Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-03

Tue miller FAMILY reunion, set lot yes
terday at Central Park in Vernon, was
postponed until today on account of the
rain.
The annual retreat for the clergy OF the
Protestant Episcopal church will he held
in Burlington and conducted by Bishop
Hall, beginning Tuesday evening, Sept. :.
The largest fish ever taken from Spot
ford lake was found floating near the
south shore recently. 1t was pike weigh
ing 80 pounds, and It is thought that it
was killed by a black bass
II. r. Browns daily stage will make its
last trip of the season Saturday between
Brattleboro and Spofford lake. MANY Of
the cottagers have left the lake. Mr. Ware
is planning to close Lakeside about Sept
TO- Pine Grove Springs and Slverdale
will he open until the latter part of the
! month.
A. W. Chlds d Co., with whom the
/ Thomas Geiss house ON Williams street
! was insured, have made satisfactory set
! Element with Mr.. Geiss for the loss Of his
! house by fire last Saturday morning. The
amount paid was S1050. Sherman d
| JENNIE have settled with Gilbert Murray
! for the loss of his household goods, by
| pa ing him $500.
Mrs. G. II. Smith and her trimmer have
been in Springfield, Mass, this week.
They will go to New York tomorrow,
where they will spend several days looking
up fall STYLES. Mrs. Smiths millinery
business will be moved week after next to
the Van Doom house on Main street. The
rooms now occupied by her will be retain
ed by Miss Ella NJ Prouty, who will IN
tinue her dressmaking therein.
The Burnett family reunion was held on
Frnkin park at Greenfield Wednesday.
clambake and elaborate dinner was
served at O'clock David F. Carpenter,
principal of the Dickinson academy at
DreTtield, presided and speeches were
made by +. d. Church of Ashfield, Willis
Burnett of Savoy, and the presiding officer.
L. l.. Burnett Of Adams was chosen presi-
dent Of the organization, with several vice
presidents, including George W. Burnett OF
Brattleboro.
"Dodge's Trip to New York" was nc
tuated with laughter and applause on the
part OF the large audience throughout the
performance at the Auditorium Tuesday
IN ght. The piece is "The Nabobs," bright
ened and freshened, and with an entirely
new setting of songs and specialties. Ii
| gave an evening of genuine amusement,
and seemed to please everybody. Mr. Hen
shaw was the life of the piece, but the
supporting players left nothing to be de-
sired. The company was unusually strong
in good singers.
The first meeting of the creditors of II.
VI. Adams was held in the probate office
Monday afternoon when assignees Of the
estate were voted for. There was some
strife for the office, the opposing candi-
dates being ;. II. Sherman and A. Starkey
against G.. A. B1yden and W. H. Minor.
Mr.. sherman had - votes. Mr. Starkey
II and Boyden and Minor Is each. bur
while the latter had a majority Of votes
the claims represented by them were for a
smaller amount, therefore there was no
election. Judge Waterman appointed
Sherman and Starkey.
The public schools began their year S
work Wednesday. The High school open
el with ITO pupils, and there are from ten
to twenty more to come in. There are IS
in the ninth grade and 20 in the eigh h
grade. A second school of the eighth grade
has been added in the High school build
ing this year Miss More of that grade
does not return, a telegram having been
received from her on Sunday asking TO be
released on account of favorable opening
elsewhere. Her place has not yet been
supplied. The total number of pupils in
the High school building is about $50. The
enrolment for the whole district varies little
from 775.
The case of Kimball Brothers Il Co. of
Boston against X. Z. Gordon was heard
before A. f. Cudworth of South London
derry, referee, in Kittredge Hasknss office
Wednesday afternoon, Mr.. Haskns and c.
c. Fits appearing for the plaintiffs and
Waterman, Martin Il Hit for the defend
ants. II was shown that in July, 1898,
Alfred Holden bought hack of Kimball
Brothers and executed a conditional con-
tract of sale, by the terms of which the
| hack was TO remain the property of Kim
| ball Brothers until IL was paid for. The
hack was brought to Brattleboro, but the
! contract was not recorded. In July, 1894
the hack was attached by the Vermont
| Savings bank in behalf Of surety sgners on
a note from Holden TO the bank, and il
| was sold by Mr.. Gordon for 500. The
suit was TO recover the value of the hack,
which the evidence introduced by the
| plaintiff tended 10 show was SIPS. The
testimony of the defence tended to show
that the value of the hack was not over
! SIS. The plaintiff also introduced evil
dense to show that under the law of Massa-
chusetts such a contract need not be re-
| corded in order TO protect the vendor
against attaching creditors.
Canal Street switch Causes More Trouble
The Canal-street switch is a wel-spring
of trouble to the Brattleboro Street railway
company. There were many inconven-
fences in getting a location for the switch a
year ago, and the switch has just been
completed. Miss Serotia A. Alexander
has sent a petition to the county court ask
ing that a commission of three dsinterest-
ed persons be app )inted to hear and decide
concerning her grievances occasioned by
the switch, and that, having reported their
dongs TO the court, the court order such
alterations and removals as 1t sees fit. 1t
will be remembered that a year ago the
selectmen of Brattleboro and the officials
of the railway company could not agree as
TO location for the switch, and recourse
was taken to the state railroad commission
ers who granted a location between the
school ground and the Alexander house,
stating definitely the limitations of the
switch. Their decision was rendered
barely in season to give time to construct
a spur track from the school property
toward the Alexander house before the
opening of the Valley Far, for which
event alone the switch was desired, the
track being completely covered with dirt
the rest of the year. The switch has been