Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15

Inc IaTln ana personal property VI NhV
late j. r. Nourse of Dummerston will be
sold by auction Saturday. Oct. 80, begin
ming at 10 A. NJ
Mr.. Wales opens his dancing class for
beginners at Grange hall next Monday
evening. A social will be given every
Saturday evening
At a special meeting of the Vermont
Live Stock company held Tuesday after
noon in the Vermont National bank .
dividend Of 10 per cent on the cash on hand .
was declared.
Eugene Ferrter, whose house was
burned with those of John Guiheen and
Patrick Baker on Vernon street some
weeks ago, is building a new house on the
burned district.
DR.. H. d. Holtou is announced to give
an address on Medicine and DR.. ;. +
Lawton to lead a discussion on "Tumor OF
the Brain" at the meeting Of the Vermont
Medical society at st. Adams today.
Attention is called to Edward Clark's
advertisement of his agency for the cele-
blatei Chickerng pianos. Examples OF
pianos from both the Chickering and
Fischer factories may be seen at Mr..
Clark's store in Hooker building.
Bingham Chapter, Order Of Eastern
Star, has issued invitations for a series Of
social gatherings to be held at Masonic
hall, the dates being as follows: Tuesday,
Oct. 26: Tuesday, Nov IL; Thursday
Dec. Is; Thursday, Jan. Il; Thursday,
Feb. Il; Thursday, March 81 Tuesday
March 20.
The annual meeting of the Frost street
book club was held Wednesday evening at
the home of Mrs. Rockwell and the follow
ing officers elected: President, II. W. Sar-
gent: vice president, Miss Ella Newman;
secretary and treasurer, \. +. Atwood.
Mrs 5. d. Brown and Miss Nichols, to-
gether with the officers, were appointed
committee to select books and magazines
! for The ensuing year.
! Principal Whitaker went to Woodstock
! yesterday afternoon to attend the state
| teachers association now in session in that
! village Mr.. Whitaker was to give a
! paper this morning on "A Neglected Elec-
! tive His purpose was to enter plea,
under this comprehensive and elastic title,
for greater liberty on the part of the teach
er to study the needs Of the individual
pupil than is possible under the infeXible
system toward which our modern educa-
tional method tends.
Alonzo F. Hadey, who died on the eth
inst, at his home in Ashford, y. Y, was
a native Of Brattleboro and brother Of
the late Hannibal Hadley. The early part
of his manhood was spent on the Hadley
farm beyond the West river, near the
Dummerston line. He moved TO Ashford
about 40 years ago, resuming there the oc-
cupation of his life as a farmer. The only
members of the family who now survive
are a sister. Mrs. Epson, who lives in Ash
| I'D ~ in oil
Clarence W. Gallup. of North Adams,
bought yesterday at private sale, the valu-
able herd of thoroughbred Holsten-Frie
ian cattle, Is in number, owned by NJ. II.
Ray of Bellows Falls. This is the regis
tered herd imported by VIM. A. Russell
and sold by him to Mr.. Ray. The cattle
will be driven through here tomorrow on
their way to North Adams. Mr.. Gallup
has also bought 0head of selected animals
from the best Hostein- Friesian herds in
Brattleboro. These will go to North AID.
ans with his Bellows Falls purchase. Mr..
Gallup and his brother have just bought al
North Adoms a 200-acre farm which they
are fitting up for thoroughbred stock.
raising.
The Vermont Bar association convened
for its annual meeting at Montpelier Tues
day evening, Judge f. L. Waterman o.
Brattleboro. president, presiding. The at
tendance was large and included, beside!
Judge Waterman, J. L. Martin, George b
Hit and c. c. Fits of this town. Judg,
Waterman delivered the annual address
whichwas followed by biographical sketche
of the six members who have died during
the year. j. l.. Martin was one OF tn,
speakers at the banquet in Pavilion hote
: in the evening. The meeting closed Wed
, nesday forenoon with the passage of reso
lutions favoring the selection of more in
telligent jurors, and by voting to recommend
that only two sessions of the suprem,
court be held yearly The officers for tn,
ensuing year are: President, Charles p
Hogan of St. Adams; vice presidents
Harry Blodgett of St. Johnsbury, p. NJ
Meldon of Rutland, H. L. Rustedt Of Rich
ford; secretary, George W. Wing of Mont
pelier treasurer, II. Carleton of Montpel
Ter; board of managers, President Hogan
! lex officio), Fred A. Rowland of Mont
pelier, Robert Roberts of Burlington, j. L
Martin of Brattleboro, and W. b. SheldoI
of Bennington.
Frederick L. Houghton of Putney anC
Brattleboro, editor of the Holstein-Fries
: ian Register, and secretary of the Holsten
Fresian association of America. has jus
published a comprehensive history of tn,
Holstein- Friesian breed of cattle and it!
devtlopment in America. Mr.. Houghton
in his opening chapters, traces the history
of this breed in its home in HOLLAND
among the FriesiaD people who dwelt OF
the shores of the North sea. The ances
try of these cattle is traced back unalloyeC
over period of at least 2000 years, as IL.
admirers believe. The first expectation L
to this country was probably made by tn,
Holland Land company to its agent in New
I York in 1875. An interesting and instruct
, i've chapter is that which describes th'
! Dutch farmhOuses, the care of the cattle
by methods of scrupulous cleanliness, anC
the system of Dutch farming. The char.
acteristics of the Holsten- Friesian breed
} are described and discussed, and succeed
ing chapters give milk and butter records
the record of individual cows, the value Of
these cattle for beef, for general purposes
, and so on through many practical details
There are over 100 illustrations of famous
representatives of this breed Mr.. Hough,
toms work has been done well and com
prehensively, and it has received very cor
dial recognition from the leading agricult-
ural and breeders papers, and from prom
inent Holsten-Friesian breeders In all
parts of the country.
MT. Walrs's Great Success Ia WesIheld,
From the westfeld, Mass, Times and News
Letter Of Wednesday
The Kirmess at the opera house thi:
week, which is being given for the benefit
of the Noble hospital, is an artistic piece OF
workmanship from a stage point of view