Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06

ell was severely Eltten by vicious dog on
Pine street last Friday.
Mrs. Mason Wood is enlarging her house
on Cedar STREET, and is putting in new
heating and new plumbing, the work be-
ing done by r. Fleming.
The log men who were returning to
Northern New Hampshire with the 20
horses used on the log drive, camped on
the island Monday night.
The photograph studio of A. j. Rob
ertSOn was sold under foreclosure proceed
ings last Saturday and was bid i'm by 5.
W. Edgett. Mr.. Edgett has this week
sold it To- Mr.. Gordon Of Concord y. H.,
who takes possession next Monday.
The Epworth league and Methodist Sun
day school held lawn party on the
grounds of c. d. Smith at 10 Spruce street
Wednesday night. There were about 90
present Supper, including ice cream and
cake. was served from to s o'clock and
was finished just in season to escape the
rain. The receipts were about $50
There will be another session of the
United States circuit court before Judge
Wheeler Aug IS, on the demurrer of the
American Loan and Trust company in the
case of the Grand Trunk Railroad com
pany against the Central Vermont Rail
road company, and on the demurrer of the
defendant company in the case of the
American Loan and Trust company
against the Central Vermont Railroad
company.
The Woman's club has engaged Miss
Rena Young Of Brattleboro, formerly of
Dummerston, to teach the kindergarten
school next term, which will probably be-
gin about the time of the opening of the
district schools. 1t is undecided whether
the school will be opened in its present
location. The proceeds of the lawn party
given by the club at West Bratteboro last
week were about SG3, which will be de-
voted to the kindergarten school.
A new building, 1872 by 63 feet in size
and four stories high, completely equipped
for its work of printing and binding books,
was dedicated at Norwood, Mass, near
Boston, Wednesday evening. Two hun
dred hands will be employed in the build
ing The superintendent of the press de-
partment, which occupies the basement Of
the building, will be NJ. A. Mckee, lately
of the Youths Comptni press room.
Mr.. Mckee was for several years a press
man in the employ of d. Leonard in this
village in the Office which is now The Phw-
nix job printing Office.
The New London Northern division of
the Central Vermont railroad will run an
excursion to Mystic Island, Watch Hill
and Block Island next Saturday. Aug. :.
The train will leave Brattleboro at j:4j,
Vernon j:j4, South Vernon SOB, North
field Cos, and reach New London at 9:4j,
where passage will be taken on the steam
er Block Island, which will arrive at Mys-
tic Island at 1920, Watch Hill at II and
Block Island at l2:2O, making a stop Of
two hours there, and returning in time to
make connection at New London with the
norlh-bound train, which reaches Brattle-
boro at 9:40. The fare for the round trip
is only Sl.50 and opportunity is given to
remain at Block Island until Monday.
The brewery, which was raided on
| Wednesday of last week, was visited
again Tuesday morning by Sheriff w. 5.
| futile of Keene and Deputy Sheriff Perry
Of Walpoe and the report was circulated
that another raid was in progress, but
such was not the case. The officers ar
rested Fred ID. Ellis, bartender, and took
him TO Keene where he was arraigned be-
fore Judge Holmes on first offence COM
plants Of keeping for sale both malt and
spirituous liquors. The latter complaint
was nolle pressed and to the other charge
the respondent pleaded not guilty and
waived examination. Bail was fixed at
5000 for Ellis's appearance before the
grand jury at the October term Of court
Pedestrians on Main street who heard
the hallOoing in Crosby block last Friday
afternoon became aware that something
unusual was going on there. Investigation
showed that a new safe to replace the one
which was moved from the county clerks
office to the probate office some time ago
was being taken up the back stairway
When part way up the safe fell over to the
left, tearing out the plastering, pushing
down the stairway an inch, and splntering
the front OF three stairs 1t was pulled
into position again and fell over to the
right, knocking ont more plastering, break
ing the cast iron support of the stair rail
and breaking off the nickle plated top of
the upper hinge of the safe door. 1t was
well into the night when the job was com
pleted.
Announcement was made few months
ago that Mr.. Williamson of Elizabeth, \.
j., one of the most prominent residents of
that city, had given society people a sur
prise by moving out of his fine house, and
that it had become known that he had lost
his entire fortune in speculation. Mr..
Williamson's wife had from 1920 to $500,
which she turned over to him cheerfully,
with the injunction to "try again" He
began specializing with this comparatively
small sum, but luck was with him, and in
the fluctuations of the market he made
money rapidly, and short time ago he
found himself 100000 to $4,000 ahead
of the game. He then turned the money
over to his wife and declared that he would
never speculate again. Mr.. Williamson is
brother of l. II. Williamson Cf this town.
The work of Strengthening the street in
front of DR.. G. S. Clark's store property
in West Brattleboro has been brought to
an end this week by DR.. Clark's compi-
ance with the order of the seectmen and
his acceptance of their offer of award for
damages. The selectmen held meeting
Saturday afternoon to hear the objection of
DR.. Clark to a compromise with the
petition of number of citizens of
West Brattleboro eight months ago to
have the highway in front of the two
burned districts Strengthened. To straight
en- the road would take from DR.. Clark's
land a strip II feet wide, but under the
compromise only about six feet are taken
and DIR. Clark receives for damages $l00
This leaves the street practically as crook
ed as it was before, the street at the up
per end of DR.. Clark's land having been
widened two feet. A fence has been built
marking the division of the street and the
land owned by DR.. Clark.
The Central Vermont railroad company
announces an excursion from all stations
from Brattleboro to West Clafemont IN
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