Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-23

LOCAL OVERFLOW.

Inc christian OClenJlsJS neld very en-
ioyable picnic at the Hunt cascade last
Friday.
Milkman NJ. O. Robbins appeared Wed.
nesday with a new milk wagon of the
latest design.
a local ball team managed by f. j. De-
vine will cross bats with Hinsdale at that
place tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. II. NJ Ruggles and daughter of
Worcester, Mass, are visiting at G. =,
Glson's and II. r. Browns.
Mr. and Mrs c. p. ellison will take
carriage drive through Greenfield, Shell
burne Falls and other places next week.
Col. John Hunt, who has been appoint
ed a pension attorney, will have his Office
with II. f. Taylor &c Son in Hooker block.
The village school committee has con-
tracted with K. b. Barrows for furnishing
coal for the High school building the com
ing year. ID. e.. O'Neil has been engaged
to paint the outside woodwork of the Canal
street school building.
The mail carriers, who are "death on
vicious dogs" have one or two such dogs
under surveillance, and for the benefit of
the dogs their owners are warned to see
that the carriers run no risk in approach
ing the owners premises.
L he lOgmen were enCaupeu on the ISL
and several days and large force was en-
ployed in removing the big jam at the
north end of the island. The work was
completed early Wednesday, and the last
of the big drive disappeared from view.
An involuntary petition in insolvency
against Alice II. Gould of Boston was
filed Wednesday by Robbins & Cowles, who
are creditors to the amount of $307. Alice
II. Gould is one of the owners of the
Gould IL Heyar property on Flat street.
The heavy summer showers have made
the towns water supply the best at this
season that it has been for many years.
| The water in the Crowell reservoir is two
| feet deeper now than it was July 7. No
water has been pumped into the reservoir
this year, whereas the pumping is usually
used, beginning about June /.
Mason Beeman, son of Rev. and Mrs
Beeman, has returned from Burlington,
where he has been playing third base and
! pitching for the team which represents
! that city in the Northern league. He won
his last game from st. Adams 3 to /, out
pitching Doheney of the New York league
team, who was in the box for St. Adams.
Beeman, Dowd of Plattsburg and Dohe-
ney have been the most effective pitchers
in the league.
Clarence f. Whitaker, formerly engineer
at the Brooks House and in Harmony
block, was married, June 20, to Miss Ada
liza Potter of Halifax, who has taught sew
eral terms of school in Jacksonville and
vicinity. The ceremony was performed by
Rev l.. d. Temple at the home of Mrs.
Joy on Elliot street, Mr.. and Mrs Whit
aker will live in the house which Mr..
Whitaker is building on South Main street.
About 20 mothers and children, the lat
ter under four years old, were entertained
at the home of Rev. c. O. Day from 3 to
> O'Clock Saturday afternoon. A lawn
party was first held which was brought to
a close by rain, the remainder of the time
being spent in the house. Music and re-
freshments were furnished and the two
hours were greatly enjoyed. Mr.. Day will
entertain the small boys of the Sunday
school tomorrow afternoon.
The Chesterfield correspondent of the
Keene Sentinel tells this gruesome story:
"Mrs Herman Rice was Mortified one day
last week by finding a huge black snake
coiled up in the lap of her little son Gin
ton, about a year old, one fold being around
the child's neck. She frightened the
snake away, but was unable to kill it.
Two very large ones and several small ones
have been seen in the cemetery near the
house, but none have been killed"
The New London boat train which ar
rived in Brattleboro Tuesday morning
brought 20 fresh air children, sent out by
the New York Tribune bureau, accompan-
led by Miss Thompkins, a city missionary
in New York. They were met at the sta
tion by Rev. C. o. Day and c. F. Thomp-
son, and were conducted to the chapel of
% the Congregational church where a lunch
t was served, after which they were sent to
the homes where they are to be entertain
ed for two weeks. The children are from
: six to ten years old.
> In tearing down the old carriage factory
. of j. d F. French at keene this week two
curious old signs were brought to light,
one being a sign of the American House OF
Brattleboro. A picture of the hotel in oil
colors and still well preserved, remains
upon this sign In front of the hotel a
large covered wagon drawn by four horses
is driving up and the landscape in the real
{ shows the mountain. This sign was
= brought to Keene 43 years ago by j. French
e senior, who formerly carried on the hotel
. The second sign, which is probably Older
than the first and also painted in oil, rep
resents on one side man in red coat
= knee breeches, etc, carrying huge punch
q bowl on his back. On the other side he i!
;, represented in the act of drinking out o
n the punch bowl, his protruding waistcoa
already showing the effect of liberal an,
frequent potations. This is sort of pane
sign and is still held in a strong framework
| by which it was secured to post, probably
5 1t is lettered "French's Inn"