Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-03

SneflH X r, Gordon was in NeWtane
Tuesday to superntend the transferring
Of the management Of the Wndham County
ltnuse from the Underwoods TO II. A.
Klburn.
rhe Horatio L. Worden farm in Mari
horo was sold on an execution by Constable
John Howe of Marlboro last Saturday. 5.
+. Davenport bought it for Mr. Worden
for $3.50
Bratteboro East society will hold its
annual meeting in the chapel of the Con-
gregational church at 80 o'clock next
Wednesday evening. Reports of the
secretary and treasurer will be read, and
trustees and other officers will be elected
The Carver heirs, whose claims to land
in Minnesota worth millions of dollars
have been the subject Of several articles in
Inc PhGntx, may not re tp fortune from
heir western Inheritance, but they have
received propositions recently asking them
TO name terms for the REIMBURSEMENT Of
their claims.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Darling will 60
soon to Westmoreland, y. H.. where they
will have charge of the county farm. This
IS a large institution with many inmates
aud is near the Connecticut river, oppo.
site East Putney Mr.. aud Mrs. A. A.
Whitman, formerly of Brattleboro, have
been superintendent and matron OF the
farm for some time.
The \. NJ c. A. at Bennington re
ceived this week gift Of S2OOO-S10O0
each from Gen. j. G.. Mccullough and
Frederick b Jennings The money is to
be used for the purpose Of remodeling and
rrdecorating the hall in the library build
ing and for repairs on the building. TIE
hall will be entirely rebuilt. a new ap-
b DFNarl WilI hH u as "A all az a
aud new portable seats. II. W Putnam
has also given the association $3.50 90 be
expended in books. W. H. Fuller. for
merry secretary of the Brattlehoro y NJ.
4. A, now holds a similar position WIKI
the Bennington association
The ladies have this week begun 90 uu-
pack and arrange the furniture aud o.her
goods which have been given from time
Co time TO the Home for the Aged and
Disabled. Although the Home has re-
crlved many gifts Of late. other things are
needed, and IL is hoped that they will be-
received. Mrs. c. =. Nash # Jericho ha,
been engaged as mairou and the manage
ment hopes 10 be able 10 open the institu-
lion the last Of this month Many appli-
cations for admittance to the home have
already been received. Mrs. Nash, who
formerly lived in Brattleboro, is well fitted
for the duties OF the position TO which she
has been chosen
A divorce case which has an interest 10
many people in Windham county came up
IN Kansas City few DAYS ago. Marian L.
. Curtis applying Tor a divorce from NJ. &.
. Curtis. formerly assistant of the American
National bank of that city, who fed while
under bonds IN November. 1892. awaiting
Trial for embrzzIug $4,000 Mr.. Curtis
. IA Rf ,rt.tt...r.r
donderry, and was mail clerk running
through Brattleboro before he became en-
gagged IN The banking business in the West.
The bank with which he WAS connected
VAS one 10 which ". T. Rice. formerly of
Windsor, but the boomer Of Fort PAYNE
Ala, and other places, was interested
The bank closed its doors temporarily but
. reorganizei within short time Curtis's
trouble was not through his position at the
bank, but came from outside speculation.
lie made fortune of 100000 by invest
ments IN real estate. but lost Il all aud IL is
understood by his frienis in the East that
he needed a few thousand dollars and that
affairs would have been settled easily with
out charges of ENLIGHTENMENT II he had not
run away. His wife lived with him in
Buenos Ayres for time Her divorce
proceedings make his whereabouts public
for the hrst time. II is said that his Do.
stion is one of great responsibility and
that he receives a salary OF $1,000 an
nually.
Twenty-ihree bufaloes were seen in
Brattleboro Tuesday They occupied two
cars and belonged TO the estate Of Austin
Corbin. The animals had been al Court
land park in New York city for more than
year, and were being shipped back 10
Mr.. Corbin's big preserve Of =. 900 acres
near Newport. y H. The animals were
doclie with the exception OF the leader Of
the herd, Major Mckinley" The Major
refused to be led into the car at New York.
knocked down Keeper Morrison and began
TO trample upon him. Morrison got on
his feet and started to scramble over the
wire fence, but the Major assisted him by
butting him over Morrison was painful
ly bruised. The Major was enliced into
the car after long struggle in which sew
erai men took part The buffaloes were
lent TO the park department Of New York
but they destroyed the turf and trees and
were Of little value as a natural history
exhibit because they seldom showed them
selves They proved a constant source OF
expense and the park department decided
that the ground used by them might be oc-
cupied 10 better advantage The herd was
therefore shipped back to the preserve.
Several calves were born while the herd
was in New lork, but most OF them died.
The regular session OF the probate court
OF the district of Marlboro was held in the
probate office Saturday. The court allowed
the accounts of Oscar NJ. Newell. admin
istratoT of the will of Ozro f. Newell of
Brattleboro of :. II. Lazelle. admins
traitor OF the estate Of the late Mary NJ.
Moore of Dover; of L. +. Pettee, admins
traitor of the estate OF the late Lucy b. [
Patch of Wilmington of Warren ".
Brooks, administrator of the estate of 1
William Brooks OF Brattleboro. and of Sarah /
NJ. X. Bullock, administrators of the estate !
OF the late John a. Bullock Of Gulford, I
aud decreed distribution of the balance |
remaining in their hands, to the heirs of |
the different estates. The account of II. /
w. Sargent, administrator for the estate OF /
Eliza c .Stearns of Brattleboro. was allowed. |
and balance decreed 10 the legatees under /
the will. The estate of O. l.. Miner of |
Brattleboro was left open, advertised for /
the hnal settlement of the account of the
administrator. The wills of Clarissa Clark
OF Halifax, Clara NJ. Winchester of VIII
mington, and Gilbert d. Stedman of New
fame were probated and allowed, and Geo
l.. Clark, Mary r. Winchester and J. II.
herritield appointed executors and ex-
ecutrix respectively T. j. b. Cud~orth,
administrator of the estate of Sanford W.
Wilson of Dummerston, was granted a