Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-17

of the novelties.
Sleek Solomon Silver was in Brattleboro
again this week, but did not try to work
his spectacle game so far as known. He
was unsuccessful in his swndle at Putney,
as will be seen in the correspondence from
that town.
The literary club at Mortified, Mass,
discussed the question Tuesday night:
Resolved" That an electric railroad joining
Bratteboro and Greenfield, and passing
through Mortified, would be beneficial TO
Mortified.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Henkel have issued
invitations to the wedding reception of
their daughter, Annie Elizabeth Henkel
and Strickland Bliss Ward, Tuesday eve
ming, Dec. IS from : 80 to $3.50 at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henkel on Frost
street.
The Montpelier Argus is authority for
the statement that Rev. l.. l.. Beeman,
the presiding elder of the Montpelier dis.
trict, contemplates moving to Brookfield,
Mass, where he has farm, Mr.. Beeman
has been in poor health for some time. He
is a brother of Rev. J. d. Beeman of Brat
tlebUro.
G. =. ellison will sell 80 horses at auction
at his Elliot street stables tomorrow, Sat
urday, Dec. Is These horses were brought
here by G.. L. Gilman, and consist OF
heavy work horses, and farm and family
horses. Mr.. ellison has also Just received
a carload of sleighs which will be sold at
the buyers price
Mrs. Broncho Mulcachy, who was sent
to Greenfield by the authorities OF Brat
tleboro, made her way Friday to Spring
field The officers there gave her an or
der for a railroad ticket to New Haven,
and some one connected with the Y. NJ
{. A. of Hartford gave her money to pay
the fare for the remainder of her journey
and also an order which will obtain assist
ance for her at a New York charitable in
stitution. The Springfield authorities tel
egraphed to her father at Los Angeles but
received no reply.
A petition in insolvency was filed in the
insolvency court Saturday by Dana A.
Stratton of Guilford. Mr.. STATIONS liza
bilities amount 10 $l19S and include &C
counts of Sal with Emerson d Son. $l4-
with X. Il. Cummings OF Philipston, Mass.
SlOd with a Mr. Stowell Of Bratteboro
Sl60 with A. A. Williams of Newfane and
various smaller accounts with BrattleborC
and other merchants The assets amount
to Sj3j and include horses, cows. sheep
wagons and farm tools, most of which ar,
under attachment.
The annual meeting Of SedCwick Won
ans Relief corps was held in Grand Army
hall, Dec. @, at which the following officer
were elected President, Mrs Myra /
Stone; senior vice president Mrs. Fanni,
Chase, junior vice president Mrs. Nell,
NJ. Benson treasurer Mrs. Emily Allen
chaplain, Mrs. Emma Eason; conductor
Mrs. Emma a. Moore guard, Mrs. Eft;
j. Bement. Delegates to convention
Lena NJ Walker Mrs. Helen Wyatt, Mrs
Emily Allen. alternates, Mrs. L. NJ. Cox
Mrs. Helen +. Miller and Mrs. Ida Frzzell
Some time ago it was rumored tina
Rudyard Kipling was writing a play. i
now turns out that he has made a dramatic
version of his famous novel, The Ligh
( That Failed Olga Nethersole will Ii /,
said, enact the role of the heroine. Bessie
/ The Philadelphia Record says: CURIOSITY
will wait upon the production TO discover
what one of the two different endings tina
he wrote for his romance Kipling hai
adopted for his drama-the happy or tn,
unhappy climax, which, A former version
| of kipling's story. by a Mr., Courtena,
| Thorpe, was once staged and proved
failure.
A meeting of the officers and visitin.
committee of the Home for Aged and Dis
| abled was held in the Brooks House par
| Tors Satur lay afternoon. Mrs. c. T
/ Thompson and Mrs. c. H. Davenport wer,
/ elected president and secretary of the Wis
/ iting committee, to arrange for forma
| opening of the home, which will be helC
/ Dec. 20. At this time 4 five o'clock te!
/ will be given and the public are invited I,
/ visit the institution. Money was raise,
at the meeting to buy a book for record
/ for use of the Home. MI. and Mrs. Nasl
/ will take charge of the Home Dec 20, ant
| it will open with two occupants.
A despatch from Lancaster. y. H., Fri
day stated that George Van Dyke of tina
| place, president OF the Connecticut Rive
| Lumber company, and New York and Bos
ton capitalists, had bought the stock o
the company and would form a syndicate
1t was understood that Mr.. Van Dyke
vast lumber tracts would be taken by tn
new corporation, which has a capital o
several millions. The company was forme,
about 20 years ago, and is the one whlcl
sends millions of feet of logs down tn
Connecticut river each year, Its presen
capital is $4,000. The company has BIZ
mills at MclndOes Falls, VT, at Mt Ton
Just below Northampton and near Hart
ford. President Van Dyke was once a lo
driver, but he now owns thousands of acre
of valuable timber lands and is rated a
one of the wealthiest men in New Eng
land.
The board of review of the Nationa
Trotting association voted in New Yorl
city last Friday to expel G. j. Gunan O
Hartford, Conn, for starting the hors
Rocktown under the name of Tom MOODY
The horse was also expelled. Tom Mood
won second place in the 2:35 race at tn
Valley Fair. The horse was entered her
in the name of W. Squires of East Hartford
Conn. Mr.. Squires is a brother-in-law @
F. X. Williams. the we'll known East Hart
ford horseman. A telegram was receive
here stopping the payment of the none
won by Tom Moody and it was forwarde
TO Secretary GrOcher of the National assc
citation. Tom Moody had been winnin
second money with such great regularit
previous TO the Valley Fair that the horse
men became suspicious that the horse wa
ringer. 1t is understood that there wa
much difficulty in determining the owner
ship Of the horse
Death of Howard White of Meriden
Howard White of the Wilcox d Whit
company of Meriden Conn, died Thurs
day night from pneumonia in Baltimore
Md, after a weeks illness. His wife an
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. White were summone
from Meriden to Baltimore the Saturda,
previous to his death, Mr. White was
/ SON Of II X White and tUos horn il, Coz,