Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-17
BRATTLEBORO,

S. W. Edgett & Co. have sold the f. L.
Holt farm in Putney to William Spaulding
of Ludlow (Vt.).
Leitsinger's First Regiment orchestra
has been engaged to play both nights of
the Valley Fair at the Auditorium.
G. p. Kimball has sold his house on
Clark street to Eugene Ferriter. Posses
sion will not be given for month or more.
The Sargent family of West Brattleboro
had clambake and reunion at Sunset lake
Wednesday, Charles Stockwell acting as
master of ceremonies.
The women of the Alliance will hold an
afternoon tea and sale at the house of Mrs.
Plummer on North Main street on Satur-
day afternoon of next week.
j. A. Stafford has decided to discontinue
his stage route between Brattleboro and
Wilmington, and will sell his stage outfit
at auction in the latter town Sept. %. Mr.
Stafford lost the mail carrying contract and
there was not enough business on the line
for two stages.
E. A. Smith, who has been appointed
train master of the Fitchburg railroad, was
a telegraph operator in Brattleboro years
ago. He has been connected with railroad
and telegraph work 80 years, and was SUI
perintendent of telegraph previous to his
recent promotion. He is Familiarity known
as "Smith of Boston,"
Dickinson Holton, So, died suddenly of
heart disease at his home on Fourth street
at Turner's Falls last week Thursday. He
was born in Mortified but had lived in
Turner's Falls % years. He is survived by
a widow and five children-Mrs. John S.
Wetherby and Mrs. Alonzo p. Waite, both
of Worcester, Clement Holton of Hins-
dale, n. H., Z. L. Holton of Brattleboro,
Edgar of New Haven, Conn, and Henry,
who resides at home.
The real estate and personal property
belonging to the well-known estate of the
late j. A. Alexander of Gulford will be
sold by auction by the administrator next
week Saturday. Sept. %, beginning at 10
o'clock in the morning. The real estate
of Mrs Alexander, consisting of the house
and farm upon which the family live, will
be sold at the same time and place together
with the farm stock and tools and the
household furniture. Both these farms
are well known and the sale will attract
wide attention.
Hearings have been held before the
Franklin county commissioners at North
field this week to determine the location OF
the new Mortified bridge across the Con-
necticut for which a charter was granted
by the Massachusetts legislature. Three
locations are in contest-at the Bennett S
meadow ferry, at Mount Hermon and al
Munn's ferry. After visiting these loca
tions on Tuesday the formal bearing wa;
held in the Mortified town hall. The
Greenfield people are strongly in favor Of
the Benefits meadow location. A. ii
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bridge builder, strongly favored this loca
ton. d. L. Moody told the commissioners
ii was the only place he cared anything
about having a bridge located, Severa
Greenfield men, including the selectmen OF
the town and Editor Hall of the Gazette
M. L. Corbett of Bernardston, X. l.. Crow
ell OF NOrthheld, and many Others, SPOKE
in favor of the Benefits meadow location
On Wednesday the opponents of this loca
ton had their innings, and then the hear
ing was adjourned 10 Oct. 8.