Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-02

The Washington dispatches announce
an increase of pension to John Hunt.
Charles A. Trip is having the Durham
system of plumbing put into his Green
street house, and is repairing the house
throughout
Engineer Carmine Chandler, who lost
part OF his foot i'm a railroad accident last
spring, was out Monday for the first time
since the accident
Z. NJ. Angler is to drive his new PAGER,
Putney Wilkes in races at Athol, Mass,
tomorrow and Monday. Putney Wilkes
is green but MIR. Angler expects to sur
prise the boys with him.
Ruby f. Thurber, daughter of A. f.
Thurber on High street, gave a party to
about 80 Of her young friends Tuesday
evening in honor OF her tenth birthday
anniversary. She was the recipient OF
several gifts.
Mrs f. r. Pratt will finish her en-
gagemeut in grand opera at Coyent Gar
den, London, the latter part of this month,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt will then sail for
home. They will remain in Brattleboro
about two months, returning abroad in The
| fall to fill important engagements
| /. f. Adams took eight carrier pigeons
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! Mass, Monday, and released them near
| the depot. They did not circle around in
! the air as usual, but started at once toward
Brattleboro where they arrived at their
loft in 81 minutes.
The eastern half of the building at the
corner of South Main and Canal streets,
known as the Stebbins block, and belong
ing to the insovent estate of +. II. Van
] al Of nm, Aafn n
Charles Miner. Mr.. Miners bid, S2jl0,
was only about SIS more than the mort
gage
Isaac b. Williamson was sentenced TO
10 days Imprisonment at Newfane Jail by
Judge Tyler, Monday, for contempt OF
court in violating an injunction issued by
Judge Tyler June Is, 1896, and an order
issued June - OF this year, respecting the
time when he should be allowed to visit
his children.
One of the important additions to the
summer train service is the evening miXeC
train between Windsor and Brattleboro
This train, which is an express freigh
with one passenger car attached, leaves
Windsor at ) 80 =. NJ, and arrives at Brat
tleboro at $50. 1t stops at Putney and, i
tagged, at East Putney and Dummerston
at 12:55 p. NJ, without the passenger car
Strattan n Foster have arranged a icon
tinuous performance program for mex
Monday at Silverdale, Spotford lake
There will be a musical entertainment il
the grove; dancing in the pavilion after
noon and evening; a sack race at 1880 a
Nj: potato race at 1850 A. NJ; a specia
dinner at the hotel at ! and at p. NJ
there will be a single. cared boat race to
flag out in the lake three-fourths OF a mil
aud return.
The stockholders in the Vermont Liv
Stock company are much pleased with tn
latest reports from their ranch.
was stated some time ago that about .
per cent of their cattle had persisted il
snow storms, but, the final roundup hay
ing been made. it is believed that the los
is not one-half as great as at first reported
The cattle were badly scattered, however
over from 800 to 500 miles of territory
, Never in the history of the company ha
its cattle become so separated.
p A telegram was received Tuesday stat
I ing that Joseph Ferriter had been injure
in Boston, and his brother, James, cler
p at Durham Brothers, left on the frs
train. Joseph is a street car conductor
! just as one of the passengers was gettin
. off, he was thrown heavily to the pavement
He was unconscious when taken 10 III
home of his sister, and remained in tina
: condition two hours. His injury, however
- is not serious and he came to Brattlebor
: | yesterday. He will remain here for tw
, weeks vacation.
Y The foreman of the men who are bull,
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p H., which is TO be the summer house of 4
1 II. Overman of bicycle fame brought
f beautiful specimen of mineral TO Druggi,
?. II. A. Chaplin for examination recent,
u Mr.. Chaplin made the examination Tue
day night and found the stone to be gree
tluorite, or huor spar, with perfect oct;
#. hedral cleavage. By turning TO Dana
!, manual he found that Putney (Vt.) an
Westmoreland, y. H., aside from Derb,
e shire, England, were among the princip
localities in the world where huorite
a found. The specimen brought from Yves
:, moreland was the best that has been see
= in Bratteboro, and Mr.. Chaplin will plat
il in the collection at the Brooks library.
II The beautiful home of Mrs. L. d. Gree
e wood in Dummerston was the scene Of
IS pretty wedding on Wednesday, June 3
- / Nutus dullu a pIOluslOL Vi ubNtIs, III
IS niece, Miss Eva NJ. Dutton of Mortified
Il Mass, was united in marriage to j.
y Taylor, a well-known citizen of Greenfield
n Mass. The ceremony was performed
st Rev. f. +. Marggraf of Bellows Falls
r the presence of the immediate friends
the contracting parties, after which a We
n ding breakfast was served The bride vi
,f becomingly attired in a beautiful blue si
70 trimmed with white silk lace and pearl
70 and carried bride roses. Mr.. and Mr.
=, Taylor took the afternoon southern bouT
IS train for a wedding trip, carrying wit
them the many hearty congratulations al
~ good wishes of their numerous friends.
}. There is a double stage service on Il
e three overland routes into Brattlebor
Il The terms for carrying the mails expire
"a July l, and the old contractors lost the
IS places. Walter Hubbard of Halifax is Il
h new mail carrier on the Jacksonville rout
l. but Mr.. Warner, the old stage driver, co
!, tinues to go over the course for passenge
If and express. F. G. Smith carries the ma
ID between here and Wilmington, but JudsC
" Stafford follows the example of Mr.. Wa
IS ner and does not propose to go out of bu:
il ness because he has lost the mail rout
Henry Allen has the Chesterfield mail rout
g II. X. Brown continues to run the Che
# terfield stage, going direct TO the lake i
If stead of through Chesterfield Centre.
: A. Taylor has been carrying the mail
ID Eagle North Hinsdale) but NewtC
n Stearns has the contract. He has arrang
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