, when there suddenly
/ appeared in the rear Of the houses in the
| vicinity already mentioned a man whose
movements aroused the suspicion of Mr.
! Worden, and the latter approached the
I newcomer as stealthily as possible. He
followed him past several houses, occupy
| ing half an hour as nearly as he could
! judge, and was within few rods of him,
whenWorden ran suddenly against a clothes
reel, making slight noise, which attracted
the mans attention, and the latter started
to run. Mr.. Worden called to him TO halt,
and fired as the order was not obeyed
The man ran out Oak street and escaped
being faster runner than Mr.. WordeI,
although two more shots were fired after
him. From the intense darkness the mans
outline was very dim, so that it was impos-
sible to obtain any clue as to his identity.