Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-09

nual school report will be ready for distri.
button the last of next week.
An order has been issued from the adiu-
tant generals office ordering an election
ON July l3 to liil the vacancy in tullcr
Light Battery caused by the resignation OF
Second Lieut. Frank c. Platts
A number of Jesse Haynes friends
gave him a surprise Tuesday night in hon
or of hi, completion of his 2lst year.
Games were played and refreshments were
served. Mr.. Haynes was presented q gold
watch chain.
Tie Christian Eudeavor society of the
Baptist church elected these officers Tues
day night: President, Arthur J.. Maynard
vice president Mary l.. Horton; secretary,
Mrs. C.. +. Il. JENNIE: treasurer, Miss Hor-
tense Hall; corresponding secretary. Mary
J.. Horton
one of the unusual sights of the week
was the feat of a log driver. who rode on
a log of ordinary size through the rapids
below the bridge withou' cant-hook or
pike to steady hi, peculiar Graf. He pad
died the log 10 the shore with his hands
near the Thomas farm.
Mrs Fannie L. Belkaiscr. the neCress
who claimed to Dee the wife of the late
"Col' VIM l.. Blanchard. the wealthy gam
bier. has been held at New York i'm the sum
of 5000 on the charge of perjury The
charge is based on her testimony given at
the hearing of her claim, when her state
ments were shown TO Oe false.
Mrs J. A stafford, who has been max
ing children's and women's garments in
Market block, finds her business increasing
so rapidly that she has leased the quarters
in Harmony block, which have been occu-
pied by the First Regiment band for long
time. She will at once begin using two or
three new machines. and her lease gives
her the privilege OF putting in 20 more.
The Canadian colored jubilee singers
and Imperial orchestra gave q hrst-class
entertainment in the Baptist church Mon
day night before an audience of 500 or
more. There were nine performers In the
company and their songs, which were
mostly humorous and plantation melodies,
We're sung with genuine negro expires
sion which was amusing. The trombone
soloist was the favorite instrumentalist.
The concert was under the auspices OF the
ladies society.
Morris ~ Gregg have completed their
sacrifice sale of goods and have begun
thorough renovation and repairing of their
store. The stairway leading TO the second
floor has been removed and the hole is be-
in boarded up. Hereafter all the bust
ness will bee done on one floor and the stock
will be reduced, although they will carry
jus, a. many varieties as before The
granite ware and kerosene business will bee
given up, making ample room IN the base
meut Tor surplus stock.
Dr. I. A. Smith will leave Lake Pleas
ant July - with a special car bound for
Queen City park. Burlington. The train
will start from the lake al $3.50 and will
connect with the train from Springfield
for Brattleboro. The fare for the round
trip on this car will be $3.50, tickets good
returning on any train within TWO weeks
Passengers will be taken at any station.
The rate for stations between Bellows
Falls and Ludlow will be - and between
Ludlow and Rutland $40. Similar ex-
cursions will be run Aug and Aug Il,
Prot VIM. Bullock Clark. professor Of
geology in Johns Hopkins university AT
Baltimore, and the state eeologisi of Ma
/ ryland. will sail for Russia in August as
one of the delegates 10 the international
congress of biologists al ST. Petersburg,
bearing the credentials of the secretary OF
| state as one OF the eight national delegates
and also an appointment from the govern
| or of Maryland to represent the state as
state geologist. The official delegates from
| the several countries are entertained as the
/ guests of the empire and escorted through
out the country under the guidance OF the
/ director Of the geological survey Of Russia
| They are TO spend month or six weeks in
this way, visiting the Caspian and Black
Seas and crossing the Caucasus mountains
into the Asiatc provinces the tina SEES
"a
/ The congress begins its session at ST. Pc
tersburg Aug ~.
Sheriff Gordon served attachment pa
pers Tuesday on a piano and horse
| owned by the widow OF Romano
". Thompson. who occupies II. L.
| Bonds house on Prospect Hill. The
attachment was to secure Mr.. Bond in
( bill Of Sl24 due for the expense of the
burial of Mr.. Thompson and for one months
rent Of the house and was made because
the family is preparing to leave town.
When Sheriff Gordon served the papers he
was told that the piano was owned bv Mrs.
Thompson and was afterward told that IL
belonged to her daughter There was no
other visible property which would admit
OF attachment as the furniture had all
been moved ont of the house and shipped
away. +. j. Bailey, who leased the house
TO the family, went up in the afternoon
and tried 10 effect a settlement. The WON
en- offered to settle the bill but would not
pay the costs of attachment and they went
TO trunk and procured a large roll of
bills, Mr.. Bailey had no authority to set
tie on that basis, and as the money was at
taChable he informed MI Gordon that the
women had it in their possession and Nj
Gordon and Mr.. Bailey returned 10 the
house Wednesday morning to attach the
money. The women saw them coming
and rushed to the room where it is sup
posed the money was kept and locked
themselves in. BY the conversation which
was overheard it is evident that the WON
en- pocketed the money.
sudden Death OF George II. wiIcutt.
George Hardy Wilcutt. 81, died very
suddenly Tuesday forenoon of heart dis
ease due to exhaustion from the intense
heat He was walking with his blind son
on the east, Side of Main street about $3.50
A. NJ, and when he reached Galvin's store
he sat down upon the steps complaining of
a peculiar feeling, and in a few minutes
leaned over backward saying that he
thought he was going to die. He was as
sisted to Greene's drug store where Drs.
Webster and Pratt gave him hypodermic
injections and for time he seemed to rally.
He wished 10 he taken home and was as
sisted into a coupe. Before the coupe was
reached it was evident to the physicians
that he was in dying condition. He
sank rapidly and passed away a few mo-
ments after reaching his home on Clark