Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-07

VIII DE put on as Jne weather permits,
The famous Brothers Byrne will produce
their successful spectacular production,
1.-THE New Bells" at the Auditorium to-
night.
There will be an important sale of
horses, carriages, harness, etc, at Glson's
stable, Elliot street, Saturday, May s, be-
ginning at 10 A. NJ.
The next annual session of the grand
commandery, United Order of Golden
Cross of Vermont, will be held at Brattle-
boro on Wednesday, April A, 1898.
A. V. May has sold his undivided half
in 50-acre lot on the Putney road to II.
o, Coolidge. Mr. May has bought two
building lots on Maple street of George
Taft.
Luigi Magrone, ~, an Italian laborer
employed at the West Dummerston granite
quarry, died Monday of pneumonia. The
burial was in the Roman Catholic cemetery
in this town Tuesday. Magrone came to
Brattleboro Monday after some medicine
and died soon after reaching home.
A satisfactory settlement has been made
in the case of Mrs. Ellen G.. Hail. widow
of Otis Hall, against the Central Vermont
railroad, which was a suit to recover dam
ages for the death of Mr.. Hall by the ex-
posion of a locomotive at Mansfield,
Conn, on Dec. 4, on the ground that the
engine was defective.
If the old adage, Laugh and grow fat"
counts for anything, it is safe to predict
that anyone who has the pleasure of wit
Messing "S Bells" tonight will increase in
avoirdupois from the rise of the curtain
unto its final fall. The spirit of fun and
mrth prevails throughout the play, calling
forth prolonged laughter.
The 18th birthday anniversary of Kate
Calvin was celebrated by about 40 of her
young friends Tuesday evening. The
| coming of her friends was a surprise to
Miss Calvin and her surprise was not les
sened when she was presented with long
gold watch chain and an umbrella. The
evening was spent with games, vocal and
instrumental music and refreshments.
A hearing was begun before Judge j. NJ.
| Tyler Monday on the petition of Fred NJ.
Waite that the close Jail certificate under
which he was imprisoned be vacated be-
cause of the effect of the confinement upon
his health and the inability to receive ben
eficial treatment while living on Jail diet.
Judge Tyler was obliged to leave on the
noon train and the hearing was continued
| indefinitely
Durham Brothers have engaged w. T.
Francis of Lyonsville, Mass, to represent
them in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and
Connecticut. A part of this territory has
been covered heretofore by G. w. Durham
and j. l.. Greenwood. Mr.. Durham will
now give his whole attention to the Brat
tleboro business and Mr.. Greenwood will
devote his time to Vermont, Massachu-
sets and Maine
Delevan c. Johnson, 50, of West Brat
tleboro, died Wednesday of Bright's dis
ease at his home near the Marlboro line.
lie was farmer and had lived in West
Brattleboro many years. He was a war
veteran, having enlisted in the 10th Yer
mont regiment, Company b, Aug. IS, 1862.
lie was mustered into service as private
oct -, OF that year, and was mustered
out Aug. 10, 1868. The funeral was held
at the house at II o'cloak today, Rev. II.
II. Shaw officiating The burial was in
Marlboro
John Retting ST., has begun extensive
changes in Retting block on High street.
The lower floor of the block will be trans
formed into two stores and will be extended
several feet nearer the street. The open
space between the main block and the fur
niture store will be utilized for building a
third store, and the fronts of each will be
OF plate glass with show windows like the
Main street stores. Mr. Retting is unde-
cded as to whether the stores will be
rented or will be used to contain new lines
of goods which it is likely will be carried
In connection with Retting Brothers fur.
niture department. The upper floors will
be used for tenements as at present
Lawyers Waterman and Haskins. with
). II. Sherman as witness, went to Rut
land Tuesday night to try the case of Miss
Minnie Lamson of Hinsdae, n. H..
against the New England Fire Insurance |
company. The case was settled out of |
court, however, by etfecting a compromise. |
The suit was brought to recover insurance |
on grist mill burned in Guiford several !
years ago. When the mill was burned w. |
Ter johnson of Gulford, whose mortgage of |
$500 on the mill was insured in another
company, got his insurance, but the Rut-
land company refused to pay Miss Lamson
the face value of one of its policies issued !
upon the building by Sherman IL Jenne.
and set up a claim of over-insurance and |
that the insurance paid on Mr. Johnson's
mortgage was all the property was worth
The Vermont Wheel club, at its regular
monthly meeting Tuesday evenin 2, voted to
change the constitution so that five black
balls instead OF three shall be required to
prevent the election of a candidate TO mem
bership. The club also voted to lew
special assessment of 50 on each resident
member payable in installments of 81 each
in June, October and February. The
board of governors reported that w. II.
Childs, F. A. Holmes and E. Landry, ir..
had been appointed house committee for
another year. Resolutions on the death of
Louis d. Greene were read and adopted.
The reports of the committees on tourna-
ments, ladies' nights, Zephra, etc., were
presented. The club had S22 not ex.
pended for the last ladies' night, and it was
voted to make this special fund to be
used for some future entertainment.
The Anglers and Their First Quest for
Sport.
The anglers as a rule met with disap-
pointment on the opening of the trout
fishing season last Saturday The waters
were high and cold, and the trout did not
take the bait with avidty. The opening of
Marlboro South pond made that body of
water Mecca for % to 80 persons, who
occupied seven or eight boats. The largest
number of fish caught in any one boat was
seven, and the whole number taken during
The day did not exceed 30. These fish
averaged in weight from II to IA ounces.
and were mostly Scotch trout instead of
-he native square-tailed trout. Louis
Pettee of Brattleboro landed two fish, one
% ounces and the other one
pound. Henry Adams of Marlboro Sc
cured three that weighed Ovar tbraa |