Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-21
LOCAL OVERFLOW.

oOCAh Wv bhthOW.
A meeting of the Van Doom creditors
for choosing assgnees is in progress in the
probate office. The ballots will be counted
at ) O'Clock this afternoon.
Frank o. Scott of West Chesterfield was
bound over at Keene yesterday in the sum
OF $1,000 on charges of liquor selling.
The village is being canvassed for the
sale of the new topical history of the
United States, written by Hamilton w.
Mabie, and published under the title,
Footprints of Four Centuries"
Miss Florence Clark, the agent of the
Hammond typewriter, has sold several of
these machines during the past month, and
now has on hand one of the latest make,
with all improvements, which she will be
glad to show to intending purchasers.
Mr.. and Mrs. William LAWN and Lucien
Howe returned to Brattleboro last night
from Manchester, Y. H., where they were
given cordial welcome in their concert
Wednesday evening. They will sing in
Westield Wednesday, Athol Thursday and
Gardner Friday of next week, and on the
following Wednesday they will appear in
concert in Northampton under the aus
pices of Smith college.
About 200 members of the Methodist So
ciety and others met in the Methodist
church Wednesday evening for an informal
reception to Rev. and Mrs. j. ID. Beemau.
Musical selections were rendered by the
Thunberg sisters and Harry Smith, and
Mrs. f. S. Morse gave a recitation. Re-
freshments were served. Several of the
local ministers were present and the occa-
sion was one of much pleasure.
c. O. Robbins was in Chester Tuesday
to attend the funeral of his sister, Mrs.
Frank }. Smith, who died Saturday after
a long illness with a disease of the liver.
Mrs. Smith was born in Chester 81 years
ago and has always lived there.
She married Mr.. Smith, who is a son of
j. O. Smith of Brattleboro, 10 years ago.
She was member of the Rebekahs and
that order attended the funeral in large
numbers.
Fire Company Officers.
The several steamer and hose companies
held their annual election of officers at
their respective headquarters Wednesday
evening. The officers elected were Steam
er No. 1, Harvey Sanders, foreman; Geo
Root, assistant foreman; c. l.. Cobb,
clerk: A. O. johnson, engineer: Walter
| Stearns, stoker Samuel Hoton, steward !;
c. w. Sargent, w. II. Harvey, Hyland
Perry and Frank Streeter, first, second,
third and fourth pipemen. Steamer No. ),
Charles Cook, foreman; Don Miller, as
sistant foreman: d. w. Tenney, clerk
Wallace Pratt, engineer; +. ID. Weld,
stoker: Herbert Roess, steward. Charles
Stockwell and Ernest Horton were elected
substitutes, and A. O. johnson regular
member of Steamer company No. 4. OF
the hose companies Phoenix No. & elected
Martin Dunn, foreman: Michael Baker,
assistant foreman; Timothy Fitzgerald,
clerk: John Fenton, Steward. Elliot, No,
-, Chas. II. Thompson, foreman; w. II.
Perry, assistant foreman; Fred 5. Brasor,
clerk; Charles Lang, steward. The Hook
and Ladder company elected w. II. Kin
son, foreman: W. c. willard, assistant
foreman; c. 5. Stockwell, clerk; John A.
Davis, steward w. w. Warren and Ezra
Shipman, aXmen.
Mr.. Crosby and the Springfield Elec-
trio Railroad.
&C. Crosby has been in Springfield
this state, this week in consultation and
negotiation with the railroad commission
ers of that town for the sale and compile
ton of the electric railroad to Charlestown
\. II. At special town meeting held II
Springfield last week, 1t was voted to in
struct the railroad commissioners to sci
and transfer the $4,000 in stock held by
the town in this enterprise to responsible
persons, who would bind themselves t
pay the existing debts of the road, com
plete it and put it in operation with full
passenger, mail, express and freight ser
vice, and run trains to connect with train
on the Boston IL Maine railroad at SOM
point between Springfield Station ant
Charlestown Station, n. II. Mr.. Crosby
who returned home last night, says tina
details of his connection with the Spring
field road cannot be given as yet, but tina
a proposition to take the road off tn
hands of the town and complete it ha
been made by himself, by Mr.. Coolidge
the railroad contractor, and third pei
son. If the concessions which are stipu
lated in the proposition of these three mel
are accepted the road will be completed b,
them and put in operation by the first c
July.