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


The flag staff at the High school grounds
has been reprinted and the fence between
the school grounds and Mrs. Wilder is
oelh9 rebuilt
A. v Mays agency has sold for Mrs.
Ida NJ. Hines her house on Chestnut street
in Esteyville to Miss Emma White. Pos
session is given at once. Mrs Hines is to
GO 10 Ieominstor Mass
The Universalst church will be closed
until the third Sunday I'm August. when
the sermon will be preached bv Rey. T..
W. Whitney of Milford. Mass Rev and
Mrs. II. y. Maxwell will go To Maine for
their vacation after returning from the
convention in Detroit
The bass fishing season at Spoftord lake
/ opened July /. only few good catches
are reported. The best record thus far
/ was made Monday by G. a. Harris, DR.. g..
| +. Barber and C.. W. Durham They see
/ cured q string OF ID fish weighing @l
pounds The largest fish was caught by
| Dr. Barber and weighed five pounds
Chas. A. Pierce has sold the Beuninc-
| ton Banner 10 John =. Holden and Harry
/ 7. Cushman. who took possession July /.
Mr.. Pierce has been publisher of The Ban
| uer - years He began his career in The
/ AA'' AtN 'AiANN ''N'' n.y. 'AA'h' wa. '''
| membcred by some of the older residents.
| IL is understood that the price paid for
/ the Banner was $40 GOO
/ After last Sunday. services at the Uni
| velsalist church in East Boston were discon-
| tinued until Sept g.. During this time q
| fine new organ will bee put iu To replace the
| old one. Ii is being built by the celebrated
/ firm of Hutchings Il Co.. whose name is a
/ guarantee that the new instrument will be
modern and hrst-class in every respect
/ Rev Francis W Sprague, the pastor, his
/ wife and two daughters, will spend the
vacation at Simpsons Point, Brunswick,
| Me.
A "Icphra' notice in the ST. Johnsbury
/ Caledonian: "The management have Sc
cured the services of Frank Brasor Of Brat
| tleboro for the part of Decius king of
| Moved Mr.. Brasor is a brother OF Madam
| Stella Brazil, the great contralto now sing
/ ing in Covent Garden, London, and who
sang by invitation of the Lord Chancellor
at the Queens diamond Jubilee. Mr..
| Brasor has a powerful low baritone voice.
/ and is an actor of exceptional ability. He
| has played the part of Decius number of
| times, and his conception OF the character
| is indeed inspiring
| One of the incidents to mar the ouietuda
! of Monday was the runaway of a livery
/ team owned bv c. =. ellison. The wheel
| of the carriage got caur. between the
rail and the planking of the electric road
on Chaplin street and the carriage was
/ overturned, throwing out the occupant,-
| Oscar Dion and Miss Isabelle Holmes. The
/ horse ran around TIE common 90 Main
/ street, turning the corner near the town
/ hall TO High street and the corner near
/ Rettiug's store to Green street and mp
| Green street as lar as Thomas Peutaud $,
I where it was stopped by G. C.. Turner and
/ Harry Rowe withou, having done any
/ damage.
An Injunction was served ON Sherif
/ Starkey. assignee of the iuSOIveut Realty
/ Balestier estate by Judce I NJ Tyler
| trustee of theJ y. Balestier estate Fridsv
/ restraining him from nroceedinc with the
auction sale of standino Grass an the tam,
occupied by Beatty Balestier which was
advertised To take nJace last SATURDAY
| The !, \. Balestier estate holds mon.
gage on the farm and therefore claim, hat
the grass cannot be sold to satisfy the
claims of Beatty Balestier' creditors. a
commission consisting of K l.. Gordon,
j. II. Merriheld and Adm F. Miller was
appointed TO set ont homestead for Beat
/ ty Balestier, and after that has been done
and the mortgage upon the place has been
satisfied it is doubtful if there will be any.
thing left for the creditors
Mrs. c G. Roel 70 died Sunday at IN.
home of her dau,hter Mrs p r DaIyolf
in Springfield. Mass. Mrs. Eoel was horn
/ in Wilmington. her maiden name beinr
Maria Wellman. and when a ynunp woman
/ came IN Brattlahoro to live IN tho RradIav
family She remained here until ber mar
rage in 1S5S. when she went with her hus.
band 10 his farm in West Dummerston
Mr. Roel who was a we'll known citizen
died four wears AGO and Mrs RoeI ther
went IN the home Of her only danchtar in
Springfield She has been in moor beaItj
for a lone time she was one nj the oldas,
members of the First Bantist churcb in
| Brattleboro She leaves brother II A
! Wellman. of Wilmington The fnnerai
was held at Springfield Tuesday and rho
burial was AT West Dnnmerston LVednes.
| day.
Col VIM. I. Holbrook, son Of eX-Gov.
| frederick Holorook, was appointed Judge
OF the court OF special sessions in New
lorK city TWO years ago for one of the
snort terms. bis time expired last week
ana on friday Mayor Strong reappointed
MN Tor term OF 10 years. at a salary Of
| sgoOO year. The oath OF office was
/ taken al the city nail. The mayor said il
was particularly gratifying TO have his APP
! pointees turn out SO well-to the credit Of
/ the court, the public and himself-and it
| gave him great pleasure TO reappoint Col.
Hol0rook. On his return to the court