Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-05

by the Rainy Day club was held in Red
Mems hall last evening and was attended
by about % couples.
A quantity of tar which was being heated
\pn Frost meadow Wednesday caught fire
and for time a store house was in danger
from the blaze, but it did not ignite owing
to the direction of the wind.
The Maple street sewer is being laid this
week; water pipes from Crowelrs reservoir
are being extended to Pleasant street, and
a concrete walk has been laid across the
top Of South Main street hill.
The State Sanitary association, of which
DR.. II. d. Holton is vice president, will hold
its annual meeting in Rutland in five or
six weeks. The program for two days
session will be out in a week or two.
The local druggists have reached an
agreement for regular hours of business at
their stores Sundays, and the new regula-
tons will go into effect next Sunday. The
stores will be open from TO 1890, from
II to 2:30 and from to s.
State Auditor Hale was in town yester
day to settle with the county officers AMI
with justices before whom cases have been
tried. Witnesses in the police courts may
now secure their pay 10y calling on the
magistrates before whom they have ap-
peared.
w. f. Edwards of Spring this state,
will arrive in Bratteboro today from ia
maica, where he inspected the camp of
Sons Of Veterans. and he will inspect the
Col. John S. Tyler camp No > tonight.
He Will inspect the camp at Wilmington
on this trip.
c. W. Wyman has this week put a new
front with plate glass windows in the
store in Wyman block formerly occupied
by Mays bakery, which has been bought
by c. II. Eddy and W. Z. Mitchell. Eddy
n Mitchell will repair and rearrange the
store and will put in steel ceiling.
There has been large sale of tickets for
| the lecture on Macbeth" which Rev. ID.
j. Stafford, d. D., will give at the Audito-
| rum next Monday evening. There will be
musical selections during the evening in
GLIDING a solo by Miss Katie O'Connor,
with +. c. Leitsinger as pianist and Clin-
! ton Dugan as violinist, and a cornet sclo by
| Sewall Morse. Choice of seats will be
| given at FOX's news store at $50 to-mor-
row evening.
The Eastman correspondence of the
! Chatham, Mass, Monitor of Tuesday
said: "Dr. Richardson has recently enter
tanned the following gentlemen at his
shooting blind: II. d. Mclntire, John F.
| Rice, Esq. and DR.. Simpson OF Fitchburg,
Mass, and George +. Barber, Esq, OF
BrattlebOro, VT II is needless to say
that they had good success cunning and
most heartily enjoyed the generous hospi
tally of their honored host
The officers and teachers OF the Baptist
sunday school took advantage Of the an
nouncement OF teachers meeting al the
home of the superintendent on Monday
evening, and turned the occasion into {
congratulatory surprise visit upon Mr.. and
Mrs. L. w. Hawley whose 18th weddn.
anniversary is just past The expression,
OF good wishes and good cheer were hearty
and sincere. and were emphasized by III,
presentation of several handsome pieces o
silverware.
The Milford, Mass, Daily Journal o
Oct p contained the following: zone o
the prettiest home weddings ever witnesse,
in town took place last eveningat the HON,
OF Mr. and Mrs. Asa Osborne, when thei
daughter, Grace Isabel, was united IN ma
riage to Mr. Charles Chase, Rev. Mr.. Cas-
/ sidy performing the ceremony. The room
were handsomely decorated with laurel
evergreen, begonias, ferns and chrysauthe
NUNS. The bride was charmiugy attire.
in white lanStown trimmed with satin rio
bon and lace, and carried a bouquet of brid,
roses The bride was attended by her sis
ter, Miss Edith Osborne. while William Z
Gerry acted as best man. At the close o
the ceremony reception was held, afte
which the happy couple left on an extende
wedding tour On their return they are L
reside with Mr.. and Mrs. Z c. Chase, Mai
street" Mr.. and Mrs. Chase were il
Brattleboro over Sunday, the guests of tn
brides cousin, Mrs. g. II. Smith.
, | A peculiarly mixed up state of affair
was revealed yesterday at the preliminar
hearing of a case before Judge +. l. Wat
erman at the probate office Nehema
! johnson of Marlboro and his son Ellie
johnson were partners in business up /
, the death of Nehemiah 20 years ago an
, owned a large amount of real estate an
: personal property. Since the death c
Nehemiah his estate has never been Sc
tied by due process of law. Elliot Johr
sou continued to occupy the property up t
q the time of his death last August and pal
the several heirs various sums of money
different times to apply On their shares c
the estate. The estates of both Nehemia
and Elliot johnson are now in process q
a settlement, K. +. Gordon having been ar
pointed administrator of Nehemiah's e,
: tate, and j. II. Mortified administrator c
, Eliots estate. The heirs, of which ther
: are seven now living, including Marti
p johnson and Myron johnson of Brattl,
a bOro and Mrs. John A. Sylvester of We:
: Brattleboro, were cited to appear befor
Judge Waterman yesterday to disclose til
amount each has received from the estat
9 of their respective fathers. None of tn
. heirs has kept or pretended to keep an az
count of what he has received from the e.
a tates, and the testimony of the differen
p heirs was often at variance; the property
n which was largely in real estate, has d,
! preciated in value; losses have been su.
= tanned in the personal property there is
question as to what part of the propert
. belongs to the estate of Nehemiah an
, what TO the estate of Elliot Johnson. an
/ to add TO the complication all of Ellie
Johnson's estate is under attachment b
the probate court to secure the payment
= was one of the sureties.
The WOman's Club Reception.
n The Brooks House parlors were tn
scene Wednesday evening of a social gail
ering of exceptionally pleasant features
The annual reception of the Woman
r club to husbands and gentlemen FRIEND
4 had been postponed from Oct rs in ordt
I that the club might have with them as a
honored guest Mrs. Sallie Joy White
H Boston. Many of Mrs. Whites friends
n former years were invited by the club