Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14

ford lake to +. X. Barrows.
Dr. r. c. Flower of Boston delivered his
new lecture upon youth and Health For
ever to an audience of about IS in Festi-
val hall Wednesday afternoon.
Arguments upon Fred NJ. Waite's petit
ton for a release from Newfane Jail will be
resumed before Judge j. M. Tyler in the
office of Waterman, Martin & Hit to-mor-
row.
The auditors urge all taxpayers to eX-
anime the abstract of the individual list,
which has been filed in the town clerks
office, in order that mistakes may be cor
rected.
j. G. Stafford is the owner of COW
which has yielded 1918 pounds of milk in
the last five weeks. Her milk tests 81
per cent of butter fat Can anyone beat
this record?
About % tons of rock fell upon the mar
row gauge track about 80 rods this side of
the Jamaica station about 1 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. A wrecking train went
up from here at once and cleared the track.
Among the transfers of real estate at F.
j. Bailey's agency this week are the sale
of the Mai. Beck hotel at West Halifax to
| II. b. Haus of Bratteboro, building lot
q
two-story shop adjoining Holden IL Mar
tins factory to Z. NJ. Angler.
The closing entertainment of the Muir
ray club for the season will be held at the
Universalst church parlors Wednesday
evening, May 10. A calendar supper will
be served, and it will be followed by a
musical program and paper on the life of
Henry Drummond by Rev. Mr.. Maxwell.
Herbert o. Bowers, a graduate of Yale
in the class of 'Q2 and of Yale law school
in '94, and Miss Lillian Estella Shepard
were married in the Congregational church
at West Hartford, Conn, Wednesday
The groom is now known as Judge
Bowers, as he presdes over the municipal
court in South Manchester, Conn. Judge
Bowers was well known as the pitcher o.
the Yale varsity base ball team. He oc
cuped the same position on the Bratte
boro team in '92 and '03, and has man,
friends in this town.
Work has begun upon the remodeling o
the banking room of the Peoples bank
The small room heretofore used as a cash
ier's and stenographer's room will be takel
into the main business room, and thi
room will be enclosed or guarded on it
two sides by new square meshed railing
In this room quartered-oak floor will b.
laid. In the public room outside the rail
ing and counters there will be a floor o
mosaic tile. The walls will be newly dec
Grated, and such new fixtures will be add
ed as are necessary to make the appoint
ments complete.
W. H. Childs has had the signal station
on the summit of Wantastiquet newl
E painted this week, and will add a secon
coat of paint few days later. He has re
newed a posted notice requesting that tn
building be not defaced by writing name
upon it, and stating that two books ar
provided in which the names of visitor
may be written. Mr. Childs will, if nee
t essary, take means to punish offenders VIII
deface the building. Maurice Doyle an
< Albert Reyes, who went up the mountai
= Tuesday to do the work, found that tn
mountain road had been maliciously OF
structed over nearly its whole length. b,
' ginning at point beyond the second ben
trunks of dead trees, logs, and pieces {
t fre-wood and dead timber had been throw
+ across the road at intervals or piled up /
the road. At the foot of the first pitc
below the summit fence had been bui
across the road which must required muc
. work and time for its erection. At tn
+ fence were two letters written by some or
n in an unsuccessful attempt to be funny
1t is not known when these obstruction
were placed but the work may have bee
done on Sunday, and probably by sever;
persons. An hour and a-half was spent /
Il clearing the road and making the trip Il
the mountain. The roadway itself is
> good condition, except in two places whel
the earth has been washed off the sto1
n foundation.
e Quincy Ketchum, about 40, who wa
# suffering from the jim-jams, arrived
f town Wednesday night. He immediatel
k visited the Western Union telegraph otllC
,; and poured his tale of woe into the ear
. Night Operator Boydeh. He said he Wa
T a millionaire, that his wife was a religion
{ crank and that her extreme views led I
; their separation; that their son was
Mortified and Moody was trying to XII
him, etc. He wrote several kilograms I
-, people in Danbury asking that 500 /
" sent him by telegraph. Mr.. Boyden 70
= warded only one of the messages. He too
Ketchum to the night lunch room and CAV
him something to eat as the wanderer ha
u no cash. Ketchum begged and cried for
; drink of rum, but this desire was not sa
: istied. He spent the night at the rairoa
l station and during yesterday amused hin
4 self by calling at the livery stables and a
tempting to buy several horses. He b,
n came greatly enraged at one of the stable
! and cursed and abused the empoye
r He was at the railroad station last nigh
= During the day telegram from Danbur
I stated that Ketchum's mother was on til
t way here to take care of him. She did NJ
arrive and Mr.. Boyden summoned Chief c
Police Hall. The officer stepped up t
: Ketchum, who fell forward unconscious
probably from exhaustion. He was take
: to the Brattleboro House and physician
e worked over him for some time. His col
! diton seemed serious, but he finally reco,
cred and later went to sleep.
0 Souvenir from an Historic Inn.
e A valuable souvenir of Mai. F. "
Childs's European trip with the Ancier
h. and Honorable Artillery company Wa
awaiting his return from his Souther
= trip few days ago. 1t was in the shaI
\ of two handsome pewter mugs with al
cient inscriptions, a present from Sir A
thur Perrin, proprietor of the histor
!, Hare and Hounds inn at East Sheer
England. 1t is said that the novels
5 Charles Dickens, frequently slipped coolin
: draughts of calf and 'alf'' from these oil
mugs. When Maj. Childs was abroad h
) visited the Hare and Hounds inn in con
: pany with the rest of the Ancients, VIII
were transported there by b. f. Keitl
J proprietor of Keith's theatre in Boston
? and he became somewhat acquainted wit
i its proprietor. The inn is associated wit
some of the oldest English families and
also noted for having once imprisone