Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-20

Brse street five feet and regarding his
premises.
The 31-1ays sentence Of patsey Dun.
don expired yesterday and be- was released
from Newfane
Chief Engineer Turner has placed Bah
cock hre eXtnguisher iu j. d. Roes,' barn
for the use of persons on Brook street
A V. Mays agency has exchanged W
IL Hastings farm in Newfane, known as
the Holland Plympton place, with Harland
II. Howe for his new house in West Brat
tleboro.
There will be an excursion on the Bos-
ton ~ Maine railroad to Lake Sunapee
next Sunday, leaving Bra;tleboro at :
o. clock and arriving al the lake at 1890.
Returning the train leaves al 5:1j.
The public are cordially invited TO at
tend the afternoon exercises at Protective
grange picnic next Wednesday afternoon.
on the Valley Fair grounds. Speakers of
state and national reputation will be pres
ent. Trolley cars will run TO the grounds.
Judges Walker Of Grafton and Worden
OF Halifax were in Brattleboro We nesdav
to designate the towns from which Jurors
are 10 be drawn for the next term Of the
county court, and also the number Of iu-
rors who are to he drawn from those towns.
The drawing will probably be made next
week.
The first meeting OF the creditors Of AL
ice II. Gould of Boston. who is doing bust
ness in Brattlebor1 under the name of
Gould Il Helyar, was held Saturday.
There was no choice between +. W. Nc
Clure and Dennison Cowles in the ballot
for assignee and the judge OF probate ap-
pointed Mr.. Mcclure
Judge Waterman was at Rutland Wed
nesday as referee in the case Of the Gen
eral Electric Light company against the
Rutland Electric Light company. The
suit was brought by the General company
against the Rutland company for amounts
due on promissory notes and a book ac-
count, tota OF S27, 600 being involved
The Manchester Insurance company Of
| England settled the loss on Patrick Bakers
house and household goods by last Fridays
fire Monday. through their agents. II. +.
| Taylor d Son. !. +. Bailey Of Boston
was in town Wednesday and adjusted The
loss to Eugene Ferrrer's property, which
was insured through Sherman IL JENNIE.
The trustees of the Noble hospital al
| Westfield. Mass. have engaged T. Wales
to give a pageant and kirmess, to be- given
| every evening for week early in October
at the opera house in that place. Between
! 200 and 300 children will take part in the
| performance, and the trustees OF the hospt-
tai hope to net large sum for the inst.tu-
| ton
Charles A. Pierce, for many years pro
| prietor OF the Bennington Banner, has
! bought the Northampton Daily Herald
Z nd nil .lr4 rtnss.sgi1Y, GaV,f HE SON
| Chas. W Pierce. a graduate of Norwich
university, will be editor OF the Herald.
| The elder Pierce was an employe Of The
Phoenix office before going TO Bennington
| years ago.
G. A. Billings was in town Tuesday and
Wednesday and looked over the tobacco
crops in Vernon, Hinsdaie. and Putney
No crops We're brought for spottinC partly
because not enough leaf desirable for this
purpose could be bought in one locality.
and partly because Mr.. Billings thinks the
growers are holding the crop at too high a
figure compared with the Connecticut
wrapper leaf. He holds. from the buyers
standpoint. that the price is likely 10 fall
| rather than rise from present figures. Il
is said that in some portions of Westmin-
ster and Walpole hail has injured the crop.
recently moved from Williams street to the
building in the rear of Holden d Martins,
has increased It's number of employees TO
IS and they are working three nights in
the week. Small children's hose is all
they are able to manufacture at present be
cause of lack Of funds with which to
buy new machinery, although they are
constantly receiving orders for larger sized
children's hose and mems and women's
hose which they are obliged to turn
away. Why isn't this a home industry
worth developing? Where is the board of
trade?
The annual reunion of the Windham
County Veteran association will be held at
South Londonderry, Wednesi day, Sept. s.
The parade will be formed at the depot on
the arrival of the train, and the procession
will move to the hall, where dinner will be
served. The dress parade will form at 3
o'clock A good band will furnish music.
Prominent speakers are expected 10 be
present. The Brattleboro ~ Whitehall
railroad will sell tickets at half rates.
Prominent speakers are expected to be
present. D. b. Goddard, H. A. Dudley
and Sem Pierce of South Londonderry are
the committee of arrangements.
Mrs. W. II. Bigelow royalty entertained
the Brattleboro chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution at her West
Brattleboro home Monday afternoon, Aug.
lG, in commemOration OF the battle OF
Bennington, the new state holiday. a
the ladies passed what was the bar in I'VE
olden tyne they were served with lemon
ade by Miss Anna Smith. After few re-
marks by Mrs. Weeks, regent of the chap
ter, an interesting paper on the battle of
Bennington was read by Miss Genevieve
Slate, and a paper giving an account OF
Gen. Stark's lite was read by Mrs. Jennie
Damon Bolander, who is one Of his de-
scendants. America was sung and Mrs.
Bigelow read letter, which she has framed,
written by Seth Pomeroy from Northamp-
ton 10 his father, dated Oct. /, l755. also
the license given by Richard Whitney.
clerk, TO keep Public House OF Entertain
ment,' dated 1890. Many other relics
were noted, among them the old sign that
hung outside the dor, and ticket tor en-
tertanment, dated 1907, good "till sunset"
showing it TO have been issued on Satur-
day, visit was made 10 the old family
buryng ground east OF the house. Tables
were laid under the trees and bountiful re-
freshments were served by the hostess
Wedding at the swedish Church.
The first nuptial ceremony to be per-
formed in the new Swedish Lutheran
church took place at : 80 o'clock Friday
evening, when August johnson, who is
employed at the Carpenter organ factory,
and Miss Elizabeth johnson. who has
been employed in the family of L. c. Cros-
nv were married bV Rev j. = BrOdaan Of