Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-16

Captain Courageous" will be published
in October by the Century company,
Fuller Battery held an election at the
armory Tuesday evening, at which Carl
Henkel was chosen TO the position Of sec
ond Lieutenant, to fill vacancy caused 10y
the resignation Of Frank {. Patts. Mr.
Henkel has been the Battery buger for the
past nine years. His successor will be APP
pointed by Capt Weld.
A large limb fell across the trolley wire
in front of DR.. Fremont Hamilton's dur
ing the storm Monday night, delaying the
electric cars about 20 minutes. The limb
was sawed off and in pulling it from the
wire the trolley and fire alarm wires came
in contact with each other, causing several
strokes of the fire alarm.
A section of the dam across Milestone
brook between Emerson's store and the
Vinton paper mill gave away Wednesday
morning under the pressure of water, the
rains of Tuesday and Tuesday night hav-
ing raised the brock several feet. The
earth covering the foundation of the l. of
the paper mill, which has been held in
place by the roots of a stump, was washed
away, exposing the foundation to depth
of several feet.
Fred Williams, who was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Mcclure Friday morning,
was arraigned before Justice VIM. 5. New
ton Friday afternoon on the charge of steal
ing bicycle from Logan & Wiley of Ath-
oil, Mass. The examination was conduct
ed by George B. Hit. 1t was decided that
the evidence was sufficient to bind the
boy over to the county court and he was
placed under bonds in the sum of 5000 for
his appearance at the September term.
Bail was furnished by Sumner DeWolf of
Halifax, the boys employer.
The petition Of the seectmen for the re
commitment of Miss Helen Wheeock to
the Brattleboro Retreat was heard before
| Judge f. l.. Waterman Monday, Col. Has
kins appearing for the selectmen and State
Attorney Robb for the state. Miss Wheel
ock was discharged from the Retreat by
the asylum supervisors some time ago and
has since been a town charge At the
hearing DR.. Lawton testified that she was
fit subject for some institution for the in
sane and she was ordered recommitted,
thus again becoming a state charge.
The Philadelphia letter in the Dramatic
Mirror contains the following: "A little
bird has just whispered in confidence that
the bright vocalists, Anna Litcher and
! William Schuster, of the Castle Square
Opera company have entered into the bonds
of matrmony, and congratulations are now
| in order" Mr.. Schuster's first wife, who
came to Brattleboro and lived here with
him after their marriage in Germany, was
granted a divorce in Tennessee last fall.
Mrs. Schuster is still living in that state,
and the two children are with her.
William johnson Of Esteyvlle was ar
rested by Chief of Police Hall Wednesday,
Il, Il,
turbance being the alleged threat to take
the lives of the children of Arthur o. Leary.
1t is claimed that the children were at play
Sunday near their home, which is also
near Johnson's, and that johnson sudden
ly appeared to them and threatened to
shoot them if they did not desst. His
hearing was set for o'clock Wednesday,
but as more time was needed to procure
witnesses the case was continued TO next
Tuesday morning.
The American House has changed
hands again and is now under the man
agement of c. S. Wilkins, who took pos
session Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Wilkins
is native of Guilford, but for the past
year has lived in Brattleboro. He is al
experienced hotel man, having been con
nected at different times with the Revere
House in Boston, the hotel at West Towns
send, and for four seasons with the hote
at Lake Pleasant. He contemplates max
ing several improvements in the hotel ant
will strive to maintain firstclass house
Mr.. Ward, who has only been running the
house temporarily, will devote his interest
to the Brattleboro creamery.
Decker, Howell d Co., one of the larg
est brokerage firms of New York city, fail
ed Tuesday. This is the firm with which
Ellie Charlier, son of the late Prof. Char
ler, is connected. The firm has been or
the wrong side of the market on sugar
and the loss will fall on those who haC
speculative accounts with the concern
Decker, Howell IL Co. failed five years age
for S12,000,000 The firms affairs were
thought to be in a bad condition, but
New York lawyer Strengthened them on
so that the firm resumed business in &C
days. The lawyer received several hun
dred thousand dollars for his two months
work, the fee being the largest ever paiC
to lawyer up to that time.
The rain storms of Tuesday and We'd
nesday, which were unprecedented in Sc
verify in many places in New England
were mild in Brattleboro in comparison
with those of the previous week. Tn,
rain fall was heavy, nearly 12 inches fo
the two days, but it came down so gradu
ally that much of it was absorbed, and thu
streams were not raised to an unusual pitch
1t is a singular fact that the nearby tow
of Mortified, Mass, which had little rail-
when Brattleboro was storm swept July 7
reports streams at the highest point eve
J known this week. The precipitation il
the past two weeks has been somethin!
extraordinary, exceeding seven inches
J The trains from the north have been de
layed one to five hours this week, on ac
count of washouts. The Fitchburg rail
road is impossible, and a train from tina
road made connections with Bellows Fall
yesterday via Brattleboro. The temporary
supports of the new iron bridge at Yves
Dummerston went out Wednesday, and i
is not considered safe to run trains across
this structure. The story is told on pagt
two of the devastating effects of the storms
in the northern part of this state and else
where. The Connecticut is higher this
friday morning, than at any time during
the week, and it is feared at Bellows Fall
that the bOoms there may not hold the LOS
drives, one of which went through tn
boom at Hartford (Vt.) Wednesday.
The.ChiIdren are Coming!
A party of Is children sent into tn,
country for two weeks of rest and recreation
by the New York Tribune fresh air bureau
will reach BrattlebOro next Tuesday morn
ing, July 20, from New London. The,
will be met at the Centre church chape
by those who are to receive them at 10:3(
A. NJ, precisely. They will stay for two